Everyone has a bias. They are ingrained in us from an early age and change as we move through our lives. Our parents influence our biases and our preferences also influence our biases. I am finding more and more how much biases can affect artistic work. It isn't surprising, as any artistic endeavor is very personal and introspective. I think a great example of this is an article I recently read about confirmation bias and the way it influences how we listen to music. The neuroscientist who conducted the study stated that, "as music unfolds, the brain constantly updates its estimates of when new beats will occur, and takes satisfaction in matching a mental beat with a real-in-the-world one." This explains why we find ourselves listening to the same band or the same song over and over again, we, as humans, enjoy knowing what's coming and we find comfort in knowing what will come next.
Art and Social Change Invisible Theatre Invisible Theatre is the art of creating a performance in spaces that are not stages. The people who witness it cannot be aware it is a performance or else they would become spectators. The way this can be done is creating a solid and locked script that the actors stick to but also know it so well it allows flexibility and the ability for them to mess with it when the people witnessing the act give input or there is any disruption. The actors will prepare for anything when it comes to their performance. It is imperative to choose a location where people gather in large groups in the public. An example of how this is done is by having actors play in a scene in a crowded restaurant with many patrons. You have one actor make a big fuss over a meal they hate and the waiter offers them the nicest meal, acknowledging the price which the actor eating the meal lets it be known that the price is o...
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