Social Media Week, February 13-17, 12 cities and globally on the interwebs

This whole Social Media Week thing has grown pretty big. Within a month or so from its announcement, the Toronto edition of this online/offline social media extravaganza got bigger (and better?), with multiple events happening every day of the week. Social media has been the hot topic of business and everyday culture for the last few years, and it is not surprising that initiatives like SMW create so much buzz. I haven’t been thinking about it much, until the lovely Twitter brought news of @MikeBloomberg officially declaring next week NYC’s Social Media Week, when I started to hope Mr Ford does something similar. While I am still hoping, it does feel a bit special that the good old TO is one of the 12 cities where SMW events are happening ‘in person’.

Digital Storytelling and Live Performance, Feb 13, 2pm @The Drake Underground (#SMWFreeFall on Twitter)

Well, yeah, we are hosting this one. But we still think you should come over for a number of reasons.

First of all, this event kickstarts FREE FALL ’12, our biennial festival of new work.

Secondly, you get to interact with FREE FALL artists presenting innovative online components as integral part of their artistic process: we’ve got Jonathan Goldsbie talk about the use of Twitter in his piece Route 510 Revisited;  Aislinn Rose will discuss The Brain, an online component to Liza Balkan’s Out The Window and Andrew Templeton will talk about online platforms and narratives intersecting with Radix Theatre’s Babylonia.

And finally, the event is happening at The Drake Underground, which is always a cool place to be. The event registration is now ‘sold out’ on SMW’s website, but we are sure to be able to squeeze you in if you show up – we hope you do!

There is a handful of SMW events this year that discuss social media and the arts. Praxis Theatre and Toronto Fringe are hosting a panel called Theatre and Online Interactivity on Feb 14 at 7pm. Read this post on Praxis blog to know more.

Posted: February 11th, 2012 under By Lilya, Theatre Centre Blog.
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