Whenenver I have a chance to attend go to watch special exhibitions of museums in Seoul, I try to avoid going there on weekends. During weekends, there are surprisingly many parents who take with their kids waiting in a long que at museums/concert halls. They Parents believe that attending watching (taking a part in) live performances such as exhibitions or conerts can be more enjoyable and helpful for their kids than just watching them on television. Even though I hate the crowded hall is full of boisterous children, I totally agree that live cultural experience is good ewith the idea not only for kids but also for everyone. There are many reasons why I think so, and here I present some of them.
( or you can write; I will present some reasons why I think this way...)
First of all, people can see and interpret performances in their own ways. Generally people who perfer watching televisions do not perceive that they get information with limited perspective. they only see what televisions show and they are watching through televisions. This fact implies that there are always some risks that the public might accepts(absordbs) media's distorted/limited information edited versions of performances containing media's ideas unintentionally(unconsciously) . The public at large has to watch the programs which the media already picked up among many others, in other words, people have limitation of choice. Besides, and they people have spacial limitation as a camera has limited ability to catch all the aspects/information/images..no other choices to see another parts of the showwhich camera anlges do not reach. Even sportsing events are not exeptions. Whenever soccer games are on television, there are always hookups explaining tions about the game, and people have to hear them regardless to their desires. On the contrary, live performance provide entire alternatives to think about the performances without prejudice which media creates. to the public.
In addition, attending live performances gives the public more impressions which and these impressions lasts longer than those given by Televisions. Attending live performances means active participation and while watching television means passive acceptance. Many educational and psychological studies revealed that kids who participate in classes actively and passionately can learn faster and this maintain memories longer than kids do not. It is also applies to the true about live performances. Live performance gives deep impressions to people, which television can never provide. and this, In turn, live perfomance inspires emotional sense and other sensibility which is not only limited to the same genre.
Some people insist that live performances are less valuable because of some limitations and it is more important to watch as many performances as possible through media. It is true that attending live performances are time and money consuming activities. However it is also undeniable that it is worth for those time and money because people can have an opportunity to interpret the performances with in their own ways. and Also, the experiences provide great impressions and which last long. I strongly believe these benefits of live performances can make our lives more enjoyable and valuable. |