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Program for Seminar 1: Motion capture

Thursday, Feb. 4th.

10.00:
Welcome, introduction and practicals.

10.15:
"Flirtation: Metaphor, Mode, Model" by Ass. Prof. Torunn Kjølner, Department of Dramaturgy, University of Aarhus.

10.30:
"Interactivity from a Theatrical Perspective" by Ass. Prof. Niels Lehmann, Department of Dramaturgy, University of Aarhus.

10.45:
"Digital Theatre - a Research Project" by Ass. Prof. Janek Szatkowski, Department of Dramaturgy, University of Aarhus.

11.00:
"Process Capturing" by Ass.Prof. Kim Halskov Madsen, Department of Information and Media Science, University of Aarhus.

11.15:
"Digital Performance Materials" researcher/ consultant Scott deLahunta, Writing Research Associates, Netherlands

12.00:
Lunch

13.30:
"Motion capture: the voice from inside" by digital artist and lecturer, Susan Kozel, Dance Department, University of Surrey, England.

14.45:
Practical demonstration of motion capture with two dansers. Motion capture specialist Claude Aebersold ,Schwitzerland, choreographer Susan Rethorst, School for New Dance Development, Amsterdam, Holland and Scott deLahunta.

17.00:
Available for technical questions.

THANKS TO:

Tim and Sue Child, Televirtual, UK
LEGO
CIT v. Morten Kyng
InterMedia Ålborg v. Lars Qvortrup
InterMedia Århus v. Kaj Grønbæk
Kulturhus Århus/ ART CRASH v. Pia Buchardt
Peter Skaarup
Claude Aebersold
Susan Rethorst
Dan Mapes
Torben Nielsen
Peter Friis

Ivan Bogner
Søren Ertmann
John Andreasen
Jannie Friis Kristensen
Anneline Svelle

Program for seminar 2: Theatrical Space

Tuesday, Feb. 9th., 10.00 - 17.30

9.00:
"The Dramaturgy of Space" by Ass. Prof. Torunn Kjølner

10.00:
Welcome, intrduction and practicals

10.15:
"The Marvellous Art of Illusion" by architect and installation artist Luca Ruzza, Rome; Italy.

11.15:
Coffee-break

11.30:
"Scenography as spatial experience" by architect and stage designer Rolf Alme, Academy of Figurative Theatre, Fredrikstad, Norway

12.30:
Lunch

13.30:
"Theatrical space - site specific design" by stage designer Dorthe Holbak Copenhagen, Denmark

14.45:
"Virtual Space Art - 3D-space" by architect and stage designer Svend Erik Søfelt, Department of Scenography and Virtual space art, School of Architecture, Aarhus, Denmark.

16.00:
Open session for various questions.

Program for seminar 3: Animation

Wednesday, Feb. 10th. 10.00 - 17.00

10.00:
Welcome, introduction and practicals

10.15:
"Animation: Prospects and possibilities" by researcher/consultant Scott deLahunta, Writing Research Associates, Netherlands.

11.30:
"Interactivity with animated agents, avatars and autonomous agents" by Ass. Prof. Claus B. Madsen, Laboratory of Image Analysis, Aalborg University, Denmark.

12.30:
Lunch

13.30:
"3D-animation: Demonstration of Maya" by 3D-animation programme expert Peter Ludolph, Studio and Broadcast Systems A/S, Denmark, and Thomas Albech, Crystal Graphics.

17.00:
Open session for various technical questions

Program for seminar 4: 3D-spaces

Monday, March 1st., 9.00 - 18.00

9.00:
Welcome, introduction and practicals.

9.15:
"Falling into Space" by researcher/consultant Scott deLahunta, Writing Research Associates, Netherlands.

9.45:
"Real Space, Virtual Space: What Comes First and Who is in the Middle?" by Professor Lars Qvortrup, Head of InterMedia, Aalborg.

10.15:
"Experiencing 2D/3D. Aspects of Creating 3D" by Ass. Prof. Bjørn Laursen, Department of Communication, Education and Computer Science, Roskilde University.

10.45:
Coffee Break.

11.15:
"Visual Depth Cues and the Construction of 2D and 3D Landscapes" by Ass. Prof. Søren Kolstrup, Department of Information and Media Science, University of Aarhus.

11.45:
"Paraperspectives" by performance artist Kirsten Delholm, Hotel Proforma, Copenhagen.

12.30:
Lunch.

13.30:
Demonstration of 3D-Spatial Design.

15.00:
Working Demonstration by The Aarhus School of Architecture, lead by architect and stage designer Svend Erik Søfelt, Department of Scenography and Virtual Space Art, The Aarhus School of Architecture. Please note that this session will take place at The Aarhus School of Architecture, Nørreport 20, 8000 Aarhus C.

Program for seminar 5: Projections

Tuesday, March 9th. 10.00 - 17.00

10.00:
Welcome, introduction and practicals.

10.15:
"Pro-jections and Pro-actions: How can projection generate different ways of perceiving?" by architect and visual artist Luca Ruzza, Rome, Italy.

11.00:
"Projection as Architecture - a low-tech approach" by Svend Erik Søfelt, architect and stage designer, Department of Scenography and Virtual Space Art, The Aarhus School of Architecture.

11.40:
"Performance and Projections" by performance artist Kirsten Delholm, Hotel Proforma, Copenhagen.

12.15:
Lunch.

13.30:
"Computerbased Simulation in the Scenographer's Praxis" by stage designer Steffen Aarfing, Copenhagen, Denmark.

14.30:
Coffee break.

15.00:
Performance: "ALIBID'ALI" by Luca Ruzza and performer Laura Colombo, Rome, Italy.
Demonstration of the use of projections in the performance.
Discussion and closing of seminar.


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Laboratory Two [Two Parts]
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Workshop(s): Laboratory One
Motion Capture Essay
Bibliography
List of Student and Artist Participants during Laboratory One
Links (from presentations and other sources)
Public Motion Capture Data

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