The Audiovisual Media Culture program at the Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Lapland wishes to share Spatial Media Workshop (5 cr.) with the dance, music and media students of the Dama -network institutions. This 8th Dama -workshop takes new challenges: creating a performative instances, installations, or interactive events to Rovaniemi Design Week opening event / Faculty of the Arts spectacle, which will happen outdoors in the city centre. The course contains an short preparation task, a ten-day intensive part in Rovaniemi, Lapland, during which a final work is completed in a group and final feedback phase.

The workshop is intended for students of time-based art: dance, multimedia, music, video, etc. The goal is to provide a platform for students of different disciplines, backgrounds, nationalities, and languages to work together using their domain-specific skills in a multimedia environment.

Read more about dama and see examples from previous workshops: http://www.medialappi.net/dama

Time
February 9 - 18, 2012
The course begins on Thursday, at 10 a.m in the University F-building, videostudio F1100.

Place
Rovaniemi, University of Lapland, Yliopistonkatu 8, and locations in the city centre

Duration
8+2 days (8 working days plus weekend)

Participants
max 25 students

Level
Intermediate / Advanced

Working language
English

Recognition
Students should confirm that the course can be accepted into their studies at their home university.  

Leading tutors
Tomi Knuutila, Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Lapland and other teachers from the Dama network, names tbc

Goal
This course focuses on creating small events / presentations / installations to cold, wintery outdoor environment. The final works combine movement and media – these can be executed performers, audience, interaction with snow, ice and media or something which combines all this. In addition students learn to work in a multidisciplinary and international team. The students work together in groups, creating an installation, performance or interactive experience as the final work.

Content and methods
Creating performative things for winter outdoor events. How to use interaction and technology in the cold climate. Relationships of media, movement and space are discussed. Small exercises and theory lessons guide the creation of the final work.

Pre-assessment
Document an example of interesting winter art with either a) performative or b) new media related things (or both) (pdf, powerpoint or similar). Presented in the beginning of the workshop.

Grading:  1-5 / fail (or based on the home institutions grade system)

Application procedure:

Application
Short CV or (online) digital portfolio + motivation letter max. 1 A4. Sent to workshop coordinator, see email below.

Selection criteria:

1. ★ Background knowledge in dance and / or media
   

2. ★ Interest in cross-disciplinary work
   

3. ★ Ability to work in a collaborative and international group
   

4. ★ Intermediate / advanced level in own field of study
   

5. ★ Dance students: Some skills in new media tools and technologies are beneficial.
   

6. ★ Media, art & music students: Interest in dance, movement and spatiality are beneficial
   

Schedule
16.12.2011 application deadline
21.12.2011 information about the selection
21.12.2011 Grant application form forwarded by email to Nordplus eligible participants
31.12.2011 Selected students return Grants forms by to Virpi Nurmela (after which they can be paid out 2-4 weeks later)
7-8.2 Arrival to Rovaniemi, accommodation etc.
9-18.2 The course itself
18.2 Final performances / installations
19-20.2 Departure from Rovaniemi

Accommodation
Visiting students will book their accommodation themselves.

Please bring with you
Bed linen or a sleeping bag & towel & personal toiletries
If possible, a laptop computer and audiovisual equipment (digital camera, video camera, sound recording equipment, sensors, etc.)
Good ideas
Good moves
Ability to work and live in an international group

Costs
The students will get a mobility stipend, amount depends on which country the student is coming from. The travel and accommodation are then covered by the students themselves with the money. Participants have to be prepared to pay for meals or cook on their own.

More information
Workshop coordinator and lecturer tomi.knuutila@ulapland.fi
General info about accommodation, grants, travel etc. International coordinator virpi.nurmela@ulapland.fi

Links
University of Lapland
Rovaniemi Design Week

City of Rovaniemi