Here’s a screen recording of Vicki and Helen’s UpStage presentation at TIP2013; thanks very much to James Cunningham for the recording. Following the presentation, we waited in Skype to join a discussion at the conference, along with other remote presenters and participants, and had quite […]
10th Birthday of UpStage!
Click here to see the full programme. The birthday celebrations include: the launch of UpStage version 3, incorporating audio-visual streaming and many exciting new enhancements; 3 cyberformances showcasing UpStage v3; a networked symposium between Signalraum in Munich and Wellington, exploring the theme of “collaboration” within […]
Open Walkthrough – meet, learn & play in UpStage
The first open walkthrough for 2013 will be held on Tuesday 22nd January at 9pm central European time; click here to find your local time. Open walkthroughs are online training and improvising sessions for anyone who would like to learn how to use UpStage and […]
UpStage at TIP2013, Hawaii: 15/16 Jan
Vicki and Helen will present UpStage at the TIP2013 conference on 15 January in Hawaii (remotely, unfortunately!). Join the presentation online here: https://upstage.org.nz:8084/stages/tip2013 TIP2013, hosted by the University of Hawaii, is a joint conference between APAN (Asia-Pacific Advanced Network) and the ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs meeting […]
121212 UpStage Festival of Cyberformance – tested & proven a success!!!
The 121212 UpStage Festival of Cyberformance has now ended & was a great success! during the first week, “Walking Backwards into the Future” featured 14 cyberformances from past UpStage festivals. it was a real delight to see how relevant and fresh these shows still are […]
121212: Moving Mountains in Second Life
Penn State Art Education faculty members, Karen Keifer-Boyd and Wanda Knight, along with Penn State Art Education alumni, Christine Liao, Ryan Patton, Bob Sweeny, and Mary Elizabeth Meier, and colleagues Aaron Knochel and Ryan Shin, have collaborated over the past six months to create a […]
121212 UpStage Festival at MoMA
The 121212 UpStage Festival of Cyberformance is one of four exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Activity (Wellington, New Zealand) during December. MoMA will be projecting the festival performances from 8pm-12pm NZ time on Wednesday 12 December, from its window facing Glover Park in central […]
121212 Festival architect Vicki Smith interviewed on TBI
“Avatars, open source and meeting in cyberspace may be mainstream today but was a bit more niche when the online performance environment UpStage was created a decade ago. As the annual festival of cyberformance reaches it’s final same-number-date 12-12-12, Upstage Festival co-curator and artist Vicki […]
121212: Walking Backwards into the Future
Proverbs from many cultures express the concept of “walking backwards into the future” – the idea of learning from those who have gone before us as we forge new paths. As a live performance artform, cyberformance is fleeting, ephemeral and often leaves little trace for […]
121212 UpStage festival at Nerdlab!
Opening, exhibition and program Nerdlab: Alternate Realities; from Augmented and Virtual Reality to Fantasy and Science Fiction Opening: 7 December 20:00 – TAC – Vonderweg 1 Eindhoven Exhibition: With: Bram Snijders; Arne Hendriks; Eva van Asseldonk; Fremithi; Floris Kaaijk; Jakob de Jonge; Jan van Nuenen; […]