[spectre] V2_ | DEAF07- Interact or Die!

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*Dutch Electronic Art Festival, April 2007

DEAF07: Interact or Die!
*
 From 10 through 29 April 2007, the eighth Dutch Electronic Art Festival 
(DEAF) will take place in Rotterdam. This international festival is 
organized every two years by V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media. It 
will be the first event to take place in the fully renovated Las Palmas 
cultural center in Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid area. This year’s theme is 
Interact or Die!

DEAF features an extensive program addressing art, technology, science 
and society, with a large exhibition of interactive art as a focal 
point. This year’s festival will devote special attention to China. 
Visitors will also be able to enjoy concerts, performances, seminars, 
workshops and a symposium. DEAF07 is the definitive event at which the 
international ‘creative city’ network comes together.
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25 Years of V2_ *
Organizer V2_, which has developed DEAF into an important international 
festival for art and media technology, turns 25 years old this year. One 
of the DEAF07 theme nights will accordingly be devoted to V2_’s 
anniversary. A part of the festival program will also focus on the 
network V2_ has built in China and Asia over the past few years. Young 
artists and exhibition makers from China, along with several key members 
of the Chinese art world, will play an active role at DEAF.

*The Main Location: Las Palmas *
DEAF07’s main venue is the Las Palmas cultural center, a renovated 
building which once housed workshops for the Holland America Line. It is 
located in the Kop van Zuid area of Rotterdam. DEAF07 is the first 
festival to take place in the renovated Las Palmas, which will 
officially be opened on 18 April by a very distinguished guest. DEAF’s 
other locations include the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, V2_, Ro 
Theater, Pakhuismeesteren, and Arminius.


More information on the Dutch ElectronicArt Festival (DEAF07) can be 
found on our site: www.deaf07.nl .