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Mediating Change

February 11, 2011ArcolaBbc, Change Culture, Climate Change, Culture Change, Focal Point, Itunes, Media Attention, Newspapers, Open University, Pod, Politicians, Scientists

â€˜Mediating Change: Culture and Climate Changeâ€™- A panel of experts engaging in discussion

Talk of climate change has grown prevalently in recent years and continues to be a focal point in discussions amongst politicians and scientists. But behind the highly-publicised media attention weÂ read about so frequently in the newspapers, the arts have been responding to the issues surrounding climate change and encouraging a cultural shift in our understanding of these significant issues. Artists, writers and performers have been inspired to explore and question the issues surrounding climate change and deliver responses that may trigger people to talk, think and act on this subject.

To learn more aboutÂ â€˜what happens when culture meets climate changeâ€™ take a look at the pod cast below called â€˜Mediating Changeâ€™, a four-part series chaired by BBCâ€™s Quentin Cooper who is joined by a panel of experts.

Produced with the Open University and the Ashden Trust, the series sits on the homepage of the OUâ€™s iTunes U:

http://open.edu/itunes/

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ashdenizen: four podcasts on culture and climate change now online

December 21, 2010Ashden DirectoryBroadcast Quality, Campaigner, Choreographer, Climate Change, Comedian, Critical Framework, Film Makers, Heretic, Itunes, Joe Smith, Marcus Brigstocke, Momentum, Podcasts, Popular Culture, Quality Format, Robert Butler, Siobhan Davies, Tim Smit, Tipping Point, Vicky

A new series of four podcasts onÂ Culture and Climate Change is now online atÂ iTunes U. The discussions bring together artists, writers, film-makers, scientists, academics and journalists with a comedian, a choreographer, a campaigner, and an entrepreneur.

TheÂ Mediating Change series is hosted by Quentin Cooper and contributors include Tim Smit, Marcus Brigstocke, Siobhan Davies (see pic), Roger Harrabin, Joe Smith and two of the Ashden Directory’s editors, Wallace Heim and Robert Butler.Â More details here.

The producer, Vicky Long, says:

Cultural activity in this area is gathering real momentum, with ‘Greenland’ opening at the National Theatre and ‘The Heretic’ opening at the Royal Court early next year. We feel itâ€™s vital a critical framework is developed alongside this emerging work.

This series represents a first sustained exploration of culture and climate change in a publicly-available broadcast-quality format.

via ashdenizen: four podcasts on culture and climate change now online.

Dancing up Next for iPods – WSJ.com

November 29, 2010newsApple, Artists, Audiences, Ballet, Beatles, Dance Performances, Frontier, Hearts Club Band, Initial Offerings, Itunes, Lonely Hearts Club, Lonely Hearts Club Band, Marc Kirschner, Revenue Stream, Select Group, Sgt Pepper S Lonely Hearts Club Band, Short Films, Street Journal Article, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Wsj

TenduTV in theÂ Wall Street Journal:Â Article

Now that the Beatles are downloadable on iTunes, the next frontier awaits: ballet.

On Wednesday, the New York-based distributor of dance programming TenduTV announced that a select group of dance performances and movement-based short films will be among the initial offerings, available in December, for download on Apple’s online service.

Though the upcoming titles may not have the reach of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” the announcement marks an important step for dance, said Marc Kirschner, the general manager and founder of TenduTV.

“This is about making the work accessible to audiences â€”accessible in away that delivers quality,” he said, adding that the distribution also means more support for artists. “Dance was never able to develop a secondary revenue stream.”

viaÂ Dancing up Next for iPods – WSJ.com.