Friday, October 4, 2019
Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech
We went with friends to see Alonzo King's Lines Ballet last night. The live music, dancers, costumes and lighting combined to give intense pleasure for the audience. Watching dance makes the viewer aware of his/her body, in all it's beauty and complexity. I was mesmerized. Then today in the newspaper the review didn't appreciate either piece much. They focused on not understanding the "story", as if this performance had to be about sleeping beauty or swan lake. To me this seems like a complete misunderstanding of how to approach the two pieces: they are feeling pieces, meant to slither around despite the mind, not because of it. I felt both pieces in my body afterwards, and that awakening was worth more than a script with characters. The dances trusted us to experience them, and personalize them as well. I went home peaceful and yet lit up inside. Amazing!
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