To discover more about this phenomenon, Bristol Old Vic announced a major £150,000 research project bringing together the worlds of science and art. What is it about the magic of theatre that makes our hearts race? When are we so immersed in the show that we lose track of time? Do we all shed a tear at the same moment, and do we collectively hold our breath? Bristol Old Vic and a team of researchers in neuropsychology from across Bristol and Bath want to find out.īecoming totally immersed in a show and moved by a performance is something many people have experienced in the theatre, but little is known about why it happens and in particular, why when we’re watching with others, we start to behave in similar ways – right down to the synchronizing of our heartbeats. Revealing the magic – a pioneering research project begins at Bristol Old Vic in a first of its kind.
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