Previous accounts of social performance have examined the difficulties associated with multiple audiences, but few describe situations in which a performer’s audiences are not only multiple but are also connected in ways that mean the reaction of one audience will influence that of the other. I lay out the necessary conditions for audiences to be considered connected, the potential configurations of connected audiences, and the challenges for performative success that come with such configurations. I argue that some performance structures are increasingly central to civil engagement as groups become less likely to interact but more likely to virtually observe one another and that conceptualizing these performances is essential to understanding recent political events in pluralistic societies.

先前关于社会绩效的论述研究了与多个受众相关的困难，但是很少有人描述一种情况，在这种情况下，表演者的受众不仅是多重的，而且以某种方式联系在一起，这意味着一个听众的反应会影响另一个听众的反应。我提出了将受众视为联系对象的必要条件，联系的受众的潜在配置以及此类配置带来的实现成功的挑战。我认为，某些绩效结构在公民参与中越来越重要，因为各群体之间的互动可能性越来越小，而彼此之间却几乎没有观察到的可能性，并且将这些绩效概念化对于理解多元社会中最近的政治事件至关重要。