Inspiration 8

 
In the dusky path of a dream I went to seek the love 
who was mine in a former life.

Her house stood at the end of a desolate street.
In the evening breeze her pet peacock sat drowsing on its 
perch, and the pigeons were silent in their corner.

She set her lamp down by the portal and stood before me.
She raised her large eyes to my face and mutely asked, "Are
 you well, my friend?"
I tried to answer, but our language had been lost and forgotten.

I thought and thought; our names would not come to my mind.
Tears shone in her eyes.  She held up her right hand to me. 
I took it and stood silent.

One lamp had flickered in the evening breeze and died.
(Rabindranath Tagore)

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Here are some notes made by the choreographer to explain how the movement phrase was created:
 

The description of this poem provided by the person who sent it was about a dream of lost loved ones, where the person's presence is strongly there, with the strange lack of contact or communication which can only happen in dreams.  We tried to portray the lack of communication by the complete lack of eye contact during the duet.  There is a sad simplicity in the poem for me, which we tried to bring out in the dance.
Sita

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