22 September – 3 October 2010
Le Cube / Issy-les-Moulineaux / The Urban Community of Grand Paris Seine Ouest
Le Cube Festival, a flagship event for the French digital scene, showcases the many facets of digital creation — innovating and revolutionising the genres for the enjoyment of all!
For its 2010 edition, Le Cube Festival invites you to a series of unique outdoor and indoor events: a digital arts exhibition at Le Cube — transformed for the occasion — the launch of a major multimedia urban game in the city, a 3D digital travelling circus in the 7 cities making up the Urban Community of Grand Paris Seine Ouest, the possibility of meeting the artists, etc. Urban Community of Grand Paris Seine Ouest
A GREAT DIGITAL ARTS EXHIBITION IN A COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED LE CUBE
A transformed Le Cube presents twenty performers from the international digital arts scene, in an exhibition extending over 700m2. The Cube Festival has devised this exhibition as a panoramic tour of the various forms of digital art today: interactive and generative installations, participatory works, interactive design, etc. Using innovative mediation guaranteed to reach all audiences, it promises a playful journey into the heart of digital design today. A programme of digital workshops and special debates will accompany this exceptional event.
A MULTIMEDIA URBAN GAME IN THE CITY
The Cube Festival presents a great multimedia urban game open to the general public. Organised in the Issy-les-Moulineaux city centre, the game will take the public on a playful exploration of the city. Players will take part in a group adventure scripted by a writer, using new technologies to solve puzzles! They move from the real to the virtual world and back using augmented reality, geolocation, the 3D City, communicating objects, QR codes, etc.
SEVERAL VERY SPECIAL EVENTS
The Cube Festival presents a programme of original and participatory events open to all!
“How I met an artist” Meet the artists featured in the exhibition for a special insight into their work
The “Rendez-vous with the Future” A meeting at Le Cube followed by an online chat with Claudie Haigneré and Jacques Attali
“Les ApéroLive” Relax over a drink while watching a performance
“Digital arts explained to children… and adults!” A playful event aimed at a better understanding of digital art
“The ideas tea party” A fun and intelligent parents/children discussion over snacks and drinks
3D CIRCUS
The Urban Community of Grand Paris Seine Ouest has joined forces with us in creating ‘CyberCircus’, a 3D digital circus full of pop-up effects, aimed at younger audiences and families.
The Cube Festival is organised by Le Cube, centre for art and digital creation, the Urban Community of Grand Paris Seine Ouest and the city of Issy-les-Moulineaux.
Institutional partners: Ministry of Culture and Communication, the Ile-de-France Regional Council, the Hauts-de-Seine General Council / Media partners: Télérama, Arte.tv, A Nous Paris, Advanced Creation, MCD, Radio FG, Paris Mômes Other partners: RATP, 1R2tchat, Pixaway Production, Trad’online, Mindscape, PikPik Environnement.
LE CUBE : CENTER FOR DIGITAL CREATION
With no other equivalent on the French cultural scene, over 10 years, Le Cube has established itself as a pioneering and emblematic centre for digital creation. Initiated by the town of Issy-les-Moulineaux, it opened its doors in 2001 and is part of the Urban Community of Grand Paris Seine Ouest (GPSO, Grand Paris Seine Ouest). It is run and managed by the ART3000 association, a pioneer in the field of the digital arts since 1988.
Le Cube’s missions : activities for all, production, dissemination
Le Cube has three main areas of focus: introduce the public to digital practices, support artistic production and research, and present all kinds of digital art to the public.
Le Cube raises awareness and teaches about how Information and Communications Technologies may be put to use for artistic and cultural purposes via its programme of activities for all levels of experience. It provides opportunities to exchange ideas, experiment and produce focussing on the ins and outs of the digital society. And with its steady on- and off-site programme of artistic events, Le Cube is the main showcase in France for digital creation, having organised over 600 events.
Le Cube : key figures
• 700 sq m dedicated to experimenting and creating with digital technology
• 80 multimedia stations accessible to the public, very high-speed internet
• 5000 hours of training each year, for all levels of experience
• More than 1000 international artists exhibited and more than 600 events organised
• More than 100 artists and collectives have come to Le Cube in residency
• An international digital art festival: the Cube Festival (30.000 visitors each year)
• More than 500 mentions in the media each year: TV, radio, print media and Internet
www.lecube.com
