project35:Interactions
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Introduction
The Floating Theater can act as a catalyst in the RDM area. The shape and performance of the theater changes due to interactions with social, economic actors and climatic influences.
Socal interactions
Focused primarily on education and production, a joint effort by the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam Port Authority, city of Rotterdam and Albeda College can make this area a new cultural meeting point. The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen is using the nearby Onderzeebootloods to exhibit art installations and could be willing to invest in a stage for performance art and theater. The students from the Albeda College could put their knowledge and skills to practice in a work-learn environment, building stage constructions and props. In the early phase of the project the stage could be used for public performances by local theatre schools and groups like the MBO Theater School. Initially the theatre may require funding from external sources, possibly subsidies (eg. FondsBKVB) or grants. If it proves to be succesful it will be able to expand and ultimately sustain itself.
Parameters which can supply the required data are:
- Amount of technical students in the Albeda College
- Population within certain range of theatre.
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The cranes are an essential component connecting the production capabilities in the Innovatie Dok to the water, moving past the Onderzeebootloods. They can also be used as performative elements.
Economic interactions
Being a cultural institution, the theater relies on funding (subsidies and investments) and ticket sales for its succes. The amount of money people are willing to spend on cultural acitvities depends mostly on their disposable income and declines during economic downturn. Subsidies also depend heavily on the state of the economy. Therefore the theater will be able to grow when the economy is strong, but remain the same when economic conditions are not so favourable. It can also grow based on special events (eg. concerts or the Rotterdam Film Festival).
Parameters which can supply the required data are:
- Gross income and part spent on cultural activities.
- Cultural subsidies available for the City of Rotterdam
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Climatic interactions
The shell protecting the audience and performers from weather conditions should be adaptable. This way it can allow for an unobstructed view, natural ventilation and shade during hot summer days. During spring or autumn its protective function could be increased by adding material.
Parameters which can supply the required data are:
- Local sunshine statistics
- Local downpour statistics
- Local wind statistics
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Local interactions
Our project connect to two other projects; the Digital Gardens on the east and the Reizende Drijvende Markt on the south side. The connection to these to projects is a continuous one, a visitor can walk from the market, over the theatres boardwalk to the Digital Gardens. Although this last project also uses some sort of crowd participation, this connection is not strong enough to be accentuated physically. The Floating Theatre also uses floating platforms from the Islands project to transport visitors to and from the theatre.
