Photo of Eiko and Koma dancing



I have not posted for a while. I am searching for a deeper level of content in my work, though I am not sure I can do it. I saw Eiko and Koma "dancing" at Skirball and I am amazed how they can convey strong emotion, artistic design, vulnerability and power. I would like to say the power is in their movement, which I cannot capture in a painting, but there is some of it in their still photos. You can see others at eikoandkoma.org.



Photo by David Fullard



They move very slowly, which gives you time to savor and fills me with expectancy about where they're going next, like watching a spring compress. Sometimes they feel like monks roaming the earth, or ghostly souls. At Skirball they moved through a foot of water in the very large lily pond, in the dark, with scant lighting refecting from water onto the wall behind, and a recording of crickets. Oh, I wish my painting could be so enveloping and a complete environment!