Contact:
DC Spensley
Producer-Director
dc@spensley.com
New York--December 27, 2007—Producer and director DC Spensley recently announced the highly-anticipated debut of ZeroG SkyDancers III, a choreographed dance production set to be performed live within the virtual world of Second Life beginning January 6.
Spensley, known in Second Life as Avatar DanCoyote Antonelli, has pioneered the concept of artistic performances within virtual worlds. The critically-acclaimed world performance group ZeroG SkyDancers is an innovative form of ensemble production which showcases Spensley’s inspired and imaginitive work in ways that would not be possible in the physical world. “Working within the medium of a virtual community removes many of the creative boundaries that exist in traditional presentations,”
Accustomed to breaking new ground, Spensley has impressed audiences with the captivatingly-
Video of a ZeroG SkyDancers performance is available at YouTube and has received more than 10 thousand hits. “It’
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ZeroG SkyDancers III will formally debut at 9PM Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, January 6, 2008 within the virtual world of Second Life. Seating is limited, but the show will run every week through March 2008 to accommodate the most guests possible. For ticket information, please contact Spensley directly at dc@spensley.com. Press passes are available.
Those with tickets will need to complete a 5 minute registration process with Second Life, http://www.secondlife.com, in order to access the ZeroG SkyDancers III performance. A basic account is absolutely free, includes unlimited access to Second Life's tools, events and communities. Spensley recommends that audience members spend a minimum of 15 minutes learning the basic skills of the Second Life world prior to attending the performance. “Familiarizing yourself with basic navigation of Second Life will add even more enjoyment to the show,” said Spensley.
Past Reviews
ZeroG SkyDancers has received positive reviews from around the globe. Here are just a few:
“If you have never seen DanCoyote Antonelli's Zero G Skydancers, you have not lived in (Second Life)...scratch that, you have not lived, period.” – Posted on SL Art News Blog
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“Avatars wearing amazing attachment costumes flew around and through the sculpture, while music played in the background and some incidenial sounds were triggered by the skydancers. It was an amazing sight, and made me very glad that I had seen it.” -Caliandris Pendragon, Second Life Insider http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/
“This cutting edge art experience is produced in collaboration with Second Life residents, artists and technologists... nice.” – Virtual Reality Centre http://www.virtualrealitycentre.ca/?
About Second Life and Linden Lab
Second Life is a 3D online world with a rapidly growing population from 100 countries around the globe, in which the residents themselves create and build the world, which includes homes, vehicles, nightclubs, stores, landscapes, clothing and games. The Second Life Grid is a sophisticated development platform created by Linden Lab, a company founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale, to create a revolutionary new form
of shared 3D experience. The former CTO of RealNetworks, Rosedale pioneered the development of many of today's streaming media technologies, including RealVideo. In April 2003, noted software pioneer Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation, was named Chairman. In 2006, Philip Rosedale and Linden Lab received
WIRED's Rave Award for Innovation in Business. Based in San Francisco, Linden Lab employs a senior team bringing together deep expertise in physics, 3D graphics and networking.
System Requirements
For more information about specific computer requirements to successfully access the virtual world of Second Life, please visit http://secondlife.com/
