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Index*/ Introduccion / Context / Synopsi and investigation / ﾂｿWhy Avatar? / Notes / Technical development / Images / Curricula / Budget /
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Introduction / Since the formation of Erre que Erre, one of the constants and identity of the group at work throughout all these years has been the constant pursuit of an assembly after mounting developments in both its content and form. From an interior point of view, the group has always been interested in finding new methods of work to address each new assembly. The next challenge, on the basis and infrastructure that Erre que Erre permits, is conducting a dance solo next to an interactive multimedia artist, Román Torre. This challenge represents the first work of María Angeles G. Angulo as solo dancer and also the first real contact with the technological possibilities of new media. M.Ángeles García Angulo
Erre que Erre (Fotos: Lidia Mombiela)*/>
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Context* / I met Romﾃ｡n Torre nearly a year ago, during this time he walked to the preparations for his latest project Lifefloor (Beta), which is an interactive installation based on an algorithm called "cellular automata" and more specifically, the "Game of Life", designed by British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970 and since its publication, has attracted much interest due to the great variability in the evolution of cellular patterns. He always encouraged me to think about Lifefloor on the stage for a solo dance: the work is interactive and reacts to the movement of an intelligent way and with some autonomy. When he finally saw the finished artwork exhibited in the Education and Art Center and Building Industry (Gijﾃｳn), during the exhibition Homo Ludens Ludens, I could see it was really a wonderful scene to move within the facility and investigate the many possibilities offered, because it can be estethically interested an moreover allows to have on the stage area some autonomy and ability to improvise. http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=NOFIj6ji5e0
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This short video shows the running Lifefloor interacting with a person over a basic way (the video is also included on the CD that is presented with this project). The truth is that the limited space that creates the piece invites an investigation of the movement almost to the body's own innate reaction that caused the displacement in their cell-pixels; the viewers that "live" the work somehow end up dancing through space, playing with the speed or immobility, with the extent of gestures or the subtlety of the same, with the contemplation of "wake" that makes your intervention in this land and even the evolution of the ecosystem, for the simple fact that in essence, it really is alive: it has a set of rules, behaviors and patterns (artificial intelligence) that although a principle escape our perception, little by little we can, through observation and intuitive, understand its logic and autonomy. Lifefloor is currently designed for an interactive installation where the viewer becomes part of their interaction with the living system. Many people have already passed since its inauguration in the first International Media Art Forum for Youth (IMAFY), Cairo (Egypt) and Lifefloor which was awarded the "Gold Brush" and until last September 22 was exposed in Homo Ludens Ludens exhibition at the Art and Education Center Building Industry, which is shown in magazines and have set a number of other digital publications Duch as Forbes, We make money not art, etc.
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Investigation / Technically, this project is the research and interaction of the body moving along with the interactive piece Lifefloor (beta) as a basis, and, at the same time, the possibility of research in the improvement of algorithms and applications, such as incorporating Lifefloor. Both of us, me and Romﾃ｡n, are interested in research opportunities that can have a software or hardware to develop a certain stage or complete autonomy. So this piece is in the middle between the real and the virtual, the automatic (scheduled) and random, explicitly directed by the man to a physical and unpredictability, algorithms speaking at a goodwill. Avatar* starts from an encounter between two ways of understanding the space, between the physical scale that provides the human body in space and the desire for tangible significance of it, to overcome the barrier posed by the subject, perhaps, in other worlds, developing ways to understand the complex reality in which we live: we can easily check with the current intangible technologies that allow us to explore other realities through digitization.
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¿Why AVATAR*? / Avatar is a Sanskrit term (‘avatâra’ means 'the one who comes down’), which framework of Hinduism refers to the embodiment on earth of a god. It also means ‘iniciated’. The Castilian has taken (via the French) the Sanskrit word avatar (the plural in Spanish is: ‘avatares’) with the meaning of ‘stages',' events' or 'change'. The term became popular in the novel Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson (1992) . Avatar in…Wikipedia: Internet and other modern technologies, is called Avatar to a graphic representation, usually human, that is associated with a user identification. The avatars can be artistic photographs or drawings, and some technologies allow the use of threedimensional representations.
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In Second Life, the avatar replaced our representation in the virtual world, play a role for us that we can now see with our own eyes. If before our representations acquired the character of metaphor, the "as is" now become literal, leaving our bodies to move to a third party that makes us through to the other (otherness, duality). From this perspective, the avatar is a sign, something that is in lieu of something else, another person in this case. Thus, the avatar is serving for us from a distance of our screen, is our intermediary between the real world and the digital world. “Uno es el que escribe, otro es el que vive”(Enrique Vila-Matas) "One is that he writes, the other is living" (Enrique Vila-Matas) "I am the other." (Nerval who wrote it next to a selfportrait) "I is another" (Rimbaud) “Al otro Borges es al que le ocurren las cosas” (Borges). "To the other Borges is the one to whom things happen" (Borges) “In the process of writing or thinking about oneself, one becomes another" (Paul Auster).
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All these quotations illustrate the idea of our 'other', our otherness or duality.
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Technical development* / Avatar is based on the ground, this is because it is the only space occupied by the virtual events happening within the show and taking this as a reference, a rectangular interactive touch screen, where various planning, real time data, and visual effects will interact. While developing the dance solo, the dance performer will be in constant dialogue with the software created for the piece, being the person responsible for the different pre-programmed events narrative. They react on the movements, different attitudes and gestures; the space, within the possibilities of the body, is in the area bounded by the screening and by the detection of the camera, which constantly sends signals to the computer position. The camera is responsible for processing the data and sending it through the screening stage in real time. The measures are variable, because they depends on the video projection and its relation with the space; everything is a part of basic measures of 5x5m2 with a minimum height of 5m from the video lens to the ground. Technical needs and hardware / The equipment required for installation of the part of the following elements: Maqueta Avatar*/>
-Video projector with large-aperture lens, 4000 lumens minimum, placed vertically on the roof, right in the centre of the piece. -Video surveillance-camera lens with large aperture and focus + IR filter, placed on the roof next to a video projector, this will be responsible for the capture, frame by frame, already configured on the position of the interpreter. -Plate-infrared LED for infrared light, needed to ensure proper contrast of light captured by the camera. -Computer-fixed, and video capture cards for a proper video signal input and output. -Laptop-for the control and mixed signal audio and video. -Video mixer table. -Four monitors and sound mixer and equalizer. Maqueta Avatar*/>
Inspiration: Lifefloor, como ya comentamos antes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOFIj6ji5e0 Scott Blake: http://www.barcodeart.com/menu_5/other/point_frames.html Playmodes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsF6Q5tY4kw Interactive Dance Floor by FeedTank: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jj9dCdjY6I&feature=related .
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Technical development* / Basic Setup of AVATAR*
Mesa de sonido!
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Curricula* / ERRE QUE ERRE. Erre que erre is a group of creators and interpreters who develop their work from the creation and experimentation of new forms and conceptions of dance and movement. 1996. “Despegando sombras del suelo” Awarded First Prize in Choreography and Best Original Music in the Xth Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid. Third prize in the Prix Volinine 99, Saint Germain in Laye Paris. “Dando forma a la nada” Honorable in the Ricard Moragas Award, Barcelona 96. 1997. “Vaivén” is released in the XI Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid. Collaboration with La Fura dels Baus in the choreography and interpretation of the cantata “El Martirio de San Sebastián” by Claude Debussy and in the performance of “Incubadoras”. 1998-99. “Vaivén” and “El Martirio de San Sebastián” tour, with La Fura dels Baus. M.Ángeles.G.Angulo*/>
2000. The company presents “Divadlo” in L’Espai, Barcelona. 2001. “Divadlo” (video dance), directed by Guillem Morales, co-produced by the Generalitat de Cataluña and TV3. “Pensamientos despeinados”, L’Espai, Barcelona. Co-produced by Lanònima Imperial. Awarded the Premi d’Arts Escèniques Lleida 2001. 2002. “Vaivén 02”, adaptation of Vaivén to perform on the street and in unconventional spaces. First performed in the Limburg Festival (Holland). “Experiencia(s)”, performance. Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona. 2003. “A.P.A.A.I.” (Acontecimientos Posibles Aunque Altamente Improbables) artistic direction by Guillermo Weickert. Festival D’estiu, GREC 03. Inauguration of the erre que erre workshop in Poble Nou, Barcelona.
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2004. Opening of “Dress-Code”. A piece by Guillermo Weickert and Mario G. Sáez. Opening of “Me llamo Walter”. A piece by Teresa Navarrete. Opening Festival Mudanzas, Cartagena. "Vaivén 02", internacional tour. 2005. Openning of “Deberían llover cristales” June 9th-19th, L’Espai in Barcelona in coproduction with Boulevard Festival (Holland ) and L’Espai, Barcelona “A.P.A.A.I.” (video dance). Directed by Guillem Morales. 2006. National and international tour “Deberían llover cristales”. 10 years of Erre que erre. New production: “Spitting into time”. Mercat de les Flors of Barcelona and Temporada Alta – Festival de Tardor de Catalunya. Salt. Investigation residencies in Centro Párraga (Murcia), Espaço do tempo (Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal) and Studio Dance (Tournefeuille, France).
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Curriculun* / 2007. Nacional and internacional tour with “Escupir en el tiempo”. Creation of the new show: “Lost and safe” de Teresa Navarrete; prémiere September 28th at Festival Tensdansa, Terrassa. Creation of the duet by M.G.Sáez and M.A.G.Angulo, ‘No sólo (de neuronas vive el cerebro enamorado).“Recherches”, an investigation project based on improvisation (Euro Region Grant 07-08). 2008. ‘Escupir en el tiempo’, MAX award for best dance show. New production “No pesa el corazón de los veloces”, prémiere in May 14th at Norfolk and Norwich Festivla (UK) and June 19th-29th at Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, with the original direct music by David Crespo, Roger Crespo and Miguel Aguilar. Erre que erre dance company, S.C.C.L. is supported by Generalitat de Catalunya, Department of Culture (INAEM), Institute of Culture of Barcelona City Council and Institut Ramon Llull. www.errequeerredanza.net M.Ángeles.G.Angulo*/>
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Curricula* / ROMÁN TORRE I enter the artistic /creative world by self and a series of artistic and musical works, such as concerts and performances that make Gijón and Oviedo in connection with various events. 2001 to start making the first collections presented in various cafes and shops in my local area. At first working with recycled materials and other junk and then evolve into designs manufactured and handmade series with plenty of proposals such as interactive installations and other projects in which I use all kinds of technology and the Internet. After several awards and a short but intense career, was one of three awarded the prize for young designers INJUVE 2004, a context supported by Instituto Nacional de la Juventud in recognition of new forms and works of young Spanish designers. He exhibited and sold my designs in places such as Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon and San Etiene or objects designed lighting and furniture to order for various projects and working with various groups such as the creation and teaching space, designing and mounting exhibitions and workshops for artistic and / or creative IPU with Mauro Castro (Urban) and Adolfo Florez (Engineering) in the College of Engineering Plastic Urbana, undertaken various projects for intervention, and critical concept in the urban fabric. Román Torre*/>
In the 05/06 season I lived in Seville and cooperate with the study conducted by the Urban Recipes architect Santiago Cirugeda, projects and self-teaching, and architecture projects. Of this season has been born in Seville study Virtual Mogyoro (Budapest / Lisbon / Gijon), along with Gergo Kukucska (Architect) and Tania do Magda Santos (Architect) with whom now work in a network while still developing my last projects as LIFEFLOOR (Beta). / http://www.romantorre.com Personal exhibitions: 2002 Netwall (3ºPremio Astragal / CMX ) Sala Astragal / Gijón 2003 Netwall / Espacio Tangente / Burgos 2004 Colección Inutil / Sala Budo / Madrid 2005 Colección Vidainutil-Photounite / Escuela superior de Arte de Aviles
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Prizes and grands: 2002 Soundwall / Festimad 2002 / Mostoles / Madrid 2002 Soundwall / Phonotica 2002 / Gijon 2003 Colección Inutil / “Periferias y otros lugares”/ Gijón / Arte en lacalle comisariado por Javier Avila 2004 Phonoipu / “Periferias y otros lugares” 2004 Colección Vidainutil-Phonoipu / Sala Amadis / Injuve 2004/ 2004 Colección Vidainutil / Design Wise / Palacio de Santa Caterina /Lisboa 2004 Colección Vidainutil-Phonoipu / Bienal du design / Saint Etienne/ Francia 2004 Colección Vidainutil-Phonoipu / Ceulag / Mollina / Malaga 2004 Photounite-Phonoipu / Arte publico barrio del Carmen / Gijón 2006 Urban Criature / Arte publico barrio del Carmen / Gijón 2008 Lifefloor (Beta) / IMAFY / El Cairo (Egipto) 2008 Lifefloor (Beta) / Homo Ludens Ludens / Laboral centro de arte / Gijón 2008 Untitled / Proyecto cabina / Gijón Production Publications : 2002 Soundwall / Performa 02 / Produccion / Festimad 2002 Netwall / Premio Astragal / Gijón 2003 Vidainutil-Phonoipu / Sala Amadis / Injuve 2004 en la modalidad de diseño / 2004 Bcnova / Rancons Publics / Mencion / junto con el colectivo IPU 2006 Urban creature / CMX 2008 Lifefloor (Beta) / Brocha de oro / IMAFY/ El Cairo (Egipto)
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