Human Perception- Cat 360

I found this reading interesting, especially when stating the different theories of perception. I think the most relevant idea for me is "Perception is never disinterested."(pg 40 & 44) I like this statement because it's true, and I never thought about it. There is a reason we take the time to perceive things. We may decide after we have taken the time to process something that it isn't worth remembering, however initially it was interesting for one reason or another. In choreographing or watching choreography, I feel like perception is everything. The way one judges choreography is based on how much it interests him or her. Perhaps their interest in a piece comes from how willing their senses are willing to decode what each is experiencing. Whether or not a person likes a piece of work depends on how they perceive it. That was probably a bit of tautological thinking, but in short I really liked that statement because it really made me think.


I also agree with the statement "Surely some of the pleasures of living arise because our perceptual systems do not bind us irrevocably to what is real." (pg 35) How we interpret relationships between dancers or the situation the dancers are in based on their movement is a large part of the "magic" of dance (Sorry to make that corny statement.) Being able to escape from reality or see the world in a different way are two reasons why some people enjoy going to artistic events. Although it can be beautiful or intriguing to see people moving their bodies, humans have a natural tendency to interpret what they are seeing past what the reality is in front of them. It's amazing, and certainly enriches life that we can come up with these interpretations based on what we perceive, and that we all have different perceptions.
Life would be very droll without the differences in perceptions.