call for video-dance-installation works

From: Robert Wechsler (robert@palindrome.de)
Date: 07/26/01


Dear dance-tech,

call for video and installation works concerning or involving the human
body, human movement and dance

-- not "dance videos" but rather new concepts involving projections and
human movement. 


"In Situ: walls flexible, permeable and virtual" 

LUDWIG FORUM AACHEN September 15-22, 2001.

The prestigious Ludwig Forum museum in Aachen is sponsoring an exhibition
of installation and performance works.  The museum is available to the
artists  from 6.september until the final public event on the 22.september.
 (with additional public performances on the 19 and 20th.) 


Performance spaces (including 2 10x10 meter white-marley floors as well as
smaller rooms), wall space, semi-transparent and opaque screens, technical
equipment (video beamers, computers, etc) and technical support (including
interactive systems experts) are available, as well fees of ca. 2,000$ fee
to each artistic team.  Living quarters in Aachen are also available. 

At this point, we have free places available for 2 - 3 additional projects.  

Palindrome Intermedia Performing Group is curating the project.  Please
send proposals and samples (if possible by e-mail) to me.  The project is
assisted by 01plus Institute for New Media Research in Nürnberg, Germany. 


With friendly regards,
Robert Wechsler





Conceptual foundation of Aachen project
(DRAFT:  26.07.2001 12:41:15)


Approx seven works are integrated into a "master plan" -- a timing
structure allowing events to repeat and overlap in different parts of the
museum in a strict time-coordinated fashion.   Individual elements can thus
cycle repeatedly (with built-in pauses if desired) within the total
running-time of 2.5 hours. 


1.  Non-traditional Performance Format
alternatives to "frontal" presentation format
no clear or central stage within the museum 
theatricality de-emphasized 
built-up of cyclically structured event-works
works (incl. music and video) are all timed and exactly coordinated into a
master timing plan

2.  Activity Signals
smaller, between-elements (performers with actions) move through the space
(and through audience)
these elements need not be perceivable to everyone
are coordinated with the stationary events to move the focus of audience
through the space
text elements (written, projected, not spoken) help orient audience what is
happening where and when

3.  Architecture
walls as:  1. flexible  2. fixed  3. virtual  performer or audience
interactive elements
alternative projection surfaces (many strings, walls, floor, ceiling) as
well as hanging (visible from both sides) semi-transparent screens
space as defined by sound (sound in motion, sound "outside" vs. "inside", etc)

4.  Interactivity
performer-to-public, public-to-art work, and performer-to-system
interactivity encouraged 

5.  Human body in motion (dance)
live, recorded video, live video and real-time processed video



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Robert Wechsler 
Artistic Director
PALINDROME Inter-media Performance Group
Johannisstr. 42
90419 Nürnberg
fon: 49 911 39 74 72  
fax:  49 911 377 8311  
mobile:  49 179 511 0400

http://www.palindrome.de



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