<x-html><!x-stuff-for-pete base="" src="" id="0"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#00ffff> <DIV align=left>PRESS RELEASE (apologies for cross-postings)</DIV> <DIV align=center> </DIV> <HR> <DIV><B> <P><EM>string</EM></B> by<B> KUNSTWERK-BLEND </B></P> <P>a multispatial/multimedia web-based piece<B> </P></B><I> <P>for movement performer, theremins player, live camera operator and video projections operator which is simultaneously presented in two different physical locations and includes live webcast</P></I> <P><STRONG>28 July 2000 (19.30GMT or 20.30 UK time)</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><EM>string</EM></STRONG> includes:</P> <P>1. a live performance event as part of Between Nature Conference (Installation Village, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, <A href="http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/csec/betweennature/">http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/csec/betweennature/>)</P> <P>2. a live projection event at the Bar of Broadway Cinema (Nottingham, UK, info +44(0)115-9526060)</P> <P>3. a double netcast hosted by <STRONG>moon radio</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG>moon radio </STRONG>is a collaborative project developed by active ingredient and trampoline to research and develop the potential for using live streaming to present artists work live on the internet. moon radio is funded by the arts council and emmi. this broadcast is presented as part of <STRONG>moon radio</STRONG>'s<STRONG> </STRONG>research and development project and we welcome feedback. please contact us at <A href="mailto:information@moonradio.co.uk">information@moonradio.co.uk</A>. view the webcast at <A href="http://www.moonradio.co.uk">www.moonradio.co.uk</A>.<BR><BR> <HR> <P></P> <P>Inspired by Gaston Bachelard's POETICS OF SPACE, <STRONG><EM>string</EM></STRONG>, which is a performance/installation, investigates interpretations of 'inside' and 'outside' in the notion of space. The piece uses the mathematical concept of <EM>hypercube</EM><FONT size=3> </FONT>as the basis of a visual/sculptural sound score and video projections that challenge assumptions about perspective, surface and depth in live performance (<FONT size=2>information about the <EM>hypercube </EM>can be found at</FONT> <FONT size=2><A href="http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~fiedorow/math655/hypercube.html">http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~fiedorow/math655/hypercube.html></FONT><FONT size=3>)</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><EM>string</EM></STRONG> brings together a solo dancer, a theremin player (who uses two theremins and electronics), a live video camera operator and a ëvideo editorí who works live during the <FONT size=2><FONT size=3>performance (</FONT>information about theremins can be found at </FONT><A href="http://thereminworld.com"><FONT size=2>http://thereminworld.com></A><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>)</FONT>.</FONT> The quartet works in two different physical locations (dancer and video editor in location A and musician and camera operator in location B). The sound created by the musician in location B, accompanied by the video image of the reflection of the movement of his hands is transmitted through live webcast and becomes accessible on a dedicated webpage. Received in location A, the sound of this webcast creates a sonic environment for the solo dance performance whereas the video images become a ëpartner/objectí for the dancer to interact with, as the video editor following a detailed choreographic score directs them either on the white back wall of the performance space or the surface of the white dress of the dancer. <FONT size=2>For this presentation Location A is Lancaster University (Lancaster, UK) and Location B is Broadway Cinema (Nottingham, UK). The webcast files will be archived at <A href="http://www.moonradio.co.uk">http://www.moonradio.co.uk> and <A href="http://www.ad406.dial.pipex.com">http://www.ad406.dial.pipex.com>)</FONT></P></FONT> <P><EM>Through manipulating the threshold between two and three dimensional considerations of the physical space, the piece explores connections between the physical and the virtual. It proposes a hybrid multi-spatial environment which unfolds within a time frame strictly defined by the travelling of digital information between two different physical locations of the performance. <BR></EM><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><EM>string</EM></STRONG> has been presented in SHIFTS'00 (Chisenhale Dance Space, London, UK, January 2000, <A href="http://www.choreograph.net">http://www.choreograph.net>) and will be presented again in Performative Sites Conference (Pennsylvania, USA, 26 October 2000, <A href="http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/performativesites">http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/performativesites> ) and in Arts, Sciences et Technologies Conference (La Rochelle, France, 22 November 2000). A paper entitled <FONT size=4><FONT size=3><EM>The Theatre of Mixed Means in the age of information technology </EM>will be presented in Music, Environmental Design and the Choreography of Space Conference in conjunction with the 12th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics (Baden-Baden, Germany, 31 July - 5 August 2000, <A href="http://www.shorter.edu/jrhodes/baden/baden/symp200.htm">http://www.shorter.edu/jrhodes/baden/baden/symp200.htm>). For further information on <STRONG><EM>string</EM></STRONG> you can visit <A href="http://www.ad406.dial.pipex.com">http://www.ad406.dial.pipex.com></FONT></FONT></P> <P><STRONG><EM>string </EM></STRONG>has been created by michael kosmides and sophia lycouris with live camera work by deveril. The double netcast which is hosted by <STRONG>moon radio</STRONG> is co-ordinated by Gareth Howell.</P> <P><STRONG><EM>string </EM></STRONG>has been supported by SHIFTSí00, Artec, The Jerwood Space, The Nottingham Trent University, moon radion (active ingredient and trampoline) and Lancaster University.</P> <P> </P> <P><FONT size=2>For further information please contact:</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>kunstwerk-blend interdisciplinary company</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>29 Powerscroft Road, London E5 0PU, UK</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>tel. +44(0)-20-8986 6744, FAX +44(0)-20-8986674</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>email: </FONT><A href="mailto:s.lycouris@dial.pipex.com"><FONT size=2>s.lycouris@dial.pipex.com</FONT></A><FONT size=2>, </FONT><A href="http://www.ad406.dial.pipex.com"><FONT size=2>http://www.ad406.dial.pipex.com></A></P></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> </x-html>
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