[spectre] Performance Cinema Symposium - SF CA - USA

[ART ELECTRONICS]

The San Francisco Performance Cinema Symposium
September 27  2003, starting at noon, running into late evening.

Requested admission is $5 (all day) or $10 (evening only) and free after
11pm, at Dimension 7, 150 Folsom street, San Francisco.

Scott Arford, Tommy Becker, Bello Benischauer,
Greg Bowman, Joshua "Kit" Clayton, Fred Collopy,
Sue Costible, criticalartware, Caterina Davinio,
Stefan G, Michael Heap, Lynn Kirby,
Phoebe Legere, Christina McPhee, Sunit Parekh,
Shirley Shor, Henry Warwick, Gregor White

Recent innovations in computer software and performance gains in hardware
are now permitting the development of a truly performative cinema.  Today,
we can see this distinctive  new art form growing quickly and this symposium
will  aid in the formative theory of this new cinematic art - complete with
mind-bending performances by leading artists in the field.


The Order of Things for 27SEP03, SFPCS:

SPEAKERS:

Noon
Michael Heap UK  (Sadly had to bag out last minute but has lecture on DVD)

12.30
Scott Arford SF      "Total Static Takeover"

1.00
Stefan G  SF    The History and Practise of the VJ


1.30
Henry Warwick SF       Towards a Theory of Performative Cinema

2.00
Criticalartware Chicago     Collaborative Discussion

(short break)

3.00 Panel (RT):

Kit clayton    SF
Christina mcphee    LA
Greg bowman    Seattle
Kit clayton    SF
Lynn kirby    SF
Henry Warwick    SF

Dinner break between 5pm and 7pm

It's San Francisco: there's a million places to eat, and 90% of them are
pretty damn good.

We all show up back at D7 at 7pm for the performances.


Performers:

7.00
Sunit Parekh    SF

7.30
Christina mcphee    LA

8.00
Gregor white    Scotland

8.30
Lynn Marie Kirby w/ Alex Killough   SF

9.00
Fred Collopy w/ Henry Warwick    Cleveland Ohio

9.30
Tommy Becker    SF

10.00
Greg bowman    Seattle


10.30 (?)
Phoebe Legere    NYC (may perform later, to break up reception)

Installations:

Shirley Shor    SF
Bello Benischauer    Oz
Caterina Davinio    ITL
Sue Costible    SF


Others Involved:
Grant Davis (Technology Manager)
Ben Sheppee (Technology Assistant)
Ryan Lubbers, Michelle Stanul (Food service)
Jathan Gurr (video documentation and other assistance)
Ann Wang (video documentation)
Mark Dellima and Jef Cunningham (video documentation and other assistance)
Charles Kremenak (DJ between speakers and performers. D7 has a DJ for
reception)