My answer depends on the type of the theatre the "Happenings" are trying to involve the audience into. I imagine the word "seat" is self-explanatory, but the word "house" symbolises a theatre. The purpose of the "Happenings" was to involve the audience in a piece of theatre, and so depending on its message, or what it wants the audience to feel, will provide the answer. For example, there may be some pieces of theatre that involve individual audience members, rather than them as a whole, so the experience will be different for everyone. Where each person is sat could also make a difference - audience members sat at the back of the theatre may see things differently to those sat at the front.
The question itself poses a direct problem with those who want to watch a performance. Where is the performance and what is meant by a house? The house in the theatre means the space for the performance and therefore, for those who are not conscious with monetary issues, sitting closest, to the front of the stage means that they will think that they have the bestr seat in the house. However although performances are done so in order for monetary gain, the comapny providing the performance will ensure that regardless of where someone is sat they will have the best time they can have due to the performance itself, not beacause of the price of the seat.
Also if an individual is going to a performance they will engross themselves into the show regardless of the seat they are in.
In response to the happenings and BMC, again this would depend on the kind of happenings that were being staged. Each seat is unique and individual to those who are sat in it and to those who are performing due to the natural interaction of the audience and the cast.
So to answer the question with regards to happenings. Indeed every seat in the house is the best seat.
When i read the question the first thing that came to my mind was all the bad seats that i had a really furious relationships with during performances i watched. My reason to hate the seats were physical, some where too small some were just not comfy and sometimes they dont have enough leg space. Seats are really important because they are one of the first things in the house that will slash your whole enthusiasm. Some seats are further from the stage but i think the question really wants to ask if everybody in the house is enjoying the performance the same.
The situation can be much more interesting if it is more of a happening than a usual stage and seat rows. It seems to me that the performance itself can, if it is good enough entertain people no matter what situation the seats are in.
I do think that it is possible for all the seats in the house to be the best seat for the individual using it for the length of the performance.
In regards to the ‘happenings’ at black mountain college, the answer to this question for me would be that every seat is the best seat in the house. The ‘happenings’ are random performances where the audience can sit/stand in different places. Each performance will be different, as the actors do not prepare beforehand they enter the space and then begin to perform. I think that each seat would bring that audience member into the performance, it is meant to make them think and with each seat you would see a different side to the performance.
If you were to talk of the best seat in a theatre then that would be very different. The view you have as an audience is diverse and the best possible way to see a performance clearly would be to be closer to the stage or in the middle for me. Therefore with this I think there is clearly a best seat in the house but that depends on the person and what they prefer.
I think that this question is answered entirely different depending on a variety of things; For example – venue, audience participation, actors, size of venue, type of theatre etc. Any of these can affect how the audience member will view the performance. For example, in a regular type theatre, the audience who is sat right at the back of the theatre will view the performance completely different than those sat right in front of the stage; making every seat different. But if a performance was based outside or in a very small place with a small audience than the place that they view the performance is entirely random therefore there is no best seat. In regards to the ‘happenings’, as audience members are allowed to sit/stand/lie down wherever they wish, they themselves have chosen this so we would presume that this would be their ‘best seat in the house.’
When considering the question ‘what seat is the best seat in the house?’ regarding Black Mountain College and the happenings, I would say that every seat is the best seat in the house as the actors could choose to interact with the audience and audience members wherever they are sat or stood. This therefore, could mean that actors could go into the audience, or even decide to perform at the back of the audience or anywhere else within the performance space. It would depend entirely what the actors decide to do during their performance.
However, when considering the question in regards to theatre in general, I would say that the closer your seat is to the stage, the better your view would be, which therefore means, the better your feeling towards the performance would be. I believe you would enjoy a performance more when you can see all the detail that you would be more likely to miss sitting further away from the stage. For example, you would see the actor’s facial expressions clearer, you would see set, props and costume better and you would also be able to notice even the smallest of gestures from the actors created on stage. Being closer to the stage can also makes you feel like you’re part of the performance, which therefore can make it feel more real, life like and enjoyable.
I feel that the best seat in the house when watching something at the playhouse for example is a seat where the audience member feels most comfortable as there are many different places that provide different views obviously the further forward you are the closer you are to the action, the further back you go you end up in the “cheap seats” where the actors faces are barely recognisable but the set is the main attraction for example in the Trial the set was very complex and the best view to admire the set in all its grandeur was the circle the best seats i.e. the ones with the optimum view are usually the most expensive.
However in a happening nothing is set in stone there is no need to have chairs or any other means of sitting if an actor wants his audience seated for his happening it is up to him to set out chairs so the actor could purposefully instruct his audience in a place that is inconvenience for viewing his piece an audience member could choose to ignore the seats and stand there is no impetuous on either actor or audience member to have a choose where or how they watch the piece the best seat in the house would surely be any or every “seat” is the best seat in the house.
My answer depends on the type of the theatre the "Happenings" are trying to involve the audience into. I imagine the word "seat" is self-explanatory, but the word "house" symbolises a theatre. The purpose of the "Happenings" was to involve the audience in a piece of theatre, and so depending on its message, or what it wants the audience to feel, will provide the answer. For example, there may be some pieces of theatre that involve individual audience members, rather than them as a whole, so the experience will be different for everyone. Where each person is sat could also make a difference - audience members sat at the back of the theatre may see things differently to those sat at the front.
ReplyDeleteThe question itself poses a direct problem with those who want to watch a performance. Where is the performance and what is meant by a house? The house in the theatre means the space for the performance and therefore, for those who are not conscious with monetary issues, sitting closest, to the front of the stage means that they will think that they have the bestr seat in the house. However although performances are done so in order for monetary gain, the comapny providing the performance will ensure that regardless of where someone is sat they will have the best time they can have due to the performance itself, not beacause of the price of the seat.
ReplyDeleteAlso if an individual is going to a performance they will engross themselves into the show regardless of the seat they are in.
In response to the happenings and BMC, again this would depend on the kind of happenings that were being staged. Each seat is unique and individual to those who are sat in it and to those who are performing due to the natural interaction of the audience and the cast.
So to answer the question with regards to happenings. Indeed every seat in the house is the best seat.
When i read the question the first thing that came to my mind was all the bad seats that i had a really furious relationships with during performances i watched. My reason to hate the seats were physical, some where too small some were just not comfy and sometimes they dont have enough leg space. Seats are really important because they are one of the first things in the house that will slash your whole enthusiasm. Some seats are further from the stage but i think the question really wants to ask if everybody in the house is enjoying the performance the same.
ReplyDeleteThe situation can be much more interesting if it is more of a happening than a usual stage and seat rows. It seems to me that the performance itself can, if it is good enough entertain people no matter what situation the seats are in.
I do think that it is possible for all the seats in the house to be the best seat for the individual using it for the length of the performance.
In regards to the ‘happenings’ at black mountain college, the answer to this question for me would be that every seat is the best seat in the house. The ‘happenings’ are random performances where the audience can sit/stand in different places. Each performance will be different, as the actors do not prepare beforehand they enter the space and then begin to perform. I think that each seat would bring that audience member into the performance, it is meant to make them think and with each seat you would see a different side to the performance.
ReplyDeleteIf you were to talk of the best seat in a theatre then that would be very different. The view you have as an audience is diverse and the best possible way to see a performance clearly would be to be closer to the stage or in the middle for me. Therefore with this I think there is clearly a best seat in the house but that depends on the person and what they prefer.
I think that this question is answered entirely different depending on a variety of things; For example – venue, audience participation, actors, size of venue, type of theatre etc. Any of these can affect how the audience member will view the performance. For example, in a regular type theatre, the audience who is sat right at the back of the theatre will view the performance completely different than those sat right in front of the stage; making every seat different. But if a performance was based outside or in a very small place with a small audience than the place that they view the performance is entirely random therefore there is no best seat. In regards to the ‘happenings’, as audience members are allowed to sit/stand/lie down wherever they wish, they themselves have chosen this so we would presume that this would be their ‘best seat in the house.’
ReplyDeleteWhen considering the question ‘what seat is the best seat in the house?’ regarding Black Mountain College and the happenings, I would say that every seat is the best seat in the house as the actors could choose to interact with the audience and audience members wherever they are sat or stood. This therefore, could mean that actors could go into the audience, or even decide to perform at the back of the audience or anywhere else within the performance space. It would depend entirely what the actors decide to do during their performance.
ReplyDeleteHowever, when considering the question in regards to theatre in general, I would say that the closer your seat is to the stage, the better your view would be, which therefore means, the better your feeling towards the performance would be. I believe you would enjoy a performance more when you can see all the detail that you would be more likely to miss sitting further away from the stage. For example, you would see the actor’s facial expressions clearer, you would see set, props and costume better and you would also be able to notice even the smallest of gestures from the actors created on stage. Being closer to the stage can also makes you feel like you’re part of the performance, which therefore can make it feel more real, life like and enjoyable.
I feel that the best seat in the house when watching something at the playhouse for example is a seat where the audience member feels most comfortable as there are many different places that provide different views obviously the further forward you are the closer you are to the action, the further back you go you end up in the “cheap seats” where the actors faces are barely recognisable but the set is the main attraction for example in the Trial the set was very complex and the best view to admire the set in all its grandeur was the circle the best seats i.e. the ones with the optimum view are usually the most expensive.
ReplyDeleteHowever in a happening nothing is set in stone there is no need to have chairs or any other means of sitting if an actor wants his audience seated for his happening it is up to him to set out chairs so the actor could purposefully instruct his audience in a place that is inconvenience for viewing his piece an audience member could choose to ignore the seats and stand there is no impetuous on either actor or audience member to have a choose where or how they watch the piece the best seat in the house would surely be any or every “seat” is the best seat in the house.