Or maybe not
Sometimes you have an idea, and on a whim put your name in a Fringe lottery with no expectation that you will beat the 1/500 odds to get drawn.
And then you do.
SHOWS:
Wherever It Is, 9999 Whatever St., Kingston, ON
What's a performance when you're doing the same thing as the performer? What's a play when nothing happens? Be part of something that challenges the idea of what a play can be.
It’s a busy, noisy, terrifying world: when do you get to just sit quietly for a while? How often do you spend time with others that isn’t defined by an activity, agenda or goal? To just spend time sitting, without interruptions or demands?
Can you do this? It’s okay if you can’t. Our world doesn’t foster stillness as a value: for some folks, this will be the easiest thing in the world, but for others — sheer hell.
At work, we’re judged on “productivity.” In our lives, we’re being pushed by algorithms to consume more, watch more, “engage” more. Is there a more rebellious act in today’s world than doing nothing at all for a solid hour?