Syndicate: shinkansen and the autumn

[Andreas Broeckmann <abroeck@v2.nl>]

30 OCTOBER 1998

Hello,

As part of the shinkansen AUTUMN 98 PROJECTS & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMME, we
would like to inform you of our forthcoming events and activities AUTUMN
1998. The artistic thread running throughout is that of evolving research
around live presence, technology and performance.
An extra special event coming up is the new production, HEARING THINGS by
Aaron Williamson which will premiere in November as part of DEAF 98 - the
Dutch Electronic Arts Festival in Rotterdam - see full details below.





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AUTUMN 1998  - shinkansen activities
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* Monday 26th October@backspace, London Bridge, London
WEB SITE LAUNCH - www.connectivity.org.uk
The Connectivity Online Forum is for sound, movement and image makers
interested in the topical debate revolving around technology, live presence
and performance. Registered participants have the option to attend the live
discussions at backspace, London Bridge (next opportunity on November
23rd), or when unable to attend, communicate in real time  through the CHAT
ROOM. All reportage derived from the live discussion series will be
documented in the online LIBRARY as a reference and hypertext facility for
use following the sessions. A  HOT TOPIC function allows further debate and
research around your own issue and interest area, making multiple
connections with others. A shinkansen production financially assisted by
the Arts Council of England &  Foreign and Commonwealth Office and server
support from Channel (Artec).

* Between Monday 26th to Saturday 31st October 98, 107.6 NOW FM will be
broadcasting the tracks of composers Kurt Dahlke, :zoviet*france:, Evelyn
Ficarra, Lance Dann, Philip Jeck and Bedouin Ascent, featured on The Sound
Works Exchange 1 and 2 CD's.  107.6 NOW fm is part of the NOW 98 festival
in Nottingham.

* 4pm - 5pm - Saturday 31st October@South London Gallery, 65 Peckham Road,
London SE5
OPEN PROCESS SESSION - Aaron Williamson, Hearing Things (The Oracle).
Aaron Williamson is a renowned performance artist, choreographer and
writer,
currently working with shinkansen on the development of HEARING THINGS (The
Oracle) - a performance installation and instant publication incorporating
performance work into the belly of electronic media. The project is in
development at the South London Gallery from 26th - 31st October and the
Process Session on the final day of this residency provides a unique
opportunity to engage in the research and development of new work. This
residency precedes the premiere of HEARING THINGS (The Oracle) at DEAF 98
(See below). Hearing Things is a co-production between shinkansen (London),
DEAF 98 (Rotterdam) and Hull Time Based Arts (Hull) for TOOT 99 in
association with South London Gallery. Financial assistance from the Arts
Council of England.

* Saturday 7th November@Club Lux, Old Railway Warehouse, Helsinki, Finland
HELSINKI CLUB EVENT - Club Research at The Festival of Light
Festival of Light hosts CLUB RESEARCH - a pioneer of new style club
environments on the London club scene - at CLUB LUX presenting an up to the
minute curation of innovative London artists merging with local artists
work. Featuring HOSPITAL RECORDS SOUND SYSTEM (Galatic Disco/Future
Homosapiens), DAT INSERTS from THE SOUND WORKS EXCHANGE (ambient
electro-acoustic and sound art), SLIDE/FILM/VIDEO CURATION by image artist
SIMON HYDE plus VJ's,  MOVEMENT CURATION by choreographer ATHINA VAHLA
plus MJ'S including JOSEPHINE LEASK working the dance floor with multiple
image and movement sources. A one off night melding sound, movement and
image into fluid spaces and immersion environments, creatively directed and
interactively designed by shinkansen for CLUB LUX. Original concept, Club
Research, shinkansen 1994. Conceived, curated and produced by shinkansen.
Process Direction Ghislaine Boddington. Production Management Estelle
Neveux. Development financially assisted by London Arts Board.

* Tuesday 17 - Sunday 29 November@ DEAF 98, V2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
PREMIERE OF PERFORMANCE INSTALLATION - Aaron Williamson, Hearing Things
(The Oracle).
HEARING THINGS (The Oracle) is an installation and performance that
explores the creation, capture, transformation and disintegration of
language. In the space of Williamson's installation, an electronic Oracle -
based on a speech recognition software that receives signals from
microphones in the space - will recognise and (mis)interpret any sound or
voices as speech, translating them into a continuous stream of text.
Visitors are lured by an inviting, overhead microphone, stimulating the
Oracle to produce unexpected accidental phrases out of the unknowing
computer set-up. At certain times, Aaron Williamson comes into the
installation space and fuels the Oracle - the text output of the computer -
through his extraordinary and unnerving physical performance work. The
results are both amusing and curiously affecting.

* shinkansen's RISK FACTOR touring portfolio for 1998 - 2000 includes the
1998 productions, Aaron Williamson's HEARING THINGS (The Oracle) and
Jessica Levy's (R)EPLY, (E)RASE , (C)OPY plus shinkansen's CLUB RESEARCH
and SOUND WORKS EXCHANGE curations. Please contact shinkansen for full
touring information if you have or hear of any opportunities that suit solo
performances and live performance & technology work.


FURTHER DETAILS - DEBBI LANDER ON EMAIL AS ABOVE AND TELEPHONE 0171 357
0824