Hi all
'Backyard Dances' will begin at 10:30 this morning, and you can watch
it online from here:
http://creativetechnologies.ac.nz/backyarddances.html
There's also the live stream out from De Balie, but that isn't working
very well - the quicktime is the only option that works for me this
morning, but it drops out semiregularly:
http://www.coolmediators.net/websites/electrosmoglive.jsp#
(If you are in Auckland you can also watch it in real space at the
address below)
Becca Wood and dancers in Berlin, Brisbane, Oklahoma, Taipa, Auckland
City and Auckland Waterview
BACKYARD DANCES is an on-line community dance that brings the ordinary
and the local to the global stage through a collection of backyard
videos performed by Becca Wood and dancers in Berlin, Brisbane,
Oklahoma, Taipa, Auckland City and Auckland Waterview. This global
ensemble makes a community of backyard dancers performing live solo
dances from divergent places – linked by the same sound score for the
Electrosmog Festival.
‘Backyard Dances’ has asked for two kinds of participation – a
contribution of mini ‘backyard cam’ videos and a group of dancers who
will transform the backyard videos into a live choreographic community
dance. The project relies on community participation, extending local
culture to global networks and encourages participants to take some
time to make a connection with their environment and their bodies. The
videos are transcribed into a unifying sound score that provides the
dancers with an ‘image score’, the screen image is embodied and a
‘virtual image’1 manifests in the dance.
There will be a physical screening of Backyard Dances in Auckland -
with one live performance location (Becca Wood) - the screening will
be in the foyer of WT Building at AUT - corner of Wakefield and
Rutland St Auckland CIty with the Live performance just outside the
foyer (weather permitting).
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