Just received this call. Looks like it definitely needs some
livecoding in there...
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(Re)thinking Improvisation:
International sessions on artistic research in music
Nov 28-Dec 1
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Bringing together different traditions of musical improvisation,
(Re)thinking Improvisation - an international research project organized
by the Malmö Academy of Music, Lund University - now takes the
initiative to organize an event in which artists and scholars from
various disciplines can get together in order to explore improvisation
from a multidisciplinary and globalized perspective.
Centered around the concept of the lab as a venue for a review of
artistic work and research as process, the ambition is to merge various
kinds of knowledge production in the arts with various analytical modes
of thinking. Each member of the research project will direct sessions to
which a wide range of artists and scholars will be invited to contribute
in the form of performances, art works, papers, lecture recitals and any
other format that is pertinent to the argument one wants to make. These
lab sessions are the core of the event. However, (Re)thinking
Improvisation also hosts a series of public concerts in and around
Malmö. There will be no parallel sessions so all participants can take
part in all labs and, furthermore, each day invited artists/scholars
will sum up and critically review the sessions that have taken
place. Our ambition is to create a format for discussion and
dissemination of artistic work and thinking about and through artistic
work, while avoiding the all too common theory/practice dichotomies and
allow for a creative and intellectually vital environment in which
artistic and scholarly approaches to the topic of improvisation can be
molded together.
The sessions will primarily take place in the facilities of the Inter
Arts Center (www.iac.lu.se) which affords flexible and technically well
equipped venues for both music and visual arts. In addition, some of the
sessions and many of the public concerts will be scheduled in other
venues that are particularly suited for the content of the event.
* Call for contributions *
We welcome proposals that address improvisation
from a wide range of perspectives and in various formats. We
particularly welcome contributions in artistic form (also in artistic
expressions other than music). Accepted contributions will be organized
as parts of thematized sessions, establishing a critical
dialogue. Deadline for proposals is May 15. The submissions will be
peer-reviewed and a notification of acceptance will be announced no
later than June 15. The description of the content and format of the
presentation should be no more than 300 words and may also include audio
and video material. The contributions may be of variable length but
should not be more than 20 minutes. Please also indicate what kind of
venue that might be suitable for the contribution and list any technical
requirements. All accepted contributions will be published in the
multimedia publication which will constitute the peer reviewed
conference proceedings.
Please send proposals to stefan.ostersjo_at_mhm.lu.se and to
henrik.frisk_at_mhm.lu.se
More information about (Re)thinking Improvisation may be found at
http://www.iac.lu.se/projects.aspx#219
Received on Fri Apr 01 2011 - 12:44:44 BST