To me, expressionism is the symbolic representation of indescribable emotions. This theory is supported by the fact that in all honesty it was very easy to let yourself form an image of the poem's meaning in your head but once you try to convey the feelings of the image it's nearly impossible. It comes down to emotions that are understood, comprehended, and shared, but are inexpressible.
On a side note, while i respect the expressionist dancers and expressionist dance as an art form, i was fairly bored during the dance segments. To me they dwindled on and on and on without actually doing much of anything that for me, was visually stimulating.
I am much more a fan of the Twilight Zone's expressionism. Of creepy universal fears and phobias.
"It comes down to emotions that are understood, comprehended, and shared, but are inexpressible."
ReplyDeleteAh, this is an impossibly good sentence, which with a slight change of a word or two could be made universal to define art.
The dance can be dull, undoubtedly, as can the opera aspect. We, of course, live in a different faster time, with so many things to distract us. If all we saw was an occasional dance show, and the rest of the time we worked, and didn't come home to TV, I wonder if we wouldn't find faster entertainment a waste of our time.
L