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[Nettime-bold] The Performer and the Mediated Image, Workshop in Performance & MediaArt |
The Performer and the Mediated Image Workshop in Performance & Media Art The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University in collaboration with the Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo/Time Based Arts 30 July - 4 August 2001, Amsterdam Introduction In recent years, increasing attention has been given to cross-over art forms where the blurring of boundaries between theatre, music, dance, painting, film etc have allowed new hybrids to emerge in the performing arts. In one aspect this is not strictly 'new'; the Italian Futurists were busy making sound machines in performance at the beginning of the 20th century, and artists such as the American Laurie Anderson have long been experimenting with live-action, video, music and sound interactive instruments in live performance; hence the term 'multimedia'. But contemporary arts practice is constantly expanding the use of technology and mediated image-making in performance, often resulting in a fascinating melting pot of interfaces, virtualities, physical techniques and applications, not to mention time/space or theory/practice explorations. Visual artists have also long been playing with form and content, and with methods of presentation. At one end of the spectrum artists such as Nam June Paik and Bruce Nauman have been making video and installation art since the 1960s. Towards the end of the last century a new generation came of age; artists working with the internet, email, virtual reality, robotics, digital media. This we have come to refer to as 'Media Art'. Contemporary theatre and performance-makers are still grappling with the same original basic premise as their professional fore-fathers; a fundamentally theatrical concept of live spectacle with audience as witness. A story or stories will be told (but it may be non-linear); there will be a beginning, middle, and end (but possibly not in that order); the form will include a rise to a climax, and a resolve or conclusion (and most likely more than once); but above all, a suspension of disbelief is guaranteed. The form of the spectacle may be virtual, it may be recorded on CD-rom, it may be relayed by live web-cam over the internet; it may be an ensemble piece happening simultaneously across the world with each member of the ensemble performing in a different city, to a culturally different live audience; it may be a personal virtual experience in the head of one single audience member at a time; or it may simply require one character to be represented by a TV monitor or video projection screen. Course Description This workshop aims to examine practically and theoretically the advances and emerging challenges to classical representation, and to look at how new technologies are radically altering the perception of performance and visual arts for contemporary audiences; - What constitutes a mediated image - Which forms of mediation might be appropriate to a live setting - What are the consequences of working with these images in direct relation to the 'unmediated' body of the performer (does theatre/performance lose its character?) - What happens to the relationship between the 'mediated performer' and the audience (when it's live but not present, or recorded) - How/what can we learn from past practice? - How can artists practically work with and utilise new media? Alongside practical sessions, in which creative ideas and projects will be devised by the participants and developed over the period of the course, the work will be contextualised by critical and theoretical discussions of existing concepts and contemporary practice. These will be in the form of seminars, debates and practical examples, given by experts and artists in the specific discipline. Topics include; video art as fine art practice; technology & performance; "electric scenography"; interactive performance & time-based media; installation & site-specific performance; CD-rom / web & internet arts projects; interactive music and sound. Participant Profile Performing Arts practitioners, video artists, media artists & postgraduate students. Artists from any discipline who wish to expand and complement their own practice via hands-on experience in collaborative work of this nature. Programme Co-ordinated by: Rachel Feuchtwang, Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University Annet Dekker, Netherlands Media Art Institute Invited guests (to be confirmed) include: Sher Doruff, de Waag, Maatschappij voor Oude- en Nieuwe Media David Garcia, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht Michel Waisvisz, STEIM Matt Adams, Blast Theory Language English Location Felix Meritis, Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Netherlands Media Art Institute, Keizersgracht 264, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Schedule 10.00 - 17.30 including 1-hour lunch break and coffee/tea breaks. Fee NLG 1000 (EURO 453.78) including daily lunches & refreshments, and admission to the cultural evening programme of The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University. Application Due to the limited capacity, applicants will be selected according to relevant professional experience and motivation. Applicants should return their completed application form including curriculum vitae and motivation letter, before 29 June 2001, by fax or post to: The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University PO Box 53066,1007 RB Amsterdam, The Netherlands / F +31 (0)20 624 9368 There are a limited number of scholarships available. Those who wish to be considered must send in their application form, CV, letter of motivation plus a letter of recommendation from a professional colleague before 1 June 2001. Please note all materials should be written in English. Course Co-ordination For general information and a Application Form please contact the Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University; PO Box 53066, 1007 RB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T +31 (0)20 620 0225 / F +31 (0)20 624 9368 / E office@amsu.edu / www.amsu.edu -- Netherlands Media Art Institute Montevideo/Time Based Arts Keizersgracht 264 NL 1016 EV Amsterdam The Netherlands T +31 (0)20 6237101 F +31(0)20 6244423 E info@montevideo.nl http://www.montevideo.nl PRESENTATION · COLLECTION · DISTRIBUTION · RESEARCH · SERVICES _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold