The paper investigates the follow-up-communication of theatergoers in
theater lobbies from the perspective of conversation analysis It thus gives an insight
into a practice of communication on art that has not been analyzed yet Taking the
example of practices of reconstruction and assessment, it is shown how theatergoers,
in the course of an interactive process, align, negotiate and relate their (aesthetic) experiences
during the theater play to their own life and to society. The analysis points
out that the audience perceives the follow-up-communication in the theater lobby
as a crucial part of the theater event. It emphasizes the relevance of appropriation
practices for the audience.

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