Article - Audience: The tug of the credulous and the credible - Ramaa Venugopalan

Audience - the most important factor for any Bharatanatyam performer. We grouse about the audience a lot. We want them to come in large numbers and yet, have absolutely no idea how to lure them performance after performance! It seems that the success of a performance and the performer is so dependent on the audience turnout that one of the first post-performance thoughts for any dancer would be the proverbial “Oh! I wish there were more audience to watch me...”
Who are these audiences anyway? Observation and logic will lead to the following categorization of the audience


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