The bullet hits a wall and in that moment, Arthur is both alarmed and exhilarated: Dance is his path to bravery, something he’s never known. Mr. Phoenix softly crosses one foot over the other and twists, curling his arms overhead and around his torso. Sometimes Mr. Phoenix, who lost a great deal of weight for “Joker,” has the look of a ballet dancer on a break from rehearsals. Mr. Phoenix has the sinewy ability to turn his body — particularly his back — into a Butoh horror show of odd, freakish angles. Growing up, Mr. Phoenix spent time busking with his brothers and sisters in Los Angeles; vaudeville is in his body’s history, too.

Source: New York Times October 11, 2019 16:18 UTC