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Thoughts on Art and Authenticity.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of authenticity this year. The degree to which one is true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character despite external pressures from the material world. But my thoughts about authenticity aren’t just … Continue reading
Posted in Deep Thoughts., Great Performances
Tagged Artist, arts, audience, authentic, authenticity, break-up, consulting, divorce, health, ideas, internet, life, music, new media, organizational, origins, performance, performing, phil collins, pop, social, starlee kine, take a look at me now, this american life
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Casting Call for Black Cats, 1961
Casting call for the title role in Roger Corman’s film “Tales of Terror” starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Joyce Jameson. Six black cats – one star and five stand-ins – were chosen for the film. “Tales of Terror” was … Continue reading
Posted in Great Performances
Tagged adaptation, black cat, edgar allen poe, film, joyce jameson, movie, peter lorre, roger corman, tales of terror, vincent price
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Tikatok: e-Publishing for Little People. *Really* Little People.
Tikatok is a publishes e-books for little people. As in, people in kindergarten. The create-a-book website gives kids an architecture for their own stories. Virtual pages and writing prompts can help even the smallest storyteller assemble a memoir. Parents can … Continue reading
Posted in e-Publishing
Tagged city dogs in the wild, creativity, e-book, e-reader, ebook, imagination, kids, Kindle, nook, picks, publishing, reader, self, sharon kan, tikatok, virtual page
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Winning by Inches: Any Given Sunday
This week I am in Minnesota while my sister is on vacation. I am juggling my consulting work with responsibilities for a parent with dementia. Short summary: I’m beat. I’m looking for inspiration. Maybe even just a decent cup of … Continue reading
Posted in How To Be Famous, What Works?
Tagged al pacino, any given sunday, football, game, inches, inspiration, jamie foxx, ll cool j, motivation, players, work
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Busby Berkeley Choreographer for Hollywood Films
I spent part of my youth in Champaign, Illinois. After school, our local TV station ran classic movies. I spent some of the best years of my life watching reruns of Busby Berkeley’s black and white dream-scapes. I think there … Continue reading
Posted in What Works?
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Miniature Knits from Coraline Movie: How It’s Made.
I am fascinated by the movie-making process. So many ideas and skills have to come together at just the right time; someone has to be the Big Architect, reading the plans and telling everyone how all the parts fit together. … Continue reading
Using Social Media to Engage Audiences
I was talking to a job-seeking friend recently and asked if she was comfortable with social media. She replied, “Heidi, there are very few people who are as comfortable with social media as you are.” Yep. Clients sometimes tell me … Continue reading
Posted in How To Be Famous, Professional Development, Technology and the Arts, What Works?
Tagged audience, base, blog, business, content, customers, engagement, facebook, focus, google+, how to, internet, knowledge, media, museum, online, performance, personal, policy, presenting, social media, status, theatre, twitter, web, writing
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Cool Arts Job of The Month: Connectivity Director for Woolly Mammoth Theatre
As long as we are on the topic of pushing boundaries between art and traditional concepts of ‘audience’… This job posting from Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC says it all. We’re in a brave, new, world. I love the … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Arts Job of The Month, Professional Development, Technology and the Arts, What Works?, What's On My Mind...
Tagged arts, audience, cool arts job of the month, digital, engagement, internet, jobs, models, new, social media, theater, woolly mammoth theatre
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Artstream Ceramic Library: Pushing Boundaries to Connect to Audience.
Artstream Ceramic Library is a traveling cache of functional, ceramic art. The Artstream ceramic library parks in public spaces and offers thirteen cups on a one-week loan. The cups were made by some pretty big-name clay artists: Linda Sikora, Ayumi Horie…and … Continue reading
Posted in Deep Thoughts., What Works?
Tagged airstream, artstream, audience, ayumi horie, boudnaries, boundaries, ceramic, fairs, festivals, library, linda sikora, participation, Trailer
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