[HvEXAS] EMPAC Spring 2012 schedule

 

Spring is here and packed with more performances, exhibitions, screenings, talks, concerts, and happenings that continue to question and test the boundaries of what is‚ and what could be‚ at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Spring 2012 Spring is here and packed with more performances, exhibitions, screenings, talks, concerts, and happenings that continue to question and test the boundaries of what is‚ and what could be‚ at the intersection of art, science, and technology.  A brief glimpse into the next few events includes: Vertigo JAN 26, 7:30 PM A rare screening of Alfred Hitchcock's classic psychological thriller, where the present is inextricably entangled with memories of the past. Part of The Eternal Return series. TICKETS Tethered: Vertical Performance FEB 4, 7 PM Two divergent artist-in-residence performances navigate vertical space through the tale of a man who slowly realizes he is living upside down, and a dance study of falling and floating that plays with perspective, time, and reality. FREE John D. Barrow: Better Than a Thousand Words FEB 8, 6 PM The famed physicist will discuss the observer effects principle and the impact of images on the development of science throughout history. Part of the Observer Effects series. FREE Lucky Dragons: Actual Reality FEB 15, 8 PM A complex audiovisual piece that is a performance and document all at once. TICKETS And that's just the beginning! The entire schedule is available online now. Other News Two of the ten projects in Sundance Film Festival's category for cinematic innovation are commissions developed in residence here at EMPAC. Lars Jans' Abacus and Brent Green's To Many Men Strange Fates Are Given will both be featured in the annual January event. Newly appointed music curator S. Argeo Ascani gave readers some background in a recent interview with the Bennington Banner.  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  EMPAC 2011-2012 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. Box Office: 518.276.3921 Mailing Address: EMPAC Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180 Add us to your address book Copyright © 2012 EMPAC, All rights reserved.

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[HvEXAS] OPEN CALL: 2012 artist-in-residence proposals

 

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Open call for artist-in-residence proposals Since 2005, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) has established a vibrant residency program that has hosted over 150 artists and their collaborators, spanning theater, dance, music, video, and installation. We are pleased to announce the new deadlines for 2012 artist-in-residence open call program on January 17, May 14, and September 17, and new application guidelines and application form. Laurie Anderson, Delusion Early Morning Opera, ABACUS Photo: Kris Qua We encourage applications for a wide range of projects from a diversity of artists, composers, directors, choreographers, and performers from international artists of different cultural and geographical backgrounds. We are open to proposals for all phases of a project, from initial concept to full production. In addition to our ongoing residency open call, we also have additional special initiatives: Creative Research: Provides artists, writers, and theorists with the opportunity to conduct research over extended periods of time (minimum six weeks). Audio Production / Post-Production: For sound recording, development of multichannel sound works, documentation, mastering, mixing, film scoring, or any other task involving microphones, speakers, consoles and computers. Video Production / Post-Production: For multiple camera shoots, documentation of a performance, development of multichannel video projection, digital video post-production, or any project involving HD video cameras, computers, and projectors. ** Please note that residency proposals do not need to fall into one of these special initiatives. Our unique facilities offer four major venues including a concert hall, theater, and two black box studios, in addition to artist-in-residence studios, and a state of the art infrastructure. For more information including application guidelines, please visit http://empac.rpi.edu/. Box Office: 518.276.3921 Plan your visit! Get directions, maps, parking info, and a visitors guide. Mailing address: EMPAC Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180 Add us to your address book Copyright © 2012 EMPAC All rights reserved. EMPAC 2011-2012 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.

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[HvEXAS] OPEN CALL: seeking voice actors for theater/dance project

 

OPEN CALL for voice actors

EMPAC is seeking three voice actors to participate in the production of the theater/dance project Flat, directed by Belgian-based artist Rodrigo Pardo, which will be presented at EMPAC on Saturday, February 4, 2012 (and will tour internationally after that).

We are looking for one male voice (ideally between 30 to 50 years old) who will be a main character in the story, and two female voices (late twenties to 40s) for smaller yet vital roles. Participation will be compensated.

 
Minimum time commitment required:

- meeting with the director: second week of January 2012 (specific time and date TBD)

- rehearsal and recording: Thursday, January 19 and/or Friday, January 20

Both the meeting and rehearsal/recording will take place at EMPAC.

Rodrigo Pardo's dance/theater project Flat combines storytelling, video projections, and aerial performance. In the narrative, a man wakes up in his apartment feeling strange, not realizing he is upside down. The audience hears his inner monologue via headphones as he discovers his new reality and enters into his dreams; he must either learn how to live anew or try to change the world back to a familiar state. Inspired by the magical realism of J.L. Borges, Flat immerses both the performer and the audience in an intimate situation, shifting our perspective on what constitutes our reality.
 
We are accepting sample voice materials until Thursday, December 22, 2011. Please send your audio or video reel digitally to gaetap@rpi.edu, or via mail to:

Paula Gaetano

EMPAC 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

110 8th Street

Troy, NY  12180

For more information, please contact EMPAC curatorial assistant Paula Gaetano at gaetap@rpi.edu or 518.276.4052.

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