>But later I thought, in forms of art with indeterminate sequences, that
>anxiety in performer or audience, is worthy of expression, could become an
>important part of the rhetoric of such practice.
anxiety is almost always an important part of the rhetoric of performance
I second that emotion. Actually, I sensed your anxiety, John, but for me it
was not a problem - the repetitions were part of the "process", and as I
said before they had the added advantage of being useful for getting more
intimately acquainted with the texts.
Re: improv and poetry, reminds me Peter Riley was always adamant in his
writing on improvised music that poetry was always "composed". I think that
shows up in his own poetry. However, others have tried improvisatory
approaches to language work with varying results. Steve Benson in
particular has solved some of the problems with great ingenuity and
virtuosity.
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