Wall Street Journal | We the Audience

Is there anybody out there? Yes.

September 1, 2020 by Hannah Grannemann 5 Comments

Post by Hannah Grannemann, Guest EditorPart of the Series Audiences During the Pandemic No one had any idea if people would tune in to all this arts content when the digital floodgates opened in March. What do we know now? We know that engagement with arts content online has skyrocketed, with scores more people watching online than usually attend in person: 7.9 million people had watched … [Read more...]

Lynne is a theatre and dance historian, a playwright and director, a community-based arts activist, a college professor and a cultural theorist with an emphasis on audience studies. She realizes that this list of professional activities appears unconventionally broad, but from her perspective they all share a common root: the belief that participation in the arts (as audience members and as practitioners) is the best way to make sense of the world. And making sense of the world is, well, what we humans do. [Read More]

Hannah Grannemann on Relax and enjoy the show.: “John, you are so right – these are great benefits of enjoying from home! Both of your observations also support…” Dec 1, 10:14
John Cahill on Relax and enjoy the show.: “Another, non-trivial benefit is that on-line viewers don’t need to commute or brave a raging thunder/snow storm. I watched a…” Dec 1, 10:09
Hannah Grannemann on New Series: Audiences During the Pandemic: “Thanks for reading, Jacques! I’m glad this interests you. There’s an RSS feed option, and I’ll be sharing new posts…” Sep 8, 09:14
Jacques Bosse on New Series: Audiences During the Pandemic: “Sign me up.” Sep 8, 08:55
Hannah Grannemann on Is there anybody out there? Yes.: “Thanks for reading the series, Andre! Yes, I will be watching carefully to see what happens as we continue as…” Sep 2, 13:56

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