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From: malik@helos.DEC (Karl Malik ZK01-1/F22 1-1440)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: bowing
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Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 11:14:57 EST
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Subj; So, why DO we bow?


	Recent articles on stage protocol have caused me to wonder
about the origins and implications of bowing to the audience.


	How did this originate?  Bowing to the king to show subservience?
If so, this seems an antiquated practice and one demeaning to one's
art.

	If it's a ritualized way of saying 'thanks for coming, folks',
then I can live with that.

	However, only performers seem to bow (actors, dancers, musicians).
Painters, poets, authors do not bow - even when give a public reading
or exhibit. 

	To put it provocatively; when you compare the amount of effort
and study that goes into performing vs. attending a concert, maybe
they should bow to us??
						- Karl