“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”-- Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future (1962)  

next gen arts admin

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@sydneyskybetterinfo@skybetter.orgwww.skybetter.org

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divergence

Queens Academy of Arts & Dance [QuAD]

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Founder: Alberto Denis

@albertodenis

www.quaad.org

why QuAD is awesome:

•Mission-driven to explore new organizational models

• INCREDIBLE Online Collaboration Techniques:

• Google Docs (collaborative editing)

• iWeb (website design tools)

• Etherpad.com (live chat and document editing)

• Skype (live chat and online phone calls)

• Screencast.com (easy screen capture)

Queens Academy of Arts & Dance

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Keigwin + Company

Founder: Larry Keigwin

@larrykeigwin

www.larrykeigwin.org

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why k+co is awesome:

• Audience engagement as creative process

•Distributed social media usage:

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Myspace (ugh)

Keigwin + Company

Misnomer Dance Theater

Founder: Chris Elam

www.misnomer.org

minomer online

why misnomer is awesome:

•Creative process is irrevocably, embarrassingly, completely open.

• Active experimentation with new media.

• Live streamed rehearsals and performances

• Multiple platforms converge on their website

• Dancers highly involved

Misnomer Dance Theater

next gen convergence•Gina Gibney Dance / The Über Content Management System

- Re-syndicate media, events, and other content to anywhere from website back end.

- Synchronize studio and management tools, Quickbooks, and company database systems with multiple levels of administrative access, military-grade encryption, multi-platform messaging, and user-curated reportage. •National Performing Arts Convention / The Meta Network- Shared, customizable infrastructure for distance learning (webinars, conferencing, content and web infrastructure sharing) across performing arts sectors.

- Content consolidated from across performing arts sectors, indexed, made searchable, sortable, and re-syndicate-able. •The Google Waves Protocol / The Silo Killer- New browser-based platform to facilitate the convergence of email, social networks, online collaboration, and media content.

- Open-source structure fosters developer use in custom applications.

resources•Podcasts

- TED Talks

- This Week in Tech

- On The Media

- Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

•Cutting Edge Companies- Cedar Lake (Project 52 HD Podcasts)

- Forsythe Ballet (Synchronous Objects)

- Fractured Atlas (Artist Services)

- Ben Asriel (Project Paper Trail)

- Merce Cunningham (Mondays with Merce)

•Blogs- 43 Folders (Merlin Mann)

- Lifehacker

- Technology In The Arts (Carnegie Mellon)

- ArtsJournal

•Talk To These People in Houston- Marc Kirschner (TenduTV)

- Daniel Feinstein (Misnomer)

- Ian Garrett (Center for Sustainable Practice)

- Anna Drozdowski (D/USA Tech Task Force)

- Robert Dorf (D/USA Tech Task Force)

- Amy Smith (D/USA Tech Task Force)

- Marc Scorca (NPAC Tech Task Force)

discuss.