User:Jahsonic/the Chinese Woody Allen
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When I was 23, I spent six months with my then-wife in Shanghai at Fudan University. Among the numerous great things that happened when I was there was meeting André.
André was one of a kind and we hit it off immediately. He had I believe only just finished high school and was 18 or 19 at the time. He was smart and creative, had theories on dancing ("when I dance, it's all in the face") and one on synchronicity which has stayed with me all this time. He was convinced that there was a Chinese equivalent to every American actor, and was thus constantly on the look-out for the Chinese Woody Allen.
Whether he found him or not, I never don't know, and - sadly - I also lost track of André. My wife and I were supposed to stay in Shanghai for a year but we left after six months, just before the Tank Man incident. I was young and when André and I parted ways I did not exchange addresses with him, thinking that if I was supposed to meet him again it would surely happen.
You probably ask yourself, what does this have to do with the Youtube clip above by Drs. P? Well, every country has a couple of artists, musicians or writers which are one-of-a-kind (sui generis). Drs. P is one of those people, he is a genius and cannot be compared to anyone within the Dutchophone area of Europe I live in.
However, I am convinced that every country in the world has its Drs. P. There must be one in Spain, New Zealand or the United States. Drs. P.'s sensibilities (word play, absurdism, playful narrativity, humor) must be synchronously present in every country in the world.
The question is for you dear reader, who is your Drs. P. Or who is your Woody Allen?
