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SELECTED DS98 EVENTS
Here are just a few of the huge number of events taking place. The complete schedule is in a Digital Summer 98 brochure www.ds98.org.
Virtual Billboards
Digital artworks set up in various city centre locations
2 - 12 September

including...

NiteCo by RO - lighting up the upper floors of the empty Arndale tower

TER, Sometimes - camera & projection in the window of Paperchase, St Mary's Gate

Epiphany by DooCot - turning the components of "the Baby" into spiritual icons


Com.passion
Live digital music & voice with large scale projections
Manchester Cathedral 9 pm, 4-6 September
Light Dance
Performance using light phenomena
Green Room Theatre, 8pm 7-8 September
In The City
See official and Manchester Online websites
International music convention
50 venues, 500 bands & other performers - Glastonbury without the mud
Isea98
Digital art symposium
Manchester/Liverpool, 5-7 September
Revolution98
Electronic art shows
Various locations in Manchester
Manchester Electronic Commerce Week
Conference, exhibitions, seminars, trade show
Town Hall & other venues
MMC Open Day
A chance to visit the Manchester Multimedia Centre & Network
MMC, MCR Metropolitan University 7-8 Sept, 10-11.30am, 2.-3.30pm
The Birth of the Baby
Exhibition
Tuesday 16 June - Saturday 19 September, Manchester Museum
Chorus
sound & sculpture installation
Museum of Science & Industry - until Sunday 13 September
EVENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE EARLIER IN DIGITAL SUMMER
D.percussion
12 hour open air music event
Saturday 13 June, Castlefield
University of Manchester
Oxford Road

Computer 50 Launch Event
Presentation, ceremony and multimedia presentation
Wednesday 17 June, Bridgewater Hall

Public Open Day
Free displays, lectures & demonstrations
Saturday 20 June, Dept of Computer Science


Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester
Liverpool Road, Castlefield

Events include...

Futures
Exhibition on computers and visions of the future
Saturday 23 May to Sunday 3 September

Tomorrow's Homes Today
Electronic art installations
Saturday 23 May to Sunday 3 September

Nets
A play for tomorrow, today
16, 17-20, 23-25, 27 June


ds98@The Green Room
54/56 Whitworth Street West

Including...

Conversation with Arts Co-ordinator for DS98, Tamsin Drury

RTI, Metroscape, D.P.I.me, Blast Theory, Fascinations from the Crowd

The Body Immersion
(R)eply, (E)rase, (C)opy

Solo performance by Jessica Levy, film/video by Nick Tandavanitj
Sunday 5 July 1998, 7pm


Cyberia
12 Oxford Street

Events include...

Radio Digital
Live webcast
7-11pm Sunday 21 June

Cerberus Central
Manchester's first virtual record store
From Thursday 18 June