[mf2012] moving forest- release - going out this friday

[Matthew Fuller]

let's perhaps have space for this in the prelude, so that if the resources 
become available it can be plugged in?
best,
matthew

--On 6 June 2012 09:41:03 +0200 zeljko at qsport.info wrote:

> dear  shu lea
> I am still interested in proposing a workshop on queering of sport
> that i hoped to introduce as a concept during the conference, 
> but as I am not sure about my own travel funding still
> I can not fix commitment.
>
>
> best Z
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> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:39 PM, shu lea cheang <shulea at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
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> dear forest
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> we are trying to gather more sign on of project proposals for insurgency
> act (act 4)
> and during the prelude. We are reworking the website...
> here is a release that goes out friday... want to pass on here first.
> and do let us know if you want to propose a project to be included.
> or later during the prelude, we will prepare a website where you can
> upload
> your activities....
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> very soon
> sl
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> MOVING FOREST
> 2012 London
> presented by
> AKA the CASTLE
>
> A twelve day prelude moving across the city; a twelve-hour sound art
> opera of betrayal and rebellion culminating in a spectacular series of
> disturbing performances in Chelsea College of Art Parade Ground; a
> one-day coda of debate.
>  
> http://www.movingforest.net
> now at movingforest.net
>
> Moving Forest expands the last 12 minute of Kurosawa's adaptation of
> Shakespeare's Macbeth, 'Throne of Blood' (1957), into a sonic performance
> saga with a prelude of 12 days, a durational performance of 6 acts in 12
> hours and a closing Coda for the sake of argument.
>
> First presented at Transmediale.08. Berlin 2008, Moving Forest London
> maps an imaginary castle and a camouflaged forest revolt onto the
> hyper-playground of the London metropolis on the eve of Olympics 2012. 
> Presented by a temporarily assembled troupe AKA the castle, Moving Forest
> brings together diverse visual/sonic/electronic/digital/ performance
> artists along with writers, walkers, coders, hackers, mobile agents,
> twitters, networkers and the general public to realize a contemporary
> version of a classic play.  Making use of all media, the acts elaborate
> operatic manoeuvres into an escalating scheme of conspiracy and its
> contemporaneous political manifestations. The camouflage tree branches of
> Birnam Wood are electronically updated with contemporary forms of stealth
> and insurrection. Armed with signals and slogans, the Moving Forest
> forces an entry into the Castle.  A final merging of forest and castle
> occurs during a moment of downfall, jubilation and loss.
>
> June 22 - July 3 ,  12 day prelude (London citywide and on the net - see
> http://www.movingforest.net/ for details)
>
> July 4,   6 acts 12 hour performance
> [act0 - omen]  9-11am (Furtherfield, Finsbury Park)
> [act1 - remorse]  11am-1pm (Triangle Gallery, Chelsea College of Art)
> [act2- betrayal]  1pm-3pm (Triangle Gallery, Chelsea College of Art)
> [act3- overthrow]  3pm-5pm (Triangle Gallery, Chelsea College of Art)
> [act4 - insurgency] 5pm-8pm (Parade Ground, Chelsea College of Art)
> [act5 - eternal return] 8pm-9pm (Parade Ground, Chelsea College of Art)
>
> July 5, 12 - 6pm , workshop/coda (Triangle Gallery, Chelsea College of
> Art)
>
> Moving Forest 2012 London
> AKA the castle (in formation)
>
> With:
> The Militant City (Isaac Marrero-Guillamón), MzTEK, labofii (John
> Jordan), street training (Lottie Child), Paper Tiger(Omar El-Khairy),
> Marc Widmer, Jonas Öhrström, Patric Kaufmann, The Hexists, Laura
> Oldfield Ford, Marco Donnarumma , Linda Dement, Valentina Vuksic, Olsen
> Wolf, Kaffe Matthews, xname, Ewa Justka, Anat Ben-David, Bioni samp,
> Vasco Alves, Graham Harwood, Clifford Hammett, Alexandra Sofie Joensson,
> AUDiNT (Toby Heys and Steve Goodman).
>
> Organized by
> TAKE2030 (Ilze Black and Shu Lea Cheang)
> Matthew Fuller (Center for Cultural studies, Goldsmiths College)
> Graham Harwood (MA Interactive Media, Goldsmiths College)
> Rachel Baker (irational.org)
>
> Moving Forest workshop/coda
> organized by
> David Garcia , Dean of CCW Graduate School
> Matthew Fuller, Reader in Digital Media, Goldsmiths College,
> Josephine Berry Slater, editor of Mute magazine
> John Cunningham, 56A InfoShop
>
> Organization associates:
> Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
> Interactive Media Lab, Goldsmiths, University of London
> Furtherfield
> SPACE
> Graduate School, CCW, University of the Arts London
> Wimbledon College of Art
> Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
>
> Main location addresses:
>
> Furtherfield Gallery, McKenzie Pavilion, Finsbury Park, London, N4 2NQ
>
> Parade Ground and Triangle Gallery, Chelsea School of Art & Design,
> Millbank, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU
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