| Social Networking Unplugged |
Invitation to sign up *NOW* The projects below need input from you in advance of the event. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Social Networking Unplugged 1-5 May, some artworks til 17 May Manchester, UK All artworks are free to view/take part in. Further information www.futuresonic.com/08/art  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The projects below need input from you in advance, or when you arrive at Futuresonic 2008 plan b MySpace-OurSpace-YourSpace An empty shop window converted into an 'unplugged' alternative to MySpace offers festival visitors the ability to create their own space. Sign up *in advance* now using the online form, and plan b will make a real space to represent YOU. (Commission/World Premiere) Aram Bartholl WoW Join trails of people with their name in chunky green lettering above their heads in the same way their avatars do online. *Places limited - sign up now using the online form* if you can commit to the whole of Friday afternoon. (UK First) Improv Everywhere Time Stops In Manchester Improv Everywhere cause scenes of joy and chaos in public places. Join the flash mob and freeze together on the spot. *Discover the secret location from today ... ThePublicSpace, 9am, Thurs 1 May* (Commission/UK First) Aram Bartholl Friends Drop in to create your own page in a book of Friends, which can be personalised using stickers, personalised images and text. *Drop by early to take part and get networking!* (Commission/World Premiere) Grennan & Sperandio RubbingShoulders Everyone is invited to join a social network which aims to "bring the people of Manchester closer together," supported by Piccadilly Partnership. Cartoons now on futuresonic.com. *Take part from Thurs 1 May.* (Commission/World Premiere) Geraldine Juárez Freewear: The Manchester Collection A workshop and fashion show making fashion items from clothing obtained from Freecycle. Cant pay, wont pay. *Sign up in advance* via kay@zionarts.com to participate fully, or just turn up. (UK First) Aleks Kolkowski CD-Recycled 45rpm A social music sharing event with a difference - *bring your music files*, watch grooves being cut on CDs/DVDs with an old record cutting, and take away a disc you can play on a turntable. (Commission/World Premiere) Digital Situations Dirt Party An installation that searches the web for information on people at social events and presents live mashup gossip reports. *Become a dirt digging reporter, or send in hot gossip by sms.* (UK First) Last.fm and Futuresonic Last.fm Lounge An event where the music is selected from the audience's preferences online, taking the Last.fm web 2.0 concept "unplugged". *Sign up as an attender online* and hear your favourite tunes at the event. www.last.fm/event/539141 (Commission)  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Futuresonic 2008 Urban Festival of Art, Music & Ideas 1 - 5 May Manchester, UK 5 days and nights of live music, art premiers, exhibitions, club nights and events featuring a world-class programme of over 300 artists, musicians and mavericks in 30 venues and spaces across Manchester city centre. Occupying the orbits of both digital culture and music, Futuresonic returns for May Bank Holiday with its largest and most ambitious programme to date. Info on all events www.futuresonic.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tickets www.futuresonic.com/tickets All artworks are free to view/take part in. Festival Music Pass Weekender Wristband : The Festival Music Pass: GBP 45 Gives access to key music and live events Delegate Pass Delegate Pass: GBP 100 in advance Gives access to Futuresonic Conference and live and music events. A limited number of Pay-What-You-Can tickets available on the day. Individual tickets also on sale. All tickets subject to terms and capacity www.futuresonic.com/tickets Hotline: 0844 847 2431 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Supported by FutureEverything is a Regularly Funded Organisation by Arts Council England, North West. Futuresonic is funded by: Arts Council England, North West & Manchester City Council. With support from our partners: ImaginationLancaster, Piccadilly Partnership, Contact, Lancaster University, Institute of Advanced Studies, Martin Stockley Associates, Lone Wolf, Toasted, Saville, Last.fm, City College Manchester, Art Attack, Cube. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |