'it could be lost' was originally developed as a short dance piece presented at ANATOMY NIGHT (Summer Hall, Edinburgh) in 2012 and transformed into video dance in 2013.
Strength and beauty are always available to us, they are always present – just like the rhythm that is always present in the universe. But at the same time it can be lost… if we give our attention to ego and judgment. Our uniqueness can be blocked if we restrict it by cold evaluation, unemotional criticism, and strict judgment. ‘it could be lost’ is a piece about necessity of the fight with our ego and judgment.
Strength and beauty are always available to us, they are always present – just like the rhythm that is always present in the universe. But at the same time it can be lost… if we give our attention to ego and judgment. Our uniqueness can be blocked if we restrict it by cold evaluation, unemotional criticism, and strict judgment. ‘it could be lost’ is a piece about necessity of the fight with our ego and judgment.
The work was inspired by the following quotation of Martha Graham:
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is transformed through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions.
It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is transformed through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions.
It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”
