Showing posts with label live performance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label live performance. Show all posts

Friday, September 2, 2011

First-Person: Arden R. Ryshpan on the future of live performance

(Photo Credit: Michael Cooper)

IF I HAD A CRYSTAL BALL
A dim, murky look into the future of live performance
What gets you to leave the comfort of your own home to be somewhere at an appointed time and fork over a good chunk of money to see something?
by Arden R. Ryshpan


As a self-confessed gadget fan and a moderately early adopter, I have always been comfortable with technology, both in my home and in my workplace. But I am increasingly uncomfortable with a question I have asked both privately and publicly; in a world where you can get any amount of “entertainment product” at any time you want and can watch it on the device of your choosing at your convenience for very little money, what gets you to leave the comfort of your own home to be somewhere at an appointed time and fork over a good chunk of money to see something?