Performing Arts Workshop program: electronics and free/libre technologies applied to the performing arts.
Piksels basic idea is that artists, across disciplines, should have control over their own production. Therefore, tools like free software / open hardware are seen as best suited to this. Internationally, Piksel is perhaps one of the important meeting place for players in this field.
After 20 years of existence, the Piksel Festival has shown a variety of performing arts pieces exploring creativetily interaction with sound synthesis, lights or video through pressure sensitive sensors and body movements. In collaboratin with Bergen Dansesenter, this program intends to facilitate performers, choreographers, actors, artistic directors, the integration of digital tools on their shows as a way to develop new dialogues with the audiences.
The program includes 2 workshops: Soft Control and body actuation by Afroditi Psarra with the collaboration of Tingyi Jiang, and, memoryMechanics by Karen Eide Bøen, Mads Høbye, Lise Aagaard Knudsen, Maja Fagerberg Ranten and Troels Andreasen. Both working with Artifical Intelligence trained to proccess natural language or AI as a place to play with memories.
PROGRAM
18th – 12-13h memoryMechanics by Karen Eide Bøen, Mads Høbye, Lise Aagaard Knudsen, Maja Fagerberg Ranten and Troels Andreasen @BIT Teatergarajsen, Strandgaten 205.
19th – 10-13h Soft Control and body actuation by Afroditi Psarra with the collaboration of Tingyi Jiang @Bergen Dansesenter.
All workshops are free
To participate send an email to: piksel22(at)piksel(dot)no
