Presenter Information

Blast Theory is a company continually in demand on the UK and international touring circuit. With a repertoire of site-specific, performance, interactive, video and installation work, Blast Theory’s work is suitable for both performance and exhibition presentation.

Blast Theory’s work can be presented in festivals, group exhibitions and stand-alone contexts. It often involves site-specific elements and the company works closely with presenters and galleries on all aspects of delivering a Blast Theory presentation.

For further details and full technical specifications please contact:

Julianne Pierce
Executive Producer
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 413 455

Currently available for tour are the following pieces of work.

Rider Spoke

Rider Spoke invites the audience to cycle through the streets of the city, equipped with a handheld computer. Combining theatre with game play and state of the art technology, Rider Spoke continues Blast Theory’s enquiry into performance in the age of personal communication.

Size of company: 5 on the road. 3 artists, 1 Production Manager, 1 Technical Manager

Freight: 30 bicycles, racks, helmets and lights are required and it is preferable for the host organisation to supply bicycles. Blast Theory can supply bikes and bike racks.

Scale of venue: Outdoor undercover area for bike pick-up (with enough space for 30 bikes and racks). Indoor front of house in close proximity to bike pick-up plus control room (of at least 2m x 2m). Secure storage must be supplied for the bicycles.

Working with local performers: Hosting the project requires a dedicated team of 4-6 performers to work alongside the Blast Theory team.

Language: Written and performed in English. Please discuss bi-lingual and translation options with the company.

Conditions of Participation: Rider Spoke is suitable for people age 16 years and over.

Artists’ Presentations and Workshops: The artists are available to provide talks, presentations and workshops. Please discuss options with the company.

For further details please see the project page.

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Can You See Me Now?

The award-winning Can You See Me Now? is a chase game played live online and on the streets. Online players log onto the website and are dropped at random locations into a virtual map of the city. Players from anywhere in the world can play online in the virtual city against members of Blast Theory who are on the streets of the real city.

Size of company: 6 on the road. 4 artists, 1 Production Manager, 1 Technical Manager

Freight: 4 flight cases, approx 15-25 kilos each.

Scale of venue: Game Area - this is the area outdoors which Blast Theory runners will use as the terrain for the game and which is replicated in the online world. This may be an area ranging between 150m and 400m across. Control Room - A physical space in close proximity to the Game Area that acts as the centre of communications and running of the game.

Working with local performers: Hosting the project requires a dedicated team of 4-6 performers to work alongside the Blast Theory team.

Language: Written and performed in English. Please discuss bi-lingual and translation options with the company.

Artists’ Presentations and Workshops: The artists are available to provide talks, presentations and workshops. Please discuss options with the company.

For further details please see the project page.

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Day of The Figurines

A mass participation artwork installed for 24 days using mobile phones that is part board game and part secret society. Day Of The Figurines is set in a fictional town that is littered, dark and underpinned with steady decay. Players join up at the board then participate for the duration of the game via SMS text message.

Size of company: Installation team of 3. 1 artist, 1 Production Manager, 1 Technical Manager.

Freight: The set will be delivered 3/4 days before Get-In, and consists of 6 crates. Ideally a tail lift is required on transportation. Crate storage is required on-site.
Crate sizes: Box 1 (Pole Box) 1 x w3000xd300xh300
Box 2 (Mirror Box) 1 x w1300xd1800xh200
Box 3 (Support frames) 1 x w850xd650xh850
Box 4 (Speed frames) 1 x w750xd850xh600
Box 5 & 6 (Top sections) 2 x w1100x1550xh600

Scale of venue: Day Of The Figurines is flexible in terms of a hosting space and low-tech in terms of its technical requirements and maintenance. It is an installation that includes a board of approximately 5 x 4 metres with attached mirrors standing at 3.2 meters high. Alongside the board sits a figurine table and two computer terminals where operators manage the game.

Local team: 2 Operators provided by the host venue are required for the 24-day duration of the installation.

Language: Written and performed in English.

Artists’ Presentations and Workshops: The artists are available to provide talks, presentations and workshops. Please discuss options with the company.

For further details please see the project page.

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TRUCOLD

TRUCOLD is a video shot at night on the streets of Karlsruhe and London. The work comes out of Blast Theory’s interest in physical displacement, amnesia and time travel, focusing in on the city at night and the gaps between what is real and what is fictional. Lengthy shots with a fixed camera unveil the passage of time on the landscape.

TRUCOLD can also be exhibited with a lively and engaging installation archive of two groundbreaking projects, Can You See Me Now? and Uncle Roy All Around You, presented alongside the interactive computer-based work Single Story Building. Collectively they show different perspectives on the city as a communication space at the turn of the century.

Size of company: 1 artist for installation.

Freight: DVD’s can be sent in advance or travel with the artists.

Scale of venue: A darkened space (at least 4m x 4m) with white walls or similar for projection.

Artists’ Presentations and Workshops: The artists are available to provide talks, presentations and workshops. Please discuss options with the company.

For further details please see the project page.

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