I’m sure the sentiment is genuine…

[Rebecca Davis Dance Darfur ballet poster]

…but it’s a little hard for me to take this seriously. A ballet about genocide? Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Some forms are not suited for some messages. This is one of the artist’s dilemmas.

Behind the dancers, a special multi-media Second Life video plays out.

The video is the creation of Human + Nature, the producer of socially

conscious film and video that inspires its audience to work for a

better world.

I’m not sure that using 2nd Life makes me feel much better. No, I’m pretty sure it makes me feel worse.