ActiveLayers have received Grand Uncle’s latest broadcast – this time he has been taking calls from Peter Smith in New Zealand and Lizzy in England. He is also showcasing some original music by Brynne. Follow the link to have a listen: https://www.activelayers.net/~activela/callinghome/uncle.html We believe Grand […]
080808: 14 shows by artists in 14 time zones
Stories of identity and histories that connect countries, cultures and centuries are among the performances selected for the 080808 UpStage Festival, which takes place on 8 August 2008. The festival features 14 live online performances by artists in 14 time zones, and will be accessible […]
080808 RL Access Node at Norsk Telemuseum, Oslo
The Norsk Telemuseum in Oslo will be one of the RL (‘real life’) access nodes for the 080808 UpStage Festival. From 10.30 to 6pm on Friday 8 August, people in Oslo will be able to participate in 080808 at the Telemuseum. The festival shows will […]
“Calling Home – Part 1”, Tuesday July 1
we invite you to our cyberformance “Calling Home – Part 1” on UpStage (online performance platform) Tuesday July 1, 2008, find your local time here. eg: 5am NY, 10am UK, 7pm Bris., Melb., 9pm NZ, Meet Heather, Esme, Michael J Finch and Grand Uncle. Can […]
Why do software awards always forget the arts?
Last year, UpStage received special mention in the the Creativity category of the New Zealand Open Source Awards. This category didn’t exist until we asked the organisers why there wasn’t a category for the arts. UpStage met the criteria for both the education category and […]
080808 – Selected Performances Announced
The 080808 curatorial team are excited to share with you the line up for the 080808 festival. In what is becoming a tradition for UpStage festivals the range of offerings sees shows from those produced by fledgling cyberformers [our youngest performer is 6!] through to […]
V2.01 Manual Now Available
The UpStage User Manual (2.2MB PDF) has now been updated to include the new features and inhancements introduced with V2.01. These include the on-stage audio tools and improvements to media management in the workshop area.
080808 Proposals call ends today
The call for proposals for the 080808 UpStage Festival closes today, Friday 16 May. More information here. We look forward to receiving your proposals!
New Features Unveiled
The next open walk-through will be held on Wednesday 7th May at 9pm European time (which is 7am Thursday 8th May for those in New Zealand). Find your local time here. At this walk-through we will unveil a number of exciting new features that have […]
Issue with latest version of the Flash player plug-in
**STOP PRESS** June 2008 – this problem is now solved : ) We have just discovered an issue with the latest Flash player plug-in, which is preventing users from accessing stages. It is something to do with policy file changes in the plug-in, and we […]