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… the same but differently Imogen Eve Published by the Research Centre for Arts, Autonomy and the Public Sphere (AOK) of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music as part of the research project Artful Participation: Doing Research with Symphonic Music Audiences. … pockets and search your mem- ory. A flash of your friend’s geeky laughter, him collapsing in giggles over a bag of unopened chips under the glare of cornerstore LED light, you’re waiting at the counter, ‘Come on Nick’ you’re saying, while you feel the shop attendant’s fixed stare of practiced tolerance on the back of your neck. But Nick’s not here now. You look around and discover you’re on some inner city side street where the buildings seem too tall for the width of the space; empty but for the … feet padding barefoot like awkward chalk squeaking exercises on blackboard. ‘Sorry! Super super sorry!’ Ashley’s echo sounds out through the theatre. ‘Anyone else with laundry on stage? Remove it now.’ Michela and Ethan scramble up from the stalls to check. ‘Yes? Done? Good. Now clear off.’ She can almost hear the clicking-double-clicking of his pen. ‘We’ve got three hours to check the lights and do a full run so can we not waste more time please? Great. Scene five from the top!’ She knows she …