Whole

Artistry, skill, imagination, technical mastery, tons of hard work and complex engineering, joy. Long Ma Jing Sheng. I was thinking about the previous events in Nantes and other places, and wondering if they were ever going to do another like the giant girl and her deep sea diver. This is magic, when all the gears are in place, but the effect is beyond the grease and parts.

And from over at Futility Closet,

“Aside from purely technical analysis, nothing can be said about music, except when it is bad; when it is good, one can only listen and be grateful.” — W.H. Auden