[For immediate distribution, July 17, 2002, press, web posting, listservices, etc.] Technology and Aesthetics: Motion-capture and Movement There are some spaces still available!!!!! Dr. A. William Smith and the multimedia department of the Faculty of Fine Arts [Ches Skinner, Dean] of the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada is pleased to present a 6-day motion-capture workshop for aesthetic movement August 21-27, 2002. Public performances with the artistic products of the workshop will occur on August 28-29, and workshop work may be included in a traveling show. 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 be able to capture motion data for a two-minute dance that he/she will be able to perform (if the participant dances) during a workshop session. If the participant doesn’t perform, there will be a dancer[s] available who can create the movement data. Each participant will then map their data on synthetic figure[s] of their choice 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 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 by car away 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 $600 CND. 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. A few scholarships are available. Please include contact information with your email message of intent sent to jill.payant@uleth.ca 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. ---------------------------------------- The Dance-Tech mailing list has recently moved to a new address. To post a message, send email to dance-tech@dancetechnology.org. To unsubscribe, send email to lists@dancetechnology.org, with the words "unsubscribe dance-tech" in the message body. ----------------------------------------
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