DUENDE
(2007)
I found a text by Garcia Lorca called Theory and Play
of the Duende. Below is a selection from his text that
says in a beautiful way the meaning of this Spanish
word.
“ This mysterious power that
all may feel and no philosophy can explain, is, in sum,
the earth-force.
The duende is not in the throat: the duende surges up,
inside, from the soles of the feet. Meaning, it’s
not a question of skill, but of a style that’s
truly alive: meaning, it’s in the veins: meaning,
it’s of the most ancient culture of immediate
creation.
The arrival of the duende presupposes a radical change
to all the old kinds of form, brings totally unknown
and fresh sensations, with the qualities of a newly
created rose, miraculous, generating an almost religious
enthusiasm.
The duende loves the edge, the wound, and draws close
to places where forms fuse in a yearning beyond visible
expression.” Article
in de Gooi en Eemlander about Duende (in English) |
