一月初的預算花了一堆錢在買上半年度的舞蹈
其中之一是剛剛被美國舞蹈雜誌評為年度最值得期待舞者的許芳宜在雲門二團的表現
接著在某個電視節目裡面看到了她的舞蹈片段
下面是網路上找到的瑪莎葛萊姆的話
解答了我對於朋友表象式陳述對藝術評論時無法整理出的感覺

藝術沒有好壞之分

說得真是太好了




Here's the quote to share with you by Martha Graham.

"There is a Vitality,
A Life Force,
A Quickening that is translated
through you into Action.

And because there is only one of you in all time,
the Expression is unique.
If you block it,
it will never exist through any other medium and 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...
to 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."