[HvEXAS] Rainforests, neurons, accidents, and scams

 

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Francisco Lopez's Hyper-Rainforest set-up - photo by Travis Cano PERFORMANCE Francisco López: Hyper-Rainforest Thursday-Saturday, April 28-30, 8 PM $15/10/5 The world premiere of an 80 channel immersive concert based on a decade of natural sounds recorded in the world's rain forests. » More Information image courtesy of Maxine Sheets-Johnstone TALK + DINNER: OBSERVER EFFECTS Maxine Sheets-Johnstone: Movement and Mirror Neurons: A Challenging and Choice Conversation Wednesday, May 4, 6 PM FREE A dinner and insightful talk by the dancer, choreographer, and philosopher Maxine Sheets-Johnstone on how the experience of movement shapes our sense of aliveness. A limited number of complimentary light dinners will be served at 6 PM to enjoy as part of the talk. Wine and refreshments will also be available as part of our paid cafe service. » More Information image courtesy of the artists PERFORMANCE Euphorie Thursday, May 5, 8 PM $15/10/5 The project Euphorie was born from the desire to develop a project based on interactions between video, sound, movement, and accidents of life as a 40-minute theatrical performance driven by low-tech tools. » More Information ON VIEW EXHIBITION Graham Parker: The Confidence Man Monday, March 21 – Saturday, April 30 Parker's new film and audio work, made while in residence at EMPAC, explores manifestations of deception including hacked ATM machines, rogue WIFI networks, monologues drawn from spam emails, and a tribute to the 1973 film The Sting. Free and open to the public Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 PM. » More Information SUMMER WORKSHOPS EMPAC is offering two unique one-week workshops this summer in music and audio, each suited for advanced undergrads, graduate students, and professionals: Composing for Large Scale Multi-Channel Loudspeaker Environments, taught by Hans Tutschku (Harvard) June 5 – 10, and Physical Modeling for Digital Audio Workstation Plug-ins taught by David Amels (New York) July 18 – 23. NEWS Don't miss iEAR Presents: Dancing for Dara next Wednesday, April 27 at 7 PM in the West Hall Auditorium, a benefit screening for former EMPAC graduate research assistant Dara Greenwald. Our friends in the UK onedotzero are seeking submissions for this year's onedotzero_adventures in motion festival and international tour! The deadline is May 30.   CAMPUS EVENTS PERFORMANCE Michael Century: Contemporary and Classical Piano Mon. 04/25, 4 PM FREE TALK Paola Antonelli: Talk to Me: The Communication Between People and Objects Tues. 04/26, 6 PM FREE Follow EMPAC on FACEBOOK + TWITTER! EMPAC 2010-2011 presentations, residencies, and commissions are supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust), and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions. EMPAC Box Office: 518.276.3921 Plan your visit to EMPAC! Get directions, maps, parking info, and a visitors guide. Our mailing address is: EMPAC Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180 Add us to your address book Copyright © 2011 EMPAC All rights reserved.

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