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Public Ponderings |
Weaned on improvisational theatre, I can talk about almost anything, but here are three Public Ponderings you may find of particular interest for conference or festival breakout sessions and other public speaking settings. |
Marketing from Armageddon to Zen |
Putting the community into community arts and putting community arts into the community |
There's more than enough books, articles, educational breakout sessions, and other resources in the world that can give you specific promotional ideas, projects, and programs. I'll ponder about how to create an organizational mindset that can convert every aspect of your organization into a well-oiled marketing machine. |
We give a lot of lip service to serving underserved communities, but we rarely really make the committment to do so - it will change your organization into something else. Maybe something far greater than it ever could be otherwise. Here's what I'm pondering: in order to put the community into community arts, we first need to put community arts into the community. |
Unalterable Principles of Community Theatre in the 21st Century (Revised) |
"Waiting for Guffman" be damned; there's pride, dignity, and artistic leadership in community theatre - even your community theatre! "Hey kids, let's do a show!" is not an apology; it's a rallying cry to re-establsih community theatre as an artistic force that contributes to shaping and defining American theatre. I'll ponder these outrageous claims and more during this detailed presentation. |
Community Arts Kibitzer |
Because the management of any arts organization must be as creative as the art it manages... |
CONTACT Ted Wilson P.O. Box 87 Paradise, PA 17562 toll-free: 877-729-0054 local: 717-682-6078 ted@artskibitzer.com |