BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//icalevents.anmari.com//amr-events 3.0.9//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:STEIM X-WR-CALDESC:Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120220T104102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120220T151902Z UID:472@http://steim.org URL:http://steim.org/event/sonic-acts-in-collaboration-with-steim-sonic-acts-tr avelling-time/ SUMMARY:SONIC ACTS in collaboration with STEIM: SONIC ACTS –\; TRAVEL LING TIME DESCRIPTION;ALTREP="http://steim.org/event/sonic-acts-in-collaboration-with -steim-sonic-acts-travelling-time/":\nThe bi-annual Sonic Acts Festival sho wcasing works at the cutting edge of art\, technology\, music and science w ill be held in Amsterdam from 23 to 26 February 2012. Over a period of four days Sonic Acts presents Travelling Time\, an ode to the human experience of time. The festival takes place at seven different locations: the Paradis o\, De Balie\, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ\, NIMk\, SMART Project Space\, STEIM and Temporary Stedelijk 3.\nClick here for the program.\nThe festival theme \nTime is a complex and ambiguous concept. Relativity theorists and quantum mechanics have tinkered with the seemingly unambiguous concept of time sin ce the beginning of the previous century. Art\, film and music make abstrac t notions of time tangible and comprehensible\, and manipulate how we exper ience it. The ongoing development and implementation of technology constant ly challenge\, change and undermine our perception of time. Communication n etworks function at the speed of light\, and computers process data in real time\, without human intervention. The rapid advances in technology are cr eating a gap between ‘machine time’ and ‘human time’. Travelling Time is a quest to reveal the significance and the intricacies of time and how we exp erience it.\nTravelling Time examines the need for speed when performing im provised music\, and the unavoidable amount of time that is spent programmi ng or constructing an artwork\, as well as time travel and how art can be a vehicle for imaginary journeys. The four-day festival brims with performan ces\, lectures\, exhibitions and presentations that intensify the experienc e of time.\nLive Performances\nA series of performances in SMART Project Sp ace by Catherine Christer Hennix + The Choras(s)an Time-Court Mirage (inclu ding Amelia Cuni\, Robin Hayward\, Franz Hautzinger\, Hillary Jeffery and P aul Schwingenschlögl) promises to be a highpoint of the festival. Hennix’s post-minimal drones elaborate on La Monte Young’s concepts\, and attempt to halt our experience of time. The Paradiso forms the heart of the performan ce programme\, with its numerous and surprising concerts\, performances\, f ilm screenings and installations. The concert by the American composer Paul ine Oliveros\, the originator of Deep Listening and a key figure in music o f the past 50 years is not to be missed. She celebrates her 80th birthday i n 2012 and comes to Amsterdam especially for Sonic Acts.\nSynthesizer speci alist Eleh\, who has released a split LP with Oliveros\, will shroud the Pa radiso in analogue drones on the same evening. The music programme also inc ludes cybernetic music by the composer Roland Kayn\, who passed away last y ear\; post-dubstep performances by infra-sub specialists Roly Porter and Em ptyset\; radical asynchronous rhythms from Mark Fell\; and process-based mu sic by Keith Fullerton Whitman. Extensive attention is also paid to music b y Wandelweiser composers\, including Michael Pisaro and Taku Sugimoto\, who integrate silence in their works to intensify our experience of time.\nCon ference\nMusicians\, academics\, sound artists and new media adepts will ga ther for the Sonic Acts conference that will be held in De Balie from 23 to 26 February: four days of inspiration\, immersion and discussions\, with n umerous lectures\, presentations and interviews that reveal how artists ope rate at the boundaries of art\, technology and science. In addition to the musicians and artists such as Catherine Christer Hennix\, Michael Pisaro\, Mark Fell and Pauline Oliveros mentioned above\, the conference is also an opportunity for academics and philosophers to share their thoughts and idea s. George Dyson – whose new book\, Turing’s Cathedral\, will be published i n early 2012 – talks about computer time\; Siegfried Zielinski discusses hi s theories relating to Deep Time and Variantology\; Hillel Schwartz talks a bout noise and time – his 1000-page Making Noise. From Babel to the Big Ban g and Beyond has just been published\; John Geiger discusses extreme mental and physical experiences\; and David Edgerton dives into the history of te chnology and expounds on 'the Shock of the Old'.\nExhibition &\; films\n The exhibition continues until 15 April 2012 at NIMk and includes light and laser installations by Mark Fell and Joe Gilmore\, Space Surrogate by Phil ip Lachenmann\, and much more. Also on show is Paul Sharits’ installation S hutter Interface which has never been seen in Europe before.\nNIMk\, Sonic Acts and STEIM are proud to announce the new joint Artist in Residence proj ect City Velocities – Body Speed by Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec. The installati on will be presented as part of the Sonic Acts – Travelling Time exhibition at NIMk from Februari 23 – April 15\, 2012.\nMore info:  http://nimk.nl/nl /city-velocities-body-speeds\nBook \nA lavishly illustrated publication dis cusses various aspects of the festival theme from different perspectives. T he book contains a.o.  interviews with Catherine Christer Hennix\, Mark Fel l\, Keith Fullerton Whitman and Hilary Jeffery\, and essays by Siegfried Zi elinski\, Omar Muñoz-Cremers (about SF and time travel)\, Thomas Patteson ( about Roland Kayn)\, and others.\nMore information: http://www.sonicacts.co m/2012/\n------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------\nFESTIVAL TICKET SALES HAVE STARTED\nPre-sale of all individual and comprehensive tickets has started via our site.\nDo you want to attend all the events? A conference and festi val pass costs €85.00 (discount €65.00). If you want to attend more than on e event in the music programme\, the Festival pass costs €55.00 (discount € 45\,00).\n----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------\nCALL FOR VOLUNTEERS\nSoni c Acts is looking for student volunteers who are interested in technology\, art\, new media and electronic music to assist with communication and prod uction. Furthermore\, we will need bloggers\, photographers and stewards fo r the information desk and artist handling. Students who volunteer for Soni c Acts are offered a unique opportunity to gain valuable work experience.\n Besides contributing to travel expenses and having free entrance to the con ference and festival\, students could use this voluntary work to gain indiv idual credits that are obligatory in some programs.\nIf you have any questi ons\, please do not hesitate to contact Julia Nüßlein at: vrijwillig@sonica cts.com or +31-20- 6264521.\nPlease help us to spread the word!\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Time travelling

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The bi-annual Sonic Acts Festival showcasi ng works at the cutting edge of art\, technology\, music and science will b e held in Amsterdam from 23 to 26 February 2012. Over a period of four days Sonic Acts presents Travelling Time\, an ode to the human experience of ti me. The festival takes place at seven different locations: the Paradiso\, D e Balie\, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ\, NIMk\, SMART Project Space\, STEIM and T emporary Stedelijk 3.

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Click here for the program.

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The festival theme
\nTime is a complex and ambiguous concept. Relativity theorists and quantum mechanics have tinkered with the seemingl y unambiguous concept of time since the beginning of the previous century. Art\, film and music make abstract notions of time tangible and comprehensi ble\, and manipulate how we experience it. The ongoing development and impl ementation of technology constantly challenge\, change and undermine our pe rception of time. Communication networks function at the speed of light\, a nd computers process data in real time\, without human intervention. The ra pid advances in technology are creating a gap between ‘machine time’ and ‘h uman time’. Travelling Time is a quest to reveal the significance and the i ntricacies of time and how we experience it.

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Travelling Time examin es the need for speed when performing improvised music\, and the unavoidabl e amount of time that is spent programming or constructing an artwork\, as well as time travel and how art can be a vehicle for imaginary journeys. Th e four-day festival brims with performances\, lectures\, exhibitions and pr esentations that intensify the experience of time.

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Live Per formances
\nA series of performances in SMART Project Space b y Catherine Christer Hennix + The Choras(s)an Time-Court Mirage (including Amelia Cuni\, Robin Hayward\, Fra nz Hautzinger\, Hillary Jeffery and Paul Schwingenschlögl) promise s to be a highpoint of the festival. Hennix’s post-minimal drones elaborate on La Monte Young’s concepts\, and attempt to halt our experience of time. The Paradiso forms the heart of the performance programme\, with its numer ous and surprising concerts\, performances\, film screenings and installati ons. The concert by the American composer Pauline Oliveros \, the originator of Deep Listening and a key figure in music of the past 5 0 years is not to be missed. She celebrates her 80th birthday in 2012 and c omes to Amsterdam especially for Sonic Acts.

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Synthesizer specialist Eleh\, who has released a split LP with Oliveros\, will s hroud the Paradiso in analogue drones on the same evening. The music progra mme also includes cybernetic music by the composer Roland Kayn\, who passed away last year\; post-dubstep performances by infra-sub s pecialists Roly Porter and Emptyset\; rad ical asynchronous rhythms from Mark Fell\; and process-bas ed music by Keith Fullerton Whitman. Extensive attention i s also paid to music by Wandelweiser composers\, including Michael Pisaro and Taku Sugimoto\, who i ntegrate silence in their works to intensify our experience of time.

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\nMusicians\, academics\, sound artists and new media adepts will gather for the Sonic Acts conference that will be held in De Balie from 23 to 26 February: four days of inspiration\, immers ion and discussions\, with numerous lectures\, presentations and interviews that reveal how artists operate at the boundaries of art\, technology and science. In addition to the musicians and artists such as Catherine Christe r Hennix\, Michael Pisaro\, Mark Fell and Pauline Oliveros mentioned above\ , the conference is also an opportunity for academics and philosophers to s hare their thoughts and ideas. George Dyson – whose new bo ok\, Turing’s Cathedral\, will be published in early 2012 – talks about com puter time\; Siegfried Zielinski discusses his theories re lating to Deep Time and Variantology\; Hillel Schwartz tal ks about noise and time – his 1000-page Making Noise. From Babel to the Big Bang and Beyond has just been published\; John Geiger discusses extreme mental and physical experiences\; and David Edgerto n dives into the history of technology and expounds on 'the Shock of the Ol d'.

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Exhibition &\; films
\nThe exhibition continues until 15 April 2012 at NIMk and includes light and laser installa tions by Mark Fell and Joe Gilmore\, Space Surrogate by Philip Lachenmann\, and much more. Also on show is Paul Sharits’ installation Shutter In terface which has never been seen in Europe before.

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NI Mk\, Sonic Acts and STEIM are pr oud to announce the new joint Artist in Residence project City Velo cities – Body Speed by Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec. T he installation will be presented as part of the Sonic Acts – Travelling Ti me exhibition at NIMk from Februari 23 – April 15\, 2012.

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More info :  http://nimk.nl/nl/city-velocities-body-speeds

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Book
\nA lavishly illustrated publication discusses various aspects o f the festival theme from different perspectives. The book contains a.o.  i nterviews with Catherine Christer Hennix\, Mark Fell\, Keith Fullerton Whit man and Hilary Jeffery\, and essays by Siegfried Zielinski\, Omar Muñoz-Cre mers (about SF and time travel)\, Thomas Patteson (about Roland Kayn)\, and others.

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More information: http://www.sonicacts.com/2012/

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FESTIVAL TICKET SA LES HAVE STARTED
\nPre-sale of all individual and comprehensi ve tickets has started via our site.

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Do you want to attend all the events? A conference and festival pass costs €85.00 (discount €65.00). If you want to attend more than one event in the music programme\, the Festival pass c osts €55.00 (discount €45\,00).

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

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Sonic Acts is look ing for student volunteers who are interested in technology\, art\, new med ia and electronic music to assist with communication and production. Furthe rmore\, we will need bloggers\, photographers and stewards for the informat ion desk and artist handling. Students who volunteer for Sonic Acts are off ered a unique opportunity to gain valuable work experience.

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Besides contributing to travel expenses and having free entrance to the conference and festival\, students could use this voluntary work to gain individual c redits that are obligatory in some programs.

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If you have any questi ons\, please do not hesitate to contact Julia Nüßlein at: vrijwillig@sonica cts.com or +31-20- 6264521.

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Please help us to spread the word!

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