Omnicircus
OmniCircus
OmniCircus is the creative expression of Frank Garvey from 1988 to the present. The OmniCircus Theatre was a gallery and performance art space established in 1992 and located at 550 Natoma St. in San Francisco, California, USA. It was home to Frank Garvey’s ensemble, (also called OmniCircus), as well as being an installation of his films, paintings, sculptures, music, photographs, and robots. Small rooms and lofts above the stage were also rented out as housing to a wide variety of talented performers. The OmniCircus shows integrated live acting, music, dance and filmography with sophisticated mechanical actors and midi-controlled, computer animated (VIRpt) performers. The OmniCircus was forced to leave its space in San Francisco early in 2015, and is currently searching for a new home.
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