International Master in Multimedia Creation for Performing Arts and Live Shows
In collaboration with Fundación EPICA LA FURA DELS BAUS and LABA Florencia
Structure
PHASE 1: Fundamentals
Period: from october to february
Module 1: Context.
Multimedia and performance
Module 2: Videoscene / Videomapping.
Software: Madmapper
Module 3: Sound design and live composition.
Software: Ableton
Module 4: Light Art / Lighting.
Software: Madmapper and Touchdesigner
Module 5: Interactivity
Module 5a: Technologies and design of interactivity.
Language: Touchdesigner.
Module 5b: Live interaction with public:
Software: Kalliope
PHASE 2: Inspiration
PHASE 3: Construction and production
PHASE 4: Representation
Period: July
Faculty
International Master in Multimedia Creation for Performing Arts and Live Shows
In collaboration with Fundación EPICA LA FURA DELS BAUS and LABA Florencia
From Robert Wilson to La Fura dels Baus, lighting and multimedia become essential protagonists of visual play. Multidimensionality, video in its multiple formats, soundart in live interaction, the incorporation of new technologies, the participation and the interaction with the public, have transformed the world of performance arts.
Throughout the course, students will receive the necessary theoretical knowledge related to creating multimedia for the show. They will learn to conceive, build and interact with the main elements of the scene. They will carry out a complete immersion in the development of a performance.
In the first part of the master, students will receive a solid background, throughout the modules, of the most cutting-edge and professional software currently available: Madmapper for videomapping and videoscene, Ableton software for sound editing and live composition, Touchdesigner language for lighting, and interaction, and Kalliope for interaction with the participating public.
These core subjects will converge, in the second part of the master’s degree, in the preparation and realization of a stage play. Cristina Casanova, Director of the Master, Pep Gatell, Artistic Director of Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus, Manuel Conde, director of Radiante and Siddharth Gautam, visual and multimedia artist, together with the rest of the teachers, will direct and accompany the students throughout this journey.
The play will premiere at the Teatre EL TEM in Valencia, one of the most prestigious in the Community.
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OUR GRATEFULNESS TO THE COLLABORATING THEATERS:
Structure
PHASE 1: Fundamentals
Through five core modules we will explore the relationship between multimedia and entertainment. We will learn the concepts, techniques and software necessary for multimedia creation in the performance and performing arts: video in its multiple formats, sound creation, sensors and interactive elements and interaction with the public.
Module 1: Context. Multimedia and the live performance
It will also include a production sub-module.
Module 2: Videoscene / Videomapping
60 teaching hours
In this module we will explore and work on the video scene and video mapping. These are increasingly integrated into the contemporary scene, as the art of using video and light projections on any surface, turning common objects into dynamic three-dimensional scenes, with effects that produce complete audience immersion.
Module 3: Sound design and live composition
50 teaching hours
In this module, students will learn to record, compose, arrange, mix and specifically design live performances, whilst immersing themselves in sound design and music from the perspective of sound and experimental art.
Within the module, Ableton Live software, the most versatile program in the music software market, will be studied. Its fast learning curve and intuitive interface have made it a powerful creative composition tool. We will cover the aspects of production, synthesis, mixing, effects processing and what is the best workflow for each need and presentation. We will develop sessions designed for live events and describe how each tool within Ableton Live can help the student develop a live performance.
Module 4: Light Art. Lighting Design
A general introduction to stage lighting, reviewing the theoretical and technical concepts required to work on lighting a stage project. The student will be given tools to create and control lighting through a visual language, experimentation with the luminaire and the use of the MADMAPPER software. The basic and technical concepts of lighting will be studied, examples of scenes in which lighting is one of the main elements will be reviewed and non-conventional luminaires will be experimented with (video projectors, laser, Addressable LED, special effects, smoke, fire , wind, as well as surface properties) in order to make lighting creation one of the protagonists of the work.
Module 5: Interactivity Design
Module 5 a: Technologies and the design of interactivity in stage performances
Software:
Touchdesigner Language
50 teaching hours
Every day the symbiosis between performing arts and technology applied to interactivity is more evident.
Module 5b: Technologies and the design of live interactive performances
Software:
Kalliope
20 teaching hours
In this second sub-module we will work on the interaction with the public through the use of the Kalliópê software, designed and used by La Fura dels Baus in its shows for the communication of audiovisual content in large audiences, programming interactions with the public by sending multimedia messages to their mobile devices in a segmented / personalized way that converge in the creation of an active part of the performance.
PHASE 2: Inspiration
Teaching hours: 30
During the month of March, once the core subjects have been completed, a series of talks with relevant personalities from different fields of culture will take place.
This is the beginning of a month of inspiration in which students focus on the conception of the play that will be premiered at the end of the master’s degree, following the requirements of the call for proposals that they receive at the beginning of that month.
PHASE 3: Construction / production
PHASE 4: Representation
It is the final phase of the course and the final phase of any scenic and performative creative process: the live performance of the show. It is not only a master’s degree final project, but the commitment of all the participants, including teachers, who will see their name associated with this production.
In this phase we will work intensively in the performance space, the Teatre TEM in Valencia.
Faculty
Cristina Casanova.
Director of the Master.
Co-director of the play.
Director of LABA Valencia. School of Art, Design & New Media
http://cristinacasanova.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinacasanovaseuma
https://www.instagram.com/cristinacasanova_seuma/
https://labavalencia.net
Pep Gatell.
Co-director of the play.
Founder and Director of Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus.
Andrea Contino.
Coordinator
Director of LABA Valencia. School of Art, Design & New Media
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ancontino
https://labavalencia.net
Manuel Conde.
Deputy director of the Master and of the play.
Responsible for the modules of Videoscene and Light art / lighting.
Lighting design / Light art and video art. Co-director of Radiante. Light is their raw material and with a multidisciplinary thinking they fuse it with video, performative acts, music and space,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-conde/
https://www.radiantelab.com/
Siddharth Gautam.
Teacher in the Video Scene module.
Visual artist and multidisciplinary designer, specialized in the moving image. Co-director of the production company La Rabiosa.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharth-gautam-singh-a3683b47/
https://www.instagram.com/larabiosaproductora/
https://www.siddharthgsingh.com/
Pierluigi Barberis.
Teacher of Ableton software.
Music production and sound engineering. Co-founder of Curiosibot.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierluigi-barberis/
https://www.instagram.com/pierluigi8
Nadala Fernández.
Teacher in the Production submodule.
Production at Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus. Owner at TEMPUS FUGIT PRODUCCIONES SL.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadala-fern%C3%A1ndez-b95a4622/
https://epicalab.com/
https://lafura.com/
Pablo Álvarez.
Responsible for the Interactivity module.
Senior interactive designer. Co-founder and Technical Director at Vitamin-arte: Interactive Events and Videomapping
https://vitamin-arte.com/
https://www.instagram.com/pablo_alp
Javier Mujica. Co-founder and Creative Director of Vitamin-arte: Interactive Events and Videomapping.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-mujica-torres-aa32091a6/
https://vitamin-arte.com/
Pedro Lorente.
Teacher of Kalliope software.
Chief Technology Officer at Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-lorente-4264a75/
https://epicalab.com
