Yet another reason to silence your cellphone . . .

Release Date 29 Nov, 2011 in The Seattle Times blog

 
   

Theater to allow texting and tweeting during performances

The Seattle Times - 29 Nov, 2011
After reading that the Tateuchi Center in Bellvue will allow/encourage its audience to use their technology by texting and tweeting, I could not believe that a theater would do this. [“New Bellevue performance hall will allow patrons to tweet, ...

Yet another reason to silence your cellphone . . .

The Seattle Times (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
The Seattle Times news blog The Today File points me today to a local story that illustrates why cellphones and movie theaters do not mix. The Ballard News Tribune reports that last week, at the Majestic Bay Theater, a man was attacked during a ...

The Show Is Starting, Please Turn On Your Cellphones

New York Times (blog) - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎
Shimahara IllustrationA rendering of the the Tateuchi Center, which is expected to open in 2014 with a policy of smartphone laissez-faire. It's a taboo of the digital era: using a cellphone in a darkened theater. Some performance spaces ...

New Performing Arts Theater to Encourage Cell Phone Usage During Shows

Hollywood Reporter - 29 Nov, 2011
A new performing arts complex in Bellevue, Washington will encourage the use of cell phones during shows. Entertainment venues such as movie theaters and Broadway stages have traditionally instructed patrons to turn off hand-held devices, ...

NYT: Bellevue's Tateuchi Center Bucks -- or Starts -- Trend by Encouraging ...

Patch.com - 29 Nov, 2011
The proposed concert arena will be wired for the use of smartphones -- encouraging people to post updates to their social media accounts, according to the New York Times. By Bellevue Patch Staff An artists rendering of the Tateuchi Center, ...

OMG! Theater to Allow Cell Phones During Live Performances

Buzz Log - 29 Nov, 2011
Welcome to the performance space of the future: A 2000-seat concert hall, a state-of-the-art building, and a policy that allows the audience to use cell phones during the show. The bold decision of the Tateuchi Center to be built in ...

Theater will encourage cellphone use

MSN Money - 29 Nov, 2011
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, the manager of a new concert and theater venue apparently believes. By Karen Datko on Mon, Nov 28, 2011 3:42 PM I am sick and tired of seeing the bright light on the phone when someone is texting. ...

Performance Hall Will Allow Texting, Tweeting

North Country Public Radio - 29 Nov, 2011
Nov 28, 2011 (Morning Edition) â€" Officials overseeing a new performance hall had to decide on a mobile phone policy. While theaters generally remind patrons to turn off their devices, The New York Times reports the new theater in Bellevue, Wash., ...

Theater geeks who text and tweet will be welcomed with open arms at this arts ...

GeekWire - 29 Nov, 2011
At most theaters, concert halls and arts centers, guests are strongly encouraged to stow their cell phones until the performance concludes. But that won't be the case at the Tateuchi Center, a 2000-seat concert hall which is expected to open its doors ...

 

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