The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #141130 Message #3246726
Posted By: Bill D
29-Oct-11 - 12:25 PM
Thread Name: thumping the floor
Subject: RE: thumping the floor
The FSGW (who host the Getaway) also does a 2-day festival each June, and several of the stages are portable affairs, open underneath. "Thumping" ...or even moderate tapping, can be pretty distracting at certain times, and several fairly regular performers were known for their habit. I have acquired a large number of 'carpet samples', discarded from stores... so for several years, I brought a selection and distributed them to stage managers to use judiciously when needed.
Now it seemed the performers were not concerned with making noise, they just needed the release of beating time with the feet. There was no objection to muffling the sound with carpet, and it usually did the trick.
Those who manage or host venues might look into keeping some sort of carpet for heading off the worst situations.