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<font size="3"><i>== apologies for cross-posting</i><i> ==</i><br>
<i><b><br>
The 10th birthday of UpStage will be celebrated on 9-10
January 2014 with three performances, a symposium on remote
collaboration, a planning meeting and the launch of UpStage
v3.<br>
<br>
</b></i></font><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2"><b>The
full programme is now online at <a
href="http://upstage.org.nz/blog/?page_id=5734">http://upstage.org.nz/blog/?page_id=5734</a></b></font><br>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal"
align="LEFT"> <font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">Since 2004,
artists and students around the world have collaborated via the
internet to create real-time interactive performances
(cyberformance) using the web-based platform UpStage. Annual
festivals have involved hundreds of artists and thousands of
audience members, and a strong community has developed. To
celebrate ten years of UpStage, three new performances have been
created; a networked symposium - between Wellington, Munich and
other locations - will address remote collaboration; and a
planning meeting will bring together key people to discuss
possible futures for UpStage. </font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="LEFT"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><u><b>UpStage v3</b></u></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;
text-decoration: none" align="LEFT"> <font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">The third version of the UpStage software will be
launched at the birthday celebrations. Incorporating full
audio-visual streaming, new features and many enhancements, v3
has been developed by Martin Eisenbarth (Germany) and the
UpStage student team at Auckland University of Technology (New
Zealand). It is a significant leap forward for the software, not
only in terms of features and usability but also in stability
and documentation.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="LEFT"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><u><b>Three New Cyberformances</b></u></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="LEFT"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:
normal">Five veteran cyberformers and their collaborators are
busy creating three new works to be presented at the birthday
celebrations: </span><i><span style="font-weight: normal">Vita
Cyberformativa</span></i><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal"> by Miljana Peri</span></span><span
style="font-style: normal">ć</span><span style="font-style:
normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">, </span></span><i><span
style="font-weight: normal">Balloon</span></i><span
style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">
by Petyr Veenstra, Floris Sirag and Gabriella Sacco, and a
new work by Etheatre Project and collaborators.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm" align="LEFT"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:
normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">Miljana Perić first
became involved in UpStage in 2006, and has presented work
at all but one of the festivals. Her energetic and humorous
shows blend theory with politics, and always have strong
audio content, reflecting her background as a musician,
ethnomusicologist and sound artist. The trio creating </span></span><i><span
style="font-weight: normal">Balloon</span></i><span
style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">
previously presented </span></span><i><span
style="font-weight: normal">A Plunge in the Pool</span></i><span
style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">
at the 121212 UpStage Festival and </span></span><i><span
style="font-weight: normal">Flat Earth</span></i><span
style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">
at 11:11:11. With backgrounds in theatre, visual arts and
music, the group's shows are like audiovisual poetry,
gradually unfolding stories through rich imagery and
haunting text. Etheatre director and theatre researcher
Christina Papagiannouli explores and discusses political
issues through cyberformance. Previous work has addressed
the Egyptian revolution (</span></span><i><span
style="font-weight: normal">The Cyberian Chalk Circle, </span></i><span
style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">2011)
and the Greek crisis (</span></span><i><span
style="font-weight: normal">Merry Crisis and a Happy New
Fear</span></i><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">, 2012). For this new work, she
has gathered an international group to develop a performance
that uses internal European migration as a starting point.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal"
align="LEFT"> <font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><u><b>The
Networked Symposium</b></u></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal;
font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none" align="LEFT"> <font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">An online symposium addressing
the topic of remote collaboration in cyberformance and networked
performance will accompany the performances. Hosted by
Signalraum (Munich) with guest speaker Annie Abrahams, the
symposium aims to provide a space for reflection, discussion,
and analysis. Audiences will be able to participate online as
well as at the venues in Munich and Wellington. Remote
presentations will be given by Isabel Valverde (Portugal) and
Christina Papagiannouli (London).</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal"
align="LEFT"> <font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><u><b>The
Planning Meeting</b></u></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal;
font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none" align="LEFT"> <font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">A meeting in Wellington and
online will discuss the current situation of UpStage and plan
for its sustainable future in an increasingly difficult economic
climate.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal;
font-weight: normal" align="CENTER"> <font size="4"><br>
<font size="3"><b>Surprise us with a birthday present for
UpStage!</b></font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%" align="CENTER"> <font size="4"><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><b>Donate
here: </b></span></font><a
href="http://upstage.org.nz/blog/?page_id=278"><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><u><b>http://upstage.org.nz/blog/?page_id=278</b></u></span></font></a><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><u><br>
</u></span></font><font size="2"><i><span
style="text-decoration: none">(if you are a New Zealand
tax payer, donations over $5 are tax deductible!)</span></i></font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%" align="CENTER"> <font size="4"><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><br>
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>More
information
about the 10th Birthday: </b></span></font><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><u><b><a
href="http://www.upstage.org.nz/">www.upstage.org.nz</a><br>
</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><b>Contact: </b></span></font><a
href="mailto:info@upstage.org.nz"><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><u><b>info@upstage.org.nz</b></u></span></font></a></font></p>
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