As a part of UCSC’s 2009 International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM) Festival/Conference, this event will include VJ/artist/director Art Jones of the Bronx, the Los Angeles-based interactive arts duo Lucky Dragons (Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara), and Bay Area performance artist/composer Pamela Z. This panel will bring together audio and visual artists whose improvisational approaches wield emerging technological media in innovative and searching ways.  Through improvisation, recombination, chance and repurposing, their pioneering expressions begin to emerge.  In addition to a moderated discussion that will explore improvisation as a pivotal ingredient to dynamic electronic interactivity, each of the artists will stage a performance of their work.

The Panel

Thursday, December 3 — 5:00-6:30pm

ISIM Sponsors

UCSC Music Department; UCSC Porter College; UCSC Kresge College; Kuumbwa Jazz Center; The Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity; The Art Research Institute; Pacific Cookie Co.;  Sitar Indian Cuisine; The University Inn; Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program; Art, Technology & Culture