090909 UpStage Festival :: Call for Proposals — Deadline: May 31, 2009.

The third UpStage festival of cyberformance (live online performance) will be held on 090909 (9 September 2009). The call is now open for performance proposals. The 090909 Upstage Festival aims to create a participatory space for collaboration, creation, and for the presentation of current cyberformance. The festival provides a platform (and shares the technical expertise) to enable artists to experiment with the new medium, and to have their work seen alongside performances by internationally renowned practitioners - in a celebration of the evolution and diversity of cyberformance practices.

To submit a proposal, email the following information to info [at] upstage.org.nz:

* working title of your cyberformance and 3-4 sentences about it;
* names and locations of people involved;
* brief background/bios (not more than 300 words each);
* preferred time(s), in your local time, for presentation on 090909;
* contact email and postal address.

Performances can be on any theme or topic; the only rules are it must be no longer than 20.09 minutes, and must be created and performed in UpStage (for information about past festivals and performances, see http://www.upstage.org.nz).

The deadline for proposals is 31 May 2009; selections will be announced on 1 July.

The festival will take place online in UpStage on 090909, with RL (’real life’) access nodes at locations around the world, including Oslo, Munich, Istanbul and Wellington. If you are interested in hosting a RL
access node, please contact us for further information and technical requirements.

Participating artists will be listed and acknowledged on the UpStage web site. We will endeavour to record all the performances and provide participating artists with copies for documentation, however this is dependent on volunteer resources (if you can help with this aspect of the festival, please contact us).

UpStage is an open source venue for web-based performance and is licensed under the Creative Commons and GPL. All copyright of artworks remains with the artists; we encourage artists to use Creative Commons.

Important dates:

16-17 March: Match-Making Session — 8am NZ time; find your local time here. Looking for collaborators? Bring your ideas to pitch, or come to join someone else’s proposal.

Late March: Tutorial for those planning to submit a proposal — (time & date to be announced - let us know if you have a preference) An opportunity for you to get to know the new features of UpStage and ask questions of experienced UpStage users about what you are planning to do in your performance.

Further matchmaking & walk-thru sessions during April & May: dates & times to be announced

*31 May: Deadline for proposals*
*1 July: Selection announced*
*9 September: 090909 UpStage Festival*

Any questions, please email info [at] upstage.org.nz. We look forward to receiving your proposals!

Helen Varley Jamieson, Vicki Smith and Dan Untitled
090909 Team