HiI am proud to announce the lucky winners of this seasons dance & technology documentary series.Arthur Elsenaar, Jeannette Ginslov and Simon Fildes will get a free documentary produced about their work by Sabine Klaus Creation Editor. The footage of those films will feature here on dance-tech.net and presented in full length on Tendu TV. Production will start in February, thus the first screening can be expected in March 2009.CHECK IT OUT!!!
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Posted by Filipe Viegas on January 16, 2009 at 3:21pm
http://www.rhiz.eu/artefact-26582-en.htmlAll kinds of artists are invited to create also a THIS IS NOT A PERFORMANCE story, similar to the one on the LINK http://www.rhiz.eu/article-26537-en.html and tag it with the keyword "thisisnotaperformance"So.... look in your albums or take a picture the next time you have a "job".This project intends to show in a cool way how artists lots of times have to do other jobs in order to pursuit their careers and dreams.ALL PARTICIPATIONS IN THIS LINKwww.rhiz.eu/listpublish-153-en.html?q_match=26537&q_tag=26539FACEBOOK FAN PAGEsearch for "This Is Not A Performance" in FBTHIS IS NOT A PERFORMANCE is the new collective project by Filipe Viegas.
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Posted by Filipe Viegas on January 16, 2009 at 3:19pm
Move out loud is an internet platform where contemporary choreographers and dancers can upload a video of a solo dance, maximum3 minutes long, starting with the last movement of the solo that the previous artist has uploaded. The result is a chain ofmovement, a world choreography that crosses frontiers, languages, cultures, religions and socio-economic differences.An endless choreographic sentence that in a fraction of a second takes u to another body, another space, another temperature, another world.Join the chain and Move Out Loud.Filipe Viegas & Brahim Sourny
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Hi All,the clock is ticking...by coming week you will know who will be featured on dance-tech and tendu tv!I received an amazing selection of video dance techers' works and next month my documentary series will begin. So watch this space!!!Sabinewww.creationeditor.co.uk
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Posted by Gilles Jobin on January 9, 2009 at 9:30am
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||XingpresentsNetmage 09international live-media festival - 9th edition22>24 January 2009Bologna - Italy|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||The ninth edition of the Netmage festival (Bologna, 22-24 January 2009) will present, in the historical castle of Palazzo Re Enzo, an unpredictable scenario of contemporary audiovisual research featuring live media, live cinema, concerts, performances, sound and visual installations.Netmage festival, focusing on multi-media design, electronic arts and cutting-edge style, works as a meeting point for video-makers, multi-media and visual artists, musicians and performers from Europe, South and North America and Asia. In its ongoing investigation, Netmage presents some of the latest trends in live media. Together with research on essential aspects of perception and the intersection of visual and acoustic phenomena, the festival introduces a very wide range of approaches.Featuring: Pete Swanson/John Wiese/Liz Harris (USA), Pierre Bastien (F), ATAK NIGHT: Keiichiro Shibuya (JP), Evala (JP), Growing (USA), Keiji Haino (JP), Invernomuto (I), Sunburned Hand of the Man (USA), Emeralds (USA), Németh/Lotte Schreiber (A), Andrea Dojmi/Flushing Device (I), Mudboy (USA), Black Dice (USA), The Skaters/Roland Lethem (USA/B), Pascal Battus/Kamel Maad (F), Mattin/" " [sic] Goldie (Basque Country/UK), Thomas Ankersmit/Valerio Tricoli (NL/I), Virgilio Villoresi/Dominique Vaccaro/Angstarbeiter (I), Camilla Candida Donzella (I), Bock & Vincenzi (UK).Introducing Netmage 09: "A bizarre ballad. At times ethereal, dispersive and alarmed, at others self-assured and ready to slow down only in front of the rustling of the unexpected, marching toward the invisible village where the imagination is spiced and smoked. Always think of Netmage as a liquid exhibition. In a delicate equilibrium between post-cinematographic horizons and science-fiction worlds, obsessive explorations of the rhythms of the urban landscape, mesmerism and re-enactments of myths of European avantgarde cinematography, unpredictable contours are drawn by a sonic cloud of weird-impro-psycho-noise. A cloud where artistic imagination and changing vaporous visuals are reflected: collagist and regressive, heraldic and quaint, vernacular and hybrid, or in the end cybernetic e concretist. Netmage 09 triggers artistic collaborations and possible collapses of style of contiguous worlds between the north American, Japanese, European and in particular Italian scenes, as well as a general pushing of limits. This edition also testifies to another mutation in progress: a return to the physicality of gesture and figure moved by real 'operators': human or automatic performers, with visual power and rituals that explore the relationship between the language of movement and the enigma of the image. Lower medieval imageries and crime scenes -extravagant yet crucial- through which it is unavoidable to testify to the renunciation of every central vision."Netmage festival was conceived and created by Xing, a cultural network operating in Italy and abroad, with the purpose of planning, supporting and promoting products and events characterized by an interdisciplinary approach toward the issues of contemporary culture.Artistic direction: Daniele Gasparinetti, Andrea Lissoni. Performing Arts: Silvia Fanti. International Live-Media Floor: Lino Greco, Riccardo Benassi.Netmage 09 is supported by: Regione Emilia-Romagna, POGAS Politiche Giovanili e Attività Sportive, Comune di Bologna, British Council London, Ambasciata del Regno dei Paesi Bassi Roma. In collaboration with: Transmediale Club Berlino, No Fun festival New York. In occasion of: ArteFiera. Media partners: Mousse, Edizioni Zero, Blow Up, Mouvement, Alias, Il Manifesto, Città del Capo-Radio Metropolitana, Mel Bookstore.Netmage 09venue: Palazzo Re Enzo - Piazza Nettuno Bologna - Italyheadquarters: Xing - Via Ca' Selvatica 4/d Bologna - Italyinfo: tel ++39.051.331099 info@xing.it info@netmage.itpress: pressoff@xing.itwww.netmage.it www.xing.it|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||PROGRAMThursday 22 JanMesmerizing Show (Performing Arts)8 pmBock & Vincenzi (UK) The Infinite Pleasures of the Great UnknownMegascope9 pm + 11 pmVirgilio Villoresi/Dominique Vaccaro/Angstarbeiter (I) EclissiMangrovia10.30 pmCamilla Candida Donzella (I)Pete Swanson/John Wiese/Liz Harris (USA)Emeralds (USA)Keiji Haino (JP)Friday 23 JanMesmerizing Show (Performing Arts)8 pmBock & Vincenzi (UK) The Infinite Pleasures of the Great UnknownMegascope9 pm + 11 pmVirgilio Villoresi/Dominique Vaccaro/Angstarbeiter (I) EclissiLive Media Floor10.30 pmPierre Bastien (F) Kinetic SyncopatorsThe Skaters (USA) play Le Vampire de la Cinémathèque by Roland Lethem (B)Growing (USA)ATAK NIGHT: Keiichiro Shibuya (JP), Evala (JP)Mangrovia12 pmVillage ObliviaInvernomuto (I) with Sunburned Hand of the Man (USA)Saturday 24 JanMesmerizing Show (Performing Arts)9 pmBock & Vincenzi (UK) The Infinite Pleasures of the Great UnknownMegascope9 pm + 11 pmVirgilio Villoresi/Dominique Vaccaro/Angstarbeiter (I) EclissiLive Media Floor10 pmNémeth (A) plays I.E., Domino by Lotte Schreiber (A)Andrea Dojmi/Flushing Device (I) The Distance to the SunMudboy (USA)Black Dice (USA)Mangrovia12 pmCamilla Candida Donzella (I)Pascal Battus/Kamel Maad (F) EyearMattin/" " [sic] Goldie (Basque Country/UK) Deflag Haemorrhage/Haien KontraThomas Ankersmit/Valerio Tricoli (NL/I)AAVV jam session (Mangrovia/Live Media Floor all guests plug-in)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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the second IDN festival arrives in Barcelona showing creations from the crossroads of different genres in dance, audiovisuals and performing and visuals artsread more at www.nu2s.org/homeeng.htm
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Yesterday, I finished a categorized directory to more than 50 posts on Great Dance that include videos of many different types of dance and movement animations such as 2D and 3D, stop-motion, visual effects, interactive performances and installations, computer games, machinima, live action and CG, motion graphics, visualizations, pre-cinema and many other types.I'm going to continue expanding this dance animation directory. So please email me suggestions and recommendations.
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I'm looking forward to curating the February 11, 2009 Kinetic Cinema program at Chez Bushwick in Brooklyn. I will be showing different types of dance and movement animations based on my directory of 50 Categorized Dance Animation Videos that I posted yesterday. (You can follow the links in this directory to watch all of the videos).The screening portion will be about an hour and the rest of the program will be devoted to discussing the videos and different aspects of animation, visual effects and related topics.You can read my post on Great Dance to learn more.If you're in New York City area and you'd like to see and discuss dance animations, I hope you can make it to the program.
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We are launching dance-techLIVE
This online channel will allow worldwide 24/7 linear broadcasting of selected programs, LIVE streaming and Video On-demand. All programming will be curated and selected from our community.
This new development will complement dancetechTV, the collaborative open channel for all our members and the new section D/Plex wich aggregates all content related with dance on camera, screen dance or dance on film.
If you would like your content to be included within our test run or have any ideas, feedback or suggestions email marlon@dance-tech.net
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I am collaborating on a project using galvanic skin response sensors in movement performance for the Boston Cyberarts Festival this Spring 2009. I and 2 other dancers I am working with will be wearing the sensors in performance (currently testing out finger versus toe attachments). These will be wired through an analog synthesizer (foregoing digital mediation this round). We will be creating moody low-tones in conjunction with other sounds played by a collaborating musician. Our goal is to create a sound landscape that reflects the inner processes we are exploring through imagery in our movement.I've never worked with GSR's before and am curious if others have experimented with these and in what contexts? Would love to hear about others' experiences.
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Posted by Gilles Jobin on January 3, 2009 at 12:30pm
The information website about contemporary dance in southern hemisphere countries is now on line!
Available in English, French and Spanish, www.south-south.info offers a general view of the main contexts of exchange for contemporary dance in the countries of the southern part of the planet and intends to stimulate and facilitate international exchange, cooperation and circulation of artists and ideas from South to South. www.south-south.info can be used as both an everyday working tool and as a travel guide for all dance professionals. Its realization has been made possible thanks to the dedication and valuable cooperation of several consultants in each country.www.south-south.info starts with South America, Cuba and Mexico and is regularly updated. End of 2008 it will cover the Latin American region with Central America and Caribbean and start the preparation to include Africa and Middle East from 2009 onwards. We thank you in advance for spreading the word about this website.south-south.info is an initiative of Gilles Jobin Company/South-South Project accomplished by Isabel Ferreira (Bonito&Compri - Brasil) in collaboration with the Red Sudamericana de Danza – RSD (South American Dance Network). It counts with the support of the Archivo de Artes Escénicas (Scenic Arts Archive) of the Castilla la Mancha University, Aula de Danza of Alcalá de Henares University, Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council and the Department of Africa and Caribbean in creation of CULTURESFRANCE - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Read more…
Images from "Entity"
Concept, Direction & Choreography: Wayne McGregor
Music: Joby Talbot & Jon Hopkins
Set & Costume Design: Patrick Burnier
Lighting Design: Lucy Carter
Video Design: Ravi Deepres
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REPOSTED FROM OSUDANCE WEBSITE:
Collaboration with William Forsythe, Norah Zuniga Shaw and Maria Palazzi.
Renowned choreographer William Forsythe has teamed with OSU’s Department of Dance and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) to research and develop a new interactive online learning environment for one of his exceptional choreographic works, One Flat Thing, reproduced (OFTR).
The project analyzes Forsythe’s choreography systems as templates for creative problem solving that can be applied to other practices and fields. For instance, utilizing the multiple visual literatures provided on the site, an architect, mathematician or engineer might encounter applications that bring their own practices into new perspective. At the heart of this creative enterprise with interactive digital media is Forsythe's desire to have dance seen as a field of activity that has broad impact and to reinforce the fundamental idea that creative leaps in all fields often come about from the transference of concepts from one field to another. The web project's intent is not to have users make a virtual "Forsythe-like" dance, but, to be a catalyst for creative analysis in dance and in other areas of practice.
Co-Creative Directors Norah Zuniga Shaw (Director of Dance and Technology) and Maria Palazzi (Director of ACCAD) have been working closely with Forsythe and his company since 2005 to research OFTR and create rigorously analytical yet evocative scorings of its choreographic structures. More than 15 graduate students in design, computer science, dance, and visual art have taken part in the research and production process. The project is currently in the midst of the 15-month production timeline with a projected launch at the Wexner Center in January of 2009.
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This ground-breaking work of scholarship explores convergences
between performance and science through an investigation of new
technologies that drive computer-mediated, interactive art. In
tracing the evolution of digital performance within a particular
history of engineering and theatre that now expands to a wide range
of practices in dance, design, architecture, fashion, games, music,
robotics, telematic performance, and "post-production"-theatre, the
author focuses on interactive performance, installation and Internet
art.
Internationally known practitioners and their works are introduced
to formulate provocative ideas on computation, complexity, emergence
and self-organizing systems in contemporary peformance which are
inspired by biology and biotechnology. Wide-ranging and richly
illustrated essays uncover shifts that have occurred globally in the
aesthetic understanding of performance within computer-augmented
virtual and networked environments.
The work of key artists, theatre/dance companies, and laboratories
demonstrates how scientific concepts have influenced digital
performance, and how performance relates to neuroscience, biology
and the life sciences. Challenging common assumptions about
embodiment and the digital, this study addresses how artists use
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sensing technologies
not only to enhance the range of expression and visualization, but
to bridge the gap between the work and its user.
Paperback: 332 pages
Publisher: PAJ Publications/New York (December 2008)
ISBN-10: 1555540791
ISBN-13: 978-1555540791
List Price $ 24.95
http://people.brunel.ac.uk/dap/Datech.html
Johannes Birringer is a choreographer and media artist; he directs
the Centre for Contemporary and Digital Performance at Brunel
University, West London. He is author of Theatre, Theory,
Postmodernism; Media and Performance: along the border; Performance
on the Edge: Transformations of Culture, and co-editor of Dance and
Cognition.
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4 award-winning filmmakers share their viewpointsgenerously subsidized by Dance New AmsterdamJanuary 6-9, 2009 2-4pm@ Dance New AmsterdamSave 10%! Pre-register for the workshop at DNA280 Broadway, 2nd Floor (Chambers St)212-625-8369Take advantage of this unique opportunity for professional developmentStudy each day with a different artist
Workshop co-ordinated by Ellen BrombergThis four-day workshop features the perspectives of four well-known dance filmmakers with very diverse backgrounds. Each day of the workshop will begin with a screening of one of the filmmaker’s short works, which will act as a springboard for discussion, and upon which experiential exercises will be constructed for the students. The workshop seeks to provide four differing perspectives on seeing and crafting the moving body through the lens of the camera.FeesCIC Students: $16 cl/$48 wksp (-10% = $43)DNA members: $25 cl/$100 wksp (-10% = $90)DFA members: $30 cl/$120 wksp (-10% = $108)Non DNA & DFA members: $35 cl/$140 wksp (-10% =$126)Pre-register for the workshop save 10%
Work sample of Alla Kovgan
SOMA SONGS (7' version) Daniel Belton and Good Company
Posted by Arthur Fink on December 29, 2008 at 6:57pm
I'd love to be there ... not sure I can be in New York those dates. If you're going, I'd love to speak with you. Arthur Fink (dance photographer)Photography for contemporary dancers and choreographersWith David Bergéin conjunction with Movement Research’s MELT Winter workshopsJanuary 5,6 M T 10:30am-5:30pmLaMama 74A E 4th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)6th Floor $75Often the best dance photographers are dancers themselves. The dancer’s heightened sense of three-dimensional spatial awareness lends itself exceptionally well to working within the accessible two-dimensional format of photography. In this workshop, spanning two full days, dancers will be introduced to the way photography works. Participants in this workshop will do exercises, discuss photographs, and look at composition and how it supports content. If you have a camera, bring it! Space is limited so register now!
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4 award-winning filmmakers share their viewpointsgenerously subsidized by Dance New AmsterdamJanuary 6-9, 2009 2-4pm@ Dance New AmsterdamSave 10%! Pre-register for the workshop at DNA280 Broadway, 2nd Floor (Chambers St)212-625-8369Take advantage of this unique opportunity for professional developmentStudy each day with a different artist