致所有舞者- A quote from MARTHA GRAHAM to AGNES DE MILLE

(Martha at the bar in her studio)

這是開學第一個禮拜的舞蹈課
舞蹈老師S.J.送給我們的禮物 -

舞蹈界的偉人Martha Graham送給著名美國舞蹈家及舞蹈編導家Agnes de Mille的一段話
不知道是她邊唸邊看我們的表情使然
還是因為我一直想起在台灣曾經一起跳舞和現在還跳著舞的人們
總之我莫名激動
下了課就去拜託老師給我一份COPY
她也很慈祥的寄了一份給我

在這邊送給所有我認識的 舞者、演員和所有用生命愛著表演的人們
(因為文字並沒有十分艱澀，為免破壞我就沒有翻譯它了)


 A quote from
MARTHA GRAHAM to AGNES DE MILLE:

“THERE IS A VITALITY, A LIFE FORCE, A QUICKENING

 THAT IS TRANSLATED THROUGH YOU INTO ACTION,

 AND BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE YOU IN ALL 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 IT IS,

NOR HOW IT COMPARES WITH OTHER EXPRESSIONS.

IT IS YOUR BUSINESS TO KEEP IT YOURS,

CLEARLY AND DIRECTLY,

TO KEEP THE CHANNEL OPEN.

YOU DO NOT EVEN HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF OR YOUR WORK.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP OPEN AND AWARE DIRECTLY

TO THE URGES THAT MOTIVATE YOU.

KEEP THE CHANNEL OPEN.

NO ARTIST IS PLEASED. 

THERE IS NO SATISFACTION WHATEVER AT ANY TIME.

THERE IS ONLY A QUEER, DIVINE DISSATISFACTION,

A BLESSED UNREST THAT KEEPS US MARCHING

AND MAKES US MORE ALIVE THAN THE OTHERS.”

(如果她可以一路跳到97歲   沒道理我們不行)