Does the artist lose control of the work when inviting the audience to perform or can they sway the audience to perform as the artist wishes?

Read Chapter 3, pages 77-92 in online Text.Links to an external site.
While both “happenings” and “performance art” refer to live artistic events, a

“happening” is a specific type of performance art that emphasizes spontaneity, audience participation, and a loosely structured, often improvised experience, blurring the lines between art and life, whereas performance art is a broader term encompassing any live artistic action presented to an audience, which can be more structured and choreographed, with the artist’s actions as the primary focus.

A “Happening” was a term first used by Allan Kaprow to describe a one-time loosely structured performance that was considered art.
View the photograph of Household that was staged by Kaprow.
Research another happening by a different artist.
Write about its intent and the results of what happened while it was happening.

Does the artist lose control of the work when inviting the audience to perform or can they sway the audience to perform as the artist wishes?

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