Teaching period: January 15-19, 2024
Location: Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania
Teacher(s):
Full-time twitch streamer and educator Stephanie (AKA Apollolol);
Artist-researcher from Vilnius Academy of Arts Vygintas Orlovas (also, sometimes a streamer AKA V_of_Londor);
Artist and researcher Daina Pupkevičiūtė (AKA Daina Dieva);
Performance artist, dancer, drag queen and event organiser Povilas Bastys (AKA Miss Plastica).
ECTS: 3 ECTS
Number of available places for KUNO students: 10
Level: BA /MA
Course description
The focal point of this course is exploring tools and techniques for streaming and discussing it in the context of performance art.
Performance art often involves these basic elements: time, space, body, and presence of the artist, the relation between the creator and the public. This time the relationship between the creator and the public takes place online - via streaming platforms.
The goal of this workshop is not only to discuss key concepts of performance art but also to recontextualize it for a digital environment and provide the tools to do so.
We will discuss the platforms, hardware and software (OBS, streamlabs, voicemeeter, capture cards, green screens etc.) needed for streaming and try to apply them for ideas created during the workshop. And use methods of brainstorming and mind-mapping to work together to figure out the possible intersections of these fields and discuss the idea that:
“Performance art is a notoriously sensory practice, and often requires the audience to be able to smell, feel, and taste the experience. It does beg the question, if we are separated from the performer by potentially thousands of miles and a lagging internet connection, will they really be able to communicate their expression as effectively as they might if we were in the same room as them?” [1]
We will have a PC setup to be a streaming station, which we can use for the ideas we come up with, however, if you can bring a smartphone or a laptop - that could be really useful equipment~
[1] Marianna Manson, Is live streaming the future for performance art?, 2016, https://www.huckmag.com/article/live-streaming-future-performance-art
Application deadline: 10th of December, 2023
How to apply: Please fill in the Google Form https://forms.gle/RrfE6mYB4avkJXBQ6
We hope to reach back to you by the 18th of December.
Financial Support by KUNO:
Travel support between countries: 330 € (except 660 € to/from Iceland)
Subsistence: 250 € -1st week (5-7 days).
In case of any questions please contact Vygintas Orlovas at: vygintas.orlovas@vda.lt
