JUDITH JAMISON: They do. They have to. They have to -- otherwise, what are they dancing here for? There's no point.

If you're just here to see how many pirouettes you can do, or how high you can raise your leg, or how high you can jump, that's not what gives memories. I mean, people don't remember me for how high my legs went, even though they went up very high, and how many pirouettes I did. They don't remember me for that. They remember me and any other dancer because something touched them inside. It's an indelible memory on the heart and in the mind.

The passion theme popped up everywhere yesterday, this time in an interview with dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison

SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS, a new magazine show about the intersection of music with life, politics and culture around the world, premieres Monday, January 25, 2010 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on PBS. Dedicated to reporting unheard stories that reveal how music is transforming politics and culture around the globe, the one-hour pilot crosses three continents and serves up a diverse menu of Russian pop, afrobeat, Portuguese fado, and symphonic work. Says executive producer Stephen Talbot, “Americans love eating the food of different cultures. We want to give people that same exposure to the world’s incredible music with great stories that transcend cultural barriers.”

My local PBS station doesn't have its schedule for January 25 posted, but this could be really good.

D. H. Lawrence (1885 - 1930) English Author, Poet and Playwright

 

“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.” – D. H. Lawrence

Did I write earlier today about Thomas Hoving speaking with energy and passion? Here's the theme reflected again, this time by @ZimmerJohn at Twitter.

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Just enjoyed watching Charlie Rose's appreciation of people who left us in 2009. There's lots to wonder at and admire here, but I think the pieces that impressed me most are the interviews with John Hope Franklin, Edward Kennedy, and Thomas Hoving. Especially in the Hoving I felt energy, passion, and engagement.