By Pepper Parr
January 7, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Getting traction with almost anything is usually a challenge.
For those who are introducing a new product or an idea it is never easy – for those in the arts it can be close to pure hell.
What if no one comes? In Burlington it is seldom no one coming but the audiences are often very small – close to pathetic.
FORM one of the most cutting edge dance groups in this province had a very small audience when they performed.
Ralph & Lina was one of the funniest small plays put on at the Performing Arts Centre – 17 seats sold. The play wasn’t one of those avant guarde things that are hard to understand; it was funny, ribald and real. It stayed in ton for a number of days and the audience did improve but it was never near sold out.
Trevor Copp, who doesn’t fully understand what stage fright is – he is confident with his art form and consistently pushes the edges – is getting a little queasy about his upcoming “Air” production which opens in 2 weeks. “Can I ask something?”
“Please buy a ticket in advance. I get the last minute thing. But it’s killing me out here. I don’t know if people are coming – and shows may get cancelled if they don’t. So if you want to come – and it will be amazing, I devote my life to this.”
Click will get you to the box office:
Tickets are too expensive.