From turbulence at turbulence.org Mon Mar 14 22:03:17 2011 From: turbulence at turbulence.org (Turbulence) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:33:17 -0400 Subject: [Announcements] Turbulence Commission: "Quartet With Pyramid Scheme" by Jordan Topiel Paul, Eric Laska, Richard Kamerman, Reed Evan Rosenberg Message-ID: March 14, 2011 Turbulence Commission: "Quartet With Pyramid Scheme" by Jordan Topiel Paul, Eric Laska, Richard Kamerman, and Reed Evan Rosenberg http://turbulence.org/works/quartet "Quartet With Pyramid Scheme" is a streaming online sound installation whose audio content is collected through a sixteen-week pyramid scheme structure. Every two weeks, a new set of participants (recruited by prior participants) submits sound samples that the quartet will selectively work into the stream. The samples are played continuously in unpredictable variations through a Max/MSP patch. By the end of the process, 512 participants will have been asked to contribute. "Quartet With Pyramid Scheme" is a 2011 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. for its Turbulence website. It was made possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation. BIOGRAPHIES JORDAN TOPIEL PAUL is a musician, artist and elementary educator based out of Queens, NY. Originally an improvising percussionist, he continues to explore improvisation in his current work with sound installation and electronic media. His recent pieces have involved collaborative planning and production, field recordings, site- specificity, FM and Internet transmission, Max/MSP programming and indeterminate processes. ERIC LASKA is a New York-based musician. Examples from recent work focus on the proliferation of sounds from localized material processes, the arrangement of improvised music for extended periods of time, and composing for electro-acoustic music based on "back-end" principles such as power consumption. In addition he is part of the Internet surf club "Double Happiness." RICHARD KAMERMAN'S artistic interest is aimed foremost on the task of magnification. Small sounds, small gestures -- made large. Inconsequential events -- made important. The vast difference made to a narrative by a small change in focus. Room acoustics, microphone/ pickup placement, and amplification are often very important to his live construction of sound, where he places great weight on the embracing of unintended consequences - e.g. errors in translation/ format conversion, bursts of feedback, power supply failures. REED EVAN ROSENBERG is an American multidisciplinary artist working primarily in sound. He programs various digital instruments for each specific project on which he embarks, encompassing the areas of improvised electronic music, extreme computer music, and installation art. Recent projects include an in depth study of chaotic synthesis using Boris Chirikov's "Standard Map," systems that hack and trouble auto-tune and phase vocoding, and a musical system using the boids algorithm which simulates the flocking patterns of birds and was most famously implemented in the CG of Jurassic Park. "Like" us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/nrpa.org http://facebook.com/turbulence.org Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/turbulenceorg Please support the Turbulence Commissions Program. See http:// turbulence.org for details. Jo-Anne Green Co-Director New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. 917.548.7780 or 617.522.3856 Turbulence: http://turbulence.org Networked_Performance: http://turbulence.org/blog Networked_Music_Review: http://turbulence.org/networked_music_review Networked: http://networkedbook.org New American Radio: http://somewhere.org Upgrade! 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POCOCK £29,562 p.a. inclusive of London Allowance Fixed Term (32 months): 1st September 2011 to 30th April 2014 Vacancy Nos: 000282 / 000283 / 000284 SOAS invites applications for three full-time fixed-term post-doctoral Research Assistants to work on an ESRC-funded project (RES 062-23-3052) examining social and economic change in post-colonial Indian villages. Through intensive new ethnographic fieldwork, the post-doctoral researchers will ‘restudy’ one of three villages originally studied independently in the early 1950s by F.G. Bailey, Adrian C. Mayer and David F. Pocock (deceased) in Orissa (Odisha), Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat respectively. Bailey and Mayer – both now in their late 80s – will contribute their field materials and experience to the research. Vacancy 000282: Orissa The successful applicant will lead the project’s re-analysis of the published work and unpublished field materials of F.G. Bailey; along with Dr Edward Simpson will interview Bailey about his life and work; will assist in the digitization and analysis of Bailey’s primary research materials; will conduct 14 months fieldwork in Orissa; and contribute to the writing up of the research for publication. Knowledge of Oriya and other relevant languages will be an advantage. Vacancy 000283: Madhya Pradesh The successful applicant for this post will lead the project’s re-analysis of the published work of Adrian C. Mayer; along with Dr Edward Simpson will interview Mayer about his life and work; will assist in the digitization and analysis of Mayer’s primary research materials; will conduct 14 months of fieldwork in Madhya Pradesh and contribute to the writing up of the research for publication. Knowledge of Hindi and other relevant languages will be an advantage. Vacancy 000284: Gujarat The successful applicant will lead the project’s re-analysis of the published work of David F. Pocock; will conduct 14 months of fieldwork in Gujarat; and contribute to the writing up of the research for publication. Knowledge of Gujarati will be an advantage. The project has been designed as a collaborative exercise at all stages: planning, fieldwork and writing. The Researchers will work as a team under the guidance of Dr Edward Simpson and Professor Patricia Jeffery. Therefore, applicants should be willing to co-ordinate research schedules, to agree topics to be explored, to share findings and to develop co-authored publications. The Researchers will participate in research training and design seminars at SOAS, conduct 14 months fieldwork in rural India, and collaborate in a further series of post-fieldwork writing seminars at SOAS. In the final phase of the project, duties will include the preparation of research findings for publication and the co-ordination of other dissemination activities (a film and photographic exhibition). Applicants should have a doctoral degree in Social Anthropology or a very closely related discipline. They should have a proven academic interest in the anthropology of South Asia and relevant linguistic and field experience. They should be willing to work as part of a team. An interest in the use of photography and film in anthropology would be an advantage, but is not essential. For an informal discussion of the requirements of these positions please contact Dr Edward Simpson, Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology: email: es7 at soas.ac.uk website: http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff36082.php FULL DETAILS OF THESE POSITIONS AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE SOAS WEBSITE: www.soas.ac.uk/jobs. No agencies. Closing date: ­­­­­­21st March 2011 Interviews will be held on the 7th and 8th April 2011 SOAS values diversity and aims to be an equal opportunities employer From logos.theword at gmail.com Sat Mar 19 09:43:10 2011 From: logos.theword at gmail.com (Logos Theatre) Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:43:10 +0530 Subject: [Announcements] Fwd: Hu - Voicing our Selves : Workshop in Delhi In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arka Mukhopadhyay Date: 17 March 2011 15:50 Subject: Hu - Voicing our Selves : Workshop in Delhi To: *Hu - Voicing our Selves* * * "...where ritual and artistic creation were seamless. Where poetry was song, song was incantation, movement was dance." - J. Grotowski. A Workshop facilitated by Arka Mukhopadhyay and Saqlain Nizami, with Sibtain Nizami and Jamal Nizami. Dates : April 4th to 10th. Time : evening Venue : A 105, Defence Colony, New Delhi "Hu" means 'to be'. But to be what? This workshop is an attempt to ask that question by engaging with our many bodies - physical, social, erotic, ecological, theatrical and spiritual. The workshop is built around the fundamentals of breath, sound and rhythm. It also makes use of text, theatrical expression, performance, self-work, ritual and group discussions. Some aspects of the workshop utilize structured learning and precise, do-able acts, while other aspects are intentionally unstructured. Greater awareness of one's breath, voice, and body may and should result from the workshop, but the purpose of the workshop is not to teach communication or presentation skills in their functional sense, nor to train participants to be theatrical performers. Work on breath, voice and body are used as take-off points for engagements with the Self. At the heart of the workshop lies an immersion in Sufi Qawwali, as practised and transmitted by the hereditary Qawwals of the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi. This immersion in Qawwali, and physical movements associated with it, are intended to take us to a heightened state of awareness, where we might engage with notions of tradition, change, Self and identity in their personal, spiritual, ecological and socio-political dimensions, to essentially be able to ask the question, 'who owns my body?'. In response to this question, though not in an attempt to find an answer, we will travel through the territories of freedom, choice, responsibility, tolerance and diversity, through movement, meditation, breath, sound, body-work, theatre and cultural exchanges, taking a detour through a country called Rabindranath Tagore. Fees : A contribution of Rs. 4,000/- is suggested. However, this is flexible and reductions/waivers are possible. No one who is genuinely interested will be turned away for financial reasons. Contributions above the stipulated fee are also welcome from those who are able and willing to pay, to ensure the work can reach everyone irrespective of financial ability. For registrations, please contact Arka on 9311689319 or 09831731422 or mail arka.mukhopadhyay at gmail.com, by the 3rd of March. About the facilitators : Arka Mukhopadhyay is a performer and writer. Saqlain Nizami, Sibtain Nizami and Jamaal Nizami are hereditary Qawwals belonging to the Hzt. Nizamuddin Dargah. A video from the last edition of this workshop, courtesy Aditya Pathak, one of the particpants : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cYzvPKJ3AI Warmth and peace, Arka -- *Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus* -- Logos Theatre In the beginning was the word No. 126, 3rd Main Road, Jayamahal Extension, Bangalore 560046 -------------------------------------------------------- If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all. 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