The language of dance is often lost on a general audience. Now new research has used sensor suits to discover patterns of movement-based communication in ballet performance.
Not fond of COVID-19 theatre protocols? In Renaissance England, audiences set the rules for how to behave, and a pickpocket could be tied to a stage pillar.
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Theatre and audiences are slowly beginning to share the same airspace again. We are freshly conscious of breath, but it has always been intimately linked with the dramatic arts.
Coronavirus has accelerated moving theatre online and forces people to rethink what it means to be an audience member.
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A night at the theatre may now mean holding up props over Zoom, a peek into other people’s houses or being personally walked through a customized mystery over the phone.