gallery archive artists statement review home demotic 2006		about the project Demotic 2004 was a performance work about American Memory, a single character whose many voices are woven together into a complex texture of language, sound, and music. It was an improvisation among different kinds of performers and different modes of reality, involving sound artists, a theater actor, and a group of Internet-based performers who improvise with text. As an ensemble work in which actors, avatars, and musicians find the music within a wide range of online voices, it was a kind of covert national anthem. Demotic 2004 premiered at the Beall Center for Art and Technology, Irvine, CA, on July 29, 30, and 31, 2004. It was broadcast by KUCI 88.9 FM in Irvine on July 31, 2004, and all three performances were webcast live by UCI and Location One gallery, New York, via RealMedia streaming audio. For information about the sequel, Demotic 2006, please visit this website. Demotic 2004 was conceived and produced by artist-writer Antoinette LaFarge and director Robert Allen and created by LaFarge, sound artists Maria de los Angeles Esteves and Jeff Ridenour, actor Tracey A. Leigh, and the Plaintext Players. Demotic 2004 was a production of the Beall Center for Art and Technology, Irvine, CA. It was made possible by a 2004 Beall Center Residency, as well as by a UC Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA) Grant and a UC Faculty Research Grant. Webcasting assistance was provided by UCI's Networking and Academic Computing Services; special thanks to UCI NACS and Location One gallery, New York, for the Demotic 2004 webcasts.