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“For theater the current situation is both a growth opportunity and a threat to its wholeness”

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“Covid is a grenade whose huge blast power has a direct impact on everyone, including members of theatre groups”

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“Rather than threaten their expression, crises stir and inspire independent creatives, prompting them to respond”

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“Rather than threaten their expression, crises stir and inspire independent creatives, prompting them to respond”

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-it gave people something to care about, a new topic to make art about and in reaction to
-many great works come out of necessity, and we grow from crisis
-people love panic for a reason

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“Social theater is a theater of change, in a dual understanding of the term: it not only responds immediately to any changes to society, but at the same time, these changes are the goal it sets itself.”
-it is there to be there for the community during change and help them change
-obligation to respond to the pandemic but also happened naturally based on what social theater does

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Individual and Community Crises in a Pandemic

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Individual and Community Crises in a Pandemic

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“It not only extends the reach of theatrical art well beyond the fortunate few who can arrive in person to see plays, but also creates new possibilities- a new art genre has happily come into existence.”	

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“It not only extends the reach of theatrical art well beyond the fortunate few who can arrive in person to see plays, but also creates new possibilities- a new art genre has happily come into existence.”	

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-end debate of if it is theatre to create its own genre of digital theatre
-so many possibilities we haven’t discovered yet, like a virtual playground for the imagination

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“I add my statement of hope that, once the pandemic is contained and spectators can return without limitations to live performances, ‘virtual’ theatre will continue to exist.”

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“I add my statement of hope that, once the pandemic is contained and spectators can return without limitations to live performances, ‘virtual’ theatre will continue to exist.”

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-hope this format will continue and constantly advance but we will only know with time what the long-term impacts of digital theatre are

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“I found the ‘virtual’ format extremely fortuitous- it resulted in excellent and purposeful theatre.”

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“I found the ‘virtual’ format extremely fortuitous- it resulted in excellent and purposeful theatre.”

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-it creates art with a purpose, we came together to solve a problem and created something beautiful from it
-not just art for the sake of art anymore, it creates connection

-don’t realize how much you love it until it’s gone

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“depending on the delivery platform, spectators can have a more intimate and interactive relationship with virtual plays than with in person plays.”	

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“depending on the delivery platform, spectators can have a more intimate and interactive relationship with virtual plays than with in person plays.”	

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-more opportunities than with live theatre
-vulnerable to see the inside of your house, invite the play and audience into your life

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“Clearly geography limits the reach of traditional plays. By contrast, virtual theatre extends world-wide… In addition, every spectator has access to the best seat in the house”

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“Clearly geography limits the reach of traditional plays. By contrast, virtual theatre extends world-wide… In addition, every spectator has access to the best seat in the house”

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-adds to the idea of accessibility with digital performance
-creates equality with the same screen

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“Virtual theatre offered a lifeline to those who seek continued access to Mexico’s theatre world, and without the hassles and expenses of travel- no hotel costs, no ubers or subway rides, no air or noise pollution, no security concerns, etc.”

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“Virtual theatre offered a lifeline to those who seek continued access to Mexico’s theatre world, and without the hassles and expenses of travel- no hotel costs, no ubers or subway rides, no air or noise pollution, no security concerns, etc.”

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-creates greater access to those that it would be difficult for: disabled, lower income, international, time issues, safety issues
-example of how it can lower class divide because the other costs of seeing the show are limited

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“I concede that watching one of these events through a computer screen is clearly different from seeing a play in a theater, but the very best of each seems much superior to the mediocre or poor of the other.”	

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“I concede that watching one of these events through a computer screen is clearly different from seeing a play in a theater, but the very best of each seems much superior to the mediocre or poor of the other.”	

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- Both have benefits, depends on the show to determine quality
-Shows opinion on experiencing both, neutral and both can be better than the other depending on the show

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“I believe the role of artists is to respond to crisis and give form to the shapelessness of our reality, to celebrate our collective humanity and to speak to the possibility of our lives.”

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“I believe the role of artists is to respond to crisis and give form to the shapelessness of our reality, to celebrate our collective humanity and to speak to the possibility of our lives.”

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-what artists have always done and what they will continue to grow
-how they help their community get through crisis

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“And I think theatre will emerge stronger and more resilient for it. I am worried, however, about how our institutions will bounce back from this prolonged shutdown, especially the smaller venues, which are so integral to the lifeblood of our community.”- Mitchel Cushman, Artistic Director	

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“And I think theatre will emerge stronger and more resilient for it. I am worried, however, about how our institutions will bounce back from this prolonged shutdown, especially the smaller venues, which are so integral to the lifeblood of our community.”- Mitchel Cushman, Artistic Director	

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-what does the future hold for theatre? -we will learn so much from it and come back strong but only if we can survive

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“it wasn’t about going digital, it was about possibility”-Laura Nanni, Artistic and Managing Director of SummerWorks

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“it wasn’t about going digital, it was about possibility”-Laura Nanni, Artistic and Managing Director of SummerWorks

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-shows the possibility of what they can do
-focus on the innovations, not losing live theatre but pausing it and gaining something new and different

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“The festival’s motto is ‘Expanding the possibilities of performance.’ Using the crisis as an inspiration, artists created work that was truly a product of this moment.”

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“The festival’s motto is ‘Expanding the possibilities of performance.’ Using the crisis as an inspiration, artists created work that was truly a product of this moment.”

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-this festival is perfect to adapt for this crisis because they have always tried to do what we have to do now
-shows how much creativity is possible through restrictions

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“This moment has made us pause as we leave an old world behind and rebuild a new one”

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“This moment has made us pause as we leave an old world behind and rebuild a new one”

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-reference to the future of theatre and the world as a whole

-what will covid do to life as we have known it, what will change, will we learn and grow or fight for an old world that doesn’t fit anymore

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“We are creating in a moment of crisis out of necessity, out of a deep desire to say something about this current world we find ourselves in”

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“We are creating in a moment of crisis out of necessity, out of a deep desire to say something about this current world we find ourselves in”

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-art comes from desire to say what we feel cannot be said, it can be relief, away to explain, to grieve together

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The Possibility of New Work in the COVID Era

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The Possibility of New Work in the COVID Era

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Digital Mexican Theatre during the Pandemic

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Digital Mexican Theatre during the Pandemic

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accelerated the evolution of artistic innovation, something good to come from this, we all had to learn and adapt faster than ever

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accelerated the evolution of artistic innovation, something good to come from this, we all had to learn and adapt faster than ever

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change in audience-actor relationship allows the actor to be freer

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change in audience-actor relationship allows the actor to be freer

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-traditionally audience is passive and set in strict rules for how they can interact (how does this change between cultures? Is this only a western thing? Based on race? Think of the difference between Broadway and ballroom culture, they don’t have these same limitations)

-restricted by view- fixed perspective/ solutions- multi angle shows or virtual reality

-virtual reality is the freest, often being allowed to enter    the stage and have a face-to-face relationship

-audience can roam freely, jump, cheer, take photos, and talk back- not bound by social conventions (what does this mean for people who naturally want to do this or need to in a performance)

- “What is required is a theatre without spectators… where they [the audience] become active participants as opposed to passive voyeurs”

-watch but aren’t being watched (by other members of the audience), removing social customs

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- “It shows that text is no longer the primary issue in contemporary performance, but rather the audience-actor relationship”
– shows importance of this relationship, big change with digital performance

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current passive forms of entertainment are going to be replaced by passive 

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current passive forms of entertainment are going to be replaced by passive 

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-like rising popularity of social media
-advertising is now active and content is so they can immediately respond, puts power and control into the viewer

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changing social status to economic status in the theatre but online they are put on the same level

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changing social status to economic status in the theatre but online they are put on the same level

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-audience and actor become equal and audience members become equal
-everyone has the same seat
-fair access to the same show instead of being divided by price