Here I would like to consider dance in a broader interpretation, though I'd like to come up with an example that is really dance in it's everyday meaning as well, performed in the movie The cost of living signed by the dv8 physical theater from Manchester. So here it is:
Yes, I'm really lovin' it. It's simply great I think. The freedom which is expressed by these movements simply catches the viewers feelings. But this, from my point of view, is not only a thing that can be done by artists, dancers or actors. I think it is our every day task to find the movements which even if seem to be crazy and odd, express our mood, feelings, thoughts in the most appropriate way. It is great when you can give freedom to your movements. Most of our time we are in situations in which we must behave in certain ways, and we cannot simply do what comes to our minds, and this restriction then somehow controls our whole life, even the moments, when it wouldn't be necessary to be aware of it. So my number one hint for today for you is to find a few minutes for yourself and your body to break these crazy rules. I would suggest, for the first time, to put some music that you really like, turn the volume high - or even higher - close your eyes and do whatever you feel, and don't think please.
And I would like to share a story I heard, and it is really about the true movement, which comes from the deepest reality of our life. It is a great story. A great dance master, who had his school in a hidden village, and lived with his community decided to search for some really true movement for his dance. He asked the dancers to do any movement that comes to their minds. They were doing this for hours and the master still hasn't found what he was searching for. He finally announced a small break, and in that moment he was astonished by a gesture of the oldest member of the group: he stopped moving and in the simplest possible way wiped off the sweat from his forehead. And the master said: That is the true movement I was looking for.
What do you think about our movements? Do you have moments when you can let them free? What helps you? Any interesting experience, idea, anything that comes to your mind is welcomed....
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