An audience made entirely of green leafy plants and an audience experience completely mediated through a chat feature are two of the many examples of innovative audience involvement and participation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our research considers audience engagement and reimagines what liveness can mean for an audience on the cyber-stage.
A Leafy-Green Audience in Barcelona
Human and plant listeners came together for a June 22 concert with the Barcelona Opera. While human listeners were allowed to listen to the livestream, plants were put into the audience and filled 2,292 seats at The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.