January 8, 2008

SpeedLinking for January 8, 2007

- New media artist Jessica Thompson's "Give It Up" features breakdancers battling at 2 different sites with the aid of video chat software. Performance January 12th. [via Networked Performance]

- Watch "Christopher Walken Wants Your Pointe Shoes!" [via The Intermission]

- Dorian Nuskind-Oder's Tenuous Points in her DNO Dances blog.

- When Tango Cultures Clash in Sallycat's adventures.

- Dance bloggers don't like new ABC show Dance War. Bellydance: Experiences, Swan Lake Samba Girl and BSYTYCD.

- New Research on Arts Audience Attitudes and Behavior - Americans for the Arts blog.

- Blueray wins HD-DVD battle on TechCrunch. Will this matter in long-term with rise Internet video?

- Bad Acting in HD from Article19's Evil Imp.

- Explore alternate reality games. ABC's Web Adventure for Lost - The Future of Entertainment in Read/WriteWeb. How might dance be incorporated into ARGs?

- New Parkour Video from K.K's World, Duly Noted.

- Marlon Barrios Solano mentions crowd-sourced user-contributed video/performance project from Ashley A. Friend's The Contemporary Dance Core. I'm very interested but don't understand at this point. Will follow-up.

- More On Salsa Mambo Festival from Don Baarns' Unlikely Salsero.

- Solo Charlestons hot at swing competitions. Carl's Dance Blog.

- Continued developments in how audiences can watch live music performances online - even controlling desired camera angle during concert. See video on DeepRockDrive - from TechCrunch.

- A Clever Kind of Family Concert - Gene Carr's Patron Technology Blog.

Web Video Promotion: Online Video Distribution Goes Pro With The New Hey!Spread
from Master New Meda. Single app for managing, uploading, tracking all your videos.

- Ten Common Objections to Social Media Adoption and How You Can Respond from Read/WriteWeb.

- Culturebot on recommendations of what to see during this week's APAP conference.

- What do high-def, live broadcasts of opera, classical music and ballet performances mean for performing artists in non-first tier cities? For 25 cents More You Get A Large Coke And Opera Glasses in Butts in Seats.

- Matt Gough on Youth Dance - Safe Touch in Quodlibet.

- Arial in The Arts Et Al asks "why couldn't major ballet or contemporary dance companies generate buzz by letting their patrons learn choreography via You Tube?" That's my question too.

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