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Dance Away Your Debt

Posted by Jaki Levy on June 4, 2008 at 5:32am

Hi Dance-techers! My friend just sent this to me - I thought it was an interesting project - Let me know if you end up participating!CALL FOR DANCERS/CHOREOGRAPHERS OF ALL TYPESDANCE AWAY YOUR DEBTPerformance piece by Alexis Clements & New Acquisition (www.newacquisition.org)Casting:We're looking for dancers, choreographers and/or groups who would like to dance, in any way they like, as part of our Dance Away Your Debt performance at FIGMENT 2008 (http://figmentnyc.org/).Production Dates:June 28 & June 29 (Sat & Sunday) -- we aren't going to be there on the Friday. We're going to have two 3-hour slots, one on each day for the performance.Production Location:Governors Island (specific location TBD)Rehearsals:We'll have one meeting before the performance to sort details and scheduling. This meeting will be mandatory. No other rehearsals will be set up.Compensation:No pay but possibility of continued work on the piece beyond this performance--we're looking at a couple other festivals for the summer and maybe a couple DIY performances in town.About the Show:New Acquisition is a series of free literary pamphlets--brief pamphlets filled with writing and art focused on a variety of themes--and performances inspired by the pamphlets. Design inspiration and themes for each issue are drawn from early and contemporary American religious and political pamphlets. (read more here: http://www.newacquisition.org/content/view/26/42/)Dance Away Your Debt is a reaction to the ever-growing amount of personal debt that Americans are taking on. These days everybody's got debt, in one form or another, or is headed toward having debt, and everybody's frustrated by how little progress they seem to make in paying it off and how much more quickly they are accumulating new debt—we're all feeling the pinch with the economy in its current state. Riffing on the get-rich-quick and be-debt-free scams that abound in the United States, the pamphlet (which has already been printed) takes a slightly different approach. We're encouraging them to get their debt frustrations out by dancing, which keeps them healthier so that they don't have more health care bills, and keeps them happy and occupied, so they don't go out and buy more stuff, and so on. We'd like to choreograph a specific Dance Away Your Debt dance which we will post to YouTube, but we'd also like to get videos of other people dancing away their debt. To that end we'll be taping people at the event and encouraging people to submit their own video responses and dances. The performance at FIGMENT 2008 will involve setting up a collapsible tent with a table, pamphlets and other information. We will then also have pamphleteers working the crowd. Then, beside the tent, we'll have a mix of professional dancers (contemporary dancers, ballroom dancers, step teams, belly dancers, ballet dancers, freestyle dancing, etc) and those from the audience, involved in a collective effort to Dance Away Your Debt.(read the contents of the pamphlet here: http://www.newacquisition.org/content/blogsection/10/78/)About Figment:FIGMENT is an annual participatory arts event on Governors Island in New York Harbor. The mission of FIGMENT is to provide a forum for community-based participatory art and experience. FIGMENT strives to build community among artists and participants, to foster the participatory artsin New York City, and to demonstrate a vision for the future of Governors Island as an international arts destination.FIGMENT was launched on July 8, 2007 as a one-day cultural event. More than 2,500 people attended. In 2008, it is expanding to three-day event from June 27 - 29. With the foundation of last year's success and the increasing popularity of Governors Island as a cultural venue, many more people are expected this year.TO PARTICIPATE:Please send a brief bio or information about your group, any video clips that are available and/or links to your website. We'll be in touch soon after we get your info. The meeting for participants will take place during the week of June 24. Please submit all information and links to alexis@newacquisition.org.IF YOU CAN'T BE THERE BUT WANT TO SHOW US YOUR MOVES ANYWAY - SUBMIT A VIDEO. Please start Dancing Away Your Debt, tape it, post it to YouTube and tag it with 'New Acquisition' and 'Dance Away Your Debt' and then send us the link, then we'll embed the video on our site.

Re-Take: A Panel on Art and Appropriation @ The Kitchen

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on November 27, 2007 at 6:45am

featuring Michael Newman, Judith Barry, Sarah Charlesworth, and others

Organized by Afterall

Tuesday, November 27 7pm
Tickets: $7

This panel discussion examines the use of appropriation in contemporary art, considering the various approaches to appropriation adopted by three different generations of artists spanning the 1970s to today. The panel will be moderated by art historian and writer Michael Newman, the author of Richard Prince: Untitled (couple) recently published by Afterall Books, and he will be accompanied by artists Judith Barry, Sarah Charlesworth, and others.

Afterall is a non-profit research and publishing organization, supported by Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London and California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, that publishes a contemporary art journal and a series of books. For more information, please visit www.afterall.org

Photo: Richard Prince, Untitled (couple), 1977, Ektacolor photograph (detail). Courtesy Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York.

Mobdances: Change in Time/space Scale of urban "choreography"? Improv Everywhere...

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on March 23, 2008 at 8:30pm

Mini Makeover

Posted by Susan Elena on April 20, 2008 at 9:07pm

The FireBox website has had a mini makeover this weekend with slicker page views and online videos. I'm trying to monitor how quickly the videos are streaming on different browsers and connections so please let me know what you think of the waiting time. The videos will open up in a new page so feel free to browse through the rest of the site while you're waiting.www.fireboxdancetheatre.co.uk

Swan Lake AUGMENTED by Chinesse Dancers/acrobats

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on April 6, 2008 at 7:20am

Do you Know what a "meme" is? replicating ideas?

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on June 3, 2008 at 5:30pm

From TED: Susan Blackmore studies memes: ideas that replicate themselves, passing from brain to brain like a physical virus. At TED2008, Blackmore makes a bold new argument: Humanity has spawned a new category of meme, the "teme," which spreads itself via technology -- and invents brand-new ways to keep itself alive. (Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 19:28.) Do you know of anybody researching "memes" and movement? are dance styles "memes"?

MARCH 13 – APRIL 19 OPENING: THURSDAY MARCH 13, 6 – 8PM What does it mean to think GREEN? Eyebeam’s Feedback exhibition surveys artists, designers, architects and engineers on the topic of sustaina

Posted by Eyebeam on March 11, 2008 at 4:54pm


MARCH 13 – APRIL 19 OPENING: THURSDAY MARCH 13, 6 – 8PM
What does it mean to think GREEN? Eyebeam’s Feedback exhibition surveys artists, designers, architects and engineers on the topic of sustainability.
FEEDBACK EVENTS + WORKSHOPS AT EYEBEAM:
MARCH 15: TIME’S UP! BICYCLE CLOWN BRIGADE AFTER-PARTY A TOAST TO CELEBRATE THE BIKE LANE LIBERATION RIDE
MARCH 29, 3–6PM: SUSTAINABILITY + ARCHITECTURE LIVING ARCHITECTURE REVIEW W/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
APRIL 5, 3–6PM: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES + USE/REUSE WORKSHOPS BY ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN FEEDBACK
APRIL 19, 3–6PM: SUSTAINABILITY ACTION DAY TOXIC TOURS + URBAN GARDENING WORKSHOPS BY ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN FEEDBACK
FOR MORE INFO + REGISTRATION EMAIL bookstore@eyebeam.org OR VISIT www.eyebeam.org FOR DETAILS
ART + TECHNOLOGY CENTER Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6PM 540 W. 21st Street, New York, NY 10011 212.937.6580 info@eyebeam.org \| www.eyebeam.org

What's the Worst Dance Film Ever?

Posted by Anna Brady Nuse on May 13, 2008 at 9:57pm

At the next Kinetic Cinema on June 2nd, choreographer Kriota Willberg will be presenting a hilarious program of the worst dance films in history. To help her compile her list, she is seeking input from the community. Please comment here with your top picks of the worst dance films, and come out to Kinetic Cinema to see what makes the cut!From Kriota:1. WHAT, IN YOUR OPINION, IS THE WORST DANCE FILM OF ALL TIME, EVER? It can be a full film or just an excerpt, and any style or type of dance at all, but it has to be on film.2. WHY?Please submit your answers in the comments section below by Friday May 16th.The reason I'm asking is that I'm putting together an evening of "Bad" dance film clips. As many of you know, I've been studying bad and mediocre dance for a number of years. As I put the program together, I am organizing examples of different categories of Bad (offensive, inept, confusing, etc.) from the early 1900's to the present. As an acknowledgment to the highly personal perception of bad dance, I'd love to get your input. Below is the description and particulars of the night.Thanks for your time!Best,Kriota WillbergOn June 2, Kinetic Cinema will feature dance films selected by choreographer Kriota Willberg. The theme of the evening is The Worst of the Best, a tour of inspiringly bad dance films from the early 1900's to the present. Truly awful dance is powerful art. We react strongly to it as an audience, we relate our horrible experiences to our friends and warn them away from it, we laugh, we seethe, we remember it far longer than "good" dance, and possibly longer than "great" dance. Join us for film and discussion as we chase that ethereal muse, Badness, through the work of generations of dance film artists.KINETIC CINEMAMonday June 2, 7:30pm (and the first Monday of every month)$5 Admission (buy tix at the door)@ Collective:Unconscious279 Church Street (just south of White Street)New York, NY 10013Trains: 1 to Franklin; A, C, E to Canalhttp://weird.org/films.htm212.254.5277Kinetic Cinema at Collective:Unconscious explores the intersection of dance and the moving image both on screen and stage. Each month curator Anna Brady Nuse invites a special guest from the dance community to share the films and videos that have inspired or moved them. These could be films that feature dance, are kinetic-based, or have been influential on their work in some way. The guest curators come from a range of backgrounds as performers, choreographers, critics, and filmmakers.

Dancing with Lemurplex Musical Robots: Ellen Godenna and Max Lord

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on March 22, 2008 at 4:00pm

Mobile Clubbing: Group Dancing in Personal Environments

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on April 4, 2008 at 1:30am

The Performance Mix festival organized Mobile Clubbing. It was an spontaneous gathering for dance. The rules are show up at the designated place and time, turn on your personal stereo and dance. Mobile clubbing is a matter of identity: you can dance the way you want, and listen to the music you choose. www.newdancealliance.org

Mediatised Sites Performance Festival, 19.04.08, Newcastle, UK

Posted by tamara on March 21, 2008 at 6:45pm

www.mediatisedsites.netMediatised Sites is the culmination of a six month interdisciplinary project involving artists from all over the world. Led by Tamara Ashley and Kate Craddock, these artists have been developing intimate response to their chosen geographical locale and communicating that response through online and digital media. The festival will include performances, discussions and installations created by these artists. Work in the festival will explore how technology mediates our perceptions of sites, landscapes and places, as well as virtualised relationships between each other. The day will also showcase work created by local artists in the tractors and attractors laboratory that takes place in the week preceding the festival.Day Pass: £8/£5Passes available from Dance City, www.dancecity.co.uk, 0191 261 0505

Have Dance-Tech.net Members Explored the Following Topics?

Posted by Doug Fox on May 12, 2008 at 8:49pm

In my new blog, The Kinetic Interface, I'm covering many topics that I think are related to explorations and work of members of dance-tech.net.In a nutshell, I'm covering the intersection of dance with movement and body-centric developments taking place in many fields (science, technology, architecture, design, gaming, medicine, etc.).Here are a handful of posts I've written for which I'd very much appreciate feedback. In addition, it would be great if you know of online dance videos that relate to these posts. I very much want to show dance examples along with the architectural, robotic and other videos I include.- Flare, a Breathable Kinetic Building Facade: What are examples of dancers who have created works that deal with responsive architecture?- The Sources of Vertical Movement: I'd like to find examples of dancers who have worked with robotics with a particular focus on the possibilities and limitations of robotic motion and propulsion.- Swarm Intelligence and Self-Replicating Systems: I find research into swam intelligence fascinating. Which choreographers/dancers have experimented with these ideas?- Gesture Patents Point Way to Full-Body Interfaces: I wasn't serious when I suggested that an Ohad Naharin performance (I include video) was a response to gesture-based patents filed by computer companies to control new interfaces. But I would like to know what this network's members think about new gesture-based interfaces and what dancers can contribute to new ways of thinking about how our bodies can control new generations of mobile, gaming and computer devices.I figured I'd just include four posts. I'd be delighted if you read my other posts and offered your feedback.Also, as I mentioned in my profile, I'm going to soon be doing video interviews here in New York City. I'm especially interested to interview choreographers who:1) Have explored the relationships of dance to many of the body and movement-based developments taking place in many fields, and2) Would like to discuss and demonstrate their creative and choreographic process with an emphasis on how dances are created.Much thanks and I look forward to being an active member of this group.

Jerwood Moving Image Award UK: Winners announced!

Posted by InterventTech: >> (claire_w) on March 9, 2008 at 8:02pm

Find out the winners of the first ever Jerwood Moving Image Award! Established this year to support and promote the myriad of disciplines that fall under the umbrella term ‘digital moving image’, these awards provide a platform for debating the present state and future prospects of the artform in the UK.Find out more at InterventTech: >> News and Threads-claire_w-

BLACK ON WHITE, GRAY ASCENDING@ The New Museum

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on February 24, 2008 at 7:46pm

BLACK ON WHITE, GRAY ASCENDING by YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES from Rhizome on Vimeo. BLACK ON WHITE, GRAY ASCENDING is organized by Lauren Cornell, Executive Director of Rhizome and Adjunct Curator, New Museum, and Laura Hoptman, Kraus Family Senior Curator, New Museum.

Chunky Move's Glow System@ The Kitchen

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on February 7, 2008 at 7:55am

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corrected live broadcast URL

Posted by tamara on April 19, 2008 at 1:39pm

Laura Cooper's performance:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/laura-cooper-roses

simon morris @ Lemurplex, Brooklyn, NYC

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on May 11, 2008 at 10:30pm

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New media artist Simon Morris presented his two interactive skateboards controlling the lemuplex musical bots. 5/2/08

Meeting with Rudolfo Quintas & Sara Nuytemans

Posted by aylin kalem on March 21, 2008 at 1:43pm

ART ON STAGE & bodig presentwithin the frame ofLUCYa meeting with: Rudolfo Quintas & Sara Nuytemanson Saturday, 22 March, 18:00at Platform Garanti CACİstiklal Cad. 115 kat/floor:3IstanbulRudolfo Quintas creates interactive environments in which he utilizes gesture and movement as a way of rendering participants’ subjectivity and intimacy in deep feedback loops. He will talk about “The Bodyment Project” in which he works, in collaboration with the architect Carmen Mazaira, on expanding the horizons and experiences of how a body can be translated to an environment and this environment as the memorial of a body. In this installation, as an Interactive Environment prototype, the sounds, images and physical structure will be shaped by the performative actions of the participants, designed with the Augmented feedback theory.Sara Nuytemans makes kinetic video-installation that presents the tension between what appears as sensation and what appears as perception. To achieve this she regularly uses technical happenings like sensored interaction and physical outputs. She uses computers, interface cards, motors, pneumatics and software to do this. In the lecture Sara Nuytemans will talk about her work and her way of realizing her ideas.The meeting will be held in Englishwww.lucy-project.blogspot.com

dance-tech.net@STEIM, Amsterdam

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on March 8, 2008 at 6:16pm

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Mondays with Merce Cunningham starts September 2008

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on February 13, 2008 at 6:00am

Go to the New York Time Article

Tuesday, November 27 7pm Tickets: $7

Afterall is a non-profit research and publishing organization, supported by Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London and California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, that publishes a contemporary art journal and a series of books. For more information, please visit www.afterall.org

Photo: Richard Prince, Untitled (couple), 1977, Ektacolor photograph (detail). Courtesy Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York.

MARCH 13 – APRIL 19 OPENING: THURSDAY MARCH 13, 6 – 8PM

FEEDBACK EVENTS + WORKSHOPS AT EYEBEAM:

MARCH 15: TIME’S UP! BICYCLE CLOWN BRIGADE AFTER-PARTY A TOAST TO CELEBRATE THE BIKE LANE LIBERATION RIDE

MARCH 29, 3–6PM: SUSTAINABILITY + ARCHITECTURE LIVING ARCHITECTURE REVIEW W/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

APRIL 5, 3–6PM: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES + USE/REUSEWORKSHOPS BY ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN FEEDBACK

APRIL 19, 3–6PM: SUSTAINABILITY ACTION DAYTOXIC TOURS + URBAN GARDENINGWORKSHOPS BY ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN FEEDBACK

FOR MORE INFO + REGISTRATION EMAIL bookstore@eyebeam.orgOR VISIT www.eyebeam.org FOR DETAILS

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Tuesday, November 27 7pm
Tickets: $7

MARCH 13 – APRIL 19
OPENING: THURSDAY MARCH 13, 6 – 8PM

MARCH 15: TIME’S UP! BICYCLE CLOWN BRIGADE AFTER-PARTY
A TOAST TO CELEBRATE THE BIKE LANE LIBERATION RIDE

MARCH 29, 3–6PM: SUSTAINABILITY + ARCHITECTURE
LIVING ARCHITECTURE REVIEW W/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

APRIL 5, 3–6PM: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES + USE/REUSE
WORKSHOPS BY ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN FEEDBACK

APRIL 19, 3–6PM: SUSTAINABILITY ACTION DAY
TOXIC TOURS + URBAN GARDENING
WORKSHOPS BY ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN FEEDBACK

FOR MORE INFO + REGISTRATION EMAIL bookstore@eyebeam.org
OR VISIT www.eyebeam.org FOR DETAILS