AVITUK 2005

Monday 25th April to Sunday 1st May 2005
The Custard Factory, Gibb St, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AA, UK MAP
unknown, free workshops
Last updated: Sat 16th Apr 2005

This festival has a strong educational element with free workshops. There are also six live performance events happening:
4x4: DJ:VJ interludes and audio-visual mixes from international acts and music winners, Exceeda.
Mix Labs: Visual and audio performances from 4Youreye, Narrative Lab, Point B, and Tom Relleen.
VPEEK: A musician and visual artists collaborative showcase performance featuring Dithernoise & Reconsider; Ar-d & Sygee; and Tripple Dot & Patrick Jennings.
Heducation: DJing, graffiti, breaking and MCing.
Shaanti: Sound and speaker technology combine with digital DJs of the Asian Underground: Eastern Fusionist, Desi Electronica, House and Street Sounds.
Drop Beats Not Bombs: International VJs perform with eclectic hip-hop and breaks, electro-breaks and nu-skool breaks presented by Trigger.

Highlights include a master-class by Mike Juxta on the techniques used in Cooking With Coldcut; Hardware Feedback Experiment, a day long experiment into video feedback; Narrative Lab, a three day course exploring the use of narrative and experimental film in live visuals; and Step Up & Play, an open mixer event where VJs are invited to rock up, plug in and play.
PLEASE NOTE: Parking facilities in the area are poor; it's probably better to use public transport to get there.


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last updated: Sat 16th Apr 2005