Performance in The New Normal The experience of performing magic in a socially distanced theatrical setting.

Careena Fenton

doi:10.5920/jpm.826

Abstract

Performance in The New Normal The experience of performing magic in a socially distanced theatrical setting.

Highlights

Before Covid-19, I created my shows as immersive experiences
I primarily performed in site-specific locations amenable to performances of the bizarre and strange
I had very few set pieces of magic that did not involve people joining me on stage and examining mysterious objects

Summary

Introduction

Before Covid-19, I created my shows as immersive experiences. Audiences were smalland the atmosphere deliberately spooky. I began to perform children’s shows and parties in 2006 and more recently bizarre, storytelling magical theatre. Before Covid-19, I created my shows as immersive experiences. The initial show's very concept was to create an immersive experience, one in which the audience joined me as the main character in my world. The show worked in a live environment where the audience consented to join the performer in the act of co-creation.

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