Sunday, January 31, 2010
HD grows in Brooklyn
Variety: "In the expanding world of live theatrical HD broadcasting, most of the business gets done not in some bustling hi-tech office space, but by a husband and wife in a Brooklyn brownstone with a stroller in the front hallway."
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I think that simulcasts like they are talking about here are a prime example of technology demonstrating a positive influence on art. While it doesn't detract from the live performance - which remains very important - it makes art much more available to people who would otherwise be unable to see it. By allowing more people to see a show, at substantially less cost, the art serves a much larger segment of society, while not undermining its integrity as a live piece for a small audience. The Dan Francisco Opera famously simulcasts a few shows per year to a baseball stadium for free, which allows thousands of people who could otherwise not afford exposure to the genre to experience it.
I think it's great that there are showings of operas and concerts in movie theatres. There are a lot of people who either can't afford to go to the opera or a concert or can't get to New York or some other big city where they can see the opera or a concert. It's also great when there is a short run of something, because more people can see it, without the stress of having a longer run. I know that the last performance of Rent was filmed and shown at many movie theatres across the country, which was great because then people who couldn't get to New York could still see the performance, and a lot more people got to see it than Rent's theatre could hold.
I think that there are more occurrences of this than people really know about. It's not often that you associate something of such high quality and expectation from someone in their apartment. It's great to see that not everything is created and monopolized by large companies with lots of money. This particular example is wonderful to read about because it gives people who can't get out to the theater a really unique experience that is in many ways equally as satisfying as the live performance.
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