There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.
Martha Graham, 1894-1991
Out for an encounter with Cinders! (synopsis here) and the Scottish Ballet tonight – with Agnes de Mille’s biography of American choreographer Martha Graham still fresh in my memory. I’ve been wondering why, actually, since it’s around 8 years since I read it. And I’ve found the answer in her own words – for there was, undoubtedly, ‘a quickening’ translated into action through the great teacher herself.
I imagine that something of the life force she spoke of will be celebrated in and by Cinders! this evening.
Postscript: Glorious, joyful dancing and really superb staging throughout. A treat of an evening – and yes, encounter indeed with astonishing vitality and life force!
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