Category: performance
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I Have Been There
The BBMC start off the New Year with the presentation of our very first commissioned AR (Augmented Reality) artwork – “I Have Been There” by Chun Hua Catherine Dong. “I Have Been There” is a free AR app for iOS and Android devices. The app gives users the opportunity to place a three dimensional rendering…
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VR Forward
The Black Bag Media Collective is thrilled to announce our latest project — VR Forward, a series of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality based performances, installations, streams, and presentations featuring work by some of the most innovative Canadian artists, and curated by JE Solo. This project will see new installations and performances for virtual spaces,…
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Congratulations A^^>>>TAO<<<^^A !!
BBMC Members JE Solo and Mike Kean, along with BBMC Associate Dr. Peter Duchemin, are the winners of the 2021 World Telekinesis Competition. Operating as the team A^^>>>TAO<<<^^A, and collaborating remotely from Toronto and Hong Kong, they beat out sixteen other teams in four rounds of matches. About the World Telekinesis Competition: The World Telekinesis…
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International Women’s Day at BBMC
The Odyssey Simulators are hosting special presentations on International Women’s Day with a program of online performances, installations and screenings. Featuring new work from our online collaborators including Colleen McLaughlin/Nebulosus Severine, Bibbe Hansen/Bibbe Oh, Fau Ferdinand, Humming Pera/Tina M Pearson, Liz Solo and more! A collaboration with Roles 4 Women. Schedule of International Women’s Day…
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Odyssey Artists at Corporealidades Pós-humanas, Brazil
Flurries of activity on the Odyssey Simulators this month with multiple performances from the sim streamed to the Corporealidades Pós-humanas festival in Salvador, Brazil, including new performances by Senses Places (Canada/International), Isabel Valverde (Portugal) and SaveMe Oh (Netherlands). This is documentation from Senses Places’ interactive workshop and performance at Corporealidades Pós-humanas. Avatars assist in demonstrating…
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Avatar Salad on Odyssey
The Second Front have been working on the Odyssey Simulators this week preparing a new piece for the University of Wichita’s At A Distance Exhibit, coming up next month. Here are a few shots from “Virtual Proposition for Alison Knowles #1 – Make an Avatar Salad”, based on an Alison Knowles event score/performance called “Proposition…
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Pokemon A-Go-Go
Second Front are shooting machinima this month on Odyssey preparing for an upcoming world premiere performance of Pokemon A-Go-Go. What happens when the Pokemon revolt? Come to the performance and find out! Stay tuned here for details of dates and times. About the Artists Second Front is the pioneering performance art group in based in online avatar-based VR…
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TrixXxieFest 2016!
TrixXxiefest is Coming!! The Black Bag Media Collective are proud to co-produce this event every year with Roles 4 Women – this year happening June 24 and 25 at the Cox and Palmer Second Space at the LSPU Hall. See the full schedule here: TrixXxieFest Schedule TrixXxieFest is a pop-up Festival featuring short films, videos…
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BBMC at Hi-Dance with Odyssey and Senses Places
from The Odyssey Simulator Odyssey and the BBMC had the pleasure of hosting another event with Senses Places – Isabel Valverde and Senses Places at Hi-Dance Festival – Dance and Technology, Rome, Italy. Isabel performed live on stage with Odyssey artists/avatars. Avatars performed via large scale projections. Liz Solo and Mike Kean of The Black…
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Red Dog for Freddie Herko
The following video is from a 50th anniversary performance of Al Hansen‘s “Red Dog for Freddie Herko”, performed by the Second Front on the Odyssey Simulator on October 25, 2014. The original performance was created for dancer Fred Herko by the American artist Al Hansen (father of artist, Second Front member and BBMC alumni Bibbe…