The isolated grandeur of this sculpture's display in Margate is a bit like the solitary splendour of Michelangelo's David in its immense niche in Florence, and it powerfully focuses attention on the greatness of Rodin.
But a number of pieces over the last few months employed a bare minimum of means to produce thrilling works that show how dance can powerfully focus attention on the essentials: the body, movement, human existence in a mysterious and unknowable world.
The crucifix powerfully focuses my thoughts on the injustice and torture inflicted on Jesus -- Jesus the Innocent Victim; Jesus the Wounded Healer; Jesus the suffering Savior Jesuss who suffered and died, taking upon Himself the sins of the world, suffering the consequence of my guilt.
Just imagine billions of dollars of time and resource focused urgently and powerfully for two years only on maternal mortality; and then universal primary schooling; and then environmental sustainability; and so on.
And of course: Invest heavily in AI! Dr. Ben Goertzel is CEO and chief scientist of AI firm Novamente, a company focused on creating powerfully intelligent nonplayer characters for online games and virtual worlds.
These stories are the work of a strong writer who sees both panoramically and with a powerfully close focus.
This is powerfully developed by Graham Turner as an intense, focused, vigorous Belarius and by Natalie Simpson and James Cooney as his children.
