In 1957 the composer Henry Jacobs convinced the Morrison Planetarium in San Francisco to let him use their newly renovated four-track surround-sound system for a series of concerts. Jacobs commissioned new pieces of electronic music from international composers and asked Jordan Belson to prepare visual imagery that could be projected on the dome during each number.
Having [...]
Are music performances morphing into proper sensory environments that live beyond the space and time of the performance itself? Sonar 2010 Plastikman Live has been one of best music performances I’ve ever been part of and although still firmly anchored to the stage/performance model it introduces a combination of elements which are definitely pointing in [...]
‘Underdrome’ is a new immersive production from choreographer Darren Johnston that takes place from May 22-24 at the Roundhouse in London. A 360 degree experience combining dance, voices, music and video to generate a sense of presence into the space of representation.
Underdrome has been created specially for the Roundhouse, in response to its architecture and [...]
Tod Machover is working on a new theatrical show at MIT Media Lab Hyperinstruments that is going to revolutionize the way opera is produced.
Death and the Powers tells the story of a man who wants to live forever and finds a way to download himself into a technolgical environment, The System:
Simon Powers was a [...]
This years Bangface Weekender rave theme is space…
Official Neo-Rave marking the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope on 24 April 1990… Come dressed as aliens, atronauts & space monkeys.
And do not miss the 3-D Rave: your free goggles will turn room 2 into a shape-throwing-asteroid-field of mayhem