PRESENTATIONS
Build It Yourself! An Introduction to Custom Digital Tools for Live Performance
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
January 18th, 2021 at 11am PST/ 2pm EST
This presentation offers an introduction to the world of custom-built audiovisual software for live performance - what it is, what's possible and why you should consider building your own tools for your next production (it's not as hard as you may think!) To better understand the process, instructor Matthew Waddell will dissect two of his previous media-intensive productions from the last 15 years: The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst and Deep Website. He will discuss how each project evolved over time, the various technical components involved and how you can get started building your own custom media solutions. Suitable for all skill levels.
Contracts in a Digital Age
ADC PRESENTATION
January 20th, 2021 at 2pm PST/ 5pm EST
ADC President Ken Mackenzie will share detailed information pertaining to existing structures in ADC contracts which support recorded and/or digitally broadcast productions as well as open discussion around what producers and designers alike need contractually when moving forward with new producing models.
In Your Face
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
January 25th, 2021 at 12pm PST/ 3pm EST
There are important & necessary conversations happening about representation & identity in content creation prompting debate around who is “allowed” to write & play certain stories & characters. HRH Anand Rajaram discusses the pitfalls, as well as tremendous benefits of AR digital masks, which effectively erase physical markers of identity.
I AM ALAN TURING
LIVE PRODUCTION DEMONSTRATION AND DISCUSSION
January 27th, 2021 at 11am PST/ 2pm EST
I AM ALAN TURING presents a new model for creating opera, drawing on cryptography, mathematics, artificial intelligence, and Turing’s own devastating story. This exciting production—created by an international team entirely while social distancing this past year—has its music and visual design drawn from Turing’s fascination with natural patterns in the universe and from his notebooks archived at King’s College, Cambridge. Composer Matthew Suttor and a team of theatre designers and computer programmers have trained an instance of Open AI’s GPT2 natural language model on everything Turing wrote and read in his life. They interact with this language model to generate the text for a libretto, creating an expression which is uncannily Turing-esque. Join us here for a sneak peak presentation and discussion with the creative team: Matthew Suttor, Julia Schäfer, Emily Reilly, Wladimiro A. Woyno R., Dakota Stipp, Liam Bellman-Sharpe, Hugh Farrell, Tyler Kieffer, Sola Fadiran, Madeline Pages, and Frederick Kennedy.
Smile - Created and Performed by Brittany Bland
Smile
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
January 28th, 2021 at 11am PST/ 2pm EST
Join Brittany Bland as she presents Smile - the story of her personal experience with representation, archive, memorial, and the legacy of her family. This work uses projection to illustrate the fragmented idea of “home”, and the memories that spaces can hold. Brittany will discuss how the archival and sharing of black lives and stories serves as a call towards empathy and visibility. She will further explore how digital creative practices can help individuals find the strength in their own voice, live their truth, and project that into the world.
Moment Factory's The Legacy of Illuminations: human/nature
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
January 29th, 2021 at 11am PST/ 2pm EST
Armed with a field guide and a backpack of technology, visitors to Moment Factory's: The Legacy of Illuminations - human/nature, were set off into the night through the Banff National Park. As they explored this large scale immersive artwork experience, narratives unfolded around them seemingly as magic. Joining us from Moment Factory, Lead Integrator Joel Adria and Multimedia Director Simon Garant will be presenting the process of creating such a sizable participatory experience.
culturecapital - Created by Milton Lim and Patrick Blenkarn
Games, Performance, and Digital Placemaking
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
February 2nd, 2021 at 10am PST/ 1pm EST
Milton Lim’s interdisciplinary practice entwines publicly available data, interactive digital media, and gameful performance to create both speculative visions and candid articulations of social capital. Focusing on the affordances of digital platforms as they relate to the constraints of live performance traditions, he will be showcasing and unpacking his most recent projects. These works include culturecapital, the arts economy trading card game, asses.masses: the solo video game performance for multiple players about donkeys, and a new initiative featuring interconnected virtual venues he's currently building with The Cultch in Vancouver (BC) and beyond.
Intellectual Property in a Digital Era
ADC PRESENTATION
February 3rd, 2021 at 10am PST/ 1pm EST
Curious on how to navigate Intellectual Property while creating work online? Come learn with ADC vice president and designer Kim Purtell how to ensure that the IP of both artists and companies is protected through the process of digital creation.
Amelia Scott Presents: Porte Parole’s The Assembly
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
February 4th, 2021 at 11am PST/ 2pm EST
Since premiering in 2018, Porte Parole's The Assembly, has been touring across the world, curating, recording and then theatrically recreating conversations between 4 people of different background and ideological perspectives in an unique piece of verbatim theatre. As performers recreate these charged conversations, live video captures and amplifies the tension in the room. Amelia Scott, who acted as the co-video designer of the piece will be presenting her design and the process of creating and touring work that is both technologically involved and constantly evolving.
Apprentice at the End of the World - Created by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) and the Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance (REMAP)
Converging Worlds: Where Game Design Meets Theatre
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
February 10th, 2021 at 11am PST/ 2pm EST
Join digital experience designer, filmmaker and producer Zoe Sandoval as they break down the technology, processes, successes and failures of creating the interactive performance Apprentice at the End of the World. This immersive, ambulatory theater experience using augmented reality (AR) for social impact storytelling was inspired by the N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season with themes involving colorism and oppression seen through a sci-fi lens. Zoe’s work spans live entertainment, performance, immersive experiences, AR/XR/MR and the development of emerging technologies.
Shabeh Eshgh (Night of Love) - Created by Maziar Ghaderi
Playformance: The Synthesis of Cultural Intangible Movement & Interactive Technology
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
February 10th, 2021 at 2pm PST/ 5pm EST
Join multimedia artist and theatre innovator, Maziar Ghaderi as he presents Playformance, his original artistic practice that offers a live, spontaneous experience through emerging technologies. With his breadth of experience creating live shows for SummerWorks, ISEA, Luminato, Nuit Blanche and The Harbour Front Centre, Ghaderi will elaborate on how his artistry can convey a performer's inner monologue. Best practices and what the future holds in our 'new normal' will be covered as well. Ghaderi's works have gained recognition from MIT Media Lab, Globe & Mail, VICE, The Washington Times, and Newsweek. You can learn more about his work at maziart.ca and follow him on Instagram at @maziart.
Pier: Asserting Breath in Projection Content Creation and Playback Systems
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
February 12th, 2021 at 10am PST/ 1pm EST
A devoted and creative collaborator, Wladimiro A. Woyno R. is often prototyping tools, images and visual environments that engage the sensory imagination. His work explores the adaptation of new technologies into the theatrical tradition. Interested in the development of theatre spaces, show control, and scenography he is an avid learner, constantly inventing and exploring. Join us for a presentation of Wlad’s master thesis work researching into the techniques and technologies of projection design and how they can help define motion and space in performance.
Grandpa Drew Stories with a Lit Cigarette AKA Illuminations from Article 11’s Room Series
PAST PRODUCTION PRESENTATION
February 11th, 2021 at 2pm PST/ 5pm EST
An award winning multidisciplinary artist, Andy Moro's work has been presented world wide. As a founding member of theatre company ARTICLE 11, he will be presenting and discussing his company's exploratory performative installation work Room combining digital, live and improvised story, and space making in real time, happening at The Grand Theatre in Calgary in February/March 2021.
HEIST: Frequencies
LIVE PRODUCTION DEMONSTRATION AND DISCUSSION
February 12th, 2021 at 12pm PST/ 3pm EST
In his new solo show Frequencies, Aaron Collier explores his connection to his deceased brother in what could best be described as one part live techno concert and one part autobiographical confessional. Frequencies is a mixed reality performance; it’s viewed through the eyes of a second actor wearing a VR headset with a special camera attached, allowing us to see Collier and his keyboards augmented by digital scenography. In partnership with Prairie Theatre Exchange, Pi Theatre, and Theatre Outré, the show is premiering in Halifax and nationally via livestream from February 17-21. Join us for a sneak peak performance and a discussion with the creative team!