Date: Fri., October 9, 2009 | 6:30-8:30PM
Location: Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st St., NYC
Cost: Free
http://eyebeam.org/events/performing-in-second-life

This evening will feature three different artists/groups (including Eyebeam resident Scott Kidall http://eyebeam.org/people/scott-kildall), which use the online virtual world of Second Life as a medium for performance art. Alan Sondheim will present a performance using the aesthetics of the Second Life environment to create an experimental choreography; Lily & Honglei will present The Merry-go-around, a virtual installation addressing a series of environmental issues in today’s China; and Second Front has discovered a virtual crypt within Second Life and are inviting the public to witness its opening. Together, these performances will sample some of the contemporary trends in Second Life performance art. The performances will be followed by a subsequent launch party of Avvie Road, the second DVD of Second Front’s performance works.