Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Is Theatre Relevant in Today's World?
With a preponderous of digital devices capable of feeding us video and phone calls all the way to the moon, it may seem that such a quaint device as theatre would be out moded.
I would suggest that it is because of DSL, cineplexes and cell phones that theatre has become even more urgently necessary than ever before. While we are deluged with information on the stockmarket in Eritrea and phone calls from our friends discussing their quandry over buying the Black Eyed Peas or the latest Marz CD, we continue to become more and more isolated.
Theatre offers a chance to experience a production and to interact with others participating in a communal event. Society and community become more and more difficult for people to discern as they withdraw into an LCD filled world with little direct contact with neighbors, friends or even family.
What do you think?
I would suggest that it is because of DSL, cineplexes and cell phones that theatre has become even more urgently necessary than ever before. While we are deluged with information on the stockmarket in Eritrea and phone calls from our friends discussing their quandry over buying the Black Eyed Peas or the latest Marz CD, we continue to become more and more isolated.
Theatre offers a chance to experience a production and to interact with others participating in a communal event. Society and community become more and more difficult for people to discern as they withdraw into an LCD filled world with little direct contact with neighbors, friends or even family.
What do you think?
