[spectre] Brighton Digital Festival - 1-30 September - 1st announcement

[Honor Harger]

Dear spectres,

I just wanted to give you some advanced notice 
about a new community-run festival we're helping 
to put together here in Brighton.

I hope some of you will be able to join us for 
some of the exciting exhibitions, performances, 
conferences and workshops we're planning this 
September, which will bring together leading 
international artists such as Blast Theory, 
semiconductor, Ben Frost and Random Dance, 
alongside thinkers and storytellers like Don 
Norman (Design of Everyday Things) and Matthew 
Sheret (last.fm).

There's an introduction to a few of the projects 
we're presenting below, and we'll be releasing 
more information in the coming weeks and months.

Best wishes,

Honor Harger

Director
Lighthouse
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk

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BRIGHTON'S DIGITAL FESTIVAL
01-30 September 2011
A month long celebration of digital culture
http://brightondigitalfestival.co.uk

Brighton's digital festival will be a month-long 
celebration of digital culture happening in 
September 2011.
The month-long season of exhibitions, 
performances, meet-ups, workshops and outdoor 
events run alongside Brighton's iconic digital 
design conferences.

Featuring leading international artists, 
designers, dancers, technologists, thinkers, 
filmmakers and makers, the programme is being put 
together by a diverse range of designers, tech 
companies, arts organisations and individuals who 
are passionate about digital culture.

Below is a little taster of what we're planning. 
There's lots more to come so keep an eye on 
http://brightondigitalfestival.co.uk or follow 
@BrightonDigital on Twitter for updates.

dConstruct
02 SEPTEMBER
An annual, internationally renowned conference 
gathering some of the brightest minds in the 
design community. This year speakers include Don 
Norman, Stephanie Rieger and Matthew Sheret.
Organised by Clearleft
http://2011.dconstruct.org

Maker Faire
03 SEPTEMBER
Join makers, crafters and inventors and interact 
with fascinating creations, home-spun robotics, 
garden shed inventions, circuit boards and the 
occasional fireball. Learn to solder or make a 
musical instrument at this hands-on day of 
creative invention and technological discovery 
for all ages.
Supported by Lighthouse
http://www.makerfairebrighton.com/makers/

A Machine to See With by Blast Theory
SELECTED DATES FROM 01-30 SEPTEMBER
Become the star of your own heist movie as 
Brighton's internationally renowned digital 
artists Blast Theory put you in the heat of the 
action. This 'locative cinema project' for 
pedestrians and their mobile phones was a major 
hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival and 
we're delighted to be bringing it to Brighton for 
the digital festival. Co-produced with Lighthouse.
http://www.blasttheory.co.uk/bt/work_amachinetoseewith.html

Improving Reality
23 SEPTEMBER
A one-day conference that shows how artists and 
designers are working with digital technologies 
to radically re-engineer the world in which we 
exist. Thinkers and makers from the technology, 
film, education and art worlds will explore how 
the current generation of makers is not only 
attempting to augment reality, but rather to go 
one step further, and improve reality.
Organised by Lighthouse, it features Julian 
Oliver, Tassos Stevens (Agency of Coney), Matt 
Adams (Blast Theory), Alice Taylor (Makieworld), 
Matt Hanson and many many others.

- FAR by Random Dance
26 SEPTEMBER
Wayne McGregor's Random Dance is a truly 
ground-breaking dance company, incorporating 
digital technologies into live choreography. This 
all embracing approach has led to a string of 
truly unique works. FAR is is danced by an 
ensemble of ten incredible performers and set to 
a new, haunting score by critically acclaimed 
composer, Ben Frost.
http://www.brightondome.org/events/Far/4228

Šand more!

This is just a taste of the festival. We're 
currently planning more exhibitions, meet-ups, 
BarCamps and outdoor events.

If you've got ideas for events or projects you 
want to organise for Brighton Digital Festival, 
please email digitalbrighton at gmail.com

Brighton Digital Festival is coordinated by 
Lighthouse (with lots and lots of help from a 
wide array of individuals and organisations).

Supported by Arts Council England.
-- 
Honor Harger

Director
Lighthouse
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk

Address: 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ, UK
Tel: +44 1273 647197
email: honor at lighthouse.org.uk

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