PLAY! A Festival of Arts and Technology
March 23-24, 2012
Where: MADCAP Theaters, downtown Tempe in the Mill Avenue District
Why: Our mission is to bring new ideas about digital art to the valley.
Play is fun. And the more we play, the more we learn, think and feel. At PLAY we look to invite new audiences of all ages and backgrounds to experience art in an interactive and exciting setting.
(PLAY! Illustrated Logo Design By: Griffin One)
What is PLAY?
PLAY is a digital arts festival. It celebrates the union of the arts and technology. This year’s theme is disability perception. PLAY hosts music and dance concerts, activities and exhibits that focus on human limits and abilities.
At PLAY we do things differently. We find music in teacups and flower pots. We dance with our ears and hear with our eyes. We play video games with our voices, and can even make our voices disappear right before our eyes. We do not discriminate against any technology, if it works we will use it. At PLAY we move, we groove, we make, we shake, and the best part is we play.
PLAY is for all ages and encourages fun — at times we think a little too. We will play for you if you come PLAY with us.
General Schedule:
Friday, March 23rd:
Concert at 7:30 in front of MADCAP
- Music for Pieces of Wood by Steve Reich
- Living Room Music, pt II by John Cage
- Introspect for dancer by Jessica Rajko
- Drumming, pt. I, by Steve Reich
Open House at 8:30, exhibits are still being determined.
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Saturday, March 24th inside MADCAP:
Exhibits by :
- Melissa McGurgan and Peter Bugg “Unseen Footage”
- Galina/urbanSTEW Interactive Garments “Untitled”
- urbanSTEW “Groovology II”
- Cristyn Magnus “Eartudes” and “Combat Music:
- Ben Luke, Audio Game “Untitled”
- David Tinapple “Delayed”
- Maker Bench
Concert at 1pm “The Body Electric” in theater 101 Distribution
- “33 degrees 50 minutes South” by Garth Paine with Robert Esler
- “Solo for Performer and enormously amplified brain waves” by Alvin Lucier with LOrkAS
- Dulce Dance Company
- “vs. Computer” by Cristyn Magnus with Robert Esler
- “Percussion v. Percussion” by Cristyn Magnus with Robert Esler and Lisa Tolentino.
- work for laptop orchestra by Perry Cook, with LOrkAS
Maker Bench Workshop TBA 3pm
Concert at 7:30pm PLAY! Showcase Concert with Crossing 32nd Street, in theater 101 Distribution
- Music for Pieces of Wood by Steve Reich
- Nightingale by Robert Esler
- I am sitting in a room, Alvin Lucier
- Living Room Music by John Cage
- So-Called Laws of Nature, pt III by David Lang
- Drumming, pt I by Steve Reich
Ticket Pricing:
- Saturday All Day, All Events $20
- Saturday Workshop Only (see above) $10*
- Saturday Afternoon Concert Only $7
- Saturday Evening Concert Only $10
- Friday open house is donation only.
Student and Discount Ticketing:
- Saturday All Day, All Events $15
- Saturday Workshop Only (see above) $5*
- Saturday Afternoon Concert Only $4
- Saturday Evening Concert Only $5
- Friday open house is donation only.
Children under the age of 12 admitted FREE (with purchase of at least one standard or student/discount ticket)
(things change so the content of this page might also.)
*(Depending on materials needed for this event, an extra charge may apply.)
Support for PLAY! is provided in part by:
urbanSTEW has also invited the Laptop Orchestra of ASU, or LOrcAs (sp??). I’ll keep updating this page as things become more definite.