Electronic Arts Performance Series Fall 1997

The Electronic Arts Performance Series is presented by the Department of Arts at Rensselaer  Polytechnic Institute. It is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State  Council on the Arts and the Meet the Composer Fund. Meet the Composer Funding is provided with support  from the Edward John Noble Foundation, Inc. and the New York State Council on the Arts.

September

• Wed. 10, 8 pm
  Awakening from the 20th Century and other media works by video art and installation pioneer  Chip Lord. iEAR Space, free.
• Sat. 13, 8 pm
  Dogs of DesirePerforms Rico Songs and Interludes composed by Neil Rolnick. lyrics by Larry  Beinhart, choreography by Ellen Sinopoli and direction by David Alan Miller. Cosponsored by the Albaany  Symphony Orchestra, the RCCA and iEAR Studios. RCCA. $8/$10
• Wed. 17, 8 pm
  History of Computer Art lecture by RPI Alumnus and computer graphics visionary. Carl Machover.  iEAR Space, free.
• Mon. 22, 8 pm
  Multimedia performance by computer scientist, composer, visual artist and author, Jaron Lanier.  Lanier coined the term Virtual Reality and founded the VR industry with his first VR company,  VPL Research, Inc. This event will include interactive electronic music and video projection. Cosponsored  by the Vollmer Fries Lecture Series. Chapel and Cultural Center, $5/$8.
• Tue. 30, 8 pm
  Presentation of past and present multimedia work by iEAR Alumnus Hasnul Saidon, Head of the  Fine Art Program, Faulty of Applied & Creative Arts, University Malaysia Sarawak. Includes speech,   storytelling and poetry accompanied by slides, video and interactive CD-ROM.iEAR Space, free.

October

• Thur. 2, 8 pm
  Lecture by New York City-based media artist, Reginald Woolery, tracing his development in   electronic media art through experimental video, to CD-ROM design and collaborative web projects.  iEAR Space, free.
• Wed, 8, 8 pm
  Joel Chadabe, Professor of Electronic Music @ SUNY-Albany, presents a lecture on his new book  Electric Sound which is about the development of electronic musical instruments through the  Twentieth Century, as well as predictions of the future of musical instruments. iEAR Space, free.
• Thur, 16, 5-7 pm
  Painter and Arts Department faculty member Caren Canier will exhibit her recently completed  triptych Changes in Scale along with other recent work. Reception, iEAR Gallery, free.
• Wed. 29, 8 pm
  VocalistThomas Buckner composer Thomas Hamilton present e, a concert of  improvised vocals with a constantly changing electronic sound environment. Chapel and Cultural Center,  $8/$5.

November

• Wed. 5, 8 pm.
  The Dice Tour dice is a Compact Disc compilation of women composer released on Ishtar Records  label. This event will include adventurous music, websites, and video. dice includes Amy Denio,  LaDonna Smith, Bonnie Barnett, Lynn Book and Trousers. Cosponsored by the RCCA. Chapel and Cultural  Center, $8/$5.
• Tue. 18, 8 pm. Internationally renowned media artist Antonio Muntadas presents an  interRom, defined by Muntadas, as a format combining a CD-ROM and an exit to the internet.  Cosponsored by the School of Architecture. iEAR Space, free.
• Wed. 3, 8 pm.
  MFA Concert. Interactive multimedia performances including electronic music, film, video and performance art by  students from iEAR MFA Program. Chapel and Cultural Center, free.

December

• Thur. 4, 5-7 pm.
  Reception. EMAC Exhibition of art works including computer graphics, interactive media and video  installation, by the undergraduate students from the EMAC Program (Electronic Media ARts and  Communication). iEAR Gallery, free.
• Mon. 8, 5-7 pm Reception. MFA Exhibition of art works including computer graphics, interactive media, animation and  video installation, by the graduate students from the iEAR MFA Program. iEAR Gallery, free.