2015 will be, in Mons, the year of the European Capital of Culture opening with a great feast full of events taking place on January 24 (welcome!).
Transcultures will start this year (after the previous one particularly eventful in Belgium and abroad) supporting the young digital and sound artistic creation, with the âdigital & sound emergencesâ workshops with the Arts School of Mons ArtsÂČ as well as with the release of publications on its label Transonic.
Against all forms of intolerance, lost of oneself and thus violence which are part our new « global middle ages’, we will continue to defend these transcultures which combine otherness, commitment and creativity.
In the context of the digital and audio conferences and workshops Emergences cycle initiated by Transcultures in partnership with the School of Visual Arts of Mons ArtsÂČ, Charo Calvo will make a presentation in the morning followed by a workshop (14:00) about her work electroacoustic composition and sound design.
After studying physics and participating in the creation in 1987, of the now famous dance company Ultima Vez led by Wim Vandekeybus, Charo Calvo followed electro-acoustic composition studies at the Conservatory of Mons where she teaches composition applied to the media. She realized many sound creations for many dance companies including Jan Fabre, the Ballets C de la B or Ultima Vez.
From 13 to 17 January Gauthier Keyaerts offers an introductory workshop on the importance of sound in the interdisciplinary dialogue, introducing the concepts of sound narration, osmosis, counterpoint, spatialization to make the students feel and create the sound, make sound recordings, edit sound and image. It will be based on his performance / interactive AV Installation âFragments#43-44â as well as interviews he made with composers and musicians, iconic videos and sometimes manipulated film clips.
These activities on sound & performance are complemented by an introductory workshop to the modeling, animation and rendering 3D free software Bendler from 19 to 22 January and 19 January and a conference by Yves Bernard (Director of iMAL-Brussels) on Art + Game (Bury room, 11:00).
The program of the workshop opened primarily to art school students from Wallonia and North of France is about learning interactive techniques, introduction to sound processing softwares, sound installations devices & technologies… an opportunity to benefit from the experience of established artists and apprehend sound art through a creative and technological practice.
Offrez-vous un jacuzzi finlandais, puis revenez sur la Grand-Place et dansez jusquâĂ pas dâheure.
Illumination is the theme of the Mons 2015 grand opening ceremony. You will be turned into a living mirror ball when you pull on one of the 18,000 silver ponchos that will be distributed for free.
Or drift off into a reverie at the Belfry with the luminous elves who watch over the sleeping dragon. Treat yourself to a Finnish jacuzzi, then head back to the GrandâPlace and dance into the small hours.
Transcultures
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17 rue de la Trouille
7000 Mons
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+32 (0) 65 59 08 89
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