We can bring more and more of this spontaneous, non tradtional theatre to the world. Flash mobs and other forms of 'disturbance' are becoming more and more popular. I think this is amazing because not everyone wants to go to the theatre, it's not for everyone. With this new and sort of innovative form of performance, we are spreading theatre and performance like wildfire. So why not switch up the setting, the area, the spontaneity? It'll get people's attention and it'll get people talking.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Blog #4
Most seniors in high school spend months and months of preparation for their senior prank in hopes of leaving a mark on their alma mater that won't fade away. These pranks can range from absolutely overboard and almost cruel to a fun little prank. My senior class of 2011 went with a flash mob. This flash mob was to take place during the last few weeks of our high school careers, it had to be perfect. We met for weeks in advance with the choreography lessons led by our school's drill team seniors. The day of our mob, we all used the school's daily announcements as a cue to meet in our main hallway. Just about nobody had any idea of this flash mob. It took place in our large hallway. It disturbed the daily routines of just about every high schooler as we took up a big chunk of the hall. We didn't force them to watch, but ended up with a very large crowd. Everyone's faces were in shock. The flash mob started half and half at first and then we eventually all ended up in the big hallway. Our flash mob essentially threw off the daily routines of thousands of students. It was a performance and a disturbance...but very fun. So, my phone isn't letting me post the link on here to it, but if you are interested- type in FMHS Flash Mob on YouTube and enjoy. You may just find a baby Genna in there....GO JAGS! ;)
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I completely agree with you that we should bring theatre to people who may not even know that they like it either because it isn’t their thing or because they never even considered it and pleasantly surprise them. But it makes me wonder, what if someone were to put on an entire production like that—in a flash mob like manner. Are flash-mobs successful because they only require a short attention span and by the time it is over the excitement is still in the air? What if the flash-mob was longer, would it be as effective? If so then I think a full flash mob production that is thrown upon passerbys could make repercussions in the theatre world, but how far could that go? It already kind of freaks me out that often people feel entitled to hard-lobar intensive theatre and complain about the cost of tickets and such, so if we as theatre artists are putting in this labor and are only being successful from free shows we have to put on and basically disturb daily stasis to get audiences, it concerns me as to if it is even possible for us to make a living in the future. By the way, I’m pretty sure I saw baby Genna and you are freaking adorable.
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