I'm reading Kafka's The Metamorphosis in a Lit class. Everyone's trying to analyze it. In our book, the story of The Metamorphosis is only about 50 pages, while the critical essays about it are nearly 200 pages. I wonder if maybe Kafka just wanted to write a story about a guy that turns into a giant bug. I like thinking of the deeper meaning and the metaphors and all that jazz... but are we ruining it by trying to figure out what it means? Martha Graham says that if she could tell you want her dances meant, what would the point be of dancing it?
All artists have a message, but sometimes they just want to make things. When making dances, people always ask me what my movement means and what it symbolizes. I start out with an idea, and made movement that fits that and feels right. Then, when I am finished, I step back and looked at what it evloved into.
Just looking for some dialog about this, and as an artist, do you start a work knowing exactly what you want to communicate?
2007-06-21
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