More than 65,000 people - including artists, audiences, students and others - have encountered UpStage in the last four years.
“And Now … !” took place in UpStage on Saturday 8 March, celebrating international women’s day as well as the diversity and creativity of UpStage performances. The event began with the evening’s host, Helen Varley Jamieson, welcoming everyone and acknowledging the role of women in […]
"We need culture - like air to breathe" is the English translation of the title of an installation currently in the foyer of the Kunsthaus Graz (Austria).
Once again, UpStage will be presented at the annual Libre Graphics Meeting, this year taking place 28-31 May in Nuremburg, Germany.Â
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 […]
Which there isn’t (sigh), I would give all 13 an award and some private time on my lap in my van. In lieu of that, I suggest the following glittering prizes: Best chatwindow engagment – double tie Freeze/Flight/Fight AND Air Guitar; Best use of UpStage […]
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 […]
Ola! A beeg kiss and huggies to all my admirers who invite me here today. I, Tito Alberto, internationally feted cyberdirector and avatar to the stars, I am like totally plumped up with pleasure to be asked to review all the shows at the 070707 […]
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 […]
