collocation · neutral
audience participation
UK/ˈɔːdiəns pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/US/ˈɔdiəns pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/AU·di·ence par·TI·ci·PA·tion
the direct involvement of the audience in an artistic event or performance
Examples
“Interactive theatre relies heavily on audience participation to shape each performance.”
“Workshops encouraged audience participation through hands-on activities.”
“Organisers worried that strict seating would limit audience participation.”
Band 8 sentence
“To revitalise the festival, curators introduced workshops and promenade performances to boost genuine audience participation.”
Collocations
- encourage audience participation
- active audience participation
Word family
Common mistakes
audience participations→audience participation
participation of audience→audience participation
Say it for a higher band
5audience involvement→6audience engagement→7+audience participation
Synonyms
participatory engagement
Easily confused
audience engagement
“The lecture's audience engagement rose after the speaker used live polling.”
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