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SUMMARY:Play Space: The Beta Space - Video Gaming and Performance
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DESCRIPTION:THU 11 MARCH 2010\, 7:30PM. FREE\nINFO: 0161 274 0600\nAn eve
 ning exploring the collision of live performance and video games. Hosted
  by: Baba Israel.\n\n***************************************************
 *****\nCALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 18th 2010\n\nDo you spe
 nd your days in the rehearsal room and your nights in front of your cons
 ole? Or do you make theatre and wonder why people love video gaming?\n\n
 Want to try bringing the two worlds together?\n\nWelcome to Play Space T
 he Beta Test.\n\nFrom Grand Theft Auto to World of Warcraft\; Super Mari
 o to Singstar video gaming is now a multi-billion pound industry incorpo
 rating everything from big blockbuster tie-ins to innovative independent
  producers. Yet as an art form its potential has barely been tapped. On 
 March 11th we will be exploring the crossover between video gaming and l
 ive performance in a brand new night\, Play Space The Beta Test - and we
  want your ideas!\n\nFunny or thoughtful\; clever or cutting we are look
 ing for original performance proposals that bring stage and computer scr
 een together in fresh and ingenious ways.\n\nYour proposal should:\n\nCo
 nsist of a five minute scratch performance and a five minute presentatio
 n with Q&A with the panel of judges and audience.\n\nPlay with video gam
 ing’s themes\, conventions and concepts.\nIncorporate video gaming techn
 ology.\n\nIn return we will offer:\n\nA stage\nLights\nSound\nProjector\
 nPower\nAn audience\n\nPlus\, one proposal will be selected by our panel
  of judges to receive £500 and a week of rehearsal space to help develop
  it into a performance that will appear at Contact.\n\nInterested? Then 
 send your proposals or questions to babaisrael@contact-theatre.org\n\nWe
  look forward to reading them.\nDeadline for submissions: February 18th 
 2010\n\nPlease spread the word!
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Space 2\, Contact\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, Lancashire\, M15 
 6JA
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