Rejecting theatrical illusion, Ivanov's modern liturgical theatre would offer not the representation of action ("mimesis"), but action itself ("praxis"). This would be achieved by overcoming the separation between stage and auditorium, adopting an open space similar to the classical Greek "orchêstra", and abolishing the division between actor and audience, such that all become co-creating participants in a sacred rite. Ivanov imagined staging such a performance in a hall in which furniture is distributed "by whim and inspiration." Actors would mingle with the audience, handing out masks and costumes, before, singing and dancing as a chorus, collective improvisation would merge all participants into a communal unity.