Or not. Somehow this gorgeous piece from Pina Bausch's Nelken (Carnations) makes me think about my desires, dreams, hopes, regrets...and dresses. Maybe it will have the same effect on you. (Or not.)
I find it fascinating how simple changes in context--from the studio to the stage, from casual wear to the suit, from the intimacy of the first clip to the unexpected intrusion of the audience's laughter in the second--affect our perception of the performance. I can't say that I prefer one over the other. All I know is that the marriage of visuals (the movements, gestures, body) and audio (the music, lyrics, and mouthed words) is beautiful. It makes me want to put on a dress and--no, not dance on stage--just be.
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I've played this song on the piano since I was a little girl. To see
it performed like this was really interesting. The first version felt,
like you say, more intimate. But more expressive too. I liked being
able to see his entire upper body performing the familiar lyrics---the
second version was sleeker, more impersonal. Seeing Gershwin's lyrics
in sign language reveals another layer of their genius---both in terms
of rhythm and expressiveness. I always felt I understood the bones of
a poem better after I had translated it. Something similar is
happening here.
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