The Adjustment Furrow (In My Brow)

It's interesting sometimes the things that grab you.

We just watched the Adjustment Bureau.  Good movie, fun to watch.
It reminded me of the moments that have caught me the last few weeks.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending "Authentic" by the Joel Hall Dancers at Victory Gardens.
Jen Samples was in the show, and was shaking it amazingly well. Go Jen, get your groove on!

I enjoyed the whole show, and was really taken with the numbers that Joel Hall choreographed himself.
Each piece was explosive... the energy like static electricity.  The first pieces, "El Gato Negro," featured dancers (all women but 2), in full suits with white shirts, hats and ties. (Very Adjustment Bureau come to think of it).  The piece was lit from the sides of the stage, allowing only partial light on the dancers.
As a group of four women began the piece, two turned away from the stage, showing their backs to the audience the whole time.... this shocked me.  I watched them more than the other dancers, fascinated by the fact that the dancers faces were obscured, and the movements were in synch, but so different that each dancer was highlighted.

I was on the edge of my seat.

At the end of the concert, the Joel himself came out and spoke about the title of the piece. . .
Authentic... one of a kind, unlike others, not afraid.  
I walked away from the show hoping I could be inspired to do new things and dance like I wanna.
Or, at least, gain a dancers body at the gym. sheesh.  The arms and backs. They're amazing!

On the way home later that night, I heard a live reading of some corny play on NPR. What stuck with me was a monologue of a character who had just had a stroke.  Her kids were all freaking out because she walked home from the hospital.  (Plausible, like all plays of course)... So, her kids didn't want her talking because they were worried that it would exhaust her.  She said something along the lines of you keep going and going until it stops... You can't worry about the stopping, so you just have to keep going.

And now, after typing... I forgot what struck me about Adjustment Bureau.  Maybe just that we have to make of life what we can, to keep going, and try not to be afraid.

Small things right?