Arin Crumley interviewed Chris Elam and Dorian Nuskind-Oder from Misnomer about our IdeaBlob proposal.
If you haven’t already, you can vote for this idea on IdeaBlob. If you have voted, Thank you! Your votes and support are fantastic and inspiring. Take a moment to email this post to friends, or digg this article.
For those of you who haven’t checked out Arin’s work, go now! Check out their great movie, Four Eyed Monsters
It seems that there must be numerous ways that the arts can use web technologies to create new modes of support for artists, while also creating more engaging ways for audiences to feel involved with the art, the artists, and the artistic process. In particular, the web offers ways to leverage the size of the arts community to develop tools and services that benefit the arts at large.
A perfect example of this is the way that Fractured Atlas, an arts service organization, is able to negotiate better health care plans for artists by serving a wide population of artists. Large numbers of people can create positive impacts.
As the artistic director of Misnomer Dance Theater, I’ve been looking at ways to contribute not only to Misnomer Dance, but the arts as well.
For example, we are currently competing as an Ideablob finalist to win $10,000 to develop web tools aimed at helping performing arts groups to build and broaden online audience involvement. The prize goes to the idea that receives the most online user votes.
The contest funds $10K to an initiative every month and runs through March. (You can check out and vote for our entry here before Dec. 31st, or register and submit your own idea for next month’s contest!)
We think this is a great example of a creative way that online arts communities can raise funds to help the arts without making direct contributions themselves.
Are there other online methods that you’ve found to help groups raise funds for the arts without individual personal contributions? If so, let us know by replying to this post. Together, we can help generate ideas that artists can test and use so that we can all grow the arts together.
Dance Magazine’s December 2007 issue featured an article by Kina Poon called Whirled Wide Web. Kina interviewed Chris Elam, Misnomer’s artistic director, for the feature which focused on how dance companies like Misnomer and others are using the web.
Chris came up with the idea of recording the conversation with Kina so that you could hear some of the thoughts that could not make its way into the article. I took the video of Chris talking on the phone and placed past choreography and experiments on top of the conversation to give the conversation more context. I hope this supplemental material gives you additional insight into Dance Magazine’s great article.
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In addition to the new music video “Declare Independence” directed by Michel Gondry, Bjork has another music video for “Wanderlust” due out in 2008. The video was choreographed by Chris Elam and features Misnomer dancers Brynne Billingsley and Coco Karol. As the music video is released, we will post pictures and videos of the process.
An interesting note - the entire production for Wanderlust was shot in 3D, in a relatively new process. The production also featured a great deal of technology on set. Isaiah, the music video director, explains all the different components:
“There are a number of different elements shot, or created in post [production], that all have to be combined, There is a large-scale, pre-human Yak-puppet, about 7-feet long and 7-feet tall, then there is Björk, then there is a version of Björk that she wears on her backpack played by [Coco Karol] a professional dancer, a large river god/transcendental beast, the landscapes shot in miniature and the CG [computer graphics] river. So each of those elements were manifested in a completely different environment and shot differently. “
For a detailed explanation of the process, read the full article on StudioDaily: http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/casestudies/8811.html
Check back here for pictures, videos, and more…Until then, enjoy watching Bjork’s latest video by Michel Gondry, “Declare Independence” [found via Create Digital Motion]
The internet has created new opportunities for artists who continually struggle to find funding. Now, we need help proving that’s true. Misnomer has put together a proposal to build online tools for the dance world. Now, we have a shot at making that a reality, through IdeaBlob (a site to win $ for your ideas). With your vote and this $10k, we’ll be creating exciting ways for people to discover arts online!
In addition to creating work for for Misnomer Dance Theater, we have been working to develop free tools to increase bookings and revenue for performing artists, and create engaging online content for you, our audiences.
I have a background in computer science, and a deep interest in helping the performing arts effectively utilize the web to develop lasting relationships with audiences online. Our initial efforts were featured in Business Week Magazine, so we know we are building something useful. With your help, we can help artists across the board while building the arts community! We’re asking readers to support our idea on IdeaBlob!
What will Misnomer do if we win $10,000 for this idea?
Your vote will help us
1) BUILD web-streaming capabilities for rehearsals enabling audiences to “attend” live rehearsals online and interact directly with artists.
2) CREATE an online theater in which visitors can watch and direct performances from multiple perspectives including back stage views, and performers’ point of view via body mounted cameras.
3) DEVELOP tools to request and display the geography of artist’s online audiences. Venues in new cities can then have ready-made audience bases.
We hope these online tools will help transform artist’s websites into sites of participation.
We anticipate this will create great impact in the arts world!
VOTE FOR US on IdeaBlob (reg req’d)! Or, heck, register your own idea!
“For people who want to be better informed, the Internet itself is the key. For those who want to join the process, the Web is where we merely start.”
-Dan Gillmor, We the Media
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