Comments on: The Arts v. Technology

By: Claire Sargenti

Claire Sargenti — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:47:50 +0000

Hi, This is Claire Sargenti, the Artistic Director of New Bridges Ballet. I just read your blog, and just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to write about us and for appreciating what we do. Ballet is more alive and exciting than ever; the world just doesn’t know it yet!

http://www.newbridgesballet.com
http://www.themetalballerina.com

By: memoirsofcomposition

memoirsofcomposition — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:37:55 +0000

Yes to both questions! New Bridges Ballet does remix ballet as shown in the video clip below. As far as Lessig is concerned, his idea of remix–making something that already exists better–is applicable to ballet. In order for ballet to survive and remain relatively popular it is necessary for it to “remix” itself and incorporate different aspects of itself into performances.

Here is the link to the New Bridges Ballet clip:

By: Lynn Lewis

Lynn Lewis — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:39:41 +0000

Beautiful! I wonder if Lessig’s ideas about remix can be applied to ballet? Does New Bridges remix ballet?

By: memoirsofcomposition

memoirsofcomposition — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:49:41 +0000

Of course! In fact, that was what I was trying to say in my post. One of the main ways increasing access to the ballet is a good thing is that it makes more people aware. For example, September 1st is Oklahoma City Ballet day and for this day, the OKC Ballet puts on a free show on the lawn in front of the Civic Center in downtown Oklahoma City. This creates increased access because people can stop by and watch the performances on their way to and from lunch, they can plan to stay for the whole performance, or they can just come and go. By creating a free show, more people are able to enjoy the ballet and what the ballet can do. Another reason making the ballet more accessible is a good thing is because it will interest my generation and younger generations in ballet rather than making it difficult for them to appreciate because of high cost and inaccessible stories. Ballet companies around the United States are beginning to see the advantages to making the ballet more accessible. It is something that will take a lot of time, effort, and money but instead of losing this part of our culture we will maintain it and make it more enjoyable for all ages.

Here is a short video about OKC Ballet Day:

By: Lynn Lewis

Lynn Lewis — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:09:14 +0000

Enjoyable post and I appreciate that you cited your images’ sources. Does increased access to the ballet experience also carry with it some good things?

By: memoirsofcomposition

memoirsofcomposition — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:17:09 +0000

Also, the pictures used in this post were taken from Google Images. The URL’s follow:

Picture 1:

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Picture 2:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://newbridgesballet.com/images/img_0317.jpg&imgrefurl=http://newbridgesballet.com/Bios.html&usg=__svEal1mouPfeq0lyl-LvFvK76XU=&h=2304&w=3072&sz=1072&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Rfg9PBPzOlRQYM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=155&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlauren%2Bzaleta%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D679%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=117&vpy=72&dur=68&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=103&ty=108&ei=7pufTNajDdfrnQeu1eiEDQ&oei=7pufTNajDdfrnQeu1eiEDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0