Next Talk in the IOCT Practice Based Research Talk Series: Mark Coniglio

MARK CONIGLIO: TUESDAY 1ST MARCH 2016, 6-8PM.  PHOENIX DIGITAL MEDIA CENTRE, LEICESTER.

Mark Coniglio will talk about his work at the forefront of dance and digital media, including the creation of the award winning software Isadora. Recognized as a pioneering force in the integration of dance and media, composer/media artist Mark Coniglio creates large-scale performance works that integrate music, dance, theater and interactive media as co-director of dance, theatre and new media company Troika Ranch.  His passion for giving control to the performer led him to create the award-winning software Isadora®, a flexible graphic programming environment that provides interactive control over digital media. Mark’s writings about new media in performance have appeared in numerous books and journals, including “New Visions In Performance”, “La Scena Digitale: Nuovi Media Per La Danza” and Movement Research Journal. He relocated from New York to Berlin, Germany in 2008.

The talk will last for around an hour, followed by time for questions and discussion.

This event is part of a new series of Practice Based Research Computer Arts Society talks curated by the Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University as part of their Practice Based Research doctoral programme.

Book your free place here;

http://www.meetup.com/InteractDigitalArts/events/228730885/

Nomination for What's On Readers' Award

Tigress, an outdoor performance event IOCT member Sophy Smith worked on as composer/musical director with Motionhouse Dance Theatre is up for a What’s On Readers’ Award!

Motionhouse’s characteristic athletic and energetic style was used to create a thrilling spectacle with more than 200 participants from Tamworth, supported by local drumming groups and choirs: a true community piece!  The show was a modern retelling of the story of one of the greatest female figures in English history, the formidable Saxon warrior queen Æthelflæda. Combining breath-taking dance and acrobatics with a searing original score, this outdoor large-scale performance took place against the dramatic backdrop of Tamworth Castle as part of the I Am Tamworth festival in 2015.

Please vote for Tigress! We’re delighted that this wonderful outdoor extravaganza performed by Tamworth communities alongside the Motionhouse team is in the running alongside Birmingham Royal Ballet, Matthew Bourne, Rambert Dance Company, Scottish Dance Theatre, Rosie Kay Dance and Vincent Dance Theatre!
 

You can help us to win by voting online here (You could win £1000 in the process!): http://whatsonlive.co.uk/whats-on-readers-awards

Like your Vinyl?  Swot up with A (Brief) History of Turntablism!

IOCT member Sophy Smith has written an online article about the history of turntablism for The Vinyl Factory, published today...

A Brief History of Turntablism