10th annual SOUNDplay Festival

October 7 - November 27, 2011
Artscape Wychwood Barns (601 Christie St)
www.soundplay.ca

Performance Pass $25/$20 / Single Tickets $15/$10 students
Installations Pay What You Can

New Adventures in Sound Art is pleased to launch the 10th edition of the SOUNDplay Festival, October 7 to November 27, 2011. A meeting point for experimentation in sound art and new media encouraging new avenues for exploration, SOUNDplay 2011 features interactive installations, performances, screenings and workshops/artist talks.

In a world where technological advancement is seen as being the way to move forward, sound artists are continually challenged to reevaluate their artistic practice in the light of changing technologies. This year's SOUNDplay uses the theme of ABOUT TIME as a starting point for exploring new approaches to artistic creation as artists play with the possibilities of sound by both re-discovering old technologies and venturing into new ground to establish a whole new set of rules for artistic engagement. – Darren Copeland, Artistic Director, New Adventures in Sound Art.

INSTALLATIONS

Sonic Space (the Kinetics of Sound) by Shawn Pinchbeck
continues to October 29, Fridays noon-3pm, Saturdays 10am - 2pm
The NAISA Space (#252), 601 Christie St.

SonicSpaces (the kinetics of sound) transforms people's movements into a dynamic interactive multichannel soundscape.

Sounds Scary Treasure Hunt
October 29, 2011, 5-8pm
as part of the WCBA Boo at the Barns event
Various locations at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St.

Go on a Halloween sound treasure hunt at the Artscape Wychwood Barns and then learn about the secrets behind how sounds are made in the movies.

Videomusic Screening by various artists
November 3 - November 26, Thursday - Sunday, 10am - 2pm
The NAISA Space (#252), 601 Christie St.

An international collection of videomusic works selected from the 2011 NAISA call for submissions on the theme of About Time will be on display in the NAISA Space window. 

PERFORMANCES & SCREENINGS

Flight of Birds + Sacred Spirits
Performances by Freida Abtan and Zazalie Z
co-presented with the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS)
November 12, 2011 (8 PM) $15/$10
@ Theatre Direct's Christie Studio (#170), 601 Christie St.

NAISA is delighted to host videomusic performance-screenings by two artists whose practice balances video art and sound art. Co-presented by TAIS, Freida Abtan combines electroacoustic sound art with evocative HD animation realized in Max/MSP and After Effects. Zazalie Z is a dynamic vocal performer who has combined her experimental vocal practice with video art.

Videomusic performance and screening
with Max Alexander
November 19, 2011, (8 PM) $10/$5
@ NAISA Space (#252), 601 Christie St.

An international collection of videomusic works selected from the 2011 NAISA call for submissions on the theme of About Time is screened as well as a live performance of Empire by Max Alexander. Other works include Baudrichord by Bjørn Erik Haugen, fuzee by Louise Harris and Filling by Laurie Radford.

Fast-Forward
with performance by Kaiser Nietzsche and Ben Thigpen + screenings
co-presented with the Canadian Electroacoustic Community
November 25, 2011 (8 PM) $15/$10
@ Theatre Direct's Christie Studio (#170), 601 Christie St.

This screening/performance features a new work by Toronto's Kaiser Nietzsche and an improv work by the designer of NAISA's spatialization software, Benjamin Thigpen. Included are >> by Kaiser Nietzsche, Improv by Benjamin Thigpen and a screening of Patah by Diego Garro.

Time - Space - Play
Works from Jeu de Temps / Times Play competition + premiere by Darren Copeland
co-presented with the Canadian Electroacoustic Community
November 26, 2011, (8 PM) $15/$10
@ Theatre Direct's Christie Studio (#170), 601 Christie St.

This concert features winning works by Canadian sound artists selected from the Jeu de Temps / Times Play competition as part of a cross-Canada celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community as well as a world premiere of Elephants, Bats and Birds by Darren Copeland, a new work by Darren Copeland on the sound-making of elephants, birds and bats. 

WORKSHOP / ARTIST TALK / COLLOQUIUM

Artist Talk with Zazalie Z
co-presented with Le Labo
Nov 10, 2011 (8pm) Free
@ Le Labo, 55 Mill Street, Cannery Bldg #58, Studio #317, Toronto

Zazalie Z (aka Nathalie Dion) will talk about her work Sacred Spirit «Sur le territoire des esprits sacré» being presented at SOUNDplay on Nov 12 and will also present and discuss her video work Viva Voce! Viva Voz! inspired by the oral tradition of mediterranean people.

Animating Time and Space at TAIS with Freida Abtan
co-presented with the Toronto Animated Image Society
Nov 13, 2011 (1-4pm) cost TBA
@ TAIS, 60 Atlantic, Suite 102, Studio 9, Toronto

Through the use of Adobe After Effects, Abtan will explore animation through a spatial and temporal remapping process, interjecting real-time examples in Max/Jitter. This combination of techniques is indicative of Abtan's experimental practice and methodology.

Masterclass with Kevin Austin
co-presented with the Canadian Electroacoustic Community
Nov 26, 2011 (4-7pm), Free

Local sound artists are invited to join us for a late afternoon Masterclass at the NAISA space with Kevin Austin who will critique your work(s). Those attending are invited to bring their files in aif or wav format on a USB drive (although it's not required to bring a work - you can come to listen and join in the discussion).

Toronto Artist Salon with Kevin Austin
an afternoon open colloquium
co-presented with the Canadian Electroacoustic Community
Nov 27, 2011 (1-5pm), Free
@ the NAISA Space (#252), 601 Christie St.

An afternoon open colloquium will be held in conjunction with the Toronto stop of the CEC's 25th Anniversary cross-Canada tour as part of the first stage of a documentation project initiated by Kevin Austin with the aim of gathering and preserving the histories of the first and second generation of pioneers in Canadian electroacoustics. 

New Adventures in Sound Art is a non-profit organization that produces performances and installations spanning the entire spectrum of electroacoustic and experimental sound art. Included in its Toronto productions are: Deep Wireless, Sound Travels, and SOUNDplay. NAISA is partially funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts and the SOCAN Foundation.

Media inquiries: Michael Postma, 416 652-5115, info@naisa.ca
General information: Nadene Thériault-Copeland, 416-652-5115, naisa@naisa.ca

Festival information www.soundplay.ca