[dance-tech] Re: Report on the dance and numeric art event called Bains Numeriques

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Yes, it was fantastic!

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> Message du 26/01/06 00:08
> De : "Isabelle ChoiniÃre" <isabelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> A : johannes.birringer@xxxxxxxxx
> Copie à : dance-tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ludmilapimentel@xxxxxxxxxxx, 
> catherine.leguern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Objet : [dance-tech] Report on the dance and numeric art event called Bains 
> Numeriques
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> First of all, excuse me for my bad english, it is not my first langages 
> but I will do my very best !
> I have been asked by Ludmila Pimentel and Johannes Burrigner to report 
> on a new dance and numeric art event that happen last october 2005 in 
> France at the art center of Enghien-les-bains and where I was involve.
> 
> You will be able to see, in the attchement join to this mail, the 
> program of this event. I am sorry, but it was only in french. And there 
> was a very smal web site that was ready the day of the opegning of th 
> event and it seems that it is disconnected now...
> 
> The hole idea of this event was conceived by an art concellor called 
> Catherine Le Guern who is a specialist on the new forms of dance. She 
> was new on the idea of dance and technology (but not on the idea of new 
> writings in dance) but I met her in Monaco in 2002 during the Monaco 
> dance and tech event.
> 
> The idea was to create an event that was going to present to all the 
> professionnals of dance (from the differents institutions in France, the 
> artistics directors of importants structures and others, etc) this field 
> (dance and technology) as one of the new officials writings of this 
> century in dance. When she first looked at the question, she was 
> astonish to see how in France, very little of this work, was showed 
> regularly, outside very specialised events or universities. (event if 
> the Monaco dance forum is doing a very good job, it is a bit alone), how 
> it was not mostly supported by the normal structures of funding in 
> France (coproductions, full residency invitation, etc).
> 
> So she tought about a concept where there was three majors axes:
> - present some finish work (shows,performances) to this public so then 
> can see the directions of some of this new writings
> - present also, work in progress or short part of pieces, to see the 
> implication of the research that is inherent to this kind of new langage
> - present, related to those presentations, conferences, seminars on 
> specifics themes (the work in progress where chosen to correspond to 
> each one of the theme), so that there was a real space to think and have 
> discussion on where this form of art was going, was where the 
> involvement, etc, etc.
> 
> I was part of it in many ways, as I was invited to do the official 
> opening with my telematic choregraphy called " the demencia of the 
> angels', I was giving a conference on my new work in production and I 
> was presenting the first phase of this new production.
> 
> The way it went, is that Catherine did the concept and then the Center 
> produce it. It was a bit ashame that it went that way as the conference 
> part was a bit weak. (some of the presenters where really interesting 
> but there was no real link inbetween the persons invited and the work in 
> progress and the thematic) It was a bit a pity because it could have 
> been much stronger.
> 
> The hole idea is very exciting. It was different of IDAT in Arizona on 
> the link with the choice of work in progress and the direct themes of 
> the thematic of the seminars.
> I was personnaly quite excited to present in such a context, especially 
> for the promisses of exchanges with others artists, seeing the newest 
> works, the theoric aspect, etc. The country invited where: Canada, 
> Japon, France.
> Anomos and Andrea Davidson are in charge of doing the "actes de 
> colloque", so it is nice to see that the dance and community will have 
> acces at least of a part of what happen last october 2005.
> 
> Also at the beginning, I tried to put them in link with the dance and 
> tech community, but the center, as I could see it later, didn't do it, 
> so this event was a bit disconnected from the actual dance and 
> technology community. They didn't get in contact with the list either 
> even if I communicated the adress and responsables...Some important 
> people where there and the collective Anomos from Paris was there also. 
> But they told me that they where contacted very very late.
> 
> They have the intention to do it each year or each two years, but I am 
> totally unsure that it will happen.
> 
> I hope that this kind of initiative will happen again and that several 
> centers will be also interest in organising this kind of event on a 
> regular base. I really feel that those initiative must be link to what 
> happen in the past, be link stronly with the List, his members, be link 
> with the universities and centers that are involve with reseach in this 
> field, so that the result of such an effort will have more consequences.
> 
> I hope it give a bit an idea of what happen. Let me know if you have 
> other questions. It is a general overview but i will be happy to answer 
> more specific questions if there is.
> 
> Isabelle ChoiniÃre
> 
> Birringer, Johannes wrote:
> 
> >hello all:
> >
> >we didn't hear much response to the question I raised the other week 
> >(regarding reports about events, workshops, new productions), so I gather it 
> >might mean that we are already too inundated with reviews, emails, 
> >correspondences, etc. 
> >
> >On the other hand, it might be interesting to ask around,  what do members 
> >of our community read/hear (regarding concerts, new workshops, research 
> >projects going on in other parts of the world, etc).? where to they gather 
> >information, and how can our list contribute to such information sharing?  
> >how useful are blogs, and what blogs to you read?  how are "local" dance 
> >communities organizing themselves? or connecting dance resources to digital 
> >media practice resources?   I found it interesting, returning to Houston for 
> >a while, that the dance-makers locally tried to "organize" their own 
> >newsletter, and a service organisation (Houston Dance Source), which also 
> >publishes reviews (as the newspaper cut their dance reviewing down to the 
> >occasional piece on the ballet, while I saw that the Village Voice ran a 
> >protest letter as well, choreographers expressing outrage over the cuts in 
> >dance coverage (down to what, half a page?).  
> >
> >Well, if you are interested, my little review on "M saudade"  appeared on 
> >that "Dance Source" :  http://www.houstondance.org/reviews.html 
> >
> >
> >and here;s an item of information about bthe ongoing lab/workshop "" FACETS 
> >2006   International Choreography Laboratory ""
> >at Attakkalari Movement Centre in Bangalore:
> >
> >http://www.narthaki.com/hplinks/ataklri2.html
> >
> >It is noteworthy that Attakkalari's artistic director, Jayachandran Palazhy, 
> >announced during his residency at the Digital Cultures Lab last December 
> >that his Center is about to implement the first dance & digital technologies 
> >Masters Program in India, and I believe the first course starts in the 
> >spring of 2006.  Congratulations go to Bangalore!!
> >
> >regards
> >Johannes Birringer
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >Talking about songs, I saw a terrific dance concert Thursday night, "M 
> >saudade,"  created collaboratively by three young dancers from Bill 
> >Forysthe's company and directed by Ayman Harper, who were hanging out in 
> >Houston and found time to make a piece with some friends, including digital 
> >film sections by Tobin Del Cuore (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago) that left me 
> >breathless.  I will try to sketch some impressions of the piece and its 
> >conceptual core in a later mail, and I do encourage members of the list to 
> >send in occasional reviews or comments on new work, so that we can keep up 
> >with creative manifestations as they occur around the world. >>>>>>
> >
> >regards
> >Johannes Birringer
> >Mother Dog Studios
> >Houston, TX
> >www.aliennationcompany.com
> >
> >
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