Forwarded to the dance-tech list for Will Smith: >Technology and Aesthetics: Motion-capture and Movement > >Dr. A. William Smith and the multimedia department of the Faculty of >Fine Arts of the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada is pleased to >present a 6-day motion-capture workshop for aesthetic movement August >21-27. Participants will learn about the types of motion-capture and get >hands-on experience with one of the world-leading optical systems. Each >participant will also be able to capture motion data for a two-minute >dance that he/she will be able to perform during a workshop session. >Then each participant will map their data on synthetic figure[s] in the >computer space, creating an aesthetic environment through mapping >textures and controlling the lighting and camera movement [within that >same alternative reality]. The result will be a dance animation that >will be shown at a showcase at the end of the workshop. > >Participants should plan their solo choreography to include sound that >must be copyright free or to which the participant has written >permission to use, but composers will be available at the workshop at a >modest fee to provide custom music for the dance animations. > >All participants would make their own travel arrangements to and from >Lethbridge. Lethbridge has an airport and most flights originate from >Calgary, Alberta. Lethbridge is one hour away by car from the Montana, >USA border and the famous Waterton National Park [the Canadian sister to >Glacier National Park]. Participants are also responsible for their >meals and lodging. The campus provides some food services. > >Conference & Event Services offers apartment style accommodation May >through August annually. One, two and four bedroom apartment suites are >available, each with private lockable bedrooms and ensuite washrooms. >Full linen and towel service is provided with all on-campus >accommodation. Laundry facilities and telephone are readily available. >Best of all, on-campus housing is located within a three to five minute >walk to meeting rooms and recreation facilities. > >The nightly rate is $39.20 CND per person per night, including all >applicable taxes. To book accommodation please visit our website at >http://home.uleth.ca/anc-con or call Conference & Event Services at >(403) 329-2244. > >Conference & Event Services >The University of Lethbridge >Phone: (403) 329-2244 >E-Mail: cnf@uleth.ca >Web: http://home.uleth.ca/anc-con > >Should you wish to investigate hotels and motels in Lethbridge, here is >a selection >Travelodge 800-416-0305 >Super8 403-329-0100 >Days Inn 800-661-8085 >Lethbridge Lodge 800-661-1232 > >Exchange rate is $1.00 USD = about $1.50 CND. > >Workshop fee is $400 USD with a $50 non-refundable reservation fee due >by June 1. Check should be made payable to The University of Lethbridge. >Send to MoCap Workshop, Multimedia Department, University of Lethbridge, >4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4. Participation is >based on a first-come first-serve basis with limited space. Please >include contact information with your email message of intent sent to >jill.payant@uleth.ca > >Jill Payant 403-329-2304 > >Dr. Smith, editor of Dance and Technology I (1993) and III (1995), and >International Dance and Technology 99 (2000) has taught regional, >national, and international workshops on various topics since 1996.
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