A video of dance & disability, a mind-heart opening for the viewer who may be stunned to see the (im)/PERFECT body in ecstatic motion like this, yet we love the courage, energy, expansion of self, and feel, ourselves, joyful in our participatory watching...of an energetic release into what is a sophisticated aesthetics of dance and an accompanying joy.
Source: video.nytimes.com
A New York City dance company called Gimp turns a prevailing notion of physical handicaps on its head. Then comes a leap, a pirouette, a lift....
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(NYTimes doesn't give an option to share with Blogger, but I wanted an image of the video, so copied and pasted it. While the image seems to be an active link, please note that the titles are definitely active links, or click here.)
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ReplyDeleteSky, thanks! I stripped the Facebook re-direct and copied directly from the NYTimes, and the link seems to be working this time... xo
ReplyDeletethis was a wonderful find... i added your post to my facebook page and i am going to have to come more often to "rubies in crystal"! thank you for your reading of "slug fest", brenda; so honored by your thoughts. you are love incarnate. xoxoxoxo
ReplyDeleteThat was a lovely slugfest, Laura! Thanks so much for including me on your email list.
ReplyDeleteIf you add AddThis to your html (AddThis may do it automatically, I can't remember), you'll be able to share/post your Blogger blogs to facebook too - though I've noted that rarely does anyone respond unless they've been tagged in a note or sent an email. Such is the way of Facebook.
The dance in this video truly is wonderful... I've watched many times, each time rooting for the dancers. I come away knowing the power of dance.