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In the framework of the MADE commission, Joseph Hyde and his programmer Philipp Tew have been benefiting from a 2 weeks residency at the National Theatre Studio from January 2nd to 14th 2012. A test bed environment for the project has been created.
Joseph Hyde has been working with a group of London based programmers to develop a software for the project and with some UK based dancers and choreographers to explore the spatial and motion aspects of the project for the public and performative use. See a video here.
On the last day of the residency, a Process Showing was organised, giving the opportunity to Joseph Hyde to present the project and the output of the 2 weeks residency to a selection of key guests and to the MADE partners.
Read more about the process on Joseph Hyde blog.
The body>data>space team had great pleasure in hosting the MADE (Mobility for Digital Arts in Europe) partners from Belgium (Transcultures), France (centre des arts and Philippe Baudelot) and Turkey (bodig) for the second time in London. Read more here: link to
Overall the MADE themes are based within a debate about interdisciplinarity, co-creation and new models of production and distribution within the frame of a creative economy. One of the key issues discussed in this Workshop has been be “Local to local : communities to international”. For this we have partnered with the firstsite in Colchester, which hosted the group in their brand new and amazingly designed building.
This 2nd Workshop in London was linked to the 2 weeks UK Residency of MADE Commission “me and my shadow” by UK Artist Joseph Hyde with his Programmer and dancers’ team at the National Theatre Studio.
Read more here
On the artistic strand of E-MOTIONAL, the interdisciplinary artistic research will be the flagship of the project. A series of 5 cross-border working periods will be organised alternatively in Dublin, Riga, Limassol, London and Bucharest to question the emotional body and its relation with these cities. Two different artistic teams will embark together in a co-authorship process to explore the relation between the human body, the urban and geo-political context and new technologies.
Please check here the selection http://www.e-motional.eu/artistic-research/
Congratulation to Luke Pell and Gemma Riggs, the 2 selected UK Artists!
Would you like to ch eck out the local contemporary dance festivals in Bucharest, Dublin, Istanbul or London? Do you want to attend a dance platform in Riga? Would you care to discover the evolving Cypriot dance scene? Do you need money to visit a partner/ artist to start up a new collaboration? Do you want to learn more about the E-motional Bodies & Cities project and participate in the final festival/forum in Romania?
APPLY NOW to the Motion Fund of the E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities programme! We have 14 mobility and networking grants available for you to travel between Romania – Ireland – Latvia – Cyprus – United Kingdom –Turkey.
Contemporary dance professionals (artists, managers, critics, academics, etc.) from the E-motional countries are welcome to apply for a mobility and networking grant in order to visit and attend specific events (festivals, workshops, international seminars, network meetings, etc.) taking place in the other project countries from May 2012 to April 2013.
Read more and download the Call for Proposal here.
F or the first two weeks of January 2012, artist Joseph Hyde and programmer Phill Tew will be in residence at the National Theatre Studio in London. Joe and Phil will be working on the second phase of me and my shadow, a year long project commissioned by MADE, taking shape through a series of collaborative workshops across Europe.
For two days (5/6th Jan), they invite input into the software being developed for the project, currently in prototype form.
This Residency is produced by body>data>space in collaboration with National Theatre Digital Media. body>data>space support this Commission as a partner of MADE – Mobility for Digital Arts in Europe (EU Culture Programme).
Kinect Hack-off, National Studio Theatre Digital Studio, 5/6th Jan 2012 . Full Call for Participation and Contact here
 In 2012, body>data>space will co-produce and promote five major art works encouraging public engagement through interactive technologies:
THREE INTERACTIVE ROBOTIC PROJECTS:
Sociable Asymmetry from Ruairi Glynn. A kinectic robotic sculpture extending the concepts of motion within architecture. Robots and Avatars commission
The Blind Robot from Louis Philippe Demers. What degrees of intellectual, emotional or physical engagement are generated when a Robot caresses your face? Robots and Avatars commission
Outreach : Crystallising Movements from Atmos. An architectural/kinetic work immersing the participant within a responsive motion capture sculpture. RAN commission
TWO VIRTUAL WORLDS PROJECTS:
Visions of our Communal Dreams from Michael Takeo Magruder with Drew Baker, Erik Fleming & David Steele. A multi-sited virtual world reflecting the public in the exhibition space and extended through online play beyond the physical (see picture). Robots and Avatars commission
Me & my Shadow from Joseph Hyde. A telepresence/motion capture portal simultaneously active in 4 cities involving creative participation by the public. MADE commission
We are very glad to announce that the following works and projects have been chosen by the Jury to be part of Robots and Avatars. Please see the full list here
The Jury has selected a number of works to make up the 3 exhibitions in the Robots and Avatars project. Linked to the differences in each venue, both in space and technical terms, the Jury has decided to present an exhibition that will differ slightly for each venue.
A selection of works will present at FACT, Liverpool (UK) for showing from late March to the end of May 2012; a few to AltArt, Cluj-Napoca (Romania) for presentation in June/July 2012 and KIBLA (Slovenia – as part of Maribor 2012, European Capital of Culture) will take a number of works into their gallery in October 2012.
We were very happy to have received just under 200 applications from 27 countries in total for the Robots and Avatars Call for Proposals and we are extremely pleased with the high level of innovation, creativity and interactivity of the projects submitted.
We can now announce the projects which have been pre-selected for consideration by the Robots and Avatars Jury. 29 projects have been pre-selected in the Call for Exhibits category and 10 projects from the Development Commissions. Please see the full list here
The final selected artists will be announced by Friday 21st October 2011 after selection by the Jury.
The Robots and Avatars Exhibition Jury is made up of the directors from the project co-organisers and partners plus an independent expert from outside Europe. This is a curational jury to create the exhibition from the call.
• Ghislaine Boddington, Creative Director, body>data>space, London, (UK)
• Dooeun Choi, Creative Director, Art Centre Nabi, Seoul, (KR) (online involvement)
• Peter Tomaž Dobrila – Advisor for Programme and International Relations, European Capital of
Culture Maribor 2012, (SI)
• Aleksandra Kostic, President, KIBLA, Maribor, (SI)
• David Sabel, Head of Digital Media, National Theatre, London, (UK)
• Mike Stubbs, Director, FACT (Foundation for Arts and Creative Technology), Liverpool, (UK)
• Istvan Szakats, Director, AltArt, Cluj-Napoca, (RO)
With
• Cameron Bobro – Composer, performer, organiser, KIBLA, (SLO)
Call for development commissions and exhibits
The Jury will select two Development Commissions and additionally a minimum of six existing works
- Stage 1 Deadline: Wednesday 7th September 2011 (12 BST)
- Stage 2 Deadline: Wednesday 5th October 2011 (12 BST)
- Final Selection: By Friday 21st October 2011
Robots and Avatars will present two Development Commissions and additionally a minimum of six existing works as an Exhibition in 2012. Lead producer and concept developer of this EU Culture project is body>data>space and the partner for the commissions is National Theatre in London.
The exhibition will tour to FACT, Liverpool (UK) where it will premiere in March-May 2012; AltArt, Cluj-Napoca (Romania) in June/July 2012 and KIBLA (Slovenia- as part of Maribor 2012, European Capital of Culture) in October/November 2012. The Exhibition will tour to other European and Asian venues (tbc) across 2013-15. The Exhibition is part of a wider programme of activities, a project supported by the European Union Culture Programme (2007-13).
Robots and Avatars is an intercultural, intergenerational and interdisciplinary exploration of a near future world consisting of collaborations between robots, avatars, virtual worlds, telepresence and real time presence within creative places, work spaces, cultural environments, interactive entertainment and play space.
Who can apply?
Artists/designers and others from any background can apply. The type of work is open – we welcome applications from installations, performances, performance / installations, telepresence, sound art, software, kinetic art, architecture, AV based work, hung work, gaming, models, robotics, virtual worlds etc – your vision will lead us!
To apply and get more information please follow this link
A UK-based Grant for Romanian Cultural Managers
Gabriela Tudor Foundation from Bucharest, in partnership with the Ratiu Foundation from the United Kingdom, is launching the call for applications for the ‘Gabriela Tudor’ Grant in Cultural Management for the year 2012. The deadline for the applications is 30 October 2011.
The Grant, with the value of £2,500 is presented annually. It consists in a stay of four weeks in the UK, including 2 weeks based at the body>data>space studio. For more information click here
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