Ballet companies, choreographers, dancers, writers and bloggers are realising the importance of educating and engaging with audiences via social media to promote ballet as an art form. Through the rich and diverse ballet content on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and blogs we now have exposure to ballet events around the globe as if we were [...]
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Ballet Goes Web 2.0
by Emilia on May 6, 2010
Let’s play Ballet-Mad Libs!
by Emilia on April 9, 2010
Later this month we will be one year older and none the wiser. As part of our birthday celebrations we are launching The Ballet-Mad Libs Project and we want all of YOU to take part.
What are Ballet-Mad Libs?
Our Ballet-Mad Libs are based on a popular word game of the 50s played at parties and social gatherings where one [...]
Tagged as: 1-year bday, Ballet-Mad Libs, Ballet-Mad Libs Hall of Fame, Fans, Gigposter, Poster, Social Media, The Ballet Bag, Twitter
My Propeller
by Emilia on March 31, 2010
It’s been over 6 months since we wrote a post about how social media had the potential to “turn the ballet microcosm into an universe”, to make it expand beyond its captive audience and hopefully reach out to those who still believe ballet is old fashioned and all about girls in tutus & tiaras; men [...]
Tagged as: ABT, Ashley Bouder, Ballet Newbie, Christopher McDaniel, Daniil Simkin, Devin Alberda, Facebook, Gia Kourlas, Ismene Brown, Kathryn Morgan, Maria Kochetkova, New York Times, NYCB, RDB, SFB, Slate, Social Media, Twitter, Web 2.0
Cornerstone
by Linda on January 20, 2010
In the last two years Twitter has widely grown in popularity. Even though it has been labeled a fad like other social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, etc.), it continues to flourish and establish itself as one of the most effective and versatile social media channels.
Twitter can be used as a tool for staying in [...]
Tagged as: Arts, Ashley Bouder, Ballet Black, Ballet Companies, Ballet Newbie, Bennet Gartside, Boston Ballet, BRB, Dance Magazines, Dancers, Daniil Simkin, Dutch National Ballet, Evan McKie, Facebook, Madison Keesler, Maria Kochetkova, Mariinsky, Marijn Rademaker, Miami City Ballet, NYCB, Opinion, Pennsylvania Ballet, PNB, Royal Opera House, San Francisco Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Social Media, Twitter
Kool Thing
by Emilia on December 30, 2009
As we prepare to send off 2009 and embrace a new decade, we look back into what was hot, fun & fab around the ballet blogosphere to pick our favorite things this year. Feel free to share yours too.
Favorite Blog Posts
Haglund Heel’s “ABT needs a Mayerling” campaign
The coolest ballet campaign of the year. We keep [...]
Tagged as: 2009, ABT, Bella Figura, BRB, Charlotte MacMillan, Clement Crisp, Crankocast, Daniil Simkin, David Bintley, Demicontretemps, E=mc2, Edward Watson, Eric Taub, Evan McKie, Facebook, Haglund's Heel, Hedi Slimane, Igor Kolb, Ketinoa, Mara Galeazzi, Marcelo Gomes, Mariinsky, Matthias Sarsgaard, Mayerling, Oscar Nielssen, Ratmansky, Royal Danish Ballet, Sanjoy Roy, Social Media, Stuttgart Ballet, Swan Lake Samba Girl, The Arts Desk, The Guardian, The Little Humpbacked Horse, Tonya Planck, Twitter, Veronica Part, You Dance Funny
An Interview with Daniil Simkin
by Emilia on November 9, 2009
If you follow dance on the internet chances are you will have heard of Daniil Simkin. He is the whiz kid (not just dance-wise but also tech-wise) who arrived last year from Vienna State Opera to stir some fresh buzz into American Ballet Theatre’s soloist ranks. His virtuoso dancing and various gala appearances, including the [...]
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