tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post7790248306607675050..comments2023-06-27T20:03:14.397-04:00Comments on ODIN'S AVIARY: Threes . . .Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02728223817801458234noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-88363300217177567882009-08-12T16:52:41.762-04:002009-08-12T16:52:41.762-04:00I like the idea that three is where it gets intere...I like the idea that three is where it gets interesting/complicated. It's also where we tend to begin to notice a pattern at all, I think. In terms of sheer circumstance, two can be a coincidence. What's really significant of course is what the three communicates, and in theatre, thankfully, we get some choice about that. Little choices that can add up to big effects and feelings.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728223817801458234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156356070860079785.post-77559801004105573222009-08-07T10:21:56.793-04:002009-08-07T10:21:56.793-04:00I think one of the reasons threes are such an effe...I think one of the reasons threes are such an effective structure is, that's the minimum number of steps we need to establish, then break a pattern. The members of Blue Man Group said in an interview that they decided on three guys, because that's the smallest number of people where it's possible to establish someone as an outsider. Two guys are in sync, one guy isn't. So to some extent I think threes are simply the smallest unit for creating a structure. I agree the celebrity death thing is imposed. Having lost someone dear to me in the same week as Micheal Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, I had trouble seeing extra significance in their demises, even while I was able to imagine the feelings of their loved ones vividly.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.com