[spectre] Sonic Acts 10 - Unsorted

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Update: Conference

The information arts are the theme of the tenth edition of the SonicActs
festival that will take place from thursday 23d until saturday25th of
September at Paradiso, Amsterdam. The festival consists of atwo-day
conference, three consecutive evenings and nights of liveperformances, a
film programme, and an exhibition.

Many new art forms have emerged in recent years (from computer art
toneo-conceptualism and from business art to genomic art) which in
formand content are rooted in the information society: the
informationarts. These information arts defy several paradigms on
whichtraditional art forms are based. The two-day conference, which
takesplace on friday and saturday afternoon, brings together a
fewexponents of these information arts. 

A mix of presentations, interviews and lectures will give a
caleidoscopic view on these information arts and the consequences
oftheir emergence on the arts in general.

On the programme: interviews with musician and artist CarlMichael von
Hausswolff (Raster-Noton) and with JonWozencroft (TOUCH); presentations
of Driessens & Verstappen, Scha & Elsenaar and Tom Betts &Joe Gilmore;
lectures of Casey Reas, RutgerWolfson, André Platteel and Canadian
renegadetheorist tobias c. van Veen. Moderation:Jan-Hiddink.

The book Unsorted – Thoughts on Information Arts, an A-Z for Sonic Acts
X will be available from the start of the festival. It contains essays
and articles by Mitchell Whitelaw, Lev Manovich, Stephen Wilson, tobias
c. van Veen, and Arie Altena; and interviews with Driessens & Verstappen
and Casey Reas. The publicationis designed by goodwill.

Also during Sonic Acts: André Platteel [NL], BatteryOperated [UK/FR],
Benjamin Gaulon [FR], BJNilsen[SE], Byetone [DE], Carl Michael
vonHausswolff [SE], Casey Reas [US], Chris Watson[UK], Codespace [CH],
COH [RU], Dextro [AT],Driessens & Verstappen [NL], Dyad [US/CH],Fennesz
[AT], GAS [JP], Geert Mul [NL], Jan Jelinek+ Karl Kliem [DE], JODI
[NL/BE], JonWozencroft [UK], Komet [DE], Lia [AT],M.I.M.E.O. (feat.
Christian Fennesz, Cor Fuhler, Gert-JanPrins, Jerome Noetinger, Kaffe
Matthews, Marcus Schmickler, PeterRehberg, Phil Durrant en Rafael Toral)
[VAR], Meta [US],mise-en-trôpes [BE], Noizbleed [NL/NS],Optical Machines
[NL], Philip Jeck [UK],Pure + DeKam [AT/US], Radian + Jade [AT],rand()%
[UK], Remko Scha & Arthur Elsenaar [NL], Rutger Wolfson [NL],Skoltz
Kolgen [CA], Speedy J [NL], Tobiasvan Veen [CA], Tomato [UK], visomat
inc. + Errorsmith[DE].

Sonic Acts lectures and presentations: friday 24th and saturday
25thSeptember * 16.00 - 19.00 * Paradiso Kleine Zaal * Amsterdam *
Englishspoken * dayticket: 12,50 incl. also valid for the evening and
nightprogram * passepartout 3 days: 22,50 incl.

Sonic Acts live programme: thursday September 23d - saturday
September25th * Paradiso * Amsterdam * start: 20.30 * open: 20.00 *
entrance:12,50 incl. * passepartout 3 days: 22,50 incl.

Pre-sale starts saturday August 28.

For more information: www.sonicacts.com / info at sonicacts.com