Apologies - made a mistake in a hurry. The correct date is as in the
subject: Friday, 22 October, 18:00 – 19:00

instead of

Thursday, 29 April, 18:00 – 19:00

All else is correct. Hope to see you then (22 October) !

Regards,
Gordana

Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT
Garwood Lecture Theatre, South Wing
(Details how to get there at the bottom of the page)

Abstract

This film-lecture grounds its inquiry into augmented reality on an
artistic research/production developed by DAP-Lab (Center for
Contemporary and Digital Performance, Brunel University) during
2008-2010. The mixed reality installation UKIYO, created with partners
in Tokyo and deriving inspiration from Japanese drawings (ukiyo-e) and
anime, presents scenographic practices that connect physical space to
virtual worlds and explore how performers can move between material
and immaterial spaces. The spatial design for UKIYO is inspired by
Japanese hanamichi and western fashion runways, emphasizing the
production company's cross-over experimentation with different
movement languages, retro-futurist wearable design for interactive
performance, acoustic and electronic sound processing and digital
image objects that have a plastic as well as an immaterial/virtual
dimension. The work integrates various forms of making art in order to
visualize things that are not in themselves visual, or which connect
visual and kinaesthetic/tactile/auditory experiences, while expanding
current collaborative convergences between arts and
science/engineering.  The “Moveable Worlds” of UKIYO are also
reflections of the narrative spaces, subtexts and auditory
relationships in the mutating matrix of an installation-space inviting
the audience to move around and follow their sensorial experiences,
drawn near to the bodies of performers and to their avatars.

Biography

Johannes Birringer is artistic director of AlienNation Co., a
Houston-based multimedia ensemble that has collaborated on various
site-specific and cross-cultural  performance and installation
projects since 1993. After directing international workshops on dance
and technology in England, Germany, and the US., he was appointed head
of the new dance and technology program at The Ohio State University
(1999-2003). He developed the new MFA curriculum in dance
technologies, initiated the IPS (Interactive Performance Series), and
conducted research programs in his "Environments Lab." Since 2003 he
has worked more frequently in Europe, and was Principal Research
Fellow in Live Art and Performance at Nottingham Trent University. He
joined Brunel University's School of Arts in early 2006. He is
director of the DAP-Lab and Acting Director of the newly created
Centre for Contemporary and Digital Performance.

http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sa/artstaff/drama/johannes

Getting to UCL:
The nearest Tube stations are Euston Square and Warren Street. For
full details, see
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/public-transport

How to find the Garwood Lecture Theatre:
Once you enter the main gate of UCL in Gower Street, you will face the
Portico in the UCL quadrangle courtyard. Please take the right hand
side diagonal and walk to the right corner of the building. You will
see the brass tablet indicating South Wing. Enter the second entrance
door at the South Wing, and you will find the Garwood Lecture Theatre
on the first floor. There will be signs from the entrance that will
help you to find the exact location easily.
You may also consult the UCL maps at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/maps

Entrance is free, all welcome.

Regards,

Gordana
Tesla Curator