water as a topic & metaphor - waterwheel website

17 May 2012

SOLSTICE - June 2012 - call for proposals

Celebratory event of the SOLSTICE, on 22 June 2012 
Time: 19-21h in Argentinafind your time here
curated by Alberto Vazquez, Argentinian ambassador from Buenos Aires

As a kid, many years ago, in each neighbourhood, we were celebrating the night of St John with singing and dancing around bonfires, custom of our European ancestors.
We are looking for your participation. If you would like to present a performance based on the summer & winter solstice*, please send us the title, the crew members names, a description to Alberto Vazquez.

*SOLSTICE is an event marking the highest position of the sun as seen from the North or South Pole.
Solstices influence the tides and therefore the life cycle. It is the shortest or longest day of the year according where you live.

Performance will be 'live', collaborative, online & in real locations (we strongly recommend to have at least some audience in each place), less than 21 minutes & using specific functionalities of the TAP. No plain streaming!

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 1 june 2012


Evento de celebración del SOLSTICIO, 
del 22 de junio 2012 - Hora: 19-21h en la Argentina - encontrar su tiempo - Curadoría por Alberto Vazquez, de Buenos Aires.

Cuando era niño, hace años, en cada barrio, se celebraba la noche de San Juan con cantos y bailes alrededor de fogatas, la costumbre de nuestros antepasados ​​europeos. Estamos en busca de su participación. Si desea presentar un espectáculo basado en el solsticio de verano y el solsticio de invierno*, por favor envíenos el título, los nombres de miembros del equipo, una descripción breve de 4 líneas a  Alberto Vazquez.

*SOLSTICE es un acontecimiento que marcó la más alta posición del sol, visto desde el Norte o el Polo Sur. Solsticios influir en las mareas y por lo tanto el ciclo de vida. Es el día más corto o más largo del año según donde usted vive.

Las actuaciones serán: "En vivo" | Colaborativas | En línea y / o en lugares reales | Menos de 21 minutos.

FECHA LÍMITE: 1 de junio 2012

WaterCheers H2O[tʃɪəz] - 27 May 2012

on 27 May 2012 
22h Brussels time - convert to your time here
WaterCheers is a monthly program of web-performances
Click here to go directly to the Tap - the Tap is an online venue where you will be able to watch, listen, comment in the type chat.

"ON FORMATION OF CLOUDS"
interdisciplinary project by Alessandro Carboni
in collaboration with Riccardo Mantelli & Museo Forte di Bard, Valle d'Aosta - Italy.   An exploration of horizon between sky & earth focusing on the study of water cycle in various states of transformation; an interdisciplinary exploration of Italian Alps, a description of places, territories, a collection of sound, images, a "progressive archive" remodulated in a visual sound & movement performance. http://www.progressivearchive.com




"LIGHT LABYRINTH" 
with Alberto Vazquez & Agustín Pecchia
Fusion between contemporary art, dance, theater and lighting from video projections by Reciclarte, Buenos Aires - Argentina.
http://www.reciclarteargentina.com.ar


NEXT WaterCheers on 24 June 2012

ONGOING CALL FOR PROPOSALS - WaterCheers is by invitation 
If you want to propose a performance, please send your proposals to Pascale Barret mentioning:
the title |  the crew members names | 10 lines max with idea/concept | artistic point of view |
Performance will be 'live', collaborative, online & in real locations (we strongly recommend to have at least some audience in each place), less than 21 minutes & using specific functionalities of the TAP.
No plain streaming, please!
Info about media requirements, webcam & mic settings: download pdf file & demo videos below

WHAT IS WATERWHEEL?
Waterwheel is a creative place for collaboration around water and its metaphors. It's like a Facebook, YouTube and Skype (for 6 webcams) rolled into one. At any time, anybody who wants to, can participate online. It's free, ongoing, and open to everybody. People have just to join up and start using it. They can upload video, photo, animation, drawing, sound, text, spreadsheet onto the media centre and mix them on the TAP with their webcams on.

VIEWS OF THE TAP


WATERWHEEL DEMO                                                             HOW TO SET UP A TAP

DOCUMENTATION - 22 March 2012 WATERCHEERS

For more details, to view in full screen, or to download a particular performance, click on the link underneath it.

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Vicki Smith

DOCUMENTATION - 22 March 2012 Symposium

27 March 2012

SYMPOSIUM INAUGURAL SESSION - World Water Day 22 March 2012

Riccardo Petrella and Ulay amongst those who inaugurated the symposium


Ulay presenting Earth Water Catalogue - link