[dance-tech] Re: Report on the dance and numeric art event called Bains Numeriques
- From: Franck ANCEL <franck.ancel@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: isabelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, johannes.birringer@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:01:49 +0100 (CET)
Oui c'Ãtait fantastique !
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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