Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. PERFORMANCE  Chunky Move/Gideon Obarzanek (Australia)  GLOW  Thursday & Friday December 3 & 4, 7 & 9 PM $15 / $10 / $5 Conceived as a "biotech fiction" by Australian choreographer Gideon Obarzanek and interactive software creator Frieder Weiss, Glow transforms a solo dancer into a mutant figure both sensual and grotesque. As she slides and thrashes across a white floor, her form generates a constantly shifting digital habitat of projected light. Her smallest gestures are captured by an overhead tracking system, while interactive video technology creates motion graphics that shift in real time in response to her movement. » More Information     TALK  Frieder Weiss: From Technological Research to Sensual Engineering  Wednesday December 2, 7 PM  Free + Open to the Public  As the interactive system designer for GLOW, Frieder Weiss is one of the foremost experts in realtime computing and computer systems in performance art. » More Information     WORKSHOP  Frieder Weiss: Perceivable Bodies Workshop  Saturday December 5, 9:30 AM  Free + Open to the Public  Frieder Weiss, creator of the media environment in Chunky Move's GLOW, will give a hands-on workshop on video motion sensing technologies and his interactive software for performance. Attendance is limited to 15 participants, so reserve your spot soon at the EMPAC Box Office. » More Information     SOON SCREENING, SERIES  Unfiction Encounters at the End of the World  Dir. Werner Herzog  Thursday December 10, 7:30 PM  $5  Werner Herzog's most recent documentary, Encounters at the End of the World is a study of Antarctica and the small community of scientists who have gravitated to its surreal landscape. » More Information     PERFORMANCE  Rensselaer Holiday Concert  Antioch Chamber Ensemble Tuesday December 15th, 7 PM $10 general admission / free with Rensselaer ID (limit 2 per person)  In celebration of winter and the turning of the year, Rensselaer invites you to the holiday concert at EMPAC - establishing a new tradition on campus. » More Information     News  With the exception of thePerceivable BodiesWorkshop which is open to the public, EMPAC will be closed on Saturday December 5th for a private function.  Facebook + Twitter  You've already attended an event at EMPAC. Great! Can't wait to see you again. And you've read about EMPAC's residencies and commissioning programs. We hope you're as excited about them as we are!   Now, you're looking for more ways to be part of the EMPAC community. You've got it: Keep up on EMPAC events, information and conversation by joining the EMPAC Facebook group and by following us on Twitter. On Facebook, you'll find member-posted photos and videos, and be able to join in the discussion of all things EMPAC. On Twitter, you'll get our lastest last minute event info reminders, and maybe even a few surprises! Stop by soon.   Facebook Twitter   EMPAC 2009-2010 presentations, residencies and commissions are supported by grants from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation;) and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the The Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support for artist commissions. You are receiving this announcement because you signed up for the EMPAC news list either on www.empac.rpi.edu or on an old-timey piece of paper somewhere in the EMPAC building or at an EMPAC event. You may unsubscribe anytime you want of course of course! - The EMPAC Team EMPAC Box Office: 518.276.3921 Plan your visit to EMPAC! Get directions, maps, parking info, and a visitors guide.  Our mailing address is: EMPAC @ Rensselaer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180 Add us to your address book Copyright © 2009 EMPAC @ Rensselaer  All rights reserved.

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Making Music through Electronics Hacking and Circuit Bending

12/5/09 - 12/6/09 | Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. (2 classes)

Members: $90 | Non-Members: $100 | Studio Fee: $30

Instructor: Peter Edwards of Caper Land (downtown Troy) 

Circuit bending is the experimental process of short-circuiting and re-wiring audio electronics for the purpose of discovering unintended, often bizarre functionalities. The process is fun and inventive and often leads to new forms of musical expression and interaction.   Instructor Peter Edwards will cover the basics of bending and help participants through the design and modification process.  Each student will received a soldering iron and a set of basic circuit bending tools to keep, and will transform one item they bring with them into a unique musical instruments.  This class is beginner friendly but previous experience with electronics and simple hand tool use is helpful.

http://www.casperelectronics.com/

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SOON PERFORMANCE  Chunky Move/Gideon Obarzanek (Australia)  GLOW  Thursday & Friday December 3 & 4, 7 & 9 PM $15 / $10 / $5 Conceived as a “biotech fiction” by Australian choreographer Gideon Obarzanek and interactive software creator Frieder Weiss, Glow transforms a solo dancer into a mutant figure both sensual and grotesque. As she slides and thrashes across a white floor, her form generates a constantly shifting digital habitat of projected light. Her smallest gestures are captured by an overhead tracking system, while interactive video technology creates motion graphics that shift in real time in response to her movement. » More Information     TALK  Frieder Weiss: From Technological Research to Sensual Engineering  Wednesday December 2, 7 PM  Free + Open to the Public  As the interactive system designer for GLOW, Frieder Weiss is one of the foremost experts in realtime computing and computer systems in performance art. » More Information     WORKSHOP  Frieder Weiss: Perceivable Bodies Workshop  Saturday December 5, 9:30 AM  Free + Open to the Public  Frieder Weiss, creator of the media environment in Chunky Move's GLOW, will give a hands-on workshop on video motion sensing technologies and his interactive software for performance. Attendance is limited to 15 participants, so reserve your spot soon at the EMPAC Box Office. » More Information     SCREENING, SERIES  Unfiction Encounters at the End of the World  Dir. Werner Herzog  Thursday December 10, 7:30 PM  $5  Werner Herzog's most recent documentary, Encounters at the End of the World is a study of Antarctica and the small community of scientists who have gravitated to its surreal landscape. » More Information     ONGOING EXHIBITIONS Mads Lynnerup, Take a Day for Yourself!  Mezzanine through December 16 » More Information     Sophie Kahn & Lisa Parra, Body/Traces  Level 4 through December 16 » More Information    Open Monday through Saturday, noon - 6 PM  Free + Open to the Public News  Due to the Thanksgiving holiday and Rensselaer being closed, EMPAC will be closed to the public starting Thursday November 26 and will re-open on Monday November 30.  Facebook + Twitter  You've already attended an event at EMPAC. Great! Can't wait to see you again. And you've read about EMPAC's residencies and commissioning programs. We hope you're as excited about them as we are!   Now, you're looking for more ways to be part of the EMPAC community. You've got it: Keep up on EMPAC events, information and conversation by joining the EMPAC Facebook group and by following us on Twitter. On Facebook, you'll find member-posted photos and videos, and be able to join in the discussion of all things EMPAC. On Twitter, you'll get our lastest last minute event info reminders, and maybe even a few surprises! Stop by soon.   Facebook Twitter   EMPAC 2009-2010 presentations, residencies and commissions are supported by grants from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation;) and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the The Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support for artist commissions. You are receiving this announcement because you signed up for the EMPAC news list either on www.empac.rpi.edu or on an old-timey piece of paper somewhere in the EMPAC building or at an EMPAC event. You may unsubscribe anytime you want of course of course! - The EMPAC Team Forward to a friend EMPAC Box Office: 518.276.3921 Plan your visit to EMPAC! Get directions, maps, parking info, and a visitors guide.  Our mailing address is: EMPAC @ Rensselaer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180 Add us to your address book Copyright © 2009 EMPAC @ Rensselaer  All rights reserved.