Dialogue in the Dark
We went to see Dialogue in the Dark the other day at Atlantic Station. (Or, I guess, we went to not see it, to be accurate.) They gave everyone a walking stick, and then brought us inside a room with these nifty lighted ottoman chair thingies. They gradually dimmed the light until we were in complete darkness - there were ten of us in the group going on it together.
I don’t want to give any specifics, as it could ruin the experience if you know what you’re getting yourself into, but it was definitely fun. I was kind of apprehensive going into it, because, I mean, I like being able to see! Darkness is scary! But, everyone in the group made fast friends in the dark out of necessity - we were bumping into each other all the time. It was a completely different experience just interacting with people through their voices and not being able to read their facial expressions; sometimes people’s voices gave me a different impression of them in the dark than what I was able to see in the light.
I found it interesting that once we got back to the light, we more or less immediately started acting like strangers again, despite helping and talking to each other during the exhibit. I guess it makes sense, as we all actually were strangers and we didn’t have anything in common, but I guess I was hoping we’d all made new friends together.
