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Connecticut College Arts and Technology Symposium to feature 3 days of world-premier performances and installations

February 13, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Connecticut College will host the 11th Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology, featuring three days of world-premiere performances and installations by renowned artists and experts exploring the increasing links between art, science, media and technology, Feb. 28 - March 1.

Several events are open to the public, and are free unless otherwise noted. The schedule for public events is as follows:

Thursday, Feb. 28

- Electroacoustic tape concert featuring pre-recorded music, 4 p.m. in Fortune Recital Hall, Cummings Arts Center.

- Artistic installation viewing, 5 - 6:30 p.m. on the third floor in the Cummings Arts Center. Artist Eric Dyer will use a zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures, to create an artistic animation that will be projected onto a blank wall.

- Multi-media concert featuring music, dance, video, animation and interactive performances, 8 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center. Tickets are $15.

Friday, Feb. 29

- "Worlds of Warcraft: Race, Labor and Avatars in Shared Digital Space," a keynote speech by Lisa Nakamura, associate professor of speech communications and Asian American studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. Nakamura, author of "Cybertypes: Race, Ethnicity and Identity on the Internet," will address issues of race and identity in the world of online video gaming, 4 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center.

- Multi-media concert, featuring music, dance, video, animation and interactive performances, 8 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center. Tickets are $15.

Saturday, March 1

- A screening of videos and animated films, 4 p.m. in Olin Science Center room 014.

- A performance by the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble and other multimedia artists, co-sponsored by onStage at Connecticut College, 8 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center. Tickets are $15.

For more information about the symposium, visit the 2008 Symposium Web site.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu