2950  Writing about tango

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:27:00 -0400
From: John Manuel <jrmanuel@ACM.ORG>
Subject: Writing about tango

It's always been difficult to write about the performing arts. I
especially like Laurie Anderson's observation about music:

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing is cool and analytical while dancing is warm and
immediate. I think we're always going to run into problems when
we try to express ideas about tango in writing.

John
Montréal, Canada