Saturday, April 12, 2003

Event : San Francisco Performance Cinema Symposium

SAN FRANCISCO : Recent innovations in computer software and performance gains in hardware are now permitting the development of a truly performative cinema. Today, we can see this distinctive new art form growing quickly and this symposium will aid in the formative theory of this new cinematic art - complete with mind-bending performances by leading artists in the field.


Artists from all over the world participated in the event, and it was extremely well attended, completely filling the facility at Dimension 7 video gallery.


Below is the order of presentations and performances. Click on the name of one of the participants and read their presentation or see a video clip of their performance.


11.30 : Michael Heap : UK (lecture on DVD)


12.30 : Scott Arford : SF "Total Static Takeover"


1.00 : Stefan G : SF The History and Practise of the VJ


1.30 : Fred Collopy, OH. A talk re: his latest ideas on Designing Performance Instruments


2.00 : Gregor White : UK. The Extended Logic of the Interactive Performance Space


2.30: Henry Warwick : SF Towards a Theory of Performative Cinema


3.00 : criticalartware : Chicago. Collaborative Discussion


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