Poetics Marten Spangberg

Sarma 5 Nov 2002English

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Contextual note
This "poetics" on Spangberg's critical writing was commissioned by Sarma and published on the occasion of its launch in November 2002.

“The name of the choreography is called 'Critique’.”

“Oh, that’s the name of the choreography, is it?”, the Reader said, trying to feel interested.

“No, you don’t understand,” the Critic said, looking a little vexed. “That’s what the name is called. The name really is 'Critique’.”

“Then I ought to have said 'That’s what the choreography is called’?”, the Reader corrected herself.

“No, you oughtn’t: that’s quite another thing! The choreography is called 'Critique’: but that’s only what it’s called, you know!”

“Well, what is the choreography, then?” said the Reader, who was by this time completely bewildered.

“I was coming to that,” the Critic said. “The critique really is 'A-Critique’”