January 16, 2006
Harvestworks
Technology for Dancers and Choreographers
This semester, Harvestworks concentrates on technology for dancers and choreographers. Real-time video playback, signal-processing for video, live camera tracking, audio-visual interaction does not have to be for the tech specialists only. Here's what's happening in the next few months:
1) This Thursday Alain Bauman from "Konic Thtr", a multimedia dance company in Barcelona, will do a free presentation of a few of their projects and discuss technical and aesthetical issues--see the details below; 2) Next week Wednesday, January 25th, Marlon Barrios-Solano, who will teach the class "Interactive Technology For Dancers", will present a few of his projects as well. This free presentation should give you a good overview of the issues discussed in his class; 3) The class "Interactive Technology For Dancers" will be three Mondays, March 27th, April 3rd and 10th.
Space is limited - please RSVP info[at]harvestworks.org
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th, 6:30-9:30pm
ALAIN BAUMAN - INTERACTIVE DANCE TECHNOLOGY AT KONIC THTR, BARCELONA
HARVESTWORKS - 596 Broadway, #602, New York, NY 10012 Broadway/Houston, W/R Prince, F/V Broadway/Lafayette, 6 Bleecker.
Alain Baumann is a musician, multimedia artist and researcher. He is in charge of the development of the interactive systems used by Konic thtr. Konic Thtr is a multimedia label based in Barcelona (Spain), run by Rosa Sanchez and him, that is specialised in the creation of artistic projects that incorporate real time systems. It develops exhibition pieces and live performances that rely upon interactive technology, audiovisual and multimedia languages, music, theatre and dance.
In this presentation at Harvestworks he will discuss and present various projects of Konic Thtr. They work specifically in the research and the relation between stage, dance and technology. Since the year 2000 they have developed a close collaboration with Nuria Font and her projects linked to Image, Dance and New Media. In 2001 they took part in directing the "Laboratory of Motion Capture". In 2002 they won financial support for the production of the video Blank e_motive from the 'Mostra de Videodansa' call for projects. In 2003 they were guest artists in the international seminar "Virtualities of digital body". they were also speakers in the seminar "Dance and Technology" at the CaixaForum Mediateca (Barcelona) in February 2004 and they took part in the international meetings "Movements and Digits" last Autumn at l'Animal a l'Esquena creation centre.
Harvestworks is a nonprofit Digital Media Arts Center that provides resources for artists to learn digital tools and exhibit experimental work created with digital technologies. Our programs are made possible with funds from mediaThe foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Materials for the Arts, The Experimental TV Center, the Mary Flagler Cary Trust, the Aaron Copland Fund, The Greenwall Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, JP Morgan Chase Foundation and the Rodney White Foundation.
HARVESTWORKS Digital Media Arts Center
596 Broadway, Suite 602 (at Houston St)
New York, NY 10012
Tel: 212-431-1130
http://www.harvestworks.org
info[at]harvestworks.org
Subway: F/V Broadway/Lafayette, 6 Bleeker, W/R Prince
Posted by jo at January 16, 2006 06:33 PM
