Sunday, September 06, 2009
Edinburgh critic's notebook
Variety: "Such is the power of the Edinburgh Intl. Festival and Fringe that the population of the Scottish capital doubles during August. The city pulses with cultural tourists, and the relationship between actors and audiences is at its most intense. This summer, that relationship emerged as a theme in itself."
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I have been to Edinburgh's fringe. it is so fascinating. there really is no way to describe it until you've experienced it. you walk down the royal mile and there are tons of performers on the street with costumes and make-up, all trying to promote their shows.
I am a HUGE fan of site specific theatre. There's nothing like using a different space to throw off the assumed relationship between the show and the audiences. Every year my grandparents go to this festival and I think its about time I went with them. This festival is a prime example of my favorite type of theatre. Intelligent, creative, and thought-provoking. I doubt half of these plays would have a leg to stand on commercially but in all honesty who cares, the artistic viability of the pieces is reason enough to create them. I hope that CMU creates a bond with this festival because this seems very much like the type of theatre we are constantly trying to create here.
This sounds like one of the most interesting events ever. "The Event" and "Internal" sound very intriguing performances. I love
performances that incorporate audiences. As an audience member, it is so much more fulfilling to be a part of the performance than to merely sit and view it. That's what movies are for. In theatre there is, or should be, more of a connection between the performers and the audience because it's live.
I WANT TO GO THERE! This sounds like such a fascinating blurring of the lines between performer and audience. I would love to be a part of this or watch it. This completely challenges classic concepts of theater with the audience over there, and the actors up on a dais, completely segregated. I hope we can do a show like this over the course of the next 4 years.
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