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Best of This Week's Theatre Blogs - 3 Jul 2009

Every week our theatregoer reporter Corinne Furness trawls the web to find some of the best gems from the myriad theatre-related blogs and condense them into one easy-to-read “Best of the Blogs” round-up each Friday.

In a week that was notable for the loss of several cultural icons, German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch’s unexpected death garnered a range of tributes. In the US, Dance Theater Workshop called for readers to contribute their favourite moments from Bausch pieces, while back in Britain, Birmingham’s Stan’s Café wrote movingly of the inspiration Bausch had been for them.

There was reflection of a different nature as dramatist Fin Kennedy, in light of his latest play for Mulberry Theatre Company, looked back on his three years spent at Mulberry School, and in doing so, considered what the role of the artist-in-residence might be. It was theatre blogging itself that was up for discussion elsewhere. The New York Times held a conference on blogging and theatre while the topic also featured in Pilot Theatre’s Shift Happens 2.0 gathering – with Unlimited Theatre fittingly tweeting their way through the event. In Australia, Alison Croggon responded with spirit to criticism of theatre bloggers by the Chairman of News Ltd.

Micro-blogging became a source of celebration on Wednesday. In honour of Canada Day, Netsruck on Theatre encouraged people to tweet their favourite Canadian plays, creating a diverse list for anyone wanting a Canadian adventure.

- by Corinne Furness - Theatregoer Reporter

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