Post by unanimous on Feb 29, 2012 10:17:52 GMT 3
Event: Contemporary Dance: Vertical Road
Trying to steal the spotlight:
*Usherette running back and forth across the room even though there is an alternative path outside, where she and her curvaceous self does not have to distract the audience. The usherettes during concerts are usually inconspicous and are more professional. Bldg 16 though, there is always a drama.
*Woman and her phone. Before the show started, somebody came on the microphone asking the audience to please turn off your phone so as not to cause distraction during the show. A big part of dance shows usually employ the effect of lights went without saying. And courtesy to your fellow audience too....really. Courtesy. But as soon as the lights turned off, this woman, who is seated in the middle section of the room, whipped out her phone, of course the lights flashing in the darkened room, and proceeded to pound on her phone. A guy maybe two rows from the other end of the room stood up, went to her and audibly - stage whisper sort of - asked her to please turn off your phone! and you know what.......she didnt. She proceeded to put her scarf on it, and based on her jerky movements, not really graciously, as if to cover the light from her phone (of course it didnt work) and continued with her business. pounding on her phone...it took sometime and a lot of evil side eyes maybe before she stood up and deal with her stuff. sometime.
I say this now with not a lot of hatred as when i first experienced sitting close to someone surfing on his phone during last year's film festival. I dont feel like i am some entitled diva that people should act accordingly as to my specification. In my world, it is like that, but i am realistic enough to accept that some social courtesies cannot be expected everywhere. but it was the theater, not a carnival. If the phone call or txting is a matter of life and death, who ever is dying on the other end requires your proper attention, take the phone call/txting outside. There are people on the stage performing live, have practiced long and hard, pretty apprehensive performing in front of a live audience, and then there are the audience who went there to try and appreciate it all as much as we can. We really do not find it cute that you try to look and feel so busy and important that your phone cannot be turned off. You are not in a sequel of Devil Wears Prada. Having a phone or an ipad or whatever else gadget you can think of, is NOT that big a deal here in Qatar. everybody has one here, you are not that special. Maybe you didnt mean any offense or not thought of it, maybe it was your first time to attend such a show, it is only but natural theres has got to be a first time, but if you are politely asked, please just concede. the world does not revolve around you when there are more people than you who came and paid for their tickets too to attend the show. and you're an adult, it is embarrassing to be reprimanded in public, both for you and the one doing the reprimanding. mind your manners, just turn off your phone please.
Trying to steal the spotlight:
*Usherette running back and forth across the room even though there is an alternative path outside, where she and her curvaceous self does not have to distract the audience. The usherettes during concerts are usually inconspicous and are more professional. Bldg 16 though, there is always a drama.
*Woman and her phone. Before the show started, somebody came on the microphone asking the audience to please turn off your phone so as not to cause distraction during the show. A big part of dance shows usually employ the effect of lights went without saying. And courtesy to your fellow audience too....really. Courtesy. But as soon as the lights turned off, this woman, who is seated in the middle section of the room, whipped out her phone, of course the lights flashing in the darkened room, and proceeded to pound on her phone. A guy maybe two rows from the other end of the room stood up, went to her and audibly - stage whisper sort of - asked her to please turn off your phone! and you know what.......she didnt. She proceeded to put her scarf on it, and based on her jerky movements, not really graciously, as if to cover the light from her phone (of course it didnt work) and continued with her business. pounding on her phone...it took sometime and a lot of evil side eyes maybe before she stood up and deal with her stuff. sometime.
I say this now with not a lot of hatred as when i first experienced sitting close to someone surfing on his phone during last year's film festival. I dont feel like i am some entitled diva that people should act accordingly as to my specification. In my world, it is like that, but i am realistic enough to accept that some social courtesies cannot be expected everywhere. but it was the theater, not a carnival. If the phone call or txting is a matter of life and death, who ever is dying on the other end requires your proper attention, take the phone call/txting outside. There are people on the stage performing live, have practiced long and hard, pretty apprehensive performing in front of a live audience, and then there are the audience who went there to try and appreciate it all as much as we can. We really do not find it cute that you try to look and feel so busy and important that your phone cannot be turned off. You are not in a sequel of Devil Wears Prada. Having a phone or an ipad or whatever else gadget you can think of, is NOT that big a deal here in Qatar. everybody has one here, you are not that special. Maybe you didnt mean any offense or not thought of it, maybe it was your first time to attend such a show, it is only but natural theres has got to be a first time, but if you are politely asked, please just concede. the world does not revolve around you when there are more people than you who came and paid for their tickets too to attend the show. and you're an adult, it is embarrassing to be reprimanded in public, both for you and the one doing the reprimanding. mind your manners, just turn off your phone please.