The 2009 Tony Awards are tonight, and in honor of them I am taking a look at their social media campaigns. Productions are making their presence known on various sites like Twitter and Facebook. It’s the kind of marketing that allows patrons to connect to their favorite shows before or after they see them.
I’m only [...]
Posts Tagged ‘theatre’
Why you should start an improv troupe. #theatre #improv (link to post)
Posted in Performing Arts, Posts for Artists, tagged business theatre, improv, improv comedy, improv troupes, starting a theatre company, starting an improv troupe, theater, theatre on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Improvisational theatre in performance is a challenging art form. Not a bad statement, and it’s something I fully back. I come from the thinking that theatre is accessible to everyone. Not always easy when audiences want amazing productions for low ticket costs. In fact, I think improv can do better. It can offer an amazing [...]
Trailblazing (And thoughts on theatre) #theatre
Posted in Performing Arts, Posts for Artists, tagged arts, drama, playwriting, theatre, thoughts on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I was walking around the main track at River Legacy. About halfway I realized the absurdity of the trail. It’s a park where hikers are free to explore the entire wooded area and open fields, but I was walking down a manmade cement trail on the rightside of a divider of yellow paint. I [...]
It’s the BEST/worst time for the Arts
Posted in Performing Arts, Posts for Artists, tagged arts, Broadway, economy, producing, theatre on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the drama unfolds on the Hill (will republicans back the stimulus package without enough tax breaks), I think it’s important to talk about the arts. After all, the arts often suffer first in any economic turmoil. Broadway has seen the biggest wave of closures; funding is out of the question for many new artists. [...]
Ursus Wehrli Should Clean My Room!
Posted in Inspiration, tagged art, creativity, garfield minus garfield, marketing, TED, theatre, Ursus Werhli, videos on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mr. Wehrli rethinks modern art.
I just watched this TED talk on tidying up art. In the video, we see that Ursus Wehrli takes abstract art and tidies up the abstract shapes and colors into something orderly, as you can see in the pics below.
Brilliant. It’s wonderfully satirical and playful in every aspect – and it [...]
