Week 4
I found this week rather boring. I’m not trying to insult
the instructor or the assembly of the material, but the subject matter I was
just not interested in. Instead, I’ll talk about my experiences that I based my
first production response off of.
I usually have disliked sitting in church for an hour or so
on Sundays, ever since I was a kid. I failed to look at it from another
perspective. It really is just a pure performance. There are rituals, certain
ways of dress, speakers, grand spectacles in the background, etc. Each
“performance” even has a different theme or message, with readings to support
it.
After church ends, people proceed from the pews in front of
the altar, with music playing the background. The audience has a chance to
interact with the priest or “lead actor” afterwards, discussing the readings
and themes into further and greater detail.
Perhaps the most amusing part for me is that just like other
performances, you pay for going to church too. During the middle of the
ceremony, people will come around with baskets, asking people to donate any
amount of money desired.
After looking at church through this new lens, it may be my
favorite kind of performance. No other type of performance is that based in
real life, and also rooted in spirituality and self-growth.
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