Omnicircus

OmniCircus

OmniCircus Theatre was founded in 1988 by artist Frank Garvey. OmniCircus is a gallery and performance art space located in the M0xy art space on 23rd Ave. in Oakland and home to Garvey’s performance ensemble, (also called OmniCircus), as well a permanent installation of his films, paintings, sculptures, music, photos, and robots. The OmniCircus shows integrate live acting, music, and dance with sophisticated mechanical actors and midi-controlled, computer animated (VIRpt) performers.

External links

• Electric Word, Wired Magazine, Alan Rapp, Oct 1994
• Circus Roboticus, Salon.com, Mark Gimein, Sep 27, 1999
• Mr. Roboto: Frank Garvey commands a troupe of radical robots, Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar 4, 2001
• World's End, SF Weekly, Michael Leaverton, Oct 26, 2005
• The Center for Robotic and Synthetic Performance, The Robotics Institu
• OmniCircus website