1) Insulated from the media- Zurich Boat Talks brought the oppressed and the political together without the media in order to have a direct conversation. This is the purest form of political dialogue.
2) Improvisational Dialogue- The Roof is on Fire gave kids the chance to speak uncensored and unplanned about issues of importance to them while the audience performed the act of listening without interruption.
3) Provides a performative space- Code 33 gave cops and teenagers the opportunity to speak and listen without the typical tension between the two groups during street interactions.
4) Smaller intimate discussions- The Lacy Performances used smaller discussions to create a more intimate atmosphere and therefore a more truthful setting to spark dialogue for an upcoming performance.
5) Creating a space where roles and context can be broken-This allows people to interact in new and unforeseeable ways. This is seen in the 1930's German lifted image art when they took out pictures from magazines and juxtaposed them in an image montage. This was a way of doing this using material based art. Another example is the boat talks when the media was absent and the conversation happened over water.
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