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SOUNDASAURUS Festival of Multimedia Sound Arts
Call for Local, National and International Sound Artists

Categories: Experimental performative sound art which may incorporate: video projections, interactive media, voice, unusual sound objects, soundscapes and more…
Deadline: Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 4:00
Festival Dates (please note that the festival has moved from January to November): November 1 – 30, 2012 with a three day festival spotlight in the Engineered Air Theatre November 15, 16 and 17, 2012.

EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts invites local, national and international artists to submit proposals for our mind blowing three-day sound explosion: SOUNDASAURUS!

SOUNDASAURUS is an organized cacophony of experimental sound and performative new media projects. This multisensory festival is located in the Engineered Air Theatre and lobby (the lobby is most conducive to sound installations, small setup performances and soundscapes on the speakers during intermission).

SOUNDASAURUS showcases local, national and international artists. This call is open to individuals, groups or collectives engaged in the production of sound art created with new/innovative media technologies or experimental uses of prehistoric equipment which may include: performance, video art, net-art, installation, composition, performance and related disciplines.

EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts provides professional stage technicians (lighting, sound etc.) as well as artist fees for all programming.

For examples of past Soundasaurus programming in 2010 and 2011 please go to: http://www.youtube.com/yycarts#p/u/22/tyIBux7WBmQ and search the Soundasaurus programming clips. Previous performances have included international artists Sculpture (UK), Tristan Perich (USA), Constantine Katsiris (Canada), Clinker (Canada), Mark Hosler/Negativland (USA), Evolution Control Committee (USA), Daniel Menche (USA) along with Calgary artists SMOTH, Adam Tindale, The Octopus Vulgaris, Shawn Dicey, Lindsay Brandon and many other fantastically fantastic sound artists!

For more information and application form please go to Artist Opportunities at: http://www.epcorcentre.org/en/Education/VisualArtsandMedia.aspx
or email: tmcgrath@epcorcentre.org

PLEASE SEND YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKAGE AND FORM TO:
SOUNDASAURUS PROGRAMMING
c/o EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts
205-8th Avenue SE Calgary, AB, T2G 0K9