OmniCircus Theatre was founded in 1988 by artist Frank Garvey. OmniCircus is a gallery and performance art space located in the heart of San Francisco’s SoMa

Soma

Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the subsequent Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, whose Soma Mandala contains 114 hymns, many praising its energizing qualities...

district 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 Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
• Samples of DeusMachina music, MP3.com
• OmniCircus website