On 28 Oct 2004, at 1:25 pm, alex wrote:
> The aims behind both statement one and statement three are to avoid
> smoke and mirrors
This is shaky ground because you seem to be using TOPLAP's manifesto to
make a stand against the theatrical elements of a musical performance
(by saying that smoke and mirrors are a bad thing). Actually, illusion
is a key factor of many performances, and music and theatre are by no
means mutually exclusive; there are elements of either in both.
I think what's more useful is to point out that musical performances
often deploy _poor_ theatrical devices, and that TOPLAP advocates the
use of code (in whatever form) as _another_ layer of potential
communication in any performance.
Another spanner,
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