Greetings to the dance tech list, I have been reading introductions over the last year from those who have joined and today I realised that I have never involved myself with the list other than as a reader and on the odd occasion I have posted info on behalf of Company in Space.... so now seems like a good time to say hello. My name is Daniela Miotto and I am an Australian living in Tokyo. I am a grad from Deakin University Dance and my other major was Professional Writing [for screen]. In Australia I worked for Hellen Sky and John Mc Cormick, Company in Space in their office as production support and general everything- type-person as well as freelancing inside and outside the arts community in mixed media via my own little outfit:d4 productions. My personal work is, like you all, body and screen based and I send out my thanks to the list for sharing ideas and resources. My most receint work is a documantary named 'Motherload' which follows the creative process of Australian Theatre Director Sue Ingleton and her 'Southern Light Shamanic Theatre Laboratory'. Her work is body based. She uses Shamanic ritual to develop character...very interesting work to be close to with a camera, to be sure. This is my first documentary and I plan to show it in Tokyo on Sunday October 28th. Before I came to Tokyo I had contact with a JApanese list member and I am looking for her again. I accidentally left her address in Australia and I would like to re-make contact. I can't remember her name ...sorry ! So ... best of luck to you all and if there is anyone out there who is showing or will be showing in Tokyo over the next 6 months please send me details to daniela@d4productions.com 0r miotto@netspace.net.au Sincerely daniela miotto director/producer d4 productions shibuya tokyo > > Andy Clarke wrote: > > > Would it be possible for the nominees to give a brief personal > statement? > > ..... I feel that this type of information would be more useful in > choosing > > who to vote for. > > Greetings all, > > Apologies for not doing this sooner, but I have been out of town and out > of > touch a bit since Richard sent out the IDAT Board nominations. The > list > conversation/debate since the nominations were released has certainly > given > rise to many worthy issues, which deserve continuing attention by the > dance-tech community, regardless of these initial IDAT elections. At > this > time, I would like to take Andy Clarke's suggestion (above), and offer > a > brief personal statement regarding my thoughts on dance and technology. > I > have the good fortune of knowing quite a few members of this list > already, > and I hope what follows--in addition to the information supplied by > Richard > when he sent out the ballot--will serve as an introduction to those of > you I > have yet to meet. > > I consider myself first and foremost a musician. My interests, > expertise, > and creative work led me quickly to technology and soon to many other > expressive disciplines, including video, installation, and dance. > Music, > though, forms the foundation for my work, and is where I am most > trained, > experienced, and comfortable. > > This being said, my interest and work in other disciplines has not > been > something I have taken lightly. It has long been a goal of mine to > fully > integrate multiple disciplines in my creative work, not simply as a > collection of disparate elements, but through a unified compositional > practice. I continue to work toward this goal by seeking > collaborations, > training, and exposure in various disciplines. This is especially true > with > regard to dance. > > I see dance/technology as the most promising bridge between creative > disciplines. Dance has always fostered an atmosphere of collaborative > creation, and adding technology to the mix only increases this > ability. > "Technology", in this case, is a wonderfully flexible term, which > invites > all varieties of media, electronics, sensory equipment, alternative > performance methods and venues, and interactive systems to take part. > This > invitation further extends to all those creating in these > fields‹visual > artists, writers, scientists, musicians, dancers, engineers, etc. > Dance/technology provides a focal point for the coming together of > these > creators and their disciplines, a focal point that is inherently > expressive, > performative, and human. Dance/technology and IDAT can serve as an > inspiring > driving force in a time when many artists and institutions are > struggling to > conceptualize and implement "interdisciplinary" practices. > > Quite honestly, I am humbled to be in the presence of my companions on > this > initial list of nominees. Their vital contributions to the field in > general > and to the heretofore-unofficial IDAT organization are numerous. I > assure > you, however, that I would not be a part of this list if my commitment > to > dance/technology and IDAT was anything less than genuine, confident, > and > strong. I am pleased to offer some diversity to the list of nominees > with my > age (24) and position (student) and intend to speak especially to the > concerns of the younger members of this burgeoning community. > > I look forward to getting to know more of you in the near future, and > to > serving this important new organization in any appropriate capacity. > > > Best to you all, > > Peter Swendsen > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ This email sent from Netspace Webemail: www.netspace.net.au ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------------------ This email sent from Netspace Webemail: www.netspace.net.au
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