INFORMATION
CYBERCUS, the Great Internet Circus.
Grand opening on May the 23rd, 1996 of Cybercus, the Internet Circus in
the Festival aan de Werf of
Utrecht, Holland.
WHAT IS IT ?
For the first time, a real (if bizarre...) Circus Show, created by comedian
and rogue circus artist Leo Bassi, will integrate the on-line reality
of cyberworld to entertain and amuse a live audience. In a 500 seat capacity tent,
Cybercuses classic circus ring will be backed-up and enhanced by an array of monitors
and a big screen to enable the audience to follow the on-line action.
THE NET WITHOUT A NET!
Using URLs as backdrops, soundtracks, data reference or just having fun
showing people the absurd, the amazing, the outrageous and the ridiculous,
Mr. Bassi defies the Net by seeking out it's humor, both voluntary and involuntary...
A NEW CONCEPT
Yet laughter is not the only challenge... By making the Net an event to be shared
by an audience, and not just a solitary experience, CYBERCUS is breaking
new grounds. Especially exciting is the camera that feeds this web-site with an
update of live pictures of the show. Every few seconds a new image shall give
you a real idea of what is happening and a nearby e-mail box will enable you
to enter our ring with your live commentaries that we will be viewing !
A chat-line with 500 people and a one way video-conferencing!
Just check the times of the show on our schedule
and click the on-line button.
YOU CAN WIN A PRIZE!
To give you a little extra incentive to join us on-line wherever you are,
we'll get the audience to vote for the best entry, reaching us during the show.
For the winner, we'll do our best to send a little prize (a souvenir of the show)
as a token of our gratitude.
You can also join us outside of our normal showtimes by sending a contribution to the zoo.
That too can end up in the show !
IN THE NEAR FUTURE...
Things are going so fast today on the Net that the distinction between
dreaming and reality is fast blurring so let's talk about our dreams!
What we are beginning could be the first steps into the creation
of a new medium to distribute small home-made tv shows. We could be to the major
networks what the micro-breweries are to Budweiser and Miller!
By making the production and distribution so cheap, we shall be able to cater
for very small and specialized audiences that the big operations can't touch.
With eventually more band-width a whole new breed of shows and films will
be able to get off the ground! God bless the Internet!!!