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Arts Council England and BBC Academy launch programme to build digital capacity for the Arts
The Building digital capacity for the arts programme, announced in September 2010, will support the development of the arts sector’s media production skills by bringing together the BBC Academy’s media and digital experience with the Arts Council’s extensive knowledge of the arts sector.
Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts Council England said:
Faith | Faith Triptych Part 1
Faith is the first performance in Seattle choreographer Pat Graney’s Faith Triptych. Combining 3 iconic performances that investigate the lives of women and that were created over the span of a decade (1991-2001), the triptych creates a mini retrospective of Graney’s work. Faith (1991), Sleep (1997) and Tattoo (2001) were each originally commissioned by On the Boards and feature 12 of the original cast members.
MADE HERE Project
Check out MADE HERE, a documentary series that films artists and programmers in New York City on issues that face the art community everyday.
Sleep | Faith Triptych Part 2
Sleep is the second performance in Seattle choreographer Pat Graney’s Faith Triptych. Combining 3 iconic performances that investigate the lives of women and that were created over the span of a decade (1991-2001), the triptych creates a mini retrospective of Graney’s work. Faith (1991), Sleep (1997) and Tattoo (2001) were each originally commissioned by On the Boards and feature 12 of the original cast members.
Tattoo | Faith Triptych Part 3
Tattoo is the third performance in Seattle choreographer Pat Graney’s Faith Triptych. Combining 3 iconic performances that investigate the lives of women and that were created over the span of a decade (1991-2001), the triptych creates a mini retrospective of Graney’s work. Faith (1991), Sleep (1997) and Tattoo (2001) were each originally commissioned by On the Boards and feature 12 of the original cast members.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Study: More TV Now Viewed On Computer Than TV
According to The Business of Television Broadcasting and Cable newsletter, "Consumers are spending about 20 hours per week accessing digital content-including video games and print content--on a cell phone, computer, or mobile device, with the majority of that TV shows, movies and other videos. That is according to a just-released consumer research study from PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers).
Gloria's Cause
Iconic and not-so-iconic moments from the Revolutionary War come together in a dance-driven, rock musical by Dayna Hanson. Created with Dave Proscia and Peggy Piacenza, this work takes a layered, colorful and gritty look at the roots of America’s inequities. Doubling as a live band, the show’s multi-talented cast also includes Maggie Brown, Jim Kent, Wade Madsen, Paul Matthew Moore, Pol Rosenthal and Jessie Smith.
How Can You Stay In The House All Day And Not Go Anywhere?
A multimedia performance including film, live narration and dance, How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere? explores loss and transcendence experienced in human partnerships. Reflecting on his relationship with 102-year-old former sharecropper, carpenter and gardener Walter Carter as well as Andrei Tarkovsky’s science fiction classic, Solaris, Lemon and 6 dancers create a performance which arcs from turbulent physicality to restorative grace.
The Wall Street Journal's take on Downloading Dance
The Wall Street Journal has a great article that features digital technologies and what is being done to engage audiences in the dance and opera world via TenduTV.
December's American Theatre Magazine and January's Stage Directions feature OntheBoards.tv
In a time when you can access nearly any film via Netflix or YouTube, theatre lags staggeringly behind, rooted in another century. But just because theatre is an ancient art form doesn't mean it needs to thumb its nose at today's technology, especially when it comes to archiving....On the Boards, a Seattle not-for-profit that presents international dance, theatre and music, as well as work by Northwest artists, has seized upon this dormant opportunity.