. @wilbanks @RiffSublime It does intensify the moment, especially in an intimate space.
This example of dance notation is gorgeous. Imagine being able to sight read it fluently! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_notation …pic.twitter.com/KwQoAcOkwA
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@wilbanks@RiffSublime I once heard a Googler comment that he found sad how much brilliant insight he saw on internal mailing lists, 1/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wilbanks@RiffSublime but that was subsequently lost. I thought it interesting that he was commenting specifically in response to 2/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wilbanks@RiffSublime someone else's remark about the ephemerality of dance. It's a nice analogy. 3/ -
@michael_nielsen@wilbanks The comparison to the Latin teacher is beautiful. Speaks to why timebound performances are so moving. - 1 more reply
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@michael_nielsen Just love to imagine this language -- one we don't often see on the page. -
@RiffSublime I learnt of the notation at a talk by the director of Opera Atelier, who revived dance from baroque opera using dance notation! - 3 more replies
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@wilbanks@michael_nielsen They are singular. And we spend so much time after those timebound experiences trying to convey, explain them. -
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@RiffSublime@wilbanks I hadn't previously realized, but one thing I like about John McPhee is his ability to convey physical performance - 1 more reply
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@michael_nielsen Great image! Title of my first book, Dance Script With Electric Ballerina, was suggested by such diagrams for choreography.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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