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121212 UpStage Festival of Cyberformance

Proposals are warmly invited for new cyberformance work (live online performance) to be presented at the 121212 UpStage Festival of Cyberformance, to take place online on 12 December 2012.

This year we are breaking the format of the annual UpStage festivals with a two-part festival. The first part, “Walking Backwards into the Future”, will feature remounted UpStage performances from past festivals. The second part, “Testing 1 2, 1 2, 1 2” will present new works in UpStage and other online platforms. Read more about 121212 here.

Call for proposals: Testing 1 2, 1 2, 1 2

Sound-checking for a gig, a technician steps up to the mic and intones “testing 1 2, 1 2, 1 2″ to test volume levels; in this part of the festival, we are testing many things: a new engine for UpStage; the variety of live performance being created in other platforms; the possibilities of collaborating across platforms; a new format for the annual festival; new partnerships and new relationships.

We invite proposals that are boldly experimental, exploring the dynamics of online communication and interaction. We also invite collaborators from other platforms to contribute to the planning and organisation of the festival.

We invite proposals for live work that is situated online, in any platform that is publicly accessible (for example https://upstage.org.nz/ïUpStage, the Tap, SelfWorld, Second Life, Visitors Studio and other platforms). Performances should be no longer than 20 minutes, and can address any theme or topic.

We are NOT interested in pre-recorded work, or work that only uses the internet as a broadcast mechanism. Your proposal should clearly (but briefly) outline how the work functions as a networked performance.

Proposals must be emailed to info@upstage.org.nz by 12 April 2012.

Please submit:

Proposals will be assessed by a panel comprising Vicki Smith, Helen Varley Jamieson (the UpStage festival architects) and cyberformance peers (TBA) and the selection announced on 12 May 2012.

Please note that:

Information about past UpStage festivals, including show-reels, can be found here.

Please email info@upstage.org.nz if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your proposals.

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helen varley jamieson
UpStage project manager
helen@upstage.org.nz

UpStage
a web-based venue for live online performance
http://www.upstage.org.nz

Submitted by Helen Varley Ja… on Tue, 2012-02-21 10:28