On Friday 12 April at 12.10pm UK time, Paula Crutchlow and Helen Varley Jamieson will give a make-shift presentation at the Remote Encounters conference in Cardiff. Click here to find your local time here. The performative presentation will use the project’s purpose-built online interface – […]
We have a situation!
We have a situation! is a series of live, trans-border, online-offline participatory performances addressing current cross-cultural European issues. During the first quarter of 2013, networked performances will take place at local venues and simultaneously in the online platform UpStage, sharing stories across European national borders […]
We have a stream!
If you noticed steam coming from the UpStage IRC channel recently, it’s because Martin Eisenbarth has been working intensely on the video hack; and yesterday you would have also heard screams – of joy and excitement, as Helen and Martin exchanged the first live audio-visual […]
Preparing for the birthday celebrations!
Last night we held a meeting to discuss ideas for celebrating the 10th birthday of UpStage, on 9 January 2014 and throughout the year. Ideas included: an event on 9th January 2014, that could include a kind of seminar to discuss where to next for […]
Open Walkthrough: 5/6 March
The next open walkthrough in UpStage will be held at 8pm CET on Tuesday 5 March, which is 8am NZ time on Wednesday 6 March; find your local time here. Open walkthroughs are an opportunity for any interested people to learn about UpStage and how […]
Open Meeting: 10th anniversary planning
On 9 January 2014, UpStage will be ten years old! How would YOU like to celebrate this auspicious event? If you have ideas, or would like to help organise UpStage’s 10th anniversary celebrations, please come to an open meeting at 9pm CET on Wednesday 20th […]
UpStage Video Hack
Developer Martin Eisenbarth is currently working on a “video hack” for UpStage, in conjunction with the project We Have a Situation. Helen spoke to Martin to find out more about just what is a video hack, and what it will mean for UpStage artists.
UpStage at TIP2013 – screen recording
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 […]