[aha] Fw: Plateaux Festival, Poland

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Plateaux Festival
19 - 22 November 2009
Poland

www.plateauxfestival.pl <http://www.plateauxfestival.pl/>
www.myspace.com/plateauxfestival <http://www.myspace.com/plateauxfestival>
Facebook Group
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Torun/Plateaux-Festival/78130070969?v=wall&viewas=1136932489>
Last.fm Page <http://www.last.fm/event/1048280+Plateaux+Festival+2009>

About
A 4-day festival presenting the world's leading groundbreaking multimedia
artists, praised and prize-winning audiovisual and VJ art, experimental 
films,
and live electronic and electroacoustic music.

A fully interactive event, Plateaux will be spread across Poland's two 
adjacent
and culturally rich cities of Toruń and Bydgoszcz
<http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUK341&=&q=google%20maps&lr=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl>, 

combining a number of different venues to create the widest possible 
range of
multimedia and audiovisual performances.
*

*Line Up*
Plateaux prides itself on its ability to draw the world's greatest 
audiovisual
talent together. We are proud to announce that 2009 will see the following
artists* visiting Poland for the first time** in their careers:**
*
Christopher Willits [US]
Deaf Center [NO] + Claudio Sinatti [IT]
Ezekiel Honig [US]
Gabriel Coutu Dumont [CA]
Glitterbug [IL] + Ronni Shendar [IL]
James T. Cotton [US]
Joshue Ott [US]
Lusine [US]
Morgan Packard [US]
Nosaj Thing [US]
Pillowdiver [DE]
Richard Devine [US]
Skoltz Kolgen [CA]
Svarte Geiner [NO]
snd [UK]
Tilman Erhorn [DE]
Twine [US]
with more to be announced, as well as a wide presentation of Polish
artists dedicated to media and audiovisual arts.
*
*
*Included in the programme are *projects and installations prepared 
specially
for the event or showing uniquely* by:*
Akufen [CA]
Atom â„¢ [DE]
Bodycode [US]
Fennesz [AT] + Lillevan [DE]
Italtek [BE]
Kirk [PL] + Jeffers Egan [US]
Lawrence English [AU] + Makino Takashi [JP]
The Sight Below [US]
5mm (M. Lecair + G.C.Dumont) [CA]
and others (further details to be announced).

Plus *experimental cinema screenings by:*
RUETS [BE]
UTP [US]
Silent Room [CA]
White Label [US]
and more.

*Workshops, lectures, discussions:*
Plateaux is committed to providing an extra depth of experience beyond 
simple
spectatorship. For this reason, artists performing during the festival 
will also
act as guide and teachers in workshops, lectures and discussions, 
addressing the
theoretical, practical and technical aspects of audiovisual domain. A 
festival
with a conference initiative, attendees will have the opportunity to 
learn from
the best in dedicated tutorials, conducted with the most advanced 
professional
equipment for creating and performing audiovisual arts.

*Statement:*
Plateaux Festival 2008 was the first event of its kind in Poland so heavily
focused on all forms of audiovisual arts, and was an immediate success.
The Polish cultural environment was lacking a platform where the newest 
and most
influencing forms of such art could be presented, despite a strong scene of
creation and appreciation. Plateaux Festival became that platform,
showcasing highly acclaimed artists from all over the world, and 
establishing a
strong cross-Atlantic connection to stage performances very rarely 
hosted not
only in Poland, but also in Europe.

Artists in the debut 2008 festival included:
Alva Noto
Taylor Deupree
Rechnzentrum
Richard Chartier
Jeffers Egan and Jake Mandell
Frank Bretschneider
Tim Hecker
aeroc / Geoff White
Ran Slavin
Keep Adding
and many, many more.

This year's festival is an event of a scale, intent and support 
comparable to
such established projects as Transmediale or Ars Electronica. Its clearly
outlined aim is in sound enhanced graphical presentation; experimental film
accompanied by progressive forms of sound, their interaction and mutual
influence the essence of our initiative. 2009's carefully developed 
program will
please even the most demanding of audiences, creating an unforgettable
experience for all. Each section of the festival will have a different 
nature,
our diverse selection of artists each bringing a different personality,
different style and different form of expression. Plateaux aims to become a
leading proponent and reference for developments in the technology, 
performance
and aesthetics of electronic audiovisual multimedia. With continued 
coverage and
recognition or their achievements and passion, this will not be a 
difficult task
to achieve.

*About the Organisation:*
Plateaux Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit organization 
committed to
popularization of contemporary audiovisual art. During the past 3 years 
we have
organized more than 20 events, focusing on binding together music and 
moving
picture, video art, frequently hosting projects that are fully audiovisual,
utilising highly acclaimed artists to create events that made a big 
impact on
spectators. A broad recognition of our activities throughout Poland, 
both in
media and among art curators, have been guidance for us that our work is 
needed
and appreciated, giving a clear sign that many different activities we’re
undertaking have a firm background to flourish and expand even beyond 
Polish
borders.