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<div><b>April ReSiDeNt Show</b></div>
<div><b>This Friday, May 2nd</b></div>
<div>Featuring new works by Dafna Naphtali, Andrew Schneider and Simon
Morris<br>
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<div>This month's show features<b> Simon Morris</b> on his newly
constructed SensorSkate, a skateboard custom-wired with sensors and
programmed to control the LEMUR robots.<b> Dafna Naphtali</b> has been
brewing up a soundstorm of dynamically controlled algorithmic
improvisation and live audio processing, using Wiimotes and vocal cues
to trigger and manipulate the bots.<b> Andrew Schneider</b> will be
doing musical theater, presenting a dance number and interfacing his
movements with the robots via custom-built wearable controllers. This
promises to be an exotic, entertaining evening.</div>
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<div><b>ReSiDeNt @ LEMUR: New Works, New Instruments, New
Artists</b></div>
<div>Friday, May 2nd<br>
8 pm - 11 pm<br>
$5 at the door</div>
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<div><b>Dafna Naphtali</b> is a sound-artist and improviser-composer
from an eclectic musical background. As
singer/guitarist/electronic-musician she performs and composes using
custom sound processing of voice and other instruments. Besides her
composing and improvised projects, she co-leads the digital chamber
punk ensemble What is it Like to be a Bat? with Kitty Brazelton
(http://www.whatbat.org) and has collaborated/performed with Lukas
Ligeti, David First, Joshua Fried, Ras Moshe, Alexander Waterman,
Kathleen Supové and Hans Tammen, among others and done sound design
and programming for Jin Hi Kim, Shelley Hirsch, Pamela Z, Phoebe
Legere, Fred Frith, Jim Staley, Henry Threadgill, Steve Coleman, Chico
Freeman and others. Dafna can be heard with Mechanique(s) on a
forthcoming release on In-situ, and was featured vocalist on José
Halac's CD "Dance of 1000 Heads" (Tellus), as well as on her
acclaimed release with What is it Like to be a Bat? on
Tzadik/Oracles.<br>
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<div> is a multimedia designer and performer whose work
investigates human/technological interdependence. He is the co-founder
and Associate Artistic Director of the Chicago-based theatre company,
BigPictureGroup. His solo performance work has been seen at P.S.122,
Monkeytown, The Prelude Festival, and The Tank. His multimedia devices
have been featured in Art Review, Wired, TimeOut NY, Maker Faire,
SIGGRAPH, Dorkbot, the Telfair Art Museum, and at the Center Pompidou
in Paris. His Solar Bikini has been featured internationally and is
slated to be featured in the next Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
His latest projects include Experimental Devices for Performance
(.com) and Acting Stranger (.com). Andrew Holds a Masters Degree in
Interactive Telecommunications from NYU. He is currently working with
The Wooster Group. (http://andrewjs.com)<br>
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<div>Born in New York City,<b> Simon Morris</b> (US/France) is a new
media artist exploring urban landscapes, new musical interfaces and
skateboarding. Investigating new forms of musical expression, his work
examines technology and its role as a socially engaged art
practice. He has conducted live performances at Eyebeam, NYC, the
Article Biennale 2006 in Stavanger, Norway, the KiasmaMuseum in
Helsinki, Finland and the Barker Theatre in Turku, Finland.</div>
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