Dance as Cubism or Dance as Film
The beauty of dance is the body
executing movements that it can do
while giving the impressions of that
which it cannot do being always
on the edge of the impossible while
maintaining art and joy and flow
seeing the dance from a single viewpoint while having the impression of seeing it from multiple viewpoints as in a cubist painting
dance being an art of movement
in vehement opposition to stasis
in the imagination of traveling in a rotation around the dance and seeing every single angle but in motion not locked as in a Braque canvas
with every piece in place even while
“showing” or “giving the impression” of showing
all aspects at once
as if from different camera angles
as to why dance is better on film
spinning into every possibility.
About the Poet
Paul Ilechko is the author of the chapbooks “Bartok in Winter” (Flutter Press, 2018) and “Graph of Life” (Finishing Line Press, 2018). His work has appeared in a variety of journals, including West Trade Review, As It Ought To Be, Cathexis Northwest Press, Otoliths and Pithead Chapel. He lives with his partner in Lambertville, NJ.