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Hey all,

since 2013 our dance research project “Motion Bank” has been organising “Choreographic Coding Labs 1” (CCLs). The format … »offers unique opportunities of exchange and collaboration for digital media artists (you?) who have an interest in translating aspects of choreography and dance into digital form and applying choreographic thinking to their own practice.« To illustrate what we mean here is a short documentation from our CCL in NYC in 2015:

The upcoming edition is very special as it is A) happening in Mainz, Germany, where the Motion Bank project is now based and B) is part of a larger funded (by Kulturstiftung des Bundes) cooperation of Motion Bank, Kunsthalle Mainz and Staatstheater Mainz. The collaboration, which is called “Between Us”, deals with the exchange and transformation of knowledge from and between the participating disciplines: art, dance and science. Not only will the CCL mark the starting point of the collaboration and creation of a new dance piece by Finnish choreographer Taneli Törmä, it will also inform the process of exchange between all participating artists.

If this sounds remotely interesting to you, check our full announcement and maybe apply here:
http://choreographiccoding.org/labs/mainz-between-us-september-2018 3

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At ITP / New York University (NYU), Tisch School of the Arts

27-31 AUGUST 2015

Call for applications from artists working with code and digital media for the at ITP/ NYU-Tisch Choreographic Coding Lab.

Are you an artist working creatively with code and digital media with an interest in movement? Then come join Motion Bank and the team ITP/ NYU-Tisch for the 4th Choreographic Coding Lab where movement hackers and practitioners will be gathering to discuss and work on projects, ideas and challenges in a peer-to-peer setting.

CCL #3 - Melbourne at Deakin Motion.Lab, 2015 from participant Philip Boltt

The Choreographic Coding Lab (CCL) format offers unique opportunities of exchange and collaboration for digital media ‘code savvy’ artists who have an interest in translating aspects of choreography and dance into digital form and applying choreographic thinking to their own practice. This format supports working with patterns in movement scores and structures through finding, generating and applying them with results ranging from prototypes for artworks to new plug-ins for working with dance related datasets. The CCLs also seek to support a sustainable collaborative practice among its participants encouraging ongoing exchange in a growing artistic research community.

CCLs are an outcome of 
Motion Bank, a four-year research project of The Forsythe Company focused on the creation of digital dance scores with guest choreographers. This research involved the study, documentation and analysis of unique choreographic approaches, and the datasets and tools used behind the development of the Motion Bank scores will be made available for the CCLs including an installation of Piecemeta / Piecemaker2. These systems hold and serve the data from Motion Bank and previous CCL recordings.

With their reputation for fostering curiosity, supporting agile 'light weight' design research and forging collaborative working pathways between disciplines, 
ITP/ NYU-Tisch is an ideal host for the organisation of the CCL. The week will be enriched by interactions with experienced local choreographers and members of the Motion Bank research team. The organizers of the CCL will facilitate internal exchanges, documentation and open-door moments. The ITP/ NYU-Tisch space and equipment will be freely provided.

Pathfinder

Pathfinder tool from CCL #1 participant Christian Loclair (princemio)

There is no fee (or payment from our side) for participation, but applicants are asked to propose starting points and ideas. Collaborative teams involving coders, choreographers, object, sound and filmmakers interested in the Motion Bank research are encouraged to apply. A selection will be made to ensure the right balance of participants and what they bring to the lab. The application deadline is 8 June 2015. Participants will arrive and gather on the evening of 26 August for an informal get together, then begin exploration in the lab on 27 August.

Go directly to the application form:
http://choreographiccoding.org/content/application-form-nyu-ccl-4-august-2015

Contact with questions about the ITP/ NYU-Tisch facilities:
Mimi Yin (mimi.yin@nyu.edu)

Contact with general questions about participation:
Florian Jenett (ccl@motionbank.org)

With the support of the Processing FoundationVVVV,CreativeApplications.net and NODE - Forum for Digital Arts
 
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5th Choreographic Coding Lab


At University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
14-19 September 2015

Hosted by the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) at UCLA in partnership with Design Media Arts (DMA) at UCLA
 

Call for Applications from artists working with code and digital media for the CAP UCLA / DMA @UCLA Choreographic Coding Lab

Are you an artist working creatively with code and digital media with an interest in movement? Then come join Motion Bank and the UCLA team for the 5thChoreographic Coding Lab where movement hackers and practitioners will be gathering to discuss and work on projects, ideas and challenges in a peer-to-peer setting.

CCL #3 - Melbourne at Deakin Motion.Lab, 2015 from participant Philip Boltt

The Choreographic Coding Lab (CCL) format offers unique opportunities of exchange and collaboration for digital media ‘code savvy’ artists who have an interest in translating aspects of choreography and dance into digital form and applying choreographic thinking to their own practice. This format supports working with patterns in movement scores and structures through finding, generating and applying them with results ranging from prototypes for artworks to new plug-ins for working with dance related datasets. The CCLs also seek to support a sustainable collaborative practice among its participants encouraging ongoing exchange in a growing artistic research community.

CCLs are an outcome of Motion Bank, a four-year research project of The Forsythe Company focused on the creation of digital dance scores with guest choreographers. This research involved the study, documentation and analysis of unique choreographic approaches, and the datasets and tools used behind the development of the Motion Bank scores will be made available for the CCLs including an installation of Piecemeta / Piecemaker2. These systems hold and serve the data from Motion Bank and previous CCL recordings.

CCL-#2 at Uferstudios Berlin - September 2014
CCL #2 at Uferstudios Berlin - September 2014

The UCLA partners are ideal for the organization of this 5th CCL. CAP UCLA has a unique commitment to the art of performance that includes support for groundbreaking boundary crossing works between the performing arts and other fields. The DMA is world renowned for their comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to media creation that fosters individual exploration and innovative thinking. This will be the first on-campus jointly sponsored project of these two extraordinary programs.

The week will be enriched by interactions with experienced local choreographers and members of the Motion Bank research team. The organizers of the CCL will facilitate internal exchanges, documentation and open-door moments. The CAP UCLA/DMA@UCLA space and equipment will be freely provided.

Pathfinder
Pathfinder tool from CCL #1 participant Christian Loclair (princemio)

There is no fee (or payment from our side) for participation, but applicants are asked to propose starting points and ideas. Collaborative teams involving coders, choreographers, object, sound and filmmakers interested in the Motion Bankresearch are encouraged to apply. A selection will be made to ensure the right balance of participants and what they bring to the lab. The application deadline is 26 June 2015. Participants will arrive and gather on the evening of 14 September for an informal get together, then begin exploration in the lab on 15 September.

Go directly to the application form:
http://choreographiccoding.org/node/26

Contact with general questions about CCL participation:
Florian Jenett (ccl@motionbank.org)

With the support of the Andrew W. Mellon FoundationCreativeApplications.net,NODE - Forum for Digital ArtsProcessing Foundation and VVVV


Also still open for applications until mid-June:
CCL-4, August 2015 at ITP/NYU, New York

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26-29 NOVEMBER 2013 @ Z ZENTRUM

The 'Choreographic Coding' lab focuses on translating aspects of dance and choreography into digital form, one of the main goals of Motion Bank.

This laboratory is organised for 'code savvy' practitioners with expertise in digital media who have an interest in exploring and finding synergies with the language of choreography.

The Motion Bank dataset collected and produced in the last two years will be made available. There is no fee, but applicants are asked to propose their own starting points and ideas.

Possible starting points are meaningful pattern searching, making invisible structures visible and movement notation. Results could range from prototypes for artworks to new plug-ins for working with the Motion Bank dataset.

Each day will end with a round up of results and discussion open to the public.

Participants will need to bring any equipment (hardware/ software) they require. Teams (2 or more people) combining different skill sets including dance and choreography are invited to apply.

Download the application form here. Deadline for applications is 1 November 2013. However, places are limited so we advise sending your starting ideas in as soon as possible.

The lab overlaps with Live & OnLine, a Motion Bank event celebrating and releasing results from the last four years of research.

The Lab has been organized in cooperation with NODE Forum for Digital Arts. NODE is a biannual forum for the debate, creative exchange, and workshops on issues of the digital age. Based in Frankfurt, NODE evolved from the community around the programing toolkit VVVV.

The following artists and creative coders will be present and open for critical exchange: 

Cedric Kiefer & Christian Loclaironformative, Zach Liebermanthesystemis, Andreas Müller Nanika, Sebastian Huber & Johannes Timpernagel schnellebuntebilder.de, Marko Ritter & Maik Dahteintolight.de, David Brüll NODE Forum for Digital ArtsMESO, Johannes Helberger & Felipe Sanchezklingklangklong.com

Programing languages in use: Processing, OpenFrameworks, VVVV.

Here you find links to projects of our supporting coders as inspiration: Cedric Kiefer & Christian Loclair 'Unnamed Soundsculpture', Zach Lieberman's work in progress mit Lamae Caparas

Lab Coordinator: Jeanne Vogtmotionbank@theforsythecompany.de(also your contact for questions and more information)

Further Information: Article on Motion Bank on The Creator's Project

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