Comments on: Being Cultured is a Frame of Mind http://my.bantus.org/archives/2004/11/01/being-cultured-is-a-frame-of-mind/ The Leading Capoeira Training Academy and Performance Troupe in Malaysia Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Quecka http://my.bantus.org/archives/2004/11/01/being-cultured-is-a-frame-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Quecka Thu, 04 Nov 2004 06:41:27 +0000 http://my.bantus.org/?p=29#comment-12 <p>in capoeira always ussssa your creatividade</p> in capoeira always ussssa your creatividade

]]> By: Siriema http://my.bantus.org/archives/2004/11/01/being-cultured-is-a-frame-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Siriema Wed, 03 Nov 2004 06:40:15 +0000 http://my.bantus.org/?p=29#comment-11 <p>Thanks Lynn, my head was bubbling up with so many thoughts after reading your entry! I can’t possibly put them all down, so I’d like to zoom in on the creativity issue. It’s true that creativity can be lost to a person who fails to find a particular activity interesting. On the other hand, I think it’s also possible for someone to be so absorbed in something that he can lose his creative streak, that is, to miss the forest for the tree.</p> <p>For instance, I made the mistake of getting so caught up with all the more physical demands of ballet that I paid little heed to the finer artistic details of movements, how to string them together etc. I did appreciate its beauty—but I became too busy to try my hand at choreographing. It got to a point where I was technically accomplished but creatively stunted.</p> <p>In hindsight it’s a huge loss to me. So when it comes to capoeira, I’m determined not to repeat that error. :)</p> Thanks Lynn, my head was bubbling up with so many thoughts after reading your entry! I can’t possibly put them all down, so I’d like to zoom in on the creativity issue. It’s true that creativity can be lost to a person who fails to find a particular activity interesting. On the other hand, I think it’s also possible for someone to be so absorbed in something that he can lose his creative streak, that is, to miss the forest for the tree.

For instance, I made the mistake of getting so caught up with all the more physical demands of ballet that I paid little heed to the finer artistic details of movements, how to string them together etc. I did appreciate its beauty—but I became too busy to try my hand at choreographing. It got to a point where I was technically accomplished but creatively stunted.

In hindsight it’s a huge loss to me. So when it comes to capoeira, I’m determined not to repeat that error. :)

]]> By: Lynn http://my.bantus.org/archives/2004/11/01/being-cultured-is-a-frame-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Lynn Wed, 03 Nov 2004 06:39:38 +0000 http://my.bantus.org/?p=29#comment-10 <p>If I watched a famous ballerina on DVD instead of paying RM200 for a ticket, would that make me “cultured”? I could watch the Travel & Adventure channel all day as opposed to actual traveling. Would that make me a “cultured”, world-ly person?</p> <p>For me, Capoeira & ballet/dance come from 2 different worlds. Essentially though, they are still part of my personal cultural experiences. Losing touch with creativity on the other hand, stems (IMHO) possibly from losing interest in an activity. There’s always creativity in something, its just whether we can find it or not.</p> <p>“Being cultured” on the other hand, is a dangerous phrase. Some take it too literally. It is after all, just a word ;)</p> <p>Just a very long thought from moi</p> If I watched a famous ballerina on DVD instead of paying RM200 for a ticket, would that make me “cultured”? I could watch the Travel & Adventure channel all day as opposed to actual traveling. Would that make me a “cultured”, world-ly person?

For me, Capoeira & ballet/dance come from 2 different worlds. Essentially though, they are still part of my personal cultural experiences. Losing touch with creativity on the other hand, stems (IMHO) possibly from losing interest in an activity. There’s always creativity in something, its just whether we can find it or not.

“Being cultured” on the other hand, is a dangerous phrase. Some take it too literally. It is after all, just a word ;)

Just a very long thought from moi

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