News Archive 2007

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Job Opportunity - Windows Mobile Developer

We are looking for a C++ developer to port an existing project from Windows Mobile version 4 to version 6. We estimate it will be a 2 day job.

For full details click here

Contact kirsten@blasttheory.co.uk for more information.

Visiting Professorship at Central

Matt Adams has been appointed Visiting Professor at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

www.cssd.ac.uk

Can You See Me Now? at Videofronteras, Spain

Can You See Me Now? video is being presented as part of VIDEOFRONTERAS in Spain this month.

VIDEOFRONTERAS is an event with critical debates, conferences and workshops about the relation betwen Live Art, the body, dance, and technologies and new media. The programme is being curated in three strands:

The dates for VIDEOFRONTERAS are:
20 - 23 November: University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain)
24 November: Casa Encendida (Madrid, Spain)
25 - 30 November: Faculty of Fine Arts (Cuenca, Spain)

For more information visit:
http://digitalizarloefimero.blogspot.com
http://artesescenicas.uclm.es

TRUCOLD & Other Works, Brazil 14th to 18th November

TRUCOLD & Other Works is being presented as part of this year's Arte.Mov festival in Belo Horizonte, Brazil this November.

Group member Ju Row Farr will be presenting a talk on the work of Blast Theory.

www.artemov.net/

Can You See Me Now? Denmark 8th - 10th November

We are pleased to announce that we will be presenting Can You See Me Now? as part of this year's Machine-RAUM festival in Denmark.

Performance dates are 8th to 10th November and performance times are;
Thursday 8th - 14:30 to 15:30 CET
Friday 9th - 10:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 16:00 and 19:30 to 21:20 CET
Satuday 10th - 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 CET

For more information
www.machine-raum.dk
www.canyouseemenow.co.uk

Rider Spoke

Rider Spoke is a new work for cyclists combining theatre with game play and state of the art technology the project continues Blast Theory’s enquiry into performance in the age of personal communication. The piece is available for touring in 2008.

"Rider Spoke is such a gloriously enlivening piece of theatre."

"The show's greatest gift is that it manages to embrace the remorseless urban rush of the City while insisting on the individual's ability to pierce it with quiet reflection." - Metro, 15th October

"I am enjoying it, and looking around with more interest than I would normally. Having to find connections with myself makes everything come alive." - Guardian, 3rd October

"A great idea... Rider Spoke has the potential to animate a city" - Financial Times 16th Oct

"An extreme confessional which turns London's spectacular and squalid alleys into a theatrical backdrop for your own memories" - Time Out 17th Oct

Rider Spoke on Youtube
Rider Spoke
IPerG

Rider Spoke is sponsored by Trek

Rider Spoke on YouTube

Preview footage of Rider Spoke.

www.youtube.com/

Can You See Me Now? at Picnic, Amsterdam

Can You See Me Now? is being presented as part of the Cross Media Week at Picnic '07 in Amsterdam this week.

Game times are 3pm to 7pm (CEST).

Dates: 27-29 September

For details of times and more about Picnic go to:
www.picnicnetwork.org
www.canyouseemenow.co.uk

Two new people join Blast Theory

We're thrilled to announce that Julianne Pierce will start as Executive Producer and that Kirsten Engelmann will begin a year's maternity cover as Artist's Assistant in September.

Julianne has run the Australian Network for Art and Technology and is an internationally respected curator, critic and producer who will move from Adelaide to join us. Kirsten is from Stuttgard and was previously an intern with us in 2006/7.

Review of Day Of The Figurines

Gabriella Giannachi has written a review for the current issue of Realtime.

http://www.realtimearts.net/

Flypad, intern required

This internship is to work together with one of the artists’ in Blast Theory to build between 6 and 18 avatars for Flypad. Flypad is a permanent museum based interactive installation for up to 12 people at a time, for The Public museum in West Bromwich, which is to be opened next year.

The internship will be for a 6 week period beginning in September. Full details of the requirements and how to apply can be found on Wired Sussex here

www.wiredsussex.com/bip

Can You See Me Now? in Preston, July

We are pleased to announce that Can You See Me Now? will be performed on the streets of Preston this July as part of In Certain Places public art initiative.

Game days will be 26th to 28th July. 1pm - 4pm each day.

www.incertainplaces.org
www.canyouseemenow.co.uk

Job Opportunity - Flash Developer

We are looking for a Flash Developer to work with us over a 30 day period between mid July and October this year.

For full details of the requirement and how to apply click here

Deadline for applicants is midday Monday 2nd July.

Job Opportunity - Artists' Assistant

We are looking to recruit an Artists' Assistant on a 1 year contract to cover maternity leave.

For full details please download the job description here.

Deadline for applicants is July 9th.

Please send all CV's and covering letter to dan@blasttheory.co.uk

or by post to:
Dan Lamont
Blast Theory
Unit 5, 20 Wellington Road
Portslade
Brighton, BN41 1DN

Day Of The Figurines on YouTube

A Brighton player merges Day Of The Figurines with 24. They only went and mashed it up.

www.youtube.com

Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica 07

We are extremely pleased to announce that we have received an honorary mention for Day Of The Figurines at this year's Prix Ars Electronica, the International Competition for Cyber Arts.

Blast Theory previously won the coveted Golden Nica for Can You See Me Now? in 2003.

www.aec.at/en/prix/
www.dayofthefigurines.co.uk

Day Of The Figurines - Fierce! Festival, open now

Day Of the Figurines is being presented as part of Birmingham's 10th annual Fierce! Festival this May.
The show opened on 19th May and will run through to 11th June 2007.

You can register to join the town by coming along to Wolverhampton Art Gallery daily between 12 and 5pm.
Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1DU.

Further details to follow.

For more information
www.fiercetv.co.uk
www.dayofthefigurines.co.uk
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk

Now, I Can See You

Ian Russell from Trinity College, Dublin has written about his experience of playing Can You See Me Now? during it's recent presentation in the city.

www.iarchitectures.com/cysmn

Day Of The Figurines Brighton, player blog

Excellent blog put together by some of the players of Day Of The Figurines at The Lighthouse in Brighton.

www.webjam.com/figjam

Can You See Me Now? 3D archive

The 3D archive of photos from Can You See Me Now? at V2 in Rotterdam is back on-line. Visit the archive to search sighting photos and read about some of the ideas behind the game.

www.canyouseemenow.co.uk/v2

Can You See Me Now? Dublin, Play today

Can You See Me Now? will be performed on the streets of Dublin between 9th and 12th May.
Game times are 12 pm to 3pm daily. Log on to play.

For more information
Web: www.canyouseemenow.co.uk
Web: www.weareheretwo.com

Job Opportunity

Due to staff changes Blast Theory are now recruiting for a full time Company Manager.

Please download full job description here.

Deadline for applicants is May 31st.

Please send all CV's and covering letter to dan@blasttheory.co.uk

or by post to:
Dan Lamont
Blast Theory
Unit 5, 20 Wellington Road
Portslade
Brighton, BN41 1DN

Blast Theory have moved

We moved! After our brief stay in the glories of New England House we are now installed at 20 Wellington Road overlooking a timber yard and the docks.

And the Arts Council of England have awarded us £250,000 to complete the renovation of the building. This will provide three spaces to rent, a bedsit, a production suite, a meeting space, storage and a communal kitchen to support a research base for artists, scientists and industry.

It'll be complete in early 08 and we look forward to welcoming you.

Our new address details are;

Unit 5
20 Wellington Road
Portslade
Brighton
BN41 1DN

t/f: 44(0)1273 413 455

Day Of The Figurines Brighton

The UK Premiere of Day Of The Figurines has now ended at The Lighthouse in Brighton.

The next Day Of The Figurines event will take place as part of Fierce! Festival in Birmingham. Please come along and join in.

Web: www.lighthouse.org.uk/
Web: www.dayofthefigurines.co.uk

Can You See Me Now? Donau Festival, April 2007

We are pleased to announce that Blast Theory will be performing Can You See Me Now? at the Donau Festival in Austria this April.
Performance dates and times;
Thursday 19th April - 7 -10pm
Friday 20th April - 6-9pm
Saturday 21st April - 6-9pm

For more information
Web: www.donaufestival.at
Web: www.canyouseemenow.co.uk

Brighton Volunteer needed for Day Of The Figurines

Volunteer based in Brighton needed by Blast Theory to play Day Of The Figurines for 2 hours a day 4th- 27th April

For more information
Professional Player Description
www.dayofthefigurines.co.uk

Prof Tanda Trial

Blast Theory have been trialling a new mobile game, Prof Tanda, this February. The game is part of the Participate research project, offering context sensitive activities and advice about reducing your carbon foot print. See the Participate project website for more details.

Web: www.participateonline.co.uk

Uncle Roy All Around You - Baltimore Contemporary Museum

Uncle Roy All Around You is currently part of an exhibition showing at Contemporary Museum, Baltimore. The exhibition is titled Cell Phone: Art and the Mobile Phone and is running through to April 22nd 2007.

For more information
Web: www.contemporary.org/exhibitions
Web: www.blasttheory.co.uk/bt/work_uncleroy

Location
100 W. Centre Street Baltimore, MD 21201 PH: 410.783.5720 F: 410.783.5722 E: info@contemporary.org