Wednesday was the final day for Digital Stages – and certainly it was a day of last but not least. Again, workshops, talks and performances ran throughout the day and into the evening and again the events reflected a range of approaches to technology and performing arts. The day began with Frieder Weiss’s workshop
During Tuesday’s events there was a great range of disciplines, perspectives and gatherings which covered a wide view of digital performance. The breath of the festival became apparent through the discussions as well as the continued sharing of performances and technologies through the workshops. At Queen Mary University London we started the day with
Saturday and Sunday hosted two performance events in East London On Saturday was a double bill of collective (gulp) and Kate Sicchio (myself) at the Pinter Studio at Queen Mary University. While the two pieces used the same software (Isadora) to execute the work, the pieces really contrasted each other to provide a
Friday night was the opening for the 2011 Digital Stages Festival at The Russian Club- an evening with plenty of artists, drinks and of course performance. The venue itself was an exciting space allowing for the performative, artistic and social to convene with several different spaces throughout the gallery a glow with green and semi-transparent
A performance I am very much looking forward to is the study for Loop Diver by Troika Ranch. It’s been a while since their last UK performance so it’s exciting to have them back. This piece is based on a looping process that has also been used for an evening length performance. Looping movement
Hello World! My name is Kate Sicchio and I will be blogging throughout the Digital Stages Festival April 22-27, 2011. I am also one of the curators of the festival and an artist performing work on April 23rd. I am very excited for the events this year – some highlight for me include the panel