On Friday night at 7pm, reluctant to tear myself away from the flow of the week with my children and my household/business, I headed out to see a dance performance for which I had bought tickets many months before. Had I not had the tickets, I certainly would have stayed in my own world for the evening.
When we step out of routine to engage in the wider world, we get all kinds of input that we integrate and bring back into our daily lives. This time, I had the happy surprise of running in to some people I hadn’t seen in 7 years, being in an audience of fellow dance-lovers, and feeling rooted in community because there were many folks from my own town at the show. That’s on top of being blown away by the athleticism, power and grace of the dancers of Pilobolus Dance Theatre.
The program included this sentence about Eriko Jimbo:
a ‘househead,’ she performs often and engages in events of the underground house and hip hop culture, representing two NYC based crews: MAWU and FMinit”
which I didn’t even understand! Still, midnight found this small-town mom in her living room undulating and slithering around as she envisioned herself all sinewy and cutting-edge artistic. My devoted boyfriend took the DJ spot and gave me these:
- Pocketbook, Meshell Ndegeocello
- Glory Box, Portishead
- #1 Crush, Garbage
(Beautifully desperate vocals take me to another place entirely – an alternate reality where I am drug-addicted and driven by my cravings.)
What I’m bringing back from my evening away to incorporate into my own life/routine/goals, as I get ready to go out and see my son’s baseball scrimmage:
- I must do Pilates.
- It’s good to pay money to see performances that keep creative, artistic people who live in a different universe from mine supplied with the resources to keep it going.
- I must learn to do a headstand.
What’s important about exploring other worlds while maintaining our own flow and routine that works for us and keeps us sane? Comment below.
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