There’s nothing like a demonstrate that takes you out of your consolation zone. whether theatre-makers can only afford to see a narrow range of work we are all the poorer for itI love going to the theatre and not knowing too much about the demonstrate in advance – not just in terms of its content but also in terms of form. There is a genuine pleasure in being taken by surprise. But how often does that really happen? Im privileged: I get free tickets to a wide range of work. As ticket prices rise ever upwards,I wonder whether that means that artists and audiences are inclined to see a narrower range of work made by a narrower range of artists. When money is tight we stick with what we know. whether you’re an artist, what happens to your work whether you hold fewer influences?
Of course festivals are a good opportunity for taking a chance on shows that you might not get to see during the rest of the year, or in places that you might not usually go. There is something about a festival that seems to perform people more open and willing to go beyond their consolation zone: in Edinburgh during August I saw many different kinds of performance including dance,opera, circus, or children’s shows and concerts as well as visual arts exhibitions and installations. All on different scales too.
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Source: theguardian.com