[Kònic thtr] www.koniclab.info
Kònic thtr is an artistic platform based in Barcelona aimed at contemporary creation at the border between art, new technologies and science. Its main focus of activity is the application of interactive technology to artistic projects.
Since the early nineties, the research of Kònic thtr in interactive technologies has made some valuable contributions to this field of contemporary creation.
Creation → performances, concerts, installations and videocreations. The artistic projects of Kònic thtr, for stage or installation format, incorporate interactive technologies, audiovisual and multimedia languages, as well as performance, music and dance. Since 2009 Kònic have had an intense activity in the field of distributed and telematic dance using very high bandwidth internet.
Research → new languages of contemporary creation and communication. The research undertaken is aimed at developing interactive devices which facilitate the communication between the audience and/or actors with the digital information in multimedia performances and installations.
Training → labs and workshops. Kònic thtr share their experiences and knowledge in the field of research and creation with new technologies applied to art by proposing different workshops and labs.
Publications → multimedia cdroms, videographic and discographic pieces. Kònic thtr also generates publications in diverse formats to document their activities or as a creative means in themselves.
Transdisciplinarity The projects undertaken by Kònic thtr are a ‘meeting point’ for artists, theoricians and technologists from a varied range of disciplines. This allows us to generate new creative proposals, new specific artistic proposals and new ways for contemporary culture.
Internationality Kònic thtr is internationally renowned as pioneers in the use and incorporation of interactive technology in creative processes. Their projects have been shown in Spain, Europe and America.
Rosa Sánchez and Alain Baumann lead the conceptual, creative and technological lines of Kònic Thtr.
They both have long professional trajectories related to new technologies applied to installation, interactive stage projects, dance and theater.
The work of Kònic thtr have has been shown in places such as: Contemporary Art Museum, Mercat de les flors -Barcelona (Spain), Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (UK), V2 (The Netherlands), ZKM (Germany), Centre Pompidou/IRCAM (France), CNART (Mexico), Theatre Mohamed VI, Casablanca (Morocco), Thekh/Proekt Fabrika Moscow (Russia), EMPAC & 3 Legged Dog, New York (US), RokBund Art Museum, Shanghai i DanStorm, Beijing (China).
They have been awarded with the 2008 Ciutat de Barcelona Award, in multimedia category for their installative project mur.muros/Distopía#2.
Umbrales_e_Pormundos description by Konic Thtr+
https://vimeo.com/17631495
Umbrales_Arts en viu a les Llars_Konic thtr
https://vimeo.com/61620285
Kònic thtr is an artistic platform based in Barcelona aimed at contemporary creation at the border between art, new technologies and science. Its main focus of activity is the application of interactive technology to artistic projects.
Since the early nineties, the research of Kònic thtr in interactive technologies has made some valuable contributions to this field of contemporary creation.
Creation → performances, concerts, installations and videocreations. The artistic projects of Kònic thtr, for stage or installation format, incorporate interactive technologies, audiovisual and multimedia languages, as well as performance, music and dance. Since 2009 Kònic have had an intense activity in the field of distributed and telematic dance using very high bandwidth internet.
Research → new languages of contemporary creation and communication. The research undertaken is aimed at developing interactive devices which facilitate the communication between the audience and/or actors with the digital information in multimedia performances and installations.
Training → labs and workshops. Kònic thtr share their experiences and knowledge in the field of research and creation with new technologies applied to art by proposing different workshops and labs.
Publications → multimedia cdroms, videographic and discographic pieces. Kònic thtr also generates publications in diverse formats to document their activities or as a creative means in themselves.
Transdisciplinarity The projects undertaken by Kònic thtr are a ‘meeting point’ for artists, theoricians and technologists from a varied range of disciplines. This allows us to generate new creative proposals, new specific artistic proposals and new ways for contemporary culture.
Internationality Kònic thtr is internationally renowned as pioneers in the use and incorporation of interactive technology in creative processes. Their projects have been shown in Spain, Europe and America.
Rosa Sánchez and Alain Baumann lead the conceptual, creative and technological lines of Kònic Thtr.
They both have long professional trajectories related to new technologies applied to installation, interactive stage projects, dance and theater.
The work of Kònic thtr have has been shown in places such as: Contemporary Art Museum, Mercat de les flors -Barcelona (Spain), Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (UK), V2 (The Netherlands), ZKM (Germany), Centre Pompidou/IRCAM (France), CNART (Mexico), Theatre Mohamed VI, Casablanca (Morocco), Thekh/Proekt Fabrika Moscow (Russia), EMPAC & 3 Legged Dog, New York (US), RokBund Art Museum, Shanghai i DanStorm, Beijing (China).
They have been awarded with the 2008 Ciutat de Barcelona Award, in multimedia category for their installative project mur.muros/Distopía#2.
Umbrales_e_Pormundos description by Konic Thtr+
https://vimeo.com/17631495
Umbrales_Arts en viu a les Llars_Konic thtr
https://vimeo.com/61620285