Dear Friends,
This year we have expanded our Dance and New Media Festival into a two-day event. The festival will feature guest artists, Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer of Bridgman|Packer Dance, who have a long history of integrating live performance and video technology.
Public Events
Highlighted will be two events open to the public:
- Friday evening, April 17, 7:30: Dance/Film Festival with works by students and alumni from Tisch and other universities across the country that have Dance/Film programs. Curated by Paul Galando, paul.galando@nyu.edu
- Saturday evening, April 18, 7:30: Performance by Bridgman|Packer Dance including Under The Skin and a new Work-in-Progress.
These evenings take place at 111 2nd Ave. in the 5th floor Theater.
There is no admission charge, and reservation is not required.
Workshop and Student Showing
Saturday, April 18, 9:30 am-12:00 pm: Live Performance and Video Technology Workshop with Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer. There is limited space in this hands-on workshop, so apply to William Moulton, william.moulton@nyu.edu. It is open to student dancers or interested student media and film artists.
This workshop examines the relationship of video and live performance from a choreographic point of view. We will explore how video technology can become an integral part of the performance and the creative process; how it can offer a vital layering element in choreographic composition; and how it can add depth to the realization of the choreographic intent. We will experiment with several live camera angles, pre-recorded video, and some live processing, with emphasis on the interaction between the live performance and the video projections.
Saturday, April 18, 1:00 pm: Showing of Student Multi-Media Works-In-Progress. This will be an opportunity to share and discuss with Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer these new works and to have a larger discussion of new directions in the field. There is a limited space in this workshop, so apply to Jamie Jewett, jj95@nyu.edu. It is open to students who are dancers or interested student media and film artists who are working on creative work in this area.
Supported by funds from The Tisch Institute of Performing Arts
For questions about the event, call 212 998-1980.
TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS