*Adam** Art Gallery in collaboration with Victoria University of Wellington Film and Theatre programmes presents:*
*/Virtual Theatres/** – A series of installations * Presented by students and staff from Victoria University of Wellington’s Theatre and Film Programmes, and curated by Senior Lecturer John Downie Virtual Theatres is a series of installations exhibited at the Adam Art Gallery from 15 -18 October 2008. These original installation works will demonstrate current research experiments with performance and audiovisual technologies. “While we still think we know what we are talking about when we use the terms 'theatre' and 'film', everyday digital technologies now enhance a performer's expressive range within space and time quite beyond character-based representation, as well as expanding the spectator's own sense of being present at a performance” John Downie. */Virtual Theatres/*/ /installations include: // * * · /Metamorphosal/ – which uses three flat screens to explore ideas about indoctrination, cure and obedience (THEA 323 class collaborative project); · /Terminal /– which invokes the sensations and metaphysics of the modern airport by a mixture of objects and projection (THEA 323 class collaborative project); · /He is still alive and speaks to himself rationally/ – which is a meditative take on the Asian ‘Monkey’ fable, employing three different projection spaces and compelling sound (Film Honours student Horst Sarubin); · /Epistrophe/ – which makes play with the repetitions of the everyday that continue to inhabit antiquated furniture and screens (Film Honours student Carlos Ramirez-Laloli); · /Bound/ – which places real stones, within which can be seen the figure of her own father, grappling with some of the story elements of the Prometheus myth (Master of Theatre Arts student Alyx Duncan); · /Styx// /– which is exhibited in honour of the artist’s pet snake, in the gallery’s lift (Technical tutor and Media Artist Willie Franco); · /My Space/ – which is a provocation about identity, ownership and the transference of the intangible ; (Technical tutor and Media Artist Willie Franco); and · /Wall of Furies /- a compressed version of Aeschylus's The Eumenides in reverse in which actress Carol Smith evolves from benevolent singularity to vengeful multiplicity (Curator and Teacher John Downie) *Opening Event*: Tuesday 14 October, 6-8pm, drinks and nibbles provided * Exhibition: *Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 October, 4-8pm and Saturday 18 October, 11am-5pm *RSVP*: Essential by Monday 13 October to confirm your attendance – email [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For all public programme enquiries contact Laura Preston: **Adam**** Art Gallery**** Victoria University of Wellington Gate 3, Kelburn Parade PO Box 600 WELLINGTON ph +64 4 4635229 fax +64 4 4635024 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.victoria.ac.nz/adamartgallery For more information or a copy of the poster contact Jo Bean: Programme Administrator for Theatre, phone 463 5359 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________________________________________________ helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.avatarbodycollision.org http://www.upstage.org.nz http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
