It’s communication - that’s what theatre is all about.

Rivera’s remark frames theatre less as spectacle or technique than as an act of human exchange. “Communication” implies a two-way circuit: performers transmit story, emotion, and intention through voice, movement, and presence, while audiences respond—through attention, laughter, silence, or collective feeling—shaping the live event in real time. Coming from a performer celebrated for dance-driven roles, the line also elevates nonverbal expression: bodies, rhythm, and gesture can “speak” as powerfully as dialogue. The quote underscores theatre’s distinctive value among arts: its immediacy and shared space make meaning something created together, not merely delivered.