Wednesday 27 February 2013

OPEN PLATFORM_3 - 22 February 2013 at Access Space

Thanks to all the performers who once more took up the challenge of performing the digital without using anything digital! We enjoyed a fun evening with failed sat navs, BIOS problems, poetry, strobe effects and computer games. ; ) 
This time even more people crammed into our micro performance space - so another big thank you to the great audience! We look forward to welcoming you back for more Random Access Performance(s) at OPEN PLATFORM_4

If you feel inspired to perform/present at the next event please email Susanne or Jake.

Also thanks to Access Space for co-hosting and Richard Bolam for fabulous event documentation. 





Monday 18 February 2013

OPEN PLATFORM_3 - TwT.crossplatform - this Friday, 22 February 2013

OPEN PLATFORM is a performative event that explores the digital with physical means and the fusion of performance and technology in the widest sense.


Performers so far:

Richard Bolam
Robin Close
Martyn Eggleton (tbc)
Stuart Faulkner
John X. Moseley
Susanne Palzer 

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Friday 15 February 2013

OPEN PLATFORM_2 09 November 2012 at Access Space - Performers


RAP(s)- Random Access Performance(s) - TwT.createyourownplatform

Susanne Palzer - Data Management Part III

Before following the original idea of offering the platform to other performers I open the event with another experiment in context of my investigations into the medium of presentations. Working cross platform between technology and performance I use a computing text by Ben Kneen and interpret it as a performance script - attempting to synch key data across multiple platforms. 

The full text can be found here: Ad Ops Insider/Data Management Part III: Synching Online Data to a Data Management Platform.


OPEN PLATFORM/RAP: Susanne Palzer/
Data Managemet Part III
HDV still: Richard Bolam/Susanne Palzer
OPEN PLATFORM/RAP: Susanne Palzer/
Data Management Part III
HDV still: Richard Bolam/Susanne Palzer


Sunshine Gray - Body Sounds II/Audience

With another sound making performance Sunshine Gray continues her theme of natural acoustics, i.e. body and voice, from OPEN PLATFORM_1. This time she asks us to partly re-enact a participatory workshop she led in context of Amie Slavin's digital sound work 'Audience'. Guided by the performer the OPEN PLATFORM_2 audience perform themselves while the division between performer/audience and their respective roles come into question. 

Information on Amie Slavin's original artwork can be found here.


OPEN PLATFORM/RAP: Sunshine Gray/
Body Sounds II/Audience
Timelapse still courtesy Richard Bolam
OPEN PLATFORM/RAP:Sunshine Gray/
Body Sounds II/Audience
HDV still: Richard Bolam/Susanne Palzer 





Kate Sicchio - Pure Data Dance

Kate Sicchio, a choreographer who uses technology, performs a version of object oriented programming of dance by translating elements of the visual programming language Pure Data into physical performance.


OPEN PLATFORM/RAP: Kate Sicchio/
Pure Data Dance
Photo: Susanne Palzer
OpEN PLATFORM/RAP: Kate Sicchio/
Pure Data Dance
Timelapse still courtesy Richard Bolam


Jake Harries - "beautiful, designer, luxury"

On a quest for world peace Jake Harries spams us with designer replica watches and rocks the Access Space foyer with a hymn advocating harmony, love, romance and sex.


OPEN PLATFORM/RAP: Jake Harries/
Rolex Sports Model
Photo: Susanne Palzer
OPEN PLATFORM/RAP: Jake Harries/
Rolex Sports Model
Timelapse still courtesy Richard Bolam


Sheffield Flute Choir - Full Steam Ahead   

Sheffield Flute Choir perform 'Full Steam Ahead', a score by Simon Desorgher. Using flute head joints and producing only four different sounds based on on/off (open and closed) Sheffield Flute Choir close the event with a beautiful experimental sound piece.


OPEN PLATFORM/RAP: Sheffield Flute Choir/
Full Steam Ahead
HDV still: Richard Bolam/Susanne Palzer
OPEN PLATFORM/RAP:Sheffield Flute Choir/
Full Steam Ahead
Timelapse still courtesy Richard Bolam



All performances took place in the Access Space foyer on various platforms and were timed to 10 minutes.   ... TwT.createyourownplatform 'CCTV' ... Jake Harries had sctually made his own physical platform but later did nor reveal it to the audience ...  


OPEN PLATFORM/RAP:Jake Harries/
My Secret Platform
Tinelapse still courtesy Richard Bolam




















OPEN PLATFORM_3  will take place on Friday, 22 February 2013 at Access Space. OPEN PLATFORM is an ongoing open call. If you are interested in taking part/performing at this or a future event please email Susanne or Jake.