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Right This Way: A History of the Audience - by Robert Viagas

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Right This Way: A History of the Audience by Robert Viagas

Pop history of audiences through the ages. Walks us through the different types of audiences and the history of their changing behaviors, what science has to say about how our brains respond to what we experience, how technology will continue to shape audiences, and why, during COVID-19, people risked a deadly virus to be part of a crowd. Drawing on perspectives from critics, performers, scholars, and many others. 256 pages.

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Publisher: Applause

Released: 2023





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Robert Viagas' Love Letter To Theatregoers RIGHT THIS WAY: A HISTORY OF THE AUDIENCE Out Now by A.A. Cristi - March 20, 2023

According to one of the theatre's most influential chroniclers, Robert Viagas, when you sit down to watch a play ... movie ... TV show ... concert ... reading .... And these days ... video on your computer, you are taking part in one of the oldest and most meaningful forms of behavior. Being part of an audience is a universal experience, one that has remained a constant feature of human societies even as it has evolved from colosseums to tiny glowing screens.

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