The performance was incredible in several different ways, and I am glad I got to see it. (I'm also unhappy that I only stayed until intermission...but with my resolution to simplify my life, I hope that in the future I will not have to forsake such a wonderful performance for things like reading for class, grading papers, etc.)
Cloud Gate 2 is a dance company founded by the founder of the original Cloud Gate, Lin Hwa-min, and the late choreographer and dancer for Cloud Gate, Lo Man-fei. Cloud Gate 2 showcases young choreographers and dancers, and lucky for me, through the ArtPower! series, the performance was accessible even for a grad student like me living in southern California.
The three pieces I saw ("Wicked Fish," "Tantalus," and "Passage") were intricate yet simple. I mean, there were many, many details to each piece—and yet they fit together so nicely, the attention paid to each aspect of the complicated choreography so meticulous, that it was like watching one smooth mass of...well, maybe a really dark and creepily beautiful cloud. Forming. Moving. Looming over you and yet always on its way somewhere else.
Ah, the magic of "keep it simple, stupid." That's what I need to do with my life (and, most notably, my apartment). I am donating to Goodwill clothes I don't need that can still be worn, books that I won't use for research (since most books are accessible from one channel or another nowadays), and other items that I hope someone else can use—because I sure have too much stuff lying around that isn't contributing to my life in any way.
I'm embracing the spirit of the 100 Thing Challenge, which means I won't necessarily reduce my belongings to 100 things, but I will think about what's important in my life so that I can devote more time and energy to those priorities. And if I am lucky, sticking to this Resolution #1 will help me stick to the other four...
[A still from "Wicked Fish"...::sigh::]
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