On dance:
The relationship between visual artists and performance is haunting. Through out history images of dancers have emerged and intersected with the visual arts. We all remember Edgar Degas paintings of dance rehearsals and classes, Matisse's La Danse, Manet's Spanish Ballet, and the work of Toulouse Lautrec, just to name a few. Most recently, in contemporary art, we have observed the visual artist as performer him/herself.
I always enjoyed looking at the body in movement. The profound meaning of observing emotions, ideas and humanity transformed into motion and the image of the dancer trying to capture something in many instances ephemeral helps me to appreciate life in a higher level. When our daughter was born we had a more limited array of choices of where to go as a family to enjoy the arts. We were always delighted to participate in Mark Morris Dance Group dances for families in Brooklyn, conducted by professional dancers from the renown company.
Now our daughter is five years old and as she grows older, we as a family have more choices of theaters and performances we can attend. Last December, we went to see Aracaladanza, a dance company based in Madrid. While looking at the danza, mesmerized, my daughter was in awe, like discovering a world she has never visited before. She saw bodies in motion in a new way, drawing inspiration from nature and visual arts itself. Where ideas come from? Interestingly enough, the dance Nubes was inspired by Magritte's paintings.
Painting by my daughter and she in front of the theater in Madrid
The relationship between visual artists and performance is haunting. Through out history images of dancers have emerged and intersected with the visual arts. We all remember Edgar Degas paintings of dance rehearsals and classes, Matisse's La Danse, Manet's Spanish Ballet, and the work of Toulouse Lautrec, just to name a few. Most recently, in contemporary art, we have observed the visual artist as performer him/herself.
I always enjoyed looking at the body in movement. The profound meaning of observing emotions, ideas and humanity transformed into motion and the image of the dancer trying to capture something in many instances ephemeral helps me to appreciate life in a higher level. When our daughter was born we had a more limited array of choices of where to go as a family to enjoy the arts. We were always delighted to participate in Mark Morris Dance Group dances for families in Brooklyn, conducted by professional dancers from the renown company.
Now our daughter is five years old and as she grows older, we as a family have more choices of theaters and performances we can attend. Last December, we went to see Aracaladanza, a dance company based in Madrid. While looking at the danza, mesmerized, my daughter was in awe, like discovering a world she has never visited before. She saw bodies in motion in a new way, drawing inspiration from nature and visual arts itself. Where ideas come from? Interestingly enough, the dance Nubes was inspired by Magritte's paintings.
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