In case this hasn't reached people yet ... there is an interesting conference coming up in Australia next year ...details below ----------------------------------------------------- e-Performance and Plug-ins A Mediatised Performance Conference 01 and 02 December 2005 The School of Media, Film & Theatre, University of New South Wales, Australia Introduction The hybrid phenomena created by new media performance-makers traverse a range of academic disciplines and approaches from philosophical enquiry into the ontology of liveness to the very technical and logistical questions of performance in a mediatised environment under diverse conditions of actualisation. Some performance theorists have questioned the notion of liveness by asking 'How is the liveness of the performance changed when it occurs within the spaces of technology?' Others have discussed the phenomenon of Internet use as 'performance on-line' and have used terms commonly found in new media discourses, such as 'posthuman', 'virtual bodies', 'embodiment' and 'telepresence'. Yet others draw upon Lacanian film theory in their analysis. This symposium will address the range of these extant approaches and seek new discourses with which to talk about this emergent area of study. It is intended as a forum for cross- and multi-disciplinary investigations of issues around media/technology-based performance. Paralleling the diversity and range of artistic and theoretical approaches to media-based performance, conference contributors will present multi-modally, including live video interventions by speakers outside Australia, live performances, as well as presentations of scholarly papers and practice-led research. Areas of enquiry In developing their submissions, delegates are asked to address one or more of the following areas of enquiry: ? What terminology is appropriate to the discussion of mediatised performance? Is the traditional language of performance studies, terms such as 'dramaturgy' or 'ritual', helpful in discussing media/technology-based performance? Or are information-technology terms such as 'interface' and 'interactivity' more useful? ? What are the key challenges arising in collaborations between theorists from different disciplines when discussing live performance in a mediated matrix? ? What issues, for both critic and practitioner, lie at the nexus of theory and practice in digital performance? ? What are the epistemological differences between a virtual performance in a virtual venue (on the Internet and/or computer) and a new media 'live' performance in a theatre? ? Where exactly would a history of mediatised performance begin? What would that history cover, and what would it privilege? What is the future for mediatised performance? Abstracts and proposals are invited in the following forms: 1. Scholarly Paper A paper of 20 minutes duration, with time then allocated for questions and discussions (10 minutes). Papers should address an aspect of the conference's areas of enquiry as described above. Abstracts to be sent by 01 June 2005. (Response by 15 July 2005) 2. Presentation of Practice-Led Research Artist/scholars are invited to submit proposals for a 20-minute theoretical discussion of their own art/performance works through documentation in relation to any of the conference's areas of enquiry. Abstracts to be sent by 01 June 2005. (Response by 15 July 2005) 3. Panel Design, curate, and organise a panel which addresses any of the conference's areas of enquiry. Panel sessions will be two hours in duration and should include no more than four speakers in order to set a framework for discussion. Proposals including brief details of panel framework and speakers' contributions to be sent by 01 April 2005. (Response by 01 May 2005) 4. 'Live' performance Proposals for a short 'live' media-based/intermedia performance (max. 20 minutes duration) may be submitted. Artists will be responsible for providing for the particular technical needs of their performances, while the conference organisers will provide a theatre venue with basic audio and visual equipment and Mac computers. The selected works will be showcased as an evening performance event. Proposals including technical requirements to be sent by 01 May 2005. (Response by 01 June 2005) Please submit the following: ß An abstract (approx. 300 words) for Categories 1 and 2 ß A proposal (approx. 800 words) for Categories 3 and 4 ß Your name, title, and professional affiliation ß A one-paragraph biography (no more than 100 words) for publication in the conference program ß An email contact address ß Technical requirements for your presentation (software/hardware) Conference organisers Executive committee: George Kouvaros, Andrew Murphie, Ed Scheer Advisory committee: John Golder, Su Goldfish, Clare Grant, Ross Harley, Moe Meyer Enquires: Yuji Sone (Conference Coordinator) at y.sone@unsw.edu.au -- Dr Yuji Sone Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow School of Media, Film and Theatre The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia Ph: +61 2 9385 4862 Fax: +61 2 9662 2335 --Apple-Mail-2-847943186-- ---------------------------------------- The Dance-Tech mailing list has recently moved to a new address. 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