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I think this article really illustrates the necessity of truly comprehending and compensating for performances that are subject to specific environmental strains. There is a widespread sense of "one size fits all" in designing many performances, with the assumption that there will be enough "tolerance" or "give" to allow all elements to work out safely. Unfortunately, while equipment is built with tolerances, nature is not. While every conceivable scenario is nigh impossible to account for, procedures that can be directly impacted by nature should be most thoroughly and holistically examined, especially when audience safety is compromised. Incidents like this seem to happen with too much frequency, and the call for enhanced procedures and fewer cut corners seems largely unheeded.
Moreover, if audience safety is so compromised, how at-risk are the crews that work these shows? External environments inherently add difficulty to staging any performance, and the safety protocols surrounding them should proportionately increase in rigor.
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I think this article really illustrates the necessity of truly comprehending and compensating for performances that are subject to specific environmental strains. There is a widespread sense of "one size fits all" in designing many performances, with the assumption that there will be enough "tolerance" or "give" to allow all elements to work out safely. Unfortunately, while equipment is built with tolerances, nature is not. While every conceivable scenario is nigh impossible to account for, procedures that can be directly impacted by nature should be most thoroughly and holistically examined, especially when audience safety is compromised. Incidents like this seem to happen with too much frequency, and the call for enhanced procedures and fewer cut corners seems largely unheeded.
Moreover, if audience safety is so compromised, how at-risk are the crews that work these shows? External environments inherently add difficulty to staging any performance, and the safety protocols surrounding them should proportionately increase in rigor.
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