[Microsound-announce] Concert Wednesday June 20: New Interfaces for Performance

[robert van heumen]

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New Interfaces for Performance
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a polar produce project | polarproduce.org | newinterfaces.net

NIP is a practical, artist led, European workshop and touring event, which
examines techniques for creating new media and interactive work for live
performance. Over 2007 the tour and workshop series will be happening in
Bristol, UK, Amsterdam, NL and Lisbon, PT and focus on gesture-based
interfaces.

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NIP Amsterdam
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For the live performances at STEIM, Amsterdam the NIP artists will be joined
by STEIM director Michel Waisvisz. Together the group will create an evening
of short compositions and performances using existing and emerging
techniques for live and gesture-based performance interaction.

Live Performances: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Time: 20.00
Venue: STEIM, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134, Amsterdam
Admission: €5
Reservations and more information: knock at steim.nl or +31 (0)20 6228690



Performance Schedule

Birds of Paradise (UK)
Recently formed, Birds of Paradise are Teresa Dillon and Kathy Hinde.
Together they draw on contemporary audio-visual and live art techniques to
create playful and brutal real-time compositions.

TokTek, Crackle-Canvas (NL)
Visual artist and sound maker, TokTek ‘plays’ his unique Crackle Canvas
sound paintings live.

Feltro (PT)
Fragmented, delicate and resonant computer music compositions by Portuguese
multimedia artist André Gonçalves.

Ivan Franco, Air Stick (PT)
Ivan Franco will play his self-made ‘Airstick’ a Theremin style, physical
instrument for gesture based musical performances.

Sonia Cillari, Conscious Space 01 (NL)
Responsive body-space environment, which explores our sense of touch and
proximity using electromagnetic activity, computer algorithms and real-time
audio composition.

Michel Waisvisz (NL)
Composer, musician, instrument maker and director of STEIM, Michel Waisvisz
will create a short The Hands improvisation with visuals from André
Gonçalves.

Forthcoming NIP: Lisbon, 19th-21st September

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NIP is created and produced by Polar Produce and funded by the PRS
Foundation for New Music, the Mondriaan Foundation and the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation with support from Watershed, Bristol, Steim, Amsterdam
and Restart, Lisbon.

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STEIM              
(studio for electro instrumental music)
(studio voor elektro instrumentale muziek)

Achtergracht 19
1017 WL Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Tel: 020-6228690
Fax: 020-6264262
Email: knock at steim.nl
Website: www.steim.nl

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