Housed in a semi-indoor space, artificially lit by fouresent lights, the audience of eleven followed the lead of one usher into the space. Confronted by eleven red cushions on a wall the audience sat and waited for the performance to start.
The aim of this test was to reproduce well known conventions of traditional theatre houses. The cushions were intended not so much for comfort, but more as a symbol to inform the audience to be seated, where to be seated and how far apart from each other to sit. Differently to the previous performance, there was a much more intensified level of focus between actor and spectator due to the defined areas for each.
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In this second experiment the cushions worked visually well with the space (the red 'fence' around the car park). They also allowed the audience sitting which they might not otherwise had done and if they had it made them sit closer. It did not though have a major impact on the performance as the architecture of the space possibly already had the ability to create the audience/performer relationship required. Would be good to know if you also thought this David?
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