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I am so thrilled to have been selected to be a “text-pert” for Diablo Ballet. As a “text-pert” I’ll be live-tweeting (“tweet-pert”?) an Inside the Dancer’s Studio event beginning at 7:30pm PST on March 2nd. Inviting bloggers and tweeters to participate in live events is a fairly new phenomenon but seems to be gaining some traction. The Royal Opera House in London went down the rabbit hole this same time last year, other early converts include the Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, NC and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Whether it’s theater or dance or music, organizations are experimenting with allowing or encouraging designated persons (often with their own “tweet seats” so as not to disturb other patrons) to share the live experience in real time.
It’ll be interesting to see how I do. I love to tweet and text as much as anyone, but I’m generally uncomfortable being on my phone while someone is performing. I’ve tried to tweet at conferences during speakers and it just feels...rude. As someone who has performed in live theater, I think it would be disheartening to look out at the audience and see faces lit up from the glow of their phones. Even if the reason they were was to share how awesome the show was. I also find it difficult to comment on things in the moment, out of concern for what I might miss that’s happening in front of me! Not to mention there is always the hope that you might be party to artistic transcendence, completely enveloped into the moment, captured by what’s happening. And if that happens, I won’t be doing a very good job tweeting.
On the other hand...I tweet for a living! it will be cool to share observations and thoughts about the performance while they are at the height of freshness. I’m bringing my 7 year old daughter and her friend and I can’t wait to share what they think too. Luckily, the program is a series of shorter pieces, so I’m hoping to be able to tweet it up between them. The question is, will people who follow the tweets get anything out of it? Will it attract new audience members to Diablo Ballet? If you’d like to witness the experiment, you can follow me directly @flo_content on March 2nd or @diabloballet they’ll be re-tweeting posts from at least 5 other tweeters. And heck, if you want to ask any questions about the performance while it's happening, you can do that too!
How do you feel about live-tweeting events? Do you feel differently about live-tweeting conferences vs. the arts? Do you enjoy it? Have any tips for me?
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