[spectre] FW: Sonic Acts XII – The Cinematic Experience

[Eric Kluitenberg]

dear Spectrites,

Herewith the festival announce of Sonic Acts XII - the Amsterdam  
festival for synaesthetic art.

The conference will happen in De Balie again, and the live webcast can  
be followed here:
www.debalie.nl/live

Archive will later appear here:
www.debalie.nl/terugkijken

and here:
http://www.debalie.nl/dossierpagina.jsp?dossierid=13636

bests,
eric

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Sonic Acts XII – The Cinematic Experience
21–24 February 2008 Amsterdam
Paradiso, De Balie, Netherlands Media Arts Institute, Melkweg.

With: Asher, François Bayle, BJNilsen, Bobby&Blumm, Michel Chion,  
Cluster, Boris Debackere, D-Fuse, Timothy Druckrey, Christian Fennesz,  
Hildur Gudnadottir, Mike Harding, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Pierre  
Henry, Kurt Hentschläger, Gerard Holthuis, Erkki Huhtamo, Ken Jacobs,  
Douglas Kahn, Kenneth Kirschner, Frank Kooi, Ryoichi Kurokawa, Pe  
Lang, Ulf Langheinrich, Leafcutter John, Leerraum, Rose Lowder, Diego  
Losa, Julien Maire, Ivo Malec, Bruce McClure, Arjen Mulder, Marnix de  
Nijs, Joachim Nordwall, Stephen O'Malley, Otolab, Bernard Parmegiani,  
Pita, Pomassl & Nikita Tsymbal, Mahmoud Refat, Joost Rekveld, Pierre  
Schaeffer, Schlammpeitziger, Jeffrey Shaw, Signal (Carsten Nicolai,  
Frank Bretschneider & Olaf Bender), Mika Taanila, Daniel Teruggi, TeZ,  
Kasper Toeplitz, Mika Vainio, C.Spencer Yeh, Christian Zanési, Zimoun

Sonic Acts XII will be held between 21 and 24 February 2008 in  
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The 12th edition is devoted to The  
Cinematic Experience and incorporates an international conference, a  
wide range of concerts and performances, an exhibition and a diverse  
programme of films.

The programme will focus on the rich history of the cinematic  
experience, from magic lanterns, colour organs and zootropes to  
experience machines and immersive environments. Sonic Acts will also  
peer into the future. Will cinema distance itself from narrative in  
the near future? What is the prospect for celluloid? And what role  
will sensory deprivation play in future cinema?

Conference
The three-day conference will provide a comprehensive overview of the  
cinematic experience. International experts from the fields of film,  
visual arts, music, science, literature and art history will reflect  
on historic developments, the current situation and near-future  
developments, from the perspective of their respective specialities.  
Speakers include Jeffrey Shaw, Douglas Kahn, Arjen Mulder, Timothy  
Druckrey and Ken Jacobs.

Live performances
The performance programme features a homage to The Drone as a way to  
challenge time; a wide range of cinematic performances featuring old  
and new heroes of the audiovisual avant-garde; and a series of  
cinematic sound works and performances designed for the Acousmonium.
With: Stephen O'Malley, Mika Vainio, Fennesz, Signal, Ulf  
Langheinrich, D-Fuse, Cluster, Ryoichi Kurokawa, Pomassl and many  
others.

Film Programme
The film programme highlights essential building blocks of cinema with  
programmes such as Absolute Frame, Absolute Time and Absolute Sound,  
and Artist in Focus programmes presenting Ken Jacobs, Rose Lowder, and  
Mika Taanila. The programme Future Cinema will explore the  
developments cinema might undergo in the future. With films from: Mika  
Taanila, Peter Tscherkassky, Stan Brakhage, Jose Antonio Sistiaga,  
Tony Conrad, Gerard Holthuis, Pierre Hebert and many others.

Exhibition
The exhibition will be held from 21 February until 22 March 2008 at  
Netherlands Media Arts Institute (NMAI) and Melkweg Mediaroom. It will  
present works that create various forms of cinematic experience,  
ranging from music to visual art, installations and media arts.  
Featured artists include: Julien Maire, Ulf Langheinrich, Boris  
Debackere, Leerraum [ ] and Kurt Hentschläger.

Tickets
Conference & Festival Passepartout: 50 euro / 40 euro*
Festival Passepartout (excl. conference): 35 euro / 30 euro*
Day Ticket (valid for conference & live performances): 20 euro / 15  
euro*
Single Film Ticket De Balie: 7 euro / 5*
Ticket Opening Evening (21 February 2008): 12,50 euro / 10 euro*
Evening Tickets (22-24 February 2008): 15 euro / 12,50 euro*
Exhibition Ticket NMai: 2,50 euro / 1,50 euro*
(free of charge with any festival ticket for the entire exhibition  
period.)
The exhibition at Melkweg Mediaroom is accessible free of charge.

*Concessions are  available for students (CJP) and 65+.
De Groene Amsterdammer readers’ offer allows for reduced admission  
available at the box-offices of the venues.

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New website now online with complete programme and background  
information: www.sonicacts.com