Be that as it may, today we’re not focusing on books, nor on concerts. We want to look back at the very best that X (formerly Twitter) had to offer, so today we’re shedding light on the best X posts of July. If you’re looking for some amusing or relatable content, you’re in the right place, so scroll down for the posts and enjoy. On the list below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with an expert in the theory and criticism of comedy, laughter, humor, and wit and Professor of Theatre Studies at the Dalhousie University, Dr. Jure Gantar, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions on the links between humor and theater. Discussing the latter, Professor of Theatre Studies at the Dalhousie University, an expert in the theory and criticism of comedy, Dr. Jure Gantar agreed that humor can be found in both the internet and theater, though the presentation is not always the same. “If there is one element that can make a performance funny, it’s any exposure of the limits of theatrical representation. A representation of death, for example, can be hilarious if the audience notices the actor is breathing even when the character is supposed to be dead.” In a speech given at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., he pointed out that comedy and theater share quite a lot, which is why many people opt for the latter instead of the former. “It is a live art form, and the same romantic defenses you often hear of theater, you can also hear from comics—the beauty of its ephemerality, the present-tense nature of the form in a time when everyone is on screens. People who once went into the theater are now going into comedy,” the American Theatre magazine cited the expert saying. “Taped theater is not the same as live theater, just as taped comedy is not the same as live comedy. In both cases something is lost, but that is different than saying everything is lost and nothing is gained. Theater, like comedy, can go digital without abandoning its soul.” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
