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Dance Umbrella
>>>http://www.danceumbrella.co.uk
Dance Umbrella was founded in 1978 with the aim of reflecting and encouraging the burgeoning interest in contemporary dance in Britain. From modest beginnings as a showcase for emerging choreographers, Dance Umbrella's annual London festival now ranks highly among Europe's leading international dance festivals and the organisation is recognised as one of Britain's most adventurous dance promoters.

shinkansen
>>>http://www.shinkansen.co.uk
shinkansen is a research, development and production unit, based in London Bridge. It specialises in the creation of performance environments enhanced through the use of digital media technologies.

ICA
>>>http://www.ica.org.uk
UK's leading contemporary art spaces.

Future Physical
>>>http://www.futurephysical.com
Future Physical is a two year programme of work (2001-03) co-conceived by shinkansen London and East England Arts. As digital boundaries grow ever more pervasive in everyday life, the boundaries between the physical and the virtual are becoming increasingly blurred. Future Physical is a cultural programme which aims to explore those changing boundaries, examining the interfaces between the natural world/the human body, and the digital tools of modern society. This site is currently under construction and will evolve across the autumn so do return for special developments.

essexdance
>>>http://www.essexdance.co.uk
essexdance is the countywide dance development agency for Essex based in Chelmsford, and exists to act as a focus of innovation and excellence for dance development in Essex. essexdance has been developing its role in dance and technology through research and development, funded by East England Arts. Look out for 'Getting Digi With It' in 2001, an exciting new dance and technology programme with various workshops and residencies.

The Arts Council of England
>>>http://www.artscouncil.org.uk

East England Arts
>>>http://www.eastenglandarts.co.uk

London Arts
>>>http://www.londonarts.co.uk

Artists

Trajets
>>>http://www.trajets.net/
>>>http://ccii.banff.org/trajets/
Trajets is a collaboration of between an international collective of artists including Susan Kozel, Gretchen Schiller, Rob Lovell and Scott Wilson. Trajets is an installation which combines dance, digital images, sound and architecture. Sensing and 'force-field' software create a mesmerising effect as 12 suspended screens, onto which abstracted images of moving bodies are projected, appear to dance with the visitor. Trajets is open for use and participation at the ICA between the 10th-13th October 2001 between 2-8p.m. in the theatre.

O Vertigo
>>>http://www.overtigo.com/
>>>http ://www.overtigo.com/html/new.html
While sets and lighting provide diverse theatrical settings, magnifying lenses, scattered across the stage, create a dazzling effect like a close-up in a film. O Vertigo and their new performance Luna will be on at Queen Elizabeth Hall on Tue 23rd and Wed 24th October 2001 at 7.45p.m.

Charleroi Danses
>>>http://www.charleroi-danses.be/
>>>http://www.charleroi-danses.be/cie/repert.html
Choreographer Frederic Flamand pushes the exploration of real and virtual performance, and the mediatisation of modern life. The stunning design, by New York, architects Diller and Scofido, incorporates a mesmerising 'mirror' effect that shifts perspective to schizophrenic effect. You can see Charleroi Danses/Plan K at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Fri 26th and Sat 27th October 2001 at 7.45p.m.

Dance on Screen
Dance on Screen is a festival of dance created for the screen organised in association with Dance Umbrella. It provides a vibrant and creative focus for choreographers and film makers through a major video/dance workshop, discussions and screenings of international dance films. Call The Place Box Office on 020 7387 0031 for a full programme.

Dance Umbrella Feedback
>>>http://www.criticaldance.com
The international performance dance website is running a dedicated forum for the duration of the Dance Umbrella festival. Covering reviews, articles and comments from dance fans, this is your chance to discuss performances you have seen, or voice your views on topics raised during Dance Umbrella. Plus there'll be a New Reviewers Competition to encourage budding writers.

Others

BBC Platform
>>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/platfform
Interesting BBC extension site covering the live art technology focus in April 2001. Several transcripts are available of the speakers inputs in the speakers biography sections.

CellBytes2001
>>>http://www.adpa.mdx.ac.uk/rescen/cellbytes01
Recent shinkansen/ Rescen project (July 2001 at Middlesex University) looking at dual stage telematics and interculturalism. Third in a series of research projects evolving remote connection between stages for live performance.

Monaco Danses Dances Forum>>>http://www.mddf.com/en/home.htm
Started in December 2000 this bi-annual festival in Monte Carlo has a strand of dance technology in its programme bringing together the latest work by choreographers and digital artists.

Company in Space
>>>http://www.companyinspace.com
This special dance technology company is based in Melbourne and their new projects are always worth checking out - often webcast live this means you can watch from anywhere. The site also holds archives of movies from previous work.

Desperate Optimists-Map 50
>>>http://www.map50.com
Desperate Optimists are a multi-media group based in London. Their piece Map 50 is a web soap set in Hackney, East London and presents journeys by a variety of artists through the streets, in a fascinating and gritty exploration of London in the year 2000.

Gmunk Studios
>>>http://www.gmunk.com
A beautiful, futuristic feel site with stunning graphics. There is fantastic detail and imagery to play around with and an impressive human style cursor in the shape of a minute woman who can be moved around the site and encouraged to talk and dance. A millennium feel site!

Habbo Hotel
>>>http://www.habbohotel.com
Habbo is a special entertainment arena located inside a virtual 5 star hotel. As with many of the new web based environments the emphasis is on contact and communication, create yourself an avatar, make friends and get down to it with the dance function.

Haverhill2000
>>>http://www.haverhill2000.com/
Haverhill2000 was a photographic project which took place in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, U.K. 2000 people from Haverhill participated in the project as the artist Chris Dorley-Brown morphed their genders and ages using software such as Photoshop and Morph. Dorley-Brown has created a morphed portrait library and also a 'virtual population'. Well worth while putting some time in here to see the fascinating evolution of the fully morphed results of 2000 people.

Soda Play
>>>http://www.sodaplay.com
Soda play is reported to be the home of creative play. You should definitely check out the Soda 300 and Soda Construction pages where graphically created objects can be manipulated, moved and reconstructed.

Banja World
>>>http://www.banja.com
The current number one in online gaming/environments is situated on the virtual island of Itland. You traverse the land interacting with the other characters. It is a very advanced environment that gives you your own home, currency (in the form of honey which you keep in your fridge) and allows you to collect records to play on your virtual stereo and grow plants in your home among many other things. Beautiful site but heavy to download.

Moccu
>>>http://www.moccu.com
Moccu is a leading interactive design unit. Visit their lab where through virtual genetic engineering you can mix and download your own cyber embryo, watch it grow and evolve it into mecha-organic creature.

Fun Ones

Dancing Stickmen
>>>http://www.stickvideo.centerpole.com/
Enjoy the funky stickmen as they shake, jump and jive to favourite pop tunes. Determine their moves and jiggles.

Hamster Dance
>>>http://www.hamsterdance2.com
An old favourite, the comical hamsters dance has been updated and is now the all new interactive Hamster Dance 2. Watch the hamsters dance, but make them sing to your own tune!

Jib-Jab
>>>http://www.jibjab.com
Choose from quirky short animation movies to fun screen savers and E-cards. The Jib Jab site is bursting with entertaining material guaranteed to make you giggle.

Netbaby World
>>>http://aa.mlive.com/fun/netbaby
Netbaby world is an on-line games community. Explore the virtual world community and challenge yourselves with the various fun games. Be warned! This is an extremely entertaining experience!

Compiled by shinkansen, London Sept 2001