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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
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Why Social Media Should Matter to Artists.
Simply put, artists and organizations should dedicate time and money to social media because these sites: Are incredibly effective portals for organizations wanting to deepen connections with existing audiences; Encourage rapid exchange of visual information – ideal for artists and … Continue reading
Posted in Technology and the Arts, What Works?
Tagged arts, attendance, audience, broadening, buying, communications, decisions, deepening, engagement, marketing, participation, social media, strategy, ticket
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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
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
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Tagged airstream, artstream, audience, ayumi horie, boudnaries, boundaries, ceramic, fairs, festivals, library, linda sikora, participation, Trailer
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How Theatre Costumes Are Made
It’s always fun to share what happens behind the scenes, but I particularly enjoyed this video visit to a Broadway costume shop. Enjoy!
3-Day Workshop with Director Teo Castellanos in Miami
Teo Castellanos – FAT BOY from GlassWorks Live on Vimeo. The PlayGround Theatre’s Training Series presents Crossing Thresholds: Creating Original Work Led by Teo Castellanos A three-day workshop led by acclaimed actor/writer/director Teo Castellanos offers participants an opportunity to … Continue reading
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Tips for Helping Artists Make Connections and Build Rapport.
I stumbled on this short video from Elizabeth Marshall and thought I would share it with you. Marshall has a background in classical music performance and shares some ideas from The Art of Possibility, a book by Rosamund Stone Zander … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising, Professional Development, What Works?
Tagged art of possibility, Artist, benjamin zander, boston philharmonic, classical music, connections, elizabeth marshall, fundraising, great ideas, heidi rettig, networking, new england conservatory of music, performance, producer, rosamund stone zander
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How Do We Find The Antidote for Ego? The Creative Commons and Nonprofit Arts Organizations.
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted on the blog. I’ve been away. In that place that Washington-area women who rely heavily on hair straightening irons go during August. In other words…I didn’t go anywhere (or do anything) last … Continue reading
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Tagged antidote, arena stage, Artist, arts, collaboration, collective, consultant, consulting, copyright, credit, ego, heidi rettig, ideas, money, nonprofit, patent, playbill, polly carl, sharing, susan scafidi, tcg 2011, theatre, theatre communications group, trademark, who owns culture
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An Ethnography of RADAR L.A. and TCG 2011: Part IV
So…where were we? Friday, June 17th, 2011. Oh yes. OK. Flipping through my notes. We finished up the plenary. As we wrap up, I’m thinking about David Houle’s mission to make me into a “Morph Corp.” Can *I* morph, as … Continue reading
Posted in TCG 2011, What Works?, What's On My Mind...
Tagged #tcg2011, artists, arts, carole rosenstein, christopher ashley, david houle, financial, grants, hbo films, hysterical blindness, indicators, individual, investing in creativity, jack stehlin, jane anderson, jennifer sherwood, jose rivera, julie taymor, luis castro, maria rosario jackson, mark shugoll, morph corp, normal, playwright, TCG, titus redux, urban institute, whatifesto
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