Post Gazette: "For choreographer Alonzo King, dance isn't just an art form -- it's a vehicle for exploring the self and the world around us.
'Movement and dance make up the entire phenomenal world,' King said. 'If you look at the constellations that are in the sky, if you look at the rhythm of sunrise and sunset, the hustle and bustle of the city ... it's all movement.'"
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I think movement of a human body and smoothness of the body itself create an art of dance. And the movement never stops its flow as a performance. This nature is the same as music/sound. To exist as an art, music must go on as the time flows. The movement of dance is symbolizing the flow of time, the pulse of heart beats, thus, "life" of the human body.
As Mr. King says in the article, "Categories and separations--it's a waste of time", "What you're... who they are", he is looking for the nature of a human itself. By staying away from formality of "should be" and "must be", he seeks limit-less possibility in self-expression of a human.
I like the idea of blending genres, such as classic and contemporary, as this ballet troupe challenges, because that process maybe create newer style, which is sometimes more exciting combination. Anyway we are lucky in that we can appreciate both now.
I really like this. In fact, I'm disappointed I have too much work today, because I would love to go down to the center and see the free performances. I'm really attracted to this style of dance, because it sort of mirrors a lot of other blending styles I'm familiar with. One that comes to mind is the combination of modern day music and Shakespearean performance, which, contrary to a lot of resentment, I really love, because I think we've been able to develop a method of communication unlike any other, one that enhances the underlying emotions of Shakespeare through popular music. I think this is a really wonderful method of communicating ideas and expressing oneself through dance, because it throws the technicalities aside and concentrates on the dance, as the choreographer said.
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