Mercurio was born from the encounter between choreographer and performer Luna Cenere and composer and saxophonist Antonio Raia. Mercury, both as a chemical element and as a mythological figure, embodies a remarkable duality. As a metal, it is unique in its being in a liquid state at room temperature, thus manifesting a peculiar combination of fluidity and cohesion. Like the metal, which manifests itself in its ability to connect seemingly contrasting elements, the performance develops through the flow of heterogeneous components. The two artists’ research also finds inspiration in the mythological context where the god Mercury is often associated with the fusion of opposing characteristics. As the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology, Mercury acts as an intermediary between the divine and the human, uniting different worlds, symbolising the duality between heaven and earth, male and female, light and darkness. The performance thus becomes a powerful metaphor for the harmonisation of contrasting elements, representing a balance between apparently irreconcilable opposites. The action is continually transformed into a celebration of transformation, of the obliquities of meaning, and the daring experiment demonstrates that the power of music lies as much in the absence of sound as in the cracks of melodies made to emerge from the shadows, and that dance can shine even when deprived of predictable movements.