Poster Design by Jerry De La Rosa & Jeremy Landman
* Calarts Alumni
** Calarts Faculty
Nude Media Night is an evening of performance art, music and video by Calarts students, alumni, and faculty whose work addresses nudity, gender, intimacy, performance practice and various other issues. Through example, the artists involved are actively leading the fight against the varied prejudices against the use of the body in art and performance, and their work demonstrates that the body can in fact be a valid, vital and necessary medium through which to channel inspiration and artistic expression.
Special thanks to the Calarts Student Council for their help in funding this event, and to Shelley Stepp of the Graphic Design Department for her help in publicizing it.
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Pics & Audio
All photos by James Orsher, except where noted, and are listed in performance order.
Sound was graciously recorded and engineered by John Baffa and his Calarts Recital Hall crew...
Tania Padilla, Mahsa Matin, Max Winston & Catherine ___
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Call for Participation Deadline: September 10, 2004
Hello everyone
I would like to invite all interested individuals or parties to submit a proposal to participate in 'Nude Media Night', an one-night event that will occur at Calarts at some point in either late September or early October 2004. The call is open to all new and continuing calarts students, alumni, and faculty members. A handful of proposals from other "outsiders" not affiliated with Calarts may also be considered.
If you think you'd be interested in participating, please send me a super brief proposal by September 10th.
Depending on the number of people interested in participating, we'll most likely use either the ROD Recital Hall or the Main Gallery space. In either venue the following will most likely be available: a PA system (possibly Quad), a projector, a white wall or projection screen, vcr, tv, etc. For other needs, check with me - we can probably work it out...
Also, if you don't want to present a work of your own but would be willing to participate in other people's piece, please let me know. (the coalition of the willing...)
And finally, I am also looking for laptop musicians who would like to participate in the inaugural performance that night by the Calarts Nudist Laptop Choir. Nevermore will laptop performances be boring to watch...
By the way - before responding to this email and asking questions, please see the FAQ at the bottom of this letter. Hopefully the biggies are covered there...
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To apply, please send me the following information by September 10th:
1. Your name(s) and email(s)
2. What would you like to do? (super brief)
3. Its expected Duration
4. Expected tech requirements
5. Would you be willing to participate in other people's pieces? (not a requirement)
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FAQ
Q. Do I have to perform nude?
A. Interpret the title of the show, 'Nude Media Night', however you wish. You're going to (or already went to) art school, so be creative with it, dammit. I'd like to get a lot of different angles on this theme if possible, but if you plan NotToBeNude and your proposal gets declined, you can basically bet that some other person was willing to get nuder than you... Also consider that if you don't want to get nude, maybe someone else might be willing to get nude for you - so bring on the performance texts or video cameras, and quickly notify your slightly less modest girlfriends or boyfriends...
Q. Do I have to be a music student to participate?
A. NO. This is open to all students, alumni or faculty of any discipline. Please interpret the term 'Media' as the plural form of 'Medium', therefore we are looking for anything: performance art, music, sound art, dance, video, film, other, etc... even static media like photography, painting or installation will be considered - i just can't guarantee a space to show this work in unless i get some help from someone in the art school who has the proper connections...
Q. Does my piece have to include technology in any way?
A. NO. Once again, 'Media' is being loosely interpreted in this case.
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Alrighty. Go for it folks. Let's kick some ass this year.
Sincerely yours,
adam overton
