Frequency International Festival of Digital Culture

24-27 OCT

posted by Amy Zwaan

Frequency International Festival of Digital Culture returns to Lincoln later this month (24-27 October 2019), transforming the city’s rhythm over four days with a jam-packed festival programme that will challenge perceptions, capture imaginations and inspire change.

For its fifth edition, streets, screens and public spaces across the city will be bursting with exciting exhibitions, talks, workshops and live performances by artists exhibiting across the UK and beyond. Everyone is invited to come and explore immersive and interactive digital experiences; discover thought-provoking and playful exhibitions; get inspired in family-friendly workshops and activities; and get involved in debates about digital culture that affect us all.

‘Disruption = Cultural Reinvention’ is the theme for 2019, with a programme that tackles some of society’s greatest debates – from the environmental to the personal – and a new narrative, which is weaved throughout the festival as it responds to the changing city in a global and national context.

Fun and playful, yet balanced with timely debate, the international festival of digital culture will see artists, creative technologists and visitors come together in the city of Lincoln to experience an extraordinary showcase of digital creativity.

Highlights include:

A Moment of Madness by The Other Way Works, which thrusts you into the heart of a spy thriller in a new live experience. Tickets available to book now.
illumaphonium:Halo is a sculpture, an instrument, an environment… Using sound, light, algorithms and digital sensors, inventor Michael Davis has created an immensely satisfying creative and magical experience for you to immerse yourself in and enjoy.
Experience Virtual Reality in Metro Boulot Dodo’s VR Storyroom. Come face to face with a dinosaur or be transported to the trenches of WW1 and hear the stories of the Empire’s forgotten soldiers. In the VR Storyroom anything is possible, just put on a headset, close the door, and explore.
Book tickets to see captivating performances; Upload/Unplug by Pell Ensemble,Step Sonic by Tom Dale Company, See-Through by Claire Gaydon and INKA by Bleeding Edge.
On Friday evening, come and see the city and festival in a different light, at Frequency: Digital After Dusk, with a digital light box parade, interactive exhibitions, installations and happenings until 9pm. Free and open to all.

For more information and to see the full programme visit www.frequency.org.uk

Volunteering Opportunities

Each festival there are opportunities for passionate and enthusiastic volunteers to get involved as part of the events crew, street team and festival hosts.

As well as gaining real world experience and making industry connections, as a volunteer you get to experience the festival like never before. You get to talk with artists, sponsors and venues, go behind the scenes at events and meet visitors from all over the world!

Sign up to work closely with experienced Creative Producers, Threshold Studios, develop your skills and show off our amazing city.

For more info and to sign up visit: frequency.org.uk/volunteering.

Frequency Festival is presented by creative producers Threshold Studios, with the support of Arts Council England, University of Lincoln and a select range of city-wide partners and businesses, with the shared aim to grow the event into one of the world’s leading digital festivals and position Lincoln as a digital focal point in the UK.

Photo Credit: Small Global, D-Fuse.