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The Theatre Of Electronic Surveillance

Annamaria Monteverdi
Does anyone remember Enemy of The State directed by Tony Scott and starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman? The story deals with a man targeted by closed-circuit cameras, radars, bugs, satellite indicators, high-sensitive microphones following each of his movements. This movie as many others is concerned with important issues such as control, wire-tapping, data security and satellite espionage. Among them we must mention Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation,The End of violence by the German director Wenders and The listening, shut in 2006 by the Italian director Giacomo Martelli.... READ MORE...
ActivismArticlesDigimag - Issue 29, November 2007

The Sensitive State Of The World To The World

Alessio Chierico
Between the several Italian reality that are entering the electronic and contemporary art world, this year Perugia hosted some events that deserve particular attention. Performance, workshop, interactive environment, exhibitions, competitions, concerts, meetings, festivals: this was 'Le arti in cittˆ', that showed between its protagonists Saul Saguatti, Murcof, Giovanni Sollima and Isabella Bordoni.... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 29, November 2007

Performa 2007

Redazione Digicult
PERFORMA 07 will take place this year from October 27 - November 20 in New York, with an expanded roster of consortium members, ten major new PERFORMA Commissions, a lively and event driven educational program, and a focus on several new themes, including the relationship between the avant-garde dance and art worlds... READ MORE...
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Cinema Botanica

Redazione Digicult
In a bid to increase movie audiences exponentially, and to dominate the motion picture industry, conceptual artist Jonathon Keats has announced plans to produce film and video for other species - from rose bushes to almond trees - using specialized new techniques.... READ MORE...
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Motus, In Stato Di Grazia

Annamaria Monteverdi
Chi l'ha detto che il teatro di ricerca in Italia non richiama pi pubblico? Nell'edizione 2007 a dire il vero un po' sottotono, del festival Santarcangelo dei Teatri, MOTUS fa ancora una volta centro (e sold out ) con il nuovo spettacolo X Racconti crudeli della giovinezza debuttato poche settimane prima in versione provvisoria alla Biennale di Venezia sezione danza: a Santarcangelo erano proprio loro il richiamo principale per la stampa nazionale ed estera, per gli operatori teatrali locali e internazionali, e ovviamente per i numerosissimi fan che ormai la compagnia vanta in ogni angolo della penisola italica.... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 27, September 2007

Polverigi, Tra Hollywood E Big Brother

Massimo Schiavoni
Sono tornati in Italia, nelle Marche. Sono loro, come prima pi di prima, irriverenti, inventivi e grotteschi per natura, tecnologici, globali e mediali per antropologia. Il Big Art Group in occasione del trentesimo compleanno del Festival Internazionale Inteatro, alias Inteatrofestival di Polverigi (AN) non potevano non stupirci ancora, presentando in anteprima mondiale l'ultimo lavoro frutto di una residenza creativa nel paese marchigiano durata 65 giorni dove hanno coinvolto l'intera comunitˆ locale.... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 26, July / August 2007

Ezio Cuoghi, High Education Of Brera 2

Annamaria Monteverdi
The Academy of Brera in Milan has been proposing the Course of New Art Technologies since 1999. Now it's introducing three more masters in Multi-media Arts, while big steps forwards have been made in education, especially in the fields of graphics, cinema and digital communication. But that's not all. It is also addressing to all the professions concerned by the world of the new media with a special focus upon 3D Animation, Digital Video, interactive advices, web design and show design.... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 26, July / August 2007