Place/Dates: Computer Music Studio of the Institute of Media Arts of Pécs University

24th July – 4th August 2008

Description:

European Bridges Ensemble Residency

A 10 day artistic residency has been organized for the European Bridges Ensemble.  The ensemble was established for Internet and network performance in 2005.Its current members are Kai NIGGEMANN (Münster, GER), Ádám SISKA (Budapest, H), Johannes KRETZ (Vienna, A), Andrea SZIGETVÁRI (Budapest, H), Ivana OGNJANOVIĆ (Belgrade, SRB), Georg HAJDU (Hamburg, GER), and Stewart COLLINSON (Lincoln, UK), performing with Georg HAJDU‘s interactive network performance environment Quintet.net.

Using the term bridges as a metaphor, our initiative makes an attempt to bridge cultures, regions, locations and individuals, each with their particular history. Particularly Europe with its historical and ethnic diversity has repeatedly gone through massive changes separating and reuniting people often living in close vicinity. The focal points of the project have traditionally stood out as major centers of Central European cultural life and it is our aim to use digital technology to “(re)connect the dots.”

Objective:

Artistic research, software development, creating and rehearsing new pieces.

Results:

New pieces presented at Klangwerktage, Hamburg and Making New Waves 2008, Budapest. New ideas, software to be applied and presented in 2009 and 2010.

Target group: Members of EBE.