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<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid32" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov">On 9 January
2004, UpStage was officially launched as a unique artist-led
platform for cyberformance - live, online performance. The
platform and its global community of artists, developers and
audiences has thrived, survived and playfully persisted for 20
years!</span></div>
<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid33" class="ace-line"><br>
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<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid34" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov">During 2024
we will celebrate this important milestone, beginning with a
birthday party on</span><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov b"><b> 9th
January</b></span><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov">. As UpStage
has always existed in between time, the birthday party will
happen twice, first at </span><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov b"><b>20:00
Aotearoa/New Zealand time</b></span><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov"> - as this
is where UpStage was born - and then at </span><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov b"><b>20:00
central European time</b></span><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov">. Time
converters, the stage link and more information are here: <a
href="https://upstage.org.nz/?page_id=9138"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://upstage.org.nz/?page_id=9138<br>
</a></span></div>
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class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov"><br>
</span></div>
<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid36" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov">You are
warmly invited to celebrate with us on January 9th, and look out
for further online fun and frolics throughout the year.</span></div>
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<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid38" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov">If you would
like to give UpStage a birthday present, <a
href="https://upstage.org.nz/?page_id=278"
moz-do-not-send="true">donations are always welcome</a>! </span></div>
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<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid40" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov">Helen &
Vicki</span></div>
<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid41" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov">UpStage
PerSisters</span></div>
<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid42" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov url"><a
href="https://upstage.org.nz" rel="noreferrer noopener"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">https://upstage.org.nz</a></span></div>
<div aria-live="assertive" id="magicdomid43" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-cf3z78zz85zokez81zz83zz79zz66z0cov url"><a
href="https://upstage.live" rel="noreferrer noopener"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">https://upstage.live</a></span></div>
<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
<p>helen varley jamieson<br>
</p>
<p> <a href="mailto:helen@creative-catalyst.com"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">helen@creative-catalyst.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.creative-catalyst.com"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.creative-catalyst.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.upstage.org.nz"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.upstage.org.nz</a><br>
<a href="https://mobilise-demobilise.eu/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">https://mobilise-demobilise.eu</a></p>
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