This weekend leading New Media artists from all over the world, from South Africa to Brighton to Belgium are gathering in Watermans’ riverside art centre to deliver an explosive programme of digital performances, dance, workshops, installations, and interactive events.
The New Media Arts programme at Watermans is one of the most experimental and far-reaching in the field. On 14th and 15th November 2015 the West London venue is hosting its third annual Digital Performance Weekender, and this year’s theme is Data Bodies – privacy in a big data world.
Saturday night’s spectacular dance/music double bill includes Alexander Whitley’s visually striking and kinetically charged choreography in The Measures Taken , a solo adaptation of the work commissioned by the Royal Ballet, created in collaboration with digital media artists Marshmallow Laser Feast.
Newcomers to the New Media Arts scene will enjoy Bio-artist Anna Dumitriu’s latest work Sequence and put on Virtual Reality headsets for a journey of discovery into the world of bacteria. They will also enjoy Crew’s C.A.P.E. (Computer Automatic Personal Environment) where visitors are equipped with “omni-directional equipment” for an immersive adventure.
New Media Arts professionals will find the Symposium un-missable, bringing together a truly expert panel to discuss issues around data privacy.
The Production Methods discussion will explore in depth their major exhibition Executive Chair.
And on Sunday children get a chance to hack their electronic toys in the Circuit Bending Orchestra Workshop.
Most events are completely free of charge.
Saturday 14th & Sun 15th November
Watermans
40 High Street
Brentford
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