Media Release<br>5 September 2012<a href="mailto:info@cyposium.net" target="_blank"><br>info@cyposium.net</a><br>
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<b>CyPosium celebrates cyberformance</b>
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An online symposium on 12 October 2012 will celebrate and discuss the
field of cyberformance - live, online performance - that has evolved
over the last two decades.
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The CyPosium aims to create a space for artists, researchers and
interested participants to discuss the field of cyberformance, referring
to and remembering past works. The programme includes nine
presentations and an introduction, and facilitated discussion sessions.
Some of the pioneers of online performance will discuss live internet
works created in chatrooms during the mid-1990s, alongside artists
currently working in a variety of purpose-built cyberformance platforms.
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The number and quality of proposals received made the selection process
challenging, but this was also an affirmation of the timeliness of this
event. There is now a considerable body of work, research and critical
thinking in this field, and a desire amongst practitioners to share and
discuss their experiences with their peers.
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The CyPosium will open with an introduction by Maria
Chatzichristodoulou, who is a cultural practitioner and digital
performance scholar at the University of Hull (UK). There will then be
three blocks, each consisting of three presentations followed by a
facilitated discussion with the online audience, and breaks between each
of the blocks. The CyPosium will begin at 15.00 GMT on Friday 12
October and finish at about 2am GMT 13 October; the complete schedule is available
on the CyPosium web site. The CyPosium is free to attend and will be
accessible via a standard internet connection and web browser.
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For more information on the schedule and how to participate, visit <a href="http://www.cyposium.net" title="http://www.cyposium.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cyposium.net</a> <br>A complete media release with bios and abstracts is available as a<a href="http://www.cyposium.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CyPosium_mediarelease.pdf" target="_blank"> PDF</a>.<br>
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<b><br>Selected Presentations</b> <br></p>
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<b>Introduction</b><br>
<i>Cyberformance? Digital or Networked Performance? Cybertheaters? Or
Virtual Theatres? … or all of the above?</i>: Maria Chatzichristodoulou
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<b>Block 1</b><br>
<i>Wirefire: A Complete History of Love in the Wires (parts 17–24)</i>: Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn<br>
<i>We Have Always Been Avatars, and Avatars Must Die</i>: Alan Sondheim<br>
<i>More/Less Than a Cyberfession: A few theoretical short-(cir)cu(i)ts from
Learn to hear through the lies of your eyes</i>: Miljana Perić
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<b>Block 2</b><br>
<i>ATHEMOO and NetSeduction: Censorship and The Art of Sexting Before Cell Phones</i>: Stephen A. Schrum<br>
<i>HEAD SHOT! Performative Interventions in Mixed Realities: Joseph DeLappe<br>
So far, and yet, so close: Lessons from Telematic Improvisation</i>: Adriene Jenik
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<b>Block 3</b><br>
<i>Re-Calling Home!</i>: ActiveLayers<br>
<i>Ethernet Orchestra: Networked Intercultural Improvisation</i>: Roger Mills<br>
<i>Transmittance — a telematic performance</i>: Maja Delak and Luka Prinčić <br><br></p>
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The cyposium is organised by Annie Abrahams, Christina Papagiannouli,
Francesco Buonaiuto, Helen Varley Jamieson, Katarina DJ Urosevic, Martin
Eisenbarth, Nathalie Fougeras, Suzon Fuks and Vicki Smith.
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