The Challenge of "Culture"

[€uroMeinke]

I can understand how classical ballet may miss the mark for a lot of people, but Dance itself is one of those things I've found I have a growing passion for. There is something so elemental about it as a foirm of communication - it's the first "language" we ever know. I've seen some increadible dance pieces. One's that tell delightful narative stories, to expressing ranges of emotion, irony, and raw sexuality.

Of course I've seen some duds - a Japanese Bhuto group whose skill was holding these painfully long slow movements - amazing to be sure, but dull to this spectator. Or classical Ballet that just plays it straight (I think when this happens, it's really just a musical performance). But give the same piece to someone like Mark Morris or Mathew Bourne and it's a spectacular new show.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I can understand how classical ballet may miss the mark for a lot of people, but Dance itself is one of those things I've found I have a growing passion for.

It's very rare that I enjoy dance for dance's sake. And when I do enjoy it, it's usually because the music that goes along with it is good enough to hold its own. I know that that kinda sounds like a no brainer ("well duh you're not gonna like it if the music suck"), but I think it's telling of my personal tastes that I can enjoy music without good dance, but I can't enjoy dance without good music. I do tend to enjoy Bob Fosse stuff, but of course Fosse always worked with the best music.