this article by Julie Clarke j.clarke6@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au www.vicnet.net.au/~stevem/julie/index.htm Candidate Phd Fine Arts, Cinema Studies, Classics & Archeology ( an australian academic who has also written extensively on the work of Stelarc) in responce to company in space recent performance C03 maybe be of interest in context of body/technology interface conference and might of general interest to others on dance tech list the performance took place a couple of weeks ago amidst the instability of global events. the work was utilized real time motion capture performers, one in Melbourne - Australia -- the second in Florida State University performing in VR worlds images and video documentation of combined screen out put and live space is available. best wishes hellen sky -- COMPANY IN SPACE Co-directors: Hellen Sky and John McCormick PO Box 1495 St Kilda, Vic, 3182, Australia. Phone/Fax: + 61 3 9534 6676 Email: cis@companyinspace.com Web: www.companyinspace.com > From: "Jim Ruxton" <cinetron@passport.ca> > Reply-To: dance-tech@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:34:50 -0400 > To: <dance-tech@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu> > Subject: body/machine > > > body/machine: > > a conference on the body/technology interface > Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28 in Toronto > > body/machine is a three-day public and academic conference dedicated to > exploring the body/technology interface. Initiated by the Moving > Pictures Festival, the conference is being hosted by the Faculty of Fine > Arts at > York University as well as downtown Toronto institutions and organizations > such as Ontario College of Art and Design, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts > Centre, V-tape and Pages Books. Programming runs the gamut from academic > paper presentations and panels to artists'talks and workshops, public > performances, installations and lecture/demonstrations. > > Highlights include the Anatomic Cabaret of multidisciplinary > performance, installations in various downtown Toronto sites including Petra > Kupper's > Touch, Stelarc's Alternative Interfaces and Sophia Lycouris' Bodysight. > Papers and panels on subjects ranging from the cyborg body to the future > of animation will take place on York University campus. Presenters include > Robert Wechsler(Germany), Kinga Araya (Canada), Terry Braun (UK), Bruce > Elder(Canada), Kent De Spain (USA), Isa Gordon and Jesse Jarrell(USA) > and Yacov Sharir(USA). Screenings, workshops and artists' talks round out > the schedule. > > The Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video takes place > immediately following the conference from Monday, October 29 through > Saturday, November 3. > > Programming details and registration forms are now available at > www.movingpicturesfestival.com (click body/machine) or contact: > > body/machine > c/o Moving Pictures Festival > 253 College Street, # 102 > Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R5 > ph (416) 961 5424/fx (416) 961 5624 > bodymachine@hotmail.com > > >
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