Theater House

Recently I was once again reading the classic by Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire. I was at the part describing their visit to the performance at the Theatre De Vampires. The brilliant description of the theater, the crowd and the beginning of the play brought back memories of attending cultural events. The theater, ballet, symphonies and the opera. Of course nothing featuring anything like that part in the book. I am speaking of the feeling you get just being a member of the crowd, the sensations it can bring in you and a collective group at once. Perhaps that "buzz" is what makes it so popular and makes people subconsciously desire to feel it. People going back to get that feeling and not because of its sophistication and supposed classiness. Although you don't need to be a class to appreciate that kind of art. My memories of it are fond but may be like that from not having attended many of such events. I wonder if the feelings and enjoyment ever do subside from what you could call overindulgence of frequently attending. Regularly experiencing the;
luxurius carpets and curtains, chandeliers, architecture and design of the building, the silk or velvet seats, the nicely dressed crowd, the going out of the lights and the crowd quieting, the musicians in the pit before the stage tuning up, the quiet except for a random cough or shuffle just before the curtain silently rises, the stage lights brightening to reveal the set and the painted background screen, the brief applause of the audience once again ceasing, the players coming out to begin causing the background to slightly waver. Either the music, dialogue, singing or dancing beginning. The power of the music at the symphony, or the sound of the ballet shoes on the stage. The program and the regular intermission. The large applause of the crowd at the end.