Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) is hosting a workshop on dance and technology in Funchal, Madeira (Portugal), 17-20/June 2019, as part of the EU Creative Europe cooperation project Moving Digits: Augmented Dance for Engaged Audience (https://movingdigits.eu). The project is a collaboration between institutions from Portugal, Germany, Estonia and UK. This will be the second workshop for the Moving Digits project, after a first workshop in February in Tallinn.
This will be an exploration and testing workshop, where we will implement and evaluate with the dancers some of the technical prototypes and artistic approaches we have developed so far, inspired by the initial ideas generated in an initial workshop in February. The objective is to develop the prototypes based on feedback that will be collected from the participating dancers.
During the workshop, the dancers will familiarize themselves with the prototypes developed, through a series of exercises. They will also provide feedback and suggestions for further development of those prototypes. Finally, we will initiate a creative discussion regarding the preparation of a Moving Digits performance. This preparation will be continued in an artistic residency in Tallinn in August, and in a third workshop in Düsseldorf in October.
The Moving Digits project aims to enhance audience understanding and engagement in contemporary dance performances, and to allow to experience dance in an augmented way (even after the performance). The project also aims to empower dancers, choreographers and technicians with further tools for expression, archival and analysis.
Location:
M-ITI, Funchal, Portugal www.m-iti.org
Dates and duration:
4 full days: 17-20 June 2019
Target participants:
Dancers and choreographers active in the field of contemporary dance
Experience with technology is a plus
Submission:
Please apply here: https://forms.gle/v8mpzdNYySvAjV9s8
Submission deadline:
28 April 2019
Decision on selection:
A decision will be communicated by 8 May 2019
Support for participants:
- Artist fee of 120 Euros / Day.
- Travel expenses are covered up to 300 Euros.
- Accommodation is covered up to 50 Euros per night, maximum of 5 nights.
The project is a partnership between Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI, Portugal – Lead Partner), Hochschule Düsseldorf (HSD, Germany) and Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava (STL, Estonia). Tanzhaus NRW (Germany), University of Greenwich (UK) and Plux (PT) are associated partners. The project has a duration of 2 years, starting 1st October 2018. Moving Digits is co-funded by Creative Europe – Culture Sub-programme, 2018 – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Union.
Contact: raul.masu [at] m-iti.org
Project website: https://movingdigits.eu
