Last year, in this post on the future of dance criticism, we wrote about the need for critics to embrace web 2.0 and social media, to engage with the online dance community and attract new readers. Among examples of writers who are using these new channels, we mentioned leading UK dance critic Ismene Brown and [...]
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The Future of Dance Criticism
by Guest on November 1, 2011
Ballet-Mad Libs: Final Part
by Emilia & Linda on June 2, 2010
Below is our final sampler of Ballet-Mad Libs entries. Prize ballet posters will shortly be on their way to those whose entries we have featured here since the first gallery. Many thanks again to everyone who has taken part since we began the project. We hope you all had as much fun as we did [...]
Tagged as: 1-year anniversary, 1-year bday, Ballet, Ballet-Mad Libs, Ballet-Mad Libs Hall of Fame, Promotion, Social Media, Web 2.0
Ballet-Mad Libs Part Deux
by Linda on May 14, 2010
Have you played Ballet-Mad Libs yet? You have until 22 May to do so & win a fab gigposter-inspired ballet silkscreen print. Participants from all over the globe are welcome. The more the merrier. Below is another selection of some of the entries we have received. Thanks again to everyone who has taken part. We will [...]
Tagged as: 1-year anniversary, Ballet, Ballet-Mad Libs, Ballet-Mad Libs Hall of Fame, Gigposter, Promotion, Social Media, Web 2.0
Ballet Goes Web 2.0
by Emilia on May 6, 2010
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 [...]
Tagged as: Ballet, Ballet Companies, Daniil Simkin, DeBallet, Elitedance, Facebook, Maria Kochetkova, Social Media, Tumblr, Twitter, Vimeo, Web 2.0, wefollow, Yahoo! Video, YouTube
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
