Re: Har Nof women's conservatory

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

Possibly so, in this community. And who would you or I be
to say otherwise? That's the point. It's not a culture we
live in (we=you or I). 'Nuff said?

ari

>My point was that the quote that, "Their high level of
>awareness of their bodies allows them to know what to
>express outwardly" implies that those who do not
>choose that way have less awareness.  Does awareness
>of one's own body necessitate one to keep the body
>covered? Or, does one have to wear a long skirt to
>know that one has legs?
>
>How can a person be "aware" of the the potential
>beauty and spirituality of the many talented musicians
>in the world when 50% of them are "off limits?"
>
>How can that not "limit" one's awareness?
>
> 
>--- Ari Davidow <ari (at) ivritype(dot)com> wrote:
>> But aren't those questions better answered by those
>> for whom
>> the issues matter, rather than by those of us
>> outside that
>> community?
>>
>> ari "I'd rather focus 100% on community, and enjoy
>> the music that
>> fits the given time and place" davidow
>>
>>
>> >It's a shame that there can't be a 100% focus on
>> the
>> >music without the distractions of worrying about
>> these
>> >other non-musical issues.
>> >
>> >It says in the article:
>> >
>> >At the conservatory, religious restrictions are not
>> >seen as obstacles to artistic expression. Ballet
>> >teacher Minah Nahmani, who also teaches at the
>> Rubin
>> >Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, said that
>> the
>> >girls' modesty brings a new dimension of grace to
>> >their dancing: "Their high level of awareness of
>> their
>> >bodies allows them to know what to express
>> outwardly
>> >and what to keep inside. It is expression through
>> >hiding."
>> >
>> >Is one supposed to infer that covering up one's
>> body
>> >or resticting what one listens to (kol isha)
>> enhances
>> >awareness?  I find that to be hard to believe.  The
>> >reverse is probably true.
>> >
>> >--- Judith R Cohen <judithc (at) YorkU(dot)CA> wrote:
>> >> hi, check this out in Ha-aretz:
>> >>
>> >> http://www3.haaretz.co.il/eng/htmls/kat28_2.htm
>> >>
>> >> Interesting write-up of an Orthodox women's music
>> >> conservatory -
>> >> comments by the ballet teacher about how the
>> women
>> >> and girl's "natural
>> >> modesty"gives them more grace, "expression
>> through
>> >> hiding".... and how
>> >> hard it is to design a ballet costume which
>> allows
>> >> for both modesty and
>> >> freedom of movement. Judith
>> >>
>> >> ---------------------- jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>> >> ---------------------+
>> >>