The focus of this study is an internet video streaming initiative, which explores the issues surrounding emerging technologies, arts and culture, social cohesion and education with the context focusing on community events. The aim is to provoke debate about emerging technologies and how this may be a catalyst to reinventing community events, helping us to contrast and compare our cultures and focus on tomorrow’s educational needs.

This case study looks at a collaboration of participating partners in the UK, USA, Cuba, Australia and Japan. An internet video streaming initiative exploring issues surrounding emergening technologies, arts and culture, social cohesion and education; the context is community events.

Large LED screens were arranged to flank a festival stage presenting a live programme. Using the internet, we embarked on a world journey to see theatre in Australia, jazz from the Atlanta Jazz Festival in the USA, animated cinema from Cuba, dance and live music in Salford, as well as enjoying interviews with participants from the overseas partners.

This project, the first event of DiCE [Digital Cultural Exchange], is explored fully in the linked paper.