Detroit Film Theatre: Live In Time

From: In The Burrows

LIVE IN TIME is an exploration of genuine Inter-media art – sound creating image and image creating sound. It is an audio and visual collaboration featuring live performances by VIRGIL MOOREFIELD, NOSPECTACLE, and MERGE.

LIVE IN TIME brings together three live Inter-media performances. It is a collaboration between artists whose work lives in dual realms; sound and sight. The performances focus on live video and sound with a heavy emphasis on the use of technology in art. While all of the performers are veterans of electronic music who have performed around the world, they also continue to delve into burgeoning technologies and new art forms. LIVE IN TIME explores what sound looks like, what sight sounds like.

LIVE IN TIME displays the differences between various practitioners of Inter-media through the uniqueness of the artists. Each group employs their chosen tools in vastly different manners, from live video mixing, to visual programming with Max/MSP; live performance on acoustic instruments, to loop-based music created on-the-fly with modern software. The result is a wide array of work that encompasses everything from cutting edge electronica to pure sound art.

The Detroit Film Theater and the Detroit Institute of Arts have always been at the forefront of presenting groundbreaking new arts and media. The producers of LIVE IN TIME are partnering with The Detroit Institute of Arts on the 21st of May, 2009 in order to create the perfect environment for this special event. Music is provided by People Mover Productions' Colin Zyskowski, melding both audio and visual stimuli, in collaboration with Alvin Hill (Dj Munk).

This date has been chosen because it coincides with the kick-off of MOVEMENT – Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival. The production company behind Movement, PAXAHAU, has agreed to sponsor the event through promotional support and advertising..