LONDON - Optronica returns! Once again, bringing visual music to the big screen, the hybrid film and music festival takes place in London from 14th - 18th MARCH 2007 and promises to be a must-see spectacular 5 day celebration of the fusion of music and visuals.
Optronica is organised by artists/producers Addictive TV and new-media curators Cinefeel and in partnership with the British Film Institute.
This year my work "Birds Mid Air Heatstroke" a collaboration with Coppe' from Mango+Sweetrice is featured in the "Big in Japan" section which will be screened Saturday the 17th of March
This year's line-up includes the World premières of new shows from a fantastic range of artists including Fred Deakin & Nick Franglen of Lemon Jelly, prolific designer and musician Trevor Jackson, Austrian electronic music pioneer Christian Fennesz with renowned New York video artist Charles Atlas, plus the UK première of Peter Greenaway's Tulse Luper VJ performance and a special World Cinema remix set from
current #1 AV artists Addictive TV. Also on the bill are Japanese audiovisual artist Ryoichi Kurokawa, the brilliant Berlin-based Rechenzentrum with a brand new AV show and the highly innovative Spanish team behind Reactable. Saturday 17th, London's ICA hosts an audiovisual club night headlined by Speedy J & Scott Pagano and, just confirmed, a rare and exclusive audiovisual set from EBN's Gardner Post and Brian Kane.
Plus screenings, installations and illustrated talks - including from Cindy Keefer from the LA based Center for Visual Music, Optronica will deliver an incredible selection of aural and visual treats for both connoisseurs and newcomers alike.
http://www.optronica.org/
No comments:
Post a Comment