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devoted to programs and resources related to the Season for you to engage in throughout the year!
devoted to programs and resources related to the Season for you to engage in throughout the year!
2010 Body Electric: Science, Technology, & Dance
As contemporary dance advances in the 20th century, numerous choreographers are working with various new technologies and scientific ideas in the development and presentation of their work. Whether commenting on and experimenting with artificial intelligence and interactive technologies, or making use of motion capture and related animation techniques, dance artists are establishing new protocols for embodying ideas. In tune with this pulse, The Dance Center’s upcoming season will present dance works that have provocatively woven science and technology into their process and manifestation.
From electrical impulses within the body to sparks of light that project images of ourselves in alternate forms, technology and movement continue to drive excavations and realizations of what human being means. The Community Outreach and Education (COE) program will mine interrelationships of technology and dance throughout the season with programs ranging from dance classes and film screenings to an exhibition in February of 2010 that will examine identity in relation to the technologized body.
Upcoming Events
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Saturday, July 10, 2010 * 2-5 p.m.
1306 S. Michigan Ave.
This is a three hour, hands-on workshop in the Dance Center theater on best practices for using technology in your dancemaking. Topics will include: lighting, using projections, preparing for tech, and documentation and social media. The workshop will be lead by three guest instructors: Erin Tisdale Feiler, Julie Ballard, and Rachel Damon. It's going to be kickin' and a really useful, pragmatic session for participants.
Fee: $25 general/$15 students
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Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Please register in advance, as space is limited and first com first serve. All attendees must complete an online informational survey that outlines their familiarity with technology prior to July 10, so we may offer the most useful and tailored information possible.
A student ID is required for the discounted rate. The student discount rate is only available for purchase at The Dance Center Box Office. Please call 312-369-8330 or go to the Box Office sales window during normal business hours. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday 10am-5pm.
Please direct any registration questions to columbiatickets@colum.edu.
For any general questions about workshop content, contact Heather Hartley, CDF Project Director at 773-891-4785 or chicagodancemakers@gmail.com
Bios of the instructors:
Erin T. Feiler is a dance documentor and archivist. She received her B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Dance Education from Kent State University and M.F.A. in Dance Documentation from The Ohio State University. She is a Dance Heritage Coalition Fellow and has worked with international dance artists in documenting and archiving their work through video, notation and other forms of technology. She has also set dance pieces from Labanotation through her work with the Dance Notation Bureau. Feiler is currently Adjunct Faculty and the Media & Technology Coordinator at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago.
Julie E. Ballard: Lighting Designer Some of Julie’s favorite dance designs include 5 Characteristics of Brother (Marquez Dance), Rhapsody (Shapiro & Smith) and Falling on Lobsters in the Dark (Stephanie Carter). She has worked for Hedwig Dance, Breakbone Dance., Dance COLEctive, The Seldoms and Same Planet Different World. Ms. Ballard has been a part of numerous festivals as well as American Dance Festival, and has toured nationally and internationally with David Dorfman Dance. Ms. Ballard is full time staff and adjunct faculty at the Dance Center of Columbia College. Ms. Ballard earned her MFA from the University of Florida. More info at www.overlaplighting.com
Rachel Damon creates, designs, and manages dance and performance. She has
performed and presented internationally, as Artistic Director of Synapse Arts Collective and as a former company member of Breakbone Dance Co. and Anatomical Theatre. Rachel works as Production Manager with Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak, the Technical Director at Links Hall, and a Teaching Artist with Chicago Moving Company. Her lighting designs have appeared in
contemporary and aerial dances, videos, and plays in houses ranging from the Neo-Futurarium to the Goodman Theatre. Featured in Dance Spirit Magazine for her self-made career that bridges onstage and backstage, Rachel currently co-curates the ongoing improvisation series collision_theory as a Links Hall Artistic Associate, and in 2010/1 Rachel will embark on her Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artist project Factor Ricochet.
Presented by: The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and the Chicago Dancemaker's Forum
