As Twitter announces its 150 millionth user and the RSC stages a tweeting version of Romeo and Juliet, The Observer newspaper has released its guide to how this networking phenomenon has gripped the world of culture.
Examples of those making waves on the micro-blogging site include:
"@opera24 Last March Robert Butler tweeted 12 hours in the life of the Welsh National Opera's The Marriage of Figaro, including a live relaying of the performance (also translated into Welsh).
@barbicancentre A good example of a venue using Twitter for marketing, with live artist Q+As.
@TheRsc The RSC's Twitter uses include asking the public to summarise Hamlet in a tweet.
@yokoono Lennon's widow takes her performance art on to the medium, offering 140 character mini-performances.
@Twitterdammerung at the Royal Opera House Billed as the world's first Twitter opera, the libretto to this 20-minute work was composed entirely of tweets."
To read the full article, visit the Observer online.
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unfortunately, no sign of @aboutaudiences
Posted Wed 21 Apr 2010 11.28am by Aaron Hussey
Shouldn't this be a call for us to create our own essential Twitterfeeds list for the Arts in the North West?
Posted Wed 12 May 2010 12.09pm by B Hunter
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