Helena Martin Franco will perform her 070707 show “Paraiso” this week on Wednesday and Thursday at 22.30pm in Montreal – click here for your local times. Taking the shape of a miraculous appearance, “Corazon_Desfasado“, some sort of illegal hybrid saint, reveals to us messages of […]
The August Open Walk-through will take place on Wednesday 1 August. Check back here or join the UpStage announcements list to be advised of the time and for the link to the stage. You don’t need to log in to participate in audience mode, but […]
070707 UpStage Festival may be over but the exhibition, From Puppets to Pixels, runs for another week at the New Zealand Film Archive in Wellington NZ – and online. The gallery is open 9am-5pm (NZ time), Monday to Friday, and Saturday 4pm-7pm. The Baba Yaga […]
13 performances by more than 22 artists from at least 10 countries around the world, all performed live on 070707 … it’s been a fantastic day and a wonderful way to celebrate the launch of UpStage V2! Enormous thank yous to all the artists who […]
UpStage version 2 was officially launched on 28 June 2007, with a function at the New Zealand Film Archive and the opening of a two-week exhibition. There was almost a scandal at the launch event when renegade cyberformance troupe Avatar Body Collision inadvertently began a […]
Helen will teach an UpStage workshop at Studio XX in Montreal on Friday 1 June, from 1-5pm local time. The workshop will introduce participants to UpStage as a creative tool, and explore some of the techniques of devising and presenting cyberformance. Contact Studio XX for […]
The performances selected for the 070707 UpStage Festival have been announced – click here for the full list. The festival takes place on 070707 (7 July 2007) – click here for performance times – and there will be live links to the stages from this […]
The beta version of UpStage 2 (UpStage 1.99) was released on Monday 30 April 2007. This version contains many new features, as well as fixing bugs and enhancing the stability of the software. New features include: drawing: a palette of tools that allows players to […]
Session for 070707 performers to get feedback on how their shows are developing, learn about the UpStage tools, and discuss any problems that they may have. We’ll meet on the Swaray stage and spend the first half hour going over the basics for those who […]
The call for performances for 070707 UpStage Festival has now closed, and 14 performances have been selected. The performances will be created and performed by artists from New Zealand and around the world, and cover the spectrum from childrens’ stories to cybersex. The draft programme […]
