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No, I had a couple of people tell me they felt it was difficult to find a way in. It’s important for people to be feel able to step into the flow of discussion and that everyone is heard, it’s about everyone there! At the Malthouse we had about 30 people (and it was also in their bar) so people could split organically into different groups and also move around if they wanted, which is hard to do if we’re all sitting around at a table. Different spaces create different dynamics. Not sure yet what space we’ll be using at the Arts Centre but it will be a bar.
Thank you so much, all of you who came to our First Real Witness Live Night. Such an interesting conversation, and I really enjoyed the generous discussion. Team Witness was a bit thin last night – Rob had to lecture in Ballarat, and Carissa, who was supposed to be there, had to go to hospital that afternoon (lots of get well thoughts for Carissa!) But hopefully we’ll all be on board for the next one. It was a pity too that the technical SNAFU that meant a lot of the audiovisual component was missing made it feel difficult to discuss the show properly, because we could never be quite certain what the show was supposed to be. But even so, I felt that we got into some very interesting areas.
I strongly felt that the “meeting room” vibe wasn’t right, lovely as it was for Arts House to set a room aside for us. Live Nights work best as relaxed and informal social gatherings. Next time we’ll be in a bar, so it will feel less like we’re having some kind of executive meeting. Also, it’s important to remember that in these discussions nobody is “wrong”, and that listening to others is at least as important as being willing to proffer your own point of view. Sometimes the shyer people there found it difficult to find space to speak.
Would love to hear if you’ve had further thoughts about the show, and the evening in general.
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Dear all – it looks like there’s around a dozen of us coming tomorrow night (according to Arts House – it seems not everyone posted here hem hem) – can’t wait! Look out for Ben, Carissa and me in the foyer before the show, we’ll be standing there like dags holding some kind of WITNESS sign. Afterwards we’ll be gathering in the supper room at the Town Hall, and the bar will be open!
Looking forward to some intense and fun conversation! Rob’s review is now online, in case you haven’t seen it, to get the ball rolling – though you might want to read it afterwards – https://witnessperformance.com/personal-flitting-between-languages/
Dear all – it looks like there’s around a dozen of us coming tomorrow night (according to Arts House – it seems not everyone posted here hem hem) – can’t wait! Look out for Ben, Carissa and me in the foyer before the show, we’ll be standing there like dags holding some kind of WITNESS sign. Afterwards we’ll be gathering in the supper room at the Town Hall, and the bar will be open!
Looking forward to some intense and fun conversation! Rob’s review is now online, in case you haven’t seen it, to get the ball rolling – though you might want to read it afterwards – https://witnessperformance.com/personal-flitting-between-languages/
