TimeWave is an international festival (timewavefestival.com) that fuses theatre, technology and transmedia to explore the theme of “Transformation” in the 21st century.
Dozens of artists from the six continents will converge in Manchester from April 22 - 27, 2013, to present an unforgettable mix of live performances, streamed and recorded theatre and transmedia formats. Home to the British hotspot for digital and creative production, MediaCityUK, Manchester provides the ideal environment for the inaugural year of a new performing arts festival.
"I am really looking forward to being a part of the TimeWave festival - I believe that all the artists involved aspire to set the bar higher for new writing and that the results will be at the cutting edge of storytelling and performance." - Neil LaBute
Produced by LoNyLa in partnership with Contact, Manchester, TimeWave will explore the intersection between the arts and technology, and how the Internet is transforming the landscape of live performance. Workshops and panels will add dimension and depth to the festival. Expert facilitators will instruct artists, children and audiences on new technologies and design techniques in storytelling and staging.
The Vision: to unleash the artistic potential of a culturally diverse collective via technology.
Consider artists in the same light as voters or activists. Empower them with technology. Enable them to respond. Each artist makes a difference. As a collective, artists can become a transformative force.
Technology has leaped ahead of the traditional performing arts. Boundaries of time and space are dissolving due to widespread adoption of broadband, online video, social media and pervasive technologies. A festival that enables artists in remote regions and disparate time zones to participate in a centralized event is now possible.
Our civilization is riding a wave of technological change that is ramping up. According to inventor Ray Kurzweil, we’ll reach a threshold – the “Singularity” – a point in time when the human mind can’t keep up with the change. In the near future, we may merge with machines to augment our intelligence.
TimeWave is an artistic step into the future of storytelling.
