At the 40 Years BIMhuis celebration the David Kweksilber Big Band presented a beautiful and exciting program amongst which Peter van Bergen premiere of F.14.1. Exploring the Space
In this piece there will be interaction with the audience through a webapp for smartphones.
The public will be asked to log on to the iomnet network (no password required) before the concert or during the intermission and then go to the web address http://aim.local/
They will receive messages during the piece and the opportunity to participate.
About F.14.1. Exploring the Space
F.14.1. Exploring the Space is and interdisciplinary work of 15 minutes for big band with 25 musicians, one singer, one tap dancer, 16 artificial improvisers, interactive projections, audience participation by means of a web app.
The works links instability in composition, improvisation and image, and is study one of three studies that should lead to the realization of iCOT - interactive Cathedral of Thorns on Curacao in 2015.
F.14.1 Exploring the Space was made in the context of the IOM AIM research of Peter van Bergen (PhD candidate Conservatory of Brussels / Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Johan van Kreij (software programmer).
It is written for the David Kweksilber Big Band and made possible by means of a scholarship from the FPK – Fonds Podium Kunsten.
Concept/composition: Peter van Bergen
Software programming: Johan van Kreij
Software programming: app J. Trützschler-Teatracks
Image app: Gabriele Hultsch
Software programming visuals: Nikolaj Kynde
Executive producer: Dario Giustarini
Production: LOOS Foundation/Studio LOOS
“Cathedral of Thorns”: Herman van Bergen, Curacao
Text: “The Indjan poem” Hans Vaders, Curacao
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