31 Down creates moody, audio-based imagistic work infused with obsession, voyeurism, time and ingenuity; covering such topics as surveillance, privacy, invention and innovation; telepathy, radio, television, the Internet and mass media; sanity, delusions and the last days and thoughts of people’s lives.

31 Down's performance history includes productions at various NYC and National venues, including: The Ontological Incubator, the New Museum, The Kitchen, Rhizome, free103point9 Transmission Arts , EXIT ART, White BOX/PERFORMA 05, Participant, Eyebeam, WFMU, CATCH IV at Galapagos, SPARK Festival of Electronic Music (Minneapolis, MN) and Art, Black and White Gallery, Gigantic ArtSpace and Hallwalls (Buffalo, NY).

The overall scope of our work aims for a disorientation of the senses. Listening to a radio at the turn of the century tuned the world towards a different kind of perception; a disembodied voice and a remote sense of time and place. Our visual tableaus and aural landscapes set out to put the audience into a dreamlike heightened state. Our work is a form of study in audio and visual perception and how we can consistently challenge ourselves with new territories of interactivity and how advancements in technology (throughout history) play roles in that process.

The theater and performance pieces are not traditional by nature; rather what the audience sees on a stage is more behavior-oriented than dialogue- or action-oriented. Our typical mis-en-scene aims to offer the audience a feeling of voyeurism and alienation towards the performers on stage.

31 Down creates original technology-based theatrical works that incorporate physical computing and wireless technologies, including: networked objects, interactive devices, MIDI, OSC, XBEE and Bluetooth communications systems, telephone systems, streaming servers as well as original scripts and music for its performances. The theater company has the honor of being included as a transmission artist for free103point9 Transmission Arts, who released a CD of 31 Down performances for their Audio Dispatch series in the spring of 2004.

Formed in 2001 and named after a crossword clue, the company is based out of Brooklyn, NY. Primary members include: Ryan Holsopple, Mirit Tal, Shannon Sindelar, Jon Luton, Benjamin Brown.

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