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LadyCrow
06-22-2004, 08:04 PM
Examples of why I love people that don't behave properly in a theatre:

1. While watching a dance recital, stay in your seats until the performance is over. Do not stand straight up & walk out of your aisle.
2. Do not use a light on your video camera when the rest of the theatre is dark.

Reason for my rant? Well, my niece had her dance recital this past Sunday in one of the local theatres. She did a great job & I was very proud of her. ;)

However, only one thing ruined the experience. There were some people sitting in the row in front of us, and they kept getting up & walking around (even in the middle of a performance). They even used a light on their video camera when the theatre was darkened to focus on the performer. (Talk about nerve!)

So the moral of my rant, amigos, is to frigging behave when watching a performance! It's irritating, unecessary and rude to others when someone acts inappropriately.

:: getting off of soapbox ::

Thankfully, though, was that my niece was not aware of the foolishness going on in our section. The most important thing is that she had fun.

;)

Spicy Jack
06-22-2004, 08:06 PM
i've given up :( it's sad.

lapietra
06-22-2004, 08:08 PM
There is actually a little booklet handed out at the Los Angeles Music Center that explains the proper performance etiquette...
Important things include - don't applaud between movements of a symphony (unless, of course, you can't help yourself and get carried away); if you find yourself coughing repeatedly, please leave the theatre until you can get it under control (especially if the piece is a quiet one) and try to save coughing and the like for in between movements or pieces...
Don't eat things in rustly packages or talk! (tho' people will... :rolleyes: ) It's not a fekkin' movie theatre...

I think the one good thing about churches is that people learn proper performance etiquette. If you wouldn't do it in church, don't do it at the symphony. ;)

bealeblues
06-22-2004, 08:15 PM
that leaves dinz's behavio(u)r wide open....

dinzdale
06-22-2004, 08:21 PM
Always love to appreciate a good act me :)

sparticle
06-22-2004, 08:24 PM
Originally posted by dinzdale
Always love to appreciate a good act me :)

Yes, but the type of theatres you attend, they encourage that sort of thing.

lapietra
06-22-2004, 08:27 PM
hehehehehehe.... :D

I just got a great visual of Dinz stuffing a twenty down Carol VanNess's dress...

...and from what I've heard about her, she'd probably like it... :p