Book Now for Rider Spoke in Cambridge, Thursday 3rd July – Sunday 6th July. If you haven’t had the chance to take part in Rider Spoke, it will be at Cambridge Junction from 3rd – 6th of July as part of the Vélo Festival, celebrating the Tour De France passing through the city. Flat, bike… Read more »
Blast Theory awarded funding as a National Portfolio Organisation
We are pleased to announce that the value of our work has been recognised again as Blast Theory is awarded funding as one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations for 2015-2018. Blast Theory Artist and Director, Matt Adams, said: “Having submitted our plans for 2015 to 2018, we’re delighted to be awarded funding as… Read more »
Read the latest on Live Transmission
We have been busy working on Live Transmission – our 18-month project with The Patching Zone, Translocal and Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U). Live Transmission will bring artists, researchers, developers and educators together to test new models of participation and engagement. The collaboration will build towards an exciting and unique demonstrator… Read more »
Meet our new volunteer – Liat Wassershtrom
We are excited to welcome our new volunteer, Liat Wassershtrom who will be with us throughout our busy June and July. Liat has already been stuck in the deep end working with us on I’d Hide You and will continue to focus on projects such as Rider Spoke, Live Transmission and Dial Ulrike and Eamon… Read more »
Check out the work of our new artists in residence
This April and May we are bulging at the seams with wonderful residents in Blast Theory studios. Becky Edmunds is here researching ideas for her next phase of working and Abi Sidebotham is working on a new project. Sheila Ghelani has also been with us recently preparing for her new work – Rings Loops and… Read more »
That Changed My Life: Why Does Art And Culture Matter To You?
Inspired by the What Next? movement, we’re inviting you to make a video about the importance of art and culture. We want to share the multitude of ways that our lives have been enhanced by the breadth and vibrancy of art and culture in this country. Then we’ll share them as widely as we can…. Read more »
Extended run of Dial Ulrike and Eamon Compliant in Dublin
Due to popular demand, an extra date has been added for Dial Ulrike And Eamon Compliant at Live Collision International Festival in Dublin. Now live from 24th – 27th April. Take part in Dial Ulrike And Eamon Compliant and enter a world of bombings and kidnappings in this tense mobile phone project about political violence. Choose whether to be… Read more »
Tell us your story about a Blast Theory project
We often hear of curious events that have happened while taking part in our work. If you have something you’re willing to share we’d love to hear from you. Perhaps it was an unexpected encounter or a moment of confusion. Maybe it was an interaction with a performer or a bystander. Whatever it is –… Read more »
Welcome Alex Peckham
We’re thrilled that Alex Peckham has joined us as Lead Technologist. Alex will lead the software development on our new app as well as the presentation of works in Dublin, Sao Paulo, Sheffield and Cambridge. Alex is an artist who has recently shown work in the A-EYE exhibition on nature inspired art and computation at… Read more »
Rider Spoke has been nominated for the International Award for Public Art
Blast Theory has been nominated for the International Award for Public Art for Rider Spoke. The IAPA was established to increase visibility for public art internationally and is administered by the Institute for Public Art (based in Hong Kong) in collaboration with Forecast Public Art (USA) and Shanghai University (China). Over the past few months,… Read more »
Meet our 2014 Technical Intern – Victor Diaz
Victor Diaz is a researcher, artist and educator whose focus is on creating new forms of interaction between computers and people: developing novel collaborative interactions in public spaces and creating tools that help to increase the usability of creative technologies. Victor joined us in March to develop prototype authoring tools for our new work with… Read more »
Nick is off for a sabbatical
Blast Theory artist and all-round wonderful person, Nick Tandavanitj will be taking a sabbatical this summer to update his skills in web development and to follow-up on his interests in exploring technologies around interactive broadcasting, social engagement and open data. He’s also hoping to brush up on his drawing. Nick – often known as Prof –… Read more »
Watch Blast Theory films at FilmForum Festival in Gorizia in Italy
A selection of Blast Theory films will be screened on 6th April, at the FilmForum Festival, in Gorizia, Italy. Beginning with works from the late 90s the screening will mix documentation of projects such as Rider Spoke and A Machine To See With alongside commissioned films such as TRUCOLD and So, err. . . FilmForum… Read more »
Join a virtual roundtable today with Felix Barrett of Punchdrunk.
On 2nd April at 5.30pm UK time Matt Adams will join a virtual roundtable with Felix Barrett, Jane McGonigal and Jaime Robinson to discuss the convergence of games and live performance. To join go here.
Meet our new volunteer – Vanessa Santos
We are thrilled to welcome our new volunteer, Vanessa Santos. Vanessa was born in Brazil but is living in Spain, where she is doing a PhD at Pompeu Fabra University. She is researching narratives and locative media and has selected some of Blast Theory’s projects as case studies. These projects include Rider Spoke, Fixing Point, A Machine to See… Read more »
Check out our new project website for Live Transmission
Live Transmission is an 18 month project that takes three European organisations – Blast Theory (UK), The Patching Zone (NL) and Translocal (FI) – working at the leading edge of digital and interactive media into a unique collaboration with Ontario College of Art And Design University (OCAD U). Together the partners will stretch the boundaries of mobile culture, live video… Read more »
Want to work with us?
Blast Theory has undertaken a strategic review of our fundraising in order to diversify our sources of income and develop our portfolio of funding. This work is supported by the Arts Council England Catalyst scheme and is being carried out in partnership with Fabrica with shared objectives in exploring ways to diversify our income streams…. Read more »
Book tickets now for The Invisible Hand: On Profiling and Personalisation
Economist Adam Smith used the metaphor of the ‘invisible hand’ to describe how the market virtuously provides for all. Today the state and private enterprises are focused on discreetly gathering exponential amounts of data about their citizens and customers. In the context of PRISM, Facebook, Google, and the supermarket loyalty card the metaphor of the… Read more »
Kirsty Jennings becomes Business Director
After 16 months as Business Manager Kirsty Jennings has been appointed Business Director for Blast Theory. Kirsty joined us in August 2012 and has proved herself to be a vital part of the team. Kirsty is thrilled that she now has more work to do and that her promotion has come in time for her… Read more »
Meet our first Resident for 2014
Adrian Hazzard, a PhD student from the University of Nottingham, will be investigating software and mobile technologies for data-mining and profiling in advance of this February’s Act Otherwise conference. Adrian is also a composer, videographer and musician researching the possibilities of location based music in influencing the exploration of public spaces. Read more about his… Read more »
Sarah Julia Clark starts as Artists’ Assistant
We’re excited to announce that Sarah Julia Clark has started as our Artists’ Assistant. Sarah began volunteering with us in 2013, soon becoming our first ever Marketing and Office Coordinator. Sarah studied Illustration at the University of Brighton and her employment is in no way connected with her having ready access to Somerset cider in 5… Read more »
Take part with Matt in Shannon Loftis’ virtual roundtable
Join Matt in a virtual roundtable with Shannon Loftis, General Manager at Xbox Entertainment Studios on Wednesday 15th January at 5.30pm UK time (12.30pm EST). The discussion is titled “Gaming and the New Art of Approachable Immersion”.
Meet our new volunteer – Pete Wimblett
Joining us from London is our new volunteer – Pete Wimblett. He’s helping us kickstart our events for the coming year and will be working with us until the end of February. Graduating with a Bachelors in Film and Media Production from Sheffield Hallam University, Pete worked with us as a performer in I’d Hide… Read more »
Join our development team
Application deadline: 5pm Monday 10th Feb 2014 Blast Theory is looking for a talented and energetic developer to take part in a technical internship for two weeks in March 2014. This unique opportunity focuses on the development of a new mobile app to explore issues around user profiling and personalisation. You will work in collaboration… Read more »
Watch My Neck Of The Woods
My Neck Of The Woods is a live documentary from the streets of Manchester made in collaboration with a group of young people. You can now watch the film shot by May Abdalla and edited by Amy Rose. We’ve shown this film at a couple of talks lately and it’s got fantastic feedback. We’ve focused on the intimate… Read more »
What would you would fight for?
Blast Theory presented a new work, Dial Ulrike and Eamon Compliant at the Frequency Festival in Lincoln last October. As part of the project, participants were invited to make a recording describing what they would fight for. Listen to a selection of those recordings on the Frequency site here. Read more about Dial Ulrike And… Read more »
Compass Me
Film makers Nichola Bruce, Rebecca E Marshall and director/performer Clare Whistler are collaborating on a 360 degree projection and interactive performance. Last week they used the Blast Theory studio space to work on technical aspects of the film and other technological queries.
We got Bronze!
Thanks for voting for I’d Hide You for The Lovie Awards. We are happy to announce that we were awarded Bronze under the Events and Live Broadcast category. If you’re worried that we got beaten by Topman: don’t be. They got Bronze too and that – in a small and petty way – is a victory. If you didn’t… Read more »
Watch an Excerpt from The Thing I’ll Be Doing For The Rest Of My Life
In 2013 Ju worked with an army of volunteers to drag a 30 tonne fishing trawler out of the sea and into a resting place in central Nagoya for The Thing I’ll Be Doing For The Rest Of My Life. You can now watch an excerpt from the ten minute film that we made for… Read more »
Read about Proximity and Alienation in our Work
Rowan Wilken from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has written a fascinating chapter on Uncle Roy All Around You and Rider Spoke. With reference to Roland Barthe’s theory of narrative construction he goes on to explore how these works explore technology as a facilitator and constructor of community. He concludes “it is thus… Read more »
Dial Ulrike and Eamon Compliant premieres at Frequency Festival
We’ve made a new version of Ulrike and Eamon Compliant which was first shown at the Venice Biennale. Named Dial Ulrike and Eamon Compliant it is at Frequency Festival from 18th – 26th October. Enter a world of bombings and kidnappings in this tense mobile phone project about political violence. Choose whether to be Eamon or Ulrike… Read more »
Meet our Artist in Residence – Heather Kelley
We are happy to welcome Heather Kelley to Blast Theory from 7th October – 29th November. Heather is a media artist, curator, and game designer based in Vienna, Austria. Ms. Kelley crafts playfully expressive software, environments, and events with her experience design firm Perfect Plum and her experimental game collective Kokoromi. Her residency will focus on the communicative… Read more »
Work with us
We are looking to recruit an Artists’ Assistant as our current Artists’ Assistant, Sarah Burrell, is moving to New York and pastures new. The role of Artists’ Assistant is a vital part of Blast Theory in supporting the artists to make the best work possible. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to deliver… Read more »
Watch the highlights from I’d Hide You at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Our fantastic volunteer Harvey Herman has made a great highlights video from I’d Hide You at Sheffield Doc/Fest. As if that wasn’t enough we’ve been nominated for The People’s Lovie Awards. The bad news is that we’re up against Greenpeace and TopMan in the popular vote. Yes, that’s right: TopMan. Please take 2 minutes to cast… Read more »
View our Photos from My Neck of the Woods
Take a look at some of the highlights from the live transmission on 20th & 21st September. View them on Flickr or Facebook.
Vote for I’d Hide You
We’re thrilled to be finalists for The People’s Lovie Awards with our project I’d Hide You. Please take 2 minutes to cast your vote here before 10th October and help us win.
Meet our New Volunteer – Keith Lim
Joining us from Berlin is our new volunteer-Keith Lim. He’s been thrown in at the deep end already with My Neck of the Woods and will continue working with us on some exciting projects until the end of December. Graduating with a Masters in Solo / Dance / Authorship from HZT (Inter-Universtity Centre for Dance Berlin) and an… Read more »
Meet our new Artists in Residence – Root Experience
We are happy to welcome Root Experience to Blast Theory for the next month. Throughout their residency they will be working on The Rise and Fall of Geo Goynes an interactive project for Brighton Digital Festival. In their words: “Root Experience take you on a journey that will change the way you see the city… Read more »
Check out our new project My Neck Of The Woods
My Neck Of The Woods is a live documentary from the streets of Manchester made in collaboration with a group of young people. Take part on 20th & 21st September 2013Pick a performer and let them show you around, across town, through their favourite café, out of the back door and into their neighbourhood. Find out… Read more »
Visit our work at the Aichi Triennale in Japan
Ju worked with an army of volunteers to drag a 30 tonne fishing trawler out of the sea and into a resting place in central Nagoya for The Thing I’ll Be Doing For The Rest Of My Life. You can watch the film on a tablet and visit the boat at the Aichi Triennale in Japan… Read more »
Read Ju’s blog for The Thing I’ll be Doing For The Rest Of My Life
Ju worked with an army of volunteers to drag a 30 tonne fishing trawler out of the sea and into a resting place in central Nagoya for The Thing I’ll Be Doing For The Rest Of My Life. A boy on the deck of the trawler broadcasted to the surrounding streets with a megaphone. He… Read more »
Help us push the boat into position
We would like to invite you along on 15th July at 10am, to be involved in a very special part of our project The Thing I’ll Be Doing For The Rest Of My Life. As part of the Aichi Triennale and with the help of volunteers, we have pulled a fishing trawler out of the… Read more »
Sarah Julia Clark joins us as Marketing and Office Coordinator
We’re excited to announce that Sarah Julia Clark has started as our Marketing and Office Coordinator. Sarah graduated from the University of Brighton with a First Class Honours degree in BA Hons Illustration in 2012. Since then she has volunteered with Blast Theory and worked with us on a freelance basis assisting on projects and… Read more »
Read Ju’s blog – The Boat is Out
Yesterday over 40 people worked together to move the 20-30 tonne boat out of the water by hand and winch for The Thing I’ll Be Doing For The Rest Of My Life at the Aichi Triennale. Find out more on Ju’s blog and keep an eye on our Twitter for updates. Ju will be sharing… Read more »
Meet our new Artist in Residence – Ben Moren
We are pleased to welcome our new Resident Artist, Ben Moren to Wellington Road. Ben is a Minneapolis based media artist working at the intersection of filmmaking, performance, and software / hardware development. He is working on projects that investigate the gaps between our increasingly digital existence and the unmediated natural world. He has created… Read more »
Read Ju’s blog about our new commission for the Aichi Triennale
Ju has landed in Japan to begin the next phase of work on our new project The Thing I’ll Be Doing For The Rest Of My Life. Ju will be regularly blogging during the next few weeks and you can read them all here.
Apply for our Volunteer programme
The Blast Theory volunteer programme is an opportunity for recent graduates and those embarking on a career in the arts to have first-hand experience of working with an artists company. Our programme covers a wide range of activity including office administration, project management, database management, touring, archiving, marketing and publicity. At times you will also… Read more »
Apply now for our 2014 residency programme
Blast Theory is currently calling for applications for the 20 Wellington Road Residency Programme for 2014. Expressions of interest are invited from individuals working in the following fields: Pervasive & location based gaming & interactive media Mobile & portable devices in cultural & artistic practice Games design and theory Interdisciplinary and live art practice The… Read more »
Get a copy of the PARN publication
Our partners at Times Up in Austria have compiled an excellent book documenting the outcomes of the Physical and Alternative Realities (PARN) project. You can order copies of the book directly from Times Up. We worked with Times Up (Austria), FoAM (Brussels) and Lighthouse (Brighton) over the course of two years on the project which… Read more »
Meet our new volunteer – Harvey Herman
Harvey is a recent graduate from Brighton University where he has been studying illustration. He will be working with us over the Summer months. We are about to drop him into the deep end as we work towards a presentation of I’d Hide You at Sheffield Doc/Fest. You can see some of his animation work… Read more »
Find out about our new resident artist – Lucy Frears.
Lucy Frears – loc0motion – is a practice-based PhD research student based in the Academy of Innovation & Research (AIR) at Falmouth University and runs two networks for those making or interested in locative & interactive work. Lucy is developing apps with AppFurnace/using digital media as part of her research. Lucy will be in residence… Read more »
Keep up to date with Digital Voices
Coming soon on the Digital Voices website an update from the latest workshop of the partners in Helsinki which is happening this week on Participatory Design. You can keep up to date with Digital Voices on the website here.
See Hurricane in Geneva
Our new permanent work, Hurricane for the Red Cross Museum in Geneva is now open. Over 18 months we made a touch sensitive table for up to 25 players. To play the game you must prepare your island for an imminent hurricane and save as many villagers as you can.
Meet our current volunteer, Oscar Maydon
We’re a bit tardy with the news that Oscar has been working with us since the beginning of April, not because he hasn’t made an impression, just that things have been so busy our web news has been left a little fallow. Oscar is an illustrator but also a keen gamer so he’s been mainly… Read more »
Volunteer with Blast Theory, deadline 20th May
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have a special opening in our volunteer program at Blast Theory for the months of June, July and August. Applications are due before the 20th of May. Selected applicants will then be contacted for an interview. Ideally we are seeking a volunteer for all three of those months but we… Read more »
Listen again to Matt on Start the Week
Matt joined Stephanie Flanders for a Brighton Festival themed episode of Start the Week talking about Fixing Point at Stanmer House. You can lsiten again here.
Meet our current artists in residence, Anagram
Anagram are Amy Rose and May Abdalla. They are documentary filmmakers with experience in live location-based interactive games, media events and mobile-based cultural interventions. At Blast they will be developing a project that combines character-led documentary storytelling with the immediate physicality of immersive theatre; documentary cinema for the body. The project explores the impact of… Read more »
Join us in celebrating the closing of the PARN project
The Past and The Future Present On April 30th, PARN – Physical and Alternate Reality Narratives – will be festively brought to its official end. On this day, project partners Time’s Up (AT), FoAM (BE), Blast Theory (UK) and Lighthouse (UK) will draw a Notational Resume on all sorts of activities that PARN embraced over… Read more »
Friends in Rotterdam, please come to a seminar and workshop.
Interactive Street Seminar hosted by The Patching Zone at Mediawerf, Rotterdam – Monday 8th April. With a talk on Narratives for mixed reality games by Matt Adams and a workshop by Matt Adams and Ju Row Farr on generating narratives. Also on Tuesday 9th April, The Patching Zone will be hosting a Story Telling workshop… Read more »
Watch Nick’s video update on our Digital Voices test
Nick’s recorded a short film explaining our first tests for the Digital Voices project.
New commission for Aichi Triennale
Commission in development – Blast Theory are currently creating a new work for the AICHI TRIENNALE in Nagoya this August, quite unlike anything we’ve done before. We will be producing work alongside some incredible contemporary artists, More information will follow as the work unfolds.
Join a Google Hangout on games and stories
At 4:30pm GMT Matt will be hanging out on Google+ with Margaret Robertson (Hide&Seek), Nicholas Fortugno (Playmatics), Matt Locke (Storythings) and Mary Hamilton (Zombie LARP) for a @Future of StoryTelling roundtable about the evolution of participatory gaming. You can RSVP to the hangout and post questions for the panel here.
Have a look at our Digital Voices project site
We have just launched our Digital Voices project site, have a look at it here. Digital Voices unites three European organisations Blast Theory (UK), The Patchingzone (NL) and Translocal (FI) working at the leading edge of digital and interactive media to investigate new ways of working with young people and mobile media. Check back during… Read more »
Meet our next residents – Trolley Interactive
Thierry Giles, Katharine Willis & Mike Marianek collaborate under the name Trolley Interactive and will be our next artists in residence at 20 Wellington Road in March. During their residency they will be demonstrating their project Speak 2 Me and will be undertaking workshops and demonstrations during their month with us. Trolley Interactive will be… Read more »
Buy tickets now for Act Otherwise: Arts and Ethics
Following the hugely successful session at the Blast Theory studios in 2012, Act Otherwise will be returning this February with a focus on Ethics. The audience is an invited group of outstanding artists and practitioners. The focus of the sessions will be to look at the conflicts that often arise between artists work and ethical… Read more »
New commission for Aichi Triennale
Commission in development – Blast Theory are currently creating a new work for the AICHI TRIENNALE in Nagoya this August, quite unlike anything we’ve done before. We will be producing work alongside some incredible contemporary artists, you can have a peak at the list here. More information will follow as the work unfolds.
New Doctoral Placement Lesley Fosh
We’d like to welcome Lesley Fosh who’ll be working with us during January and February. Lesley is an interactive designer and doctoral student from the University of Nottingham with a focus on applications in museums and galleries. She’ll be working with us on mobile development for an exciting new event working with young people in… Read more »
New Volunteer Sarah Julia Clark
We are pleased to welcome our new volunteer to the fold, Sarah Julia Clark is a British illustrator, recently graduating from University of Brighton, UK with First Class Honours degree in BA Hons Illustration. She draws inspiration from the feminist revolution and a lot of her work promotes positive feminist messages, commenting on the representation… Read more »
Channel 4 Producer Placement
We are happy to announce that Channel 4 will be loaning us a TV development producer to help us develop a series of multiplatform proposals for Channel 4. The placement is part of Channel 4’s Fuel4 programme and we were selected from 63 other companies who applied. Also selected were AKQA, Digit, Fish in a… Read more »
Volunteer call for March to May 2013
A new slot has become available for a volunteer to work with us for the period covering March to end of May 2013. The Blast Theory volunteer programme is an opportunity for recent graduates and those embarking on a career in the arts to have first-hand experience of working with an artists company. Our programme… Read more »
Researcher needed for exciting new project
We have an exciting opportunity for a Researcher to work on the R&D phase of a new project with Blast Theory and National Theatre Wales. The position would suit a final year undergraduate or a postgraduate student working towards a degree in psychology or sociology. Desirable criteria: Knowledge of the theory of psychological profiling and/or… Read more »
Channel 4 Producer Placement
We are happy to announce that Channel 4 will be loaning us a TV development producer to help us develop a series of multiplatform proposals for Channel 4. The placement is part of Channel 4’s Fuel4 programme and we were selected from 63 other companies who applied. Also selected were AKQA, Digit, Fish in a… Read more »
Ju speaking at ChoreoRoam
ChoreoRoam is an international exchange and research programme for professional dance companies based across Europe. 8 companies from Italy, Spain, Croatia and the Netherlands are taking part this year and the London based part of the residency is taking place at The Place between 6-10th November. This year ChoreoRoam are inviting artists and practitioners from… Read more »
Ju will be taking part at Creative Cafe this week
Creative Cafe is an event aimed at young people currently studying for their GCSE and A levels at schools and colleges in Brighton and Hove and is an opportunity for them to meet professionals currently working in the creative industries. The professionals attending the Cafe are asked to make a 3 minute presentation about themselves… Read more »
Sign up now for Digital Ideas Camp
Following the success of our fantastic sessions in September and November, we can now confirm the dates and locations for our remaining Digital Ideas Camp to be: Friday 18th January in Brighton – SOLD OUT (stand-by bookings only) Friday 25th January in Swale Led by experts in the digital media and arts field, the sessions… Read more »
New volunteer Grant Moxom
We’re pleased to welcome a new volunteer to the fold, Grant Moxom, he has traveled from Australia via most of Europe and he’ll be working with us up until the end of December. Grant describes himself as an an artist working at the intersection of media and live performance and has already collaborated with a… Read more »
Digital Voices Technical Workshop in Rotterdam
Nick and Ju are running a technical workshop in Rotterdam this week with Patching Zone and Translocal as a part of Digital Voices, a collaboration using mobile technology to let young people tell their own stories.
Matt talking at the Dome on 2nd October
Matt will give a provocation on Friday as part of First Fridays. It’s free, just come along to the Dome at 5pm.
Artists in residence – Chroma Collective
Chroma Collective is a hybrid media art collective combining moving image, performance & technological experimentation. Permanent members artist and animator Kate Genevieve and theatre artist Julie Rose Bower work with a wide group of associates including choreographers, sound designers, technical developers, performers and animators. Kate and Julie will be in residence at 20 Wellington Road… Read more »
How do artists shape urban space?
Matt is talking at reART: the Urban in Zurich alongside speakers such as Slavoj Zizek and Rimini Protokoll on 27th October.
Talk in Bremen
Matt is talking at Smoke and Air Locks at the University of Arts in Bremen on 19th October.
See I’d Hide You documentation in Melbourne
Fee Plumley has curated a new show of game works including work by Blast Theory, Perry Hoberman and The Chinese Room for the Freeplay festival of Indiegames in Melbourne, Australia.
Sign up to test a new work from LudiCity
Be one of a group of select participants to join New Zealand based pervasive performance company LudiCity for a workshop showing of their new work, produced during their artist residency with Blast Theory. There are limited spaces for this showing and participants will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. There will be… Read more »
Digital Ideas Camp September 21st
Blast Theory will be hosting three Digital Ideas Camps across the South East of England to assist cultural organisations to better scope, develop, fundraise for and launch digital artistic projects. The three sessions will provide briefings about different funding streams, case studies of successful bids and will offer development work on some proposals brought to… Read more »
Sarah Burrell starts as Artists’ Assistant
We’re excited to announce that Sarah Burrell has started as our Artists’s Assistant. Sarah is moving from New Zealand and has already been an Artist In Residence at Wellington Road as part of her work with LudiCity. Many theatrical tears will be shed as John Hunter leaves us to focus more on his work with… Read more »
Volunteer applications deadline 31st August
The Blast Theory volunteer programme is an opportunity for recent graduates and those embarking on a career in the arts to have first-hand experience of working with an artists company. Our programme covers a wide range of activity including office administration, project management, database management, touring, archiving, marketing and publicity. At times you will also… Read more »
20 Wellington Road Residency Programme 2013
Blast Theory is currently calling for applications for the 20 Wellington Road Residency Programme for 2013. Expressions of interest are invited from individuals working in the following fields: – Pervasive & location based gaming & interactive media – Mobile & portable devices in cultural & artistic practice – Games design and theory – Interdisciplinary and… Read more »
Artists in residence – Ludicity
Sarah Burrell and Andrew Simpson have been collaborating under the name LudiCity since early 2010. The product of a collaboration between a sonic artist and a spatial designer, their work uses mobile sound-scapes and material interventions to provoke participants to perceive city spaces anew through the transformative frame of the performance. Their residency will focus… Read more »
New volunteer Rosie Simmonds
We’re pleased to welcome our new volunteer, Rosie Simmonds to the Blast Theory fold. Rosie is a graduate from The University of Winchester where she studied performing arts. Rosie will be with us for 3 months until the end of September and she was dropped straight into work on our large scale commission for the… Read more »
Kirsty Jennings starting
We’re excited to announce that Kirsty Jennings will be starting as Business Manager with us at the end of August. Kirsty has worked at DocFest and 104 Films and since May she has been working in Berlin for Documentary Campus.
Matt’s blog from Japan
Matt recently travelled to the tsunami affected areas of Japan as part of our research for a new commission for the Aichi Triennale in 2013. His posts about the trip are here: blasttheory.wordpress
Artist in residence – Hilary O’Shaughnessy
Hilary O’Shaughnessy is an Irish performer, theatre-maker and game artist. Her interest lies in creating work that uses live performance and narrative within game structures. Her residency will focus on the development of an interactive game called Run the World, a commission by Dublin City Of Science Festival 2012.
Rules and Regs
Ju is being an Outside Eye for the Rules and Regulations residency at the Nightingale in Brighton. It is a four week residency which culminates in two evenings of performances on 28th and 29th June. The artists are: Theo Clinkard (England) www.theoclinkard.com Megumi Kamimura (Japan) www.kamimuramegumi.info Jan Machacek (Austria) jan-machacek.klingt.org Michikazu Matsune (Austria) www.michikazumatsune.info For… Read more »
Digital Storytelling webinar
Matt will introduce core concepts for digital storytelling at Inspace on Edinburgh on 21st June. More information here.
Blast Theory are recruiting an Artists’ Assistant
Blast Theory are recruiting an Artists’ Assistant to start on 28th August. Deadline for applications is 13th July Interviews week of 23rd July Please send all CV’s and covering letter to [email protected] or by post to: Dan Lamont Blast Theory Unit 5, 20 Wellington Road Portslade Brighton, BN41 1DN
Blast Theory summer school at Performance Centre Falmouth
We are running two summer schools at The Performance Centre, University College Falmouth in July and there are still a couple of places left. One is for young people aged 16 – 19 years and one is for practitioners, artists and performers. If you would like more information, please contact Tamsin Godfrey, Performance Centre Producer… Read more »
Artist in residence – Francesca da Rimini
Francesca da Rimini has a long history of artistic experimentation with technologies which are for a time ‘new,’ whether it was with the cyberfeminist collective VNS Matrix (1990-1991), as the MOO persona GashGirl at LambdaMOO, through her web hauntings as the ghost doll yoko at dollspace, or as a guest artist on Graham Harwood’s Netmonster…. Read more »
Future Factual with Channel 4
Matt is talking at DocFest on 14th June at the Future Factual event run by Channel 4. Matt will talk about how the technology used in I’d Hide You provides new opportunities for Outside Broadcasting.
A Machine To See With in Wiesbaden
Following recent presentations at PAZZ 2012 we are pleased to announce we will be returning to Germany to present A Machine To See With as part of the NEW PLAYS FROM EUROPE festival in Wiesbaden. NEW PLAYS FROM EUROPE is the largest international festival dedicated exclusively to productions of contemporary plays in their original languages…. Read more »
Artist in residence – Sheila Ghelani
Long time Blast Theory collaborator and associate artist Sheila Ghelani is in residence with us again for the beginning of June. Originally trained as a dancer Sheila creates solo and collaborative work which spans Live Art / Performance practice. Her work has been described as ‘a mash up of ‘stuff’ – of high art, low… Read more »