https://witnessperformance.com/members/pdeerson/activity/ Activity feed for Peter Deerson. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:24:08 +1100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 e6278e73784fe8beef92308e21f4119a https://witnessperformance.com/earshot-the-poetry-of-the-everyday/#comment-6229 Sat, 07 Dec 2019 23:13:51 +1100 Thanks Alison: your review made me wish I’d gone to see it.
Words are like that, aren’t they. You gave me glimpses only of what I might feel. Language doesn’t transmit meaning, just nudges us towards it.
Keep nudging!
Peter

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Robert Reid’s quibbles about the acting (‘generally flat … not quite reaching the emotions’) and dancing (‘moves lack precision’) are probably accurate – although from my point of view as a very occasional musical-goer, it generally came off beautifully. In fact I’m amazed at how a group of people can make such a lovely fist of…[Read more]

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