JOURNEY

27./ 28.11.2004
DUBLIN YOUTH DANCE COMPANY
AT THE PAVILLON THEATER
DUBLIN, IRELAND

Journey for holiday, journey to an aim, journey to an idea, journey to learn, journey to nowhere, journey to my-self, journey to meet someone, journey to reach something, journey to get home, journey to start, journey to the end, journey to forget, journey to see, journey to look for, journey.... We are always on a journey. The whole life is a journey. "Journey" is a journey in a dream. Someone is comming home from a long hard working day. He is feeding his goldfish in the aquarium, sitting down on his chair, he wants to rest and while is is looking in the aquarium, he is falling into a dream. A dream to come off from his usual life. He is going on a journey, his own journey. He is starting at home, everything is safe, guard and nice. He wants to go out of this "sweet" life. To reach the aim, he has to go difficult ways. But he knows, he want to reach the end of his journey. He is ending in the sea. Everyone and everything is equal. There is no beginning and no end. Ode To the Sea Here Surrounding the island There's sea. But what sea? It's always overflowing. Says yes, Then no, Then no again, And no, Says yes In blue In sea spray Raging, Says no And no again. It can't be still. It stammers My name is sea. It slaps the rocks And when they aren't convinced, Strokes them And soaks them And smothers them with kisses. With seven green tongues Of seven green dogs Or seven green tigers Or seven green seas, Beating its chest, Stammering its name, Oh Sea, This is your name. Oh comrade ocean, Don't waste time Or water Getting so upset Help us instead. We are meager fishermen, Men from the shore Who are hungry and cold And you're our foe. Don't beat so hard, Don't shout so loud, Open your green coffers, Place gifts of silver in our hands. Give us this day our daily fish.