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ATTENTIVE AUDIENCES ARE VALUED BY THOSE ON STAGE
ABBY: My thanks to "Lauren in Cave Creek, Ariz." (March 19)
for raising the subject of concert etiquette. It's one of
those awkward subjects because everyone knows there is a
proper way to do it, but no one knows what the proper way
is.
When attending a concert, look carefully at your program.
Often it will indicate where to clap. If not, determine
how the musical pieces are arranged. Are they in sets of
two or three pieces? If so, clap after the set is completed,
NOT after each individual piece. The pieces in a set were
arranged to flow one into the other. Clapping breaks the
flow and mood the composer was trying to convey.
And while we're on the subject of concert manners: As a
musician and music teacher, I attend many concerts every
year, and I'm appalled at the number of people who talk in
the middle of a musical number. Whispering to your neighbor
between pieces is fine, but talking during a musical number
at a concert or dance recital (or during an act of a play
or musical) is a big no-no! Please get the word out, Abby.
This is something everyone should know.
-- MS. "D" IN GARLAND, TEXAS
MS. "D": I hope my readers will take note of your informed
advice. Lauren's letter caused a flurry of comments from
folks connected with the arts. Read on:
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ABBY: I'm a stage manager, the person who sits in the booth
and cues lights, actors, scenery, etc. Part of my job is to
do a report each night that is sent to the members of the
production team, and gauging audience response is part of
that report.
One of the wonderful things about art is that it provokes
emotion and/or a response. This is vital to the performers
on stage, as they feed on the energy that the audience
puts forth. An audience that is unresponsive or repressed
(referred to as "dead") is much harder to play for.
Clapping in the middle of a piece is acceptable if it's to
recognize something particular, such as a stylistic move
or a soloist.
Performers are usually trained professionals. When applause
comes in the middle of a piece, the performers often
anticipate it because there is an audience "energy" that
precedes it. Unnatural things such as cell phones (even
when they vibrate), rustling candy wrappers and cameras
are infinitely more distracting and do far more to interrupt
a performance. So I say, as long as the clapping is respect-
ful and honest, please clap! I hope this view from the
"other side of the curtain" is helpful.
-- S.M.P. in WINOOSKI, VT.
ABBY: As an actor, director and frequent audience member,
I can assure "Lauren" that applause is expected after songs
in a musical, but not appreciated in the middle of dramatic
plays. One more thing: If it's a comedy, please laugh if
you think something is funny. Good actors are prepared to
deal with laughs whenever they come.
-- DOROTHEA IN EL SOBRANTE, CALIF.
ABBY: At jazz performances, it's traditional to applaud
after each featured soloist, as well as at the end of the
piece.
-- VOICE MAJOR, JACKSON, MICH.
ABBY: Mozart, in a letter to his father, reported that at
the premiere of his "Paris" symphony, the audience actually
applauded in the middle of the last movement. Was young
Wolfgang offended? Not in the least! He wrote that he was
so happy he recited a rosary on the spot!
-- MAX R., VIOLINIST, CHICAGO SYMPHONY
ABBY is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as
Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write ABBY at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box
69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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