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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: Second Life performance space for Eyebeam Friday night
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:03:16 -0400 (EDT)
Here's what we'll be using Friday night, also good video - Alan http://www.alansondheim.org/evamsl.mp4 again - SECOND LIFE PERFORMANCE NIGHT AT EYEBEAM WHERE: EYEBEAM - 540 W 21st St. New York, NY 10011 Event Type: performance Start Date: Oct 09, 2009 Hours: 6:30PM-8:30PM Venue: Eyebeam Second Life Performance Night This evening will feature three different artists/groups, which use the online virtual world of Second Life as a medium for performance art. Launched in 2003 by Linden Labs, Second Life (SL) hit widespread popularity in 2006. In this 3D-rendered world, people across the world share a networked space with unique avatars. With a completely user-generated environment, SL enables a rich world of artistic possibilities. Alan Sondheim along with Foofwa d'Imobilite will present a performance using the aesthetics of the Second Life environment to create an experimental choreography; Lily & Honglei will present The Merry-go-around a virtual installation addressing a series of environmental issues in todays China; Second Front has discovered a virtual crypt within Second Life and are inviting the public to witness its opening. Together, these three short performances (12-15 minutes each) will sample some of the contemporary trends in Second Life performance art. The performances will be followed by a brief panel discussion and a subsequent launch party of Avvie Road the second DVD of Second Fronts performance works. People: Alan Sondheim (with Foofwa d'Imobilite), Lily & Honglei, Patrick Lichty, Scott Kildall Tags: Second Front, Second Life http://eyebeam.org/events/performing-in-second-life