Is it better to play to an empty house, than to not play at all?
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badbabysitter
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The general rule is that if the cast outnumbers the audience the performance is cancelled
phrodeau
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But what if Mr. Guffman is in the audience?
sweepthefloor
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The house is always full. If the house is empty I'll never know.
oggbashan
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If no one sees a leaf fall in a forest, how do you know that the leaf fell?
All Art requires an interaction between the artist and the audience, a communication, however flawed, of ideas, of concepts.
If there is no audience, Art is useless.
When Burlesque artists first performed in early silent movies, they found it difficult to make the transfer. They were used to reacting to, and working with, a live audience. They adapted their performance to the audience's response, yet with no audience, just a movie camera, they didn't know whether their act was working or not. To them, playing to a camera was just like playing to an empty house.
They soon learned, from watching audiences respond to the movie.
All Art requires an interaction between the artist and the audience, a communication, however flawed, of ideas, of concepts.
If there is no audience, Art is useless.
When Burlesque artists first performed in early silent movies, they found it difficult to make the transfer. They were used to reacting to, and working with, a live audience. They adapted their performance to the audience's response, yet with no audience, just a movie camera, they didn't know whether their act was working or not. To them, playing to a camera was just like playing to an empty house.
They soon learned, from watching audiences respond to the movie.
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piccicatopolka
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I did an important audition once to a less than excited house which effected my performance. Their mid-morning dull faces and lack of enthusiasm made me think that I wasn't liked and I almost just walked off. But being the trooper, I ended with a dancers flourish as if I were the star of the future show. The mild applause continued to make me certain that I was a flop but later the people making the final decisions were very, very nice! 
11am was just too early for theater people on that fourth days of auditions.
11am was just too early for theater people on that fourth days of auditions.
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1sickbastard
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As long as you're getting paid to play...
