"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Politics Sucks

So I'm not doing any of that commentary today. Today is art day, I think. To start off, a couple dances by Pilobolus, who I remember seeing many, many years ago at the Ravinia Festival: they were new, they were challenging, and were probably one of the things that tipped me toward studying dance.

First, a piece about life in the city:



And now one about biology:



I like the idea that dancers -- or any artists, for that matter -- can take concepts from other areas and turn them into something strange and wonderful and challenging like this. That's what we do, after all.

Is it overkill? Maybe. I know I have trouble watching a two-minute video online. It's an impulse to be conquered, that's all.

Besides, you can always come back.

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