RAFLOSTI – a multimedia performance workshop as a part of the electronic art festival RAFLOST.
Iceland Electronic Arts Society (Raflistafélag Íslands) in collaboration with the Iceland Academy of the Arts organizes the RAFLOSTI workshop.
The RAFLOSTI workshop is open for all nationalities and is free of charge.
The workshop takes place in Reykjavik on May 17th – 21th, where participants will work together in groups, leading to a performance. During this week, lectures and performances on the RAFLOST festival (14th – 22th of May) will be available to workshop participants.
The workshop is intended for students of performance based art (real-time art): music, dance, video, experimental theater, multimedia etc as well as professional artists of any age. The goal is to provide a platform for artists of different diciplines to work together using their domain-specific skills in a multimedia environment.
Time
17.5.2010 – 21.5.2009
Place
Reykjavik, Iceland
Duration
5 days
Participants
max 30 participants
Level
Intermediate / Advanced
Working language
English
Workshop coordinator
Áki Asgeirsson, teacher of Electronic Music and New Media, Iceland Academy of the Arts.
Workshop Group Leaders
Sigrún Harðardóttir, Ríkharður H. Friðriksson, Margrét Elísabet Ólafsdóttir, Jesper Pedersen, Áki Ásgeirsson.
Goal
Participants get acquainted with the technical possibilities of connecting different art forms. Special emphasis will be on electronic and non-electronic interactivity and multimedia. Groups of 5-6 people of different backgrounds will work together with guidance from the workshop leaders in creating new works performed on the RAFLOST festival.
Content and methods
Participants will be presented with various tools for controlling, monitoring and connecting areas of different art forms. Workshop leaders will discuss relationships of different media and introduce their own work and multimedia performances by known artists. The leaders will also provide technical and aesthetic assistance if needed. Participants will share their knowledge of different fields within the group and contribute to the groups documentation of the new work.
Documentation
Make a short description of your group’s work during RAFLOSTI, including pictures and discussion of ideas and technology used. This material should be uploaded to the Raflost webpage after the final performance.
Acknowledgement
Students of the Iceland Academy of the Arts will get 2 ECTS for their participation.
All participants will get a certificate stating their participation upon completing the workshop.
Application procedure
Send mail to raflost@raflost.is explaining your motivation to participating in the workshop before march 12th. The email should include a short CV.
Selection criteria
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Background knowledge in music, visual art, media, theater or other art forms.
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Interest in cross-disciplinary work.
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Ability to work in a collaborative and international group.
Prerequisite
Some skills in new media tools and technologies are beneficial.
Timeline
21.3.2010 Application deadline
28.3.2010 Information about the selection
16.5.2010 Arrival to Reykjavik, accommodation etc.
17-21.5.2010 The course itself
21.5.2010 Final performance
22.5.2010 Documentation and review.
23.5.2010 Departure from Reykjavík
Accommodation
Visiting participants will have to arrange their own accommodation.
Please bring with you:
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If possible, a laptop computer and audiovisual equipment (digital camera, video camera, sound recording equipment, sensors, etc.)
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Good ideas
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Ability to work and live in an international group
Costs
The workshop is free of charge for all selected participants. The RAFLOST festival or the Iceland Academy of the Arts cannot pay for travel and accommodation for international participants. However, there are various funds that might support participation in the RAFLOSTI workshop. Participants have to be prepared to pay for meals or cook on their own.
More information
Send mail to raflost@raflost.is
Links
RAFLOST – www.raflost.is
Iceland Academy of the Arts – www.lhi.is
Reykjavik News – http://www.grapevine.is
Bus info – http://www.straeto.is/media/vetur2009-2010/HEILDARKORT_vetur_2009-10.pdf
Reykjavik Webcamera – http://www.or.is/UmOR/Vefmyndavel/
Slátur – www.slatur.is
Lorna – www.pikslaverk.org
Telephone numbers
Iceland Academy of the Arts: +354 5524000
Áki Ásgeirsson: +354 6619731
Ríkharður Friðriksson: +354 8646382
Emergency: 112