Hi Pierre, Ric, I do know what you mean. I for one though, whilst not wishing such potentially combative 'readings' on friends, would go for it. I take Ric's tale of reading with Patten as a usefully cautionary rejoinder. I sense that the experience might not be a comfortable one, but hey, who wants to be comfortable all the time. The day I stop doubting what I'm doing will be the day . . . There's nothing like the most oppositional vibe to get one's doubts going. Communicating such doubts to an audience can loosen up all sorts of 'feelings' and once that happens then almost anything might happen. It's just that it's much harder work. Not being one for the prod work ethic, that pleasure has passed me by. But i don't at all mind getting my pinkies dirty. I must admit that my clear preference is for strategic cross-artform programming and being involved with that, both as curator and writer. But then I'd guess that goes for you too? love and love cris %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%