tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post2618941400936069363..comments2023-09-25T05:16:42.104-04:00Comments on Off Center: Black Swan, Eating Disorders, and So OnTaylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408803264438733725noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-61088650388926733382011-02-08T22:39:03.408-05:002011-02-08T22:39:03.408-05:00I saw the movie Black Swan the other day and was s...I saw the movie Black Swan the other day and was struck by its external representation of an empty self, a woman in extreme distress. We saw the world through Nina's eyes, her unreliable eyes, her narrow prism of fear and confusion. It was remarkable viewing yet strangely unsatisfying - in part because we didn't learn anything, Nina didn't learn anything - we were stuck in her world, Fiona Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204083758498735797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-64540590347117840082010-12-15T12:49:47.314-05:002010-12-15T12:49:47.314-05:00Excellent post, and I love how you are connecting ...Excellent post, and I love how you are connecting artistic hunger with the "head trips" of dance--which also become head trips about the body, since how can you separate the dancer from the body that dances? Striking that balance of being thoroughly objective, yet nonjudgmental, about one's body is very difficult. As a mere adult who takes dance classes alongside performers, I hear Toni Sciarra Poynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446177784964129213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-44310039125180116842010-12-14T23:05:17.963-05:002010-12-14T23:05:17.963-05:00LOVE this post!!! You must be tired of the stereo...LOVE this post!!! You must be tired of the stereotypical arguments about ballerinas and their weight. Wish the world would read this post and see that not all ballerinas are anorexic. I admire your candor and your grounding. For such a young woman it appears you have your head on straight and your careers on track. Congratulations...from your #1 fanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com