Dance is one of the (many) running themes throughout Twin Peaks, and indeed, through David Lynch’s output generally. It functions on many levels in the series, as a symbol, as a narrative device, as a way of shifting time. Above all, it looks great on the screen. In this short series of visual essays, I mull on dance in Twin Peaks, using a method I found in a book on Tibetan Buddhism. Or it may have been in a dream…
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Twin Peaks Dancers
I miss dancing!