More Art Often with Less Work

As of January 2011 the Audience Engagement Platform began offering a menu of programs for artists to better connect with their communities; interestingly the core of these services is media based. Audiences will be able to engage with the artists through a variety of social and communication media, such as skype, facebook--the services will be mediated by AEP. What I find interesting is the potential for artists to save booking costs but at the same time, I wonder how the integrity of the artistic experience will be compromised. My biggest question is whether the computer will serve to alienate rather than integrate the audience with the performance, although the experience is more readily available and accessible.

http://www.aeplatform.org/aep-audiencebook-plan/2010/11/