The Body: Natural Being and Expressive Being
摘要
With a loud cry, a new life enters the world. When we are still in swaddling clothes and waiting to be fed, when we are still babbling and toddling, we are already “dancing” and “shouting” from our hearts to the world. For infants, mothers can judge their feelings and state of mind at this moment by capturing their movements, expressions and voices; two lovers can sense the endless love that flows from each other without too many words; and a skilled actor can convey a rich message to the audience through only subtle changes in the eyes and limbs. The common carrier of these messages is our body, which, like our mouth, can “talk”.