The camera obscura (Latin; “camera” is a “vaulted chamber/room” + “obscura” means “dark”= “darkened chamber/room”) is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one… [Read more…]
January 6, 2012
Perspective (from Latin perspicere, to see through) in the graphic arts, such as drawing, is an approximate representation, on a flat surface (such as paper), of an image as it is seen by the eye. The two most characteristic features of perspective are that objects are drawn: Smaller as their distance from the observer increases Foreshortened: the… [Read more…]
January 2, 2012
From notes by Lynda Sayce www.theorbo.com Timbre and Volume The theorbo produces a sound roughly comparable in volume to a classical guitar, but relatively stronger in the bass and weaker in the upper register. The exact timbre will depend on the individual instrument and on whether or not its player uses nails. Nails will produce a… [Read more…]
November 29, 2011
Jan Van Hoecke is a Belgian recorder player. In 2006 he obtained his masters degree – with the highest distinction – under the guidance of Bart Coen at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Jan attended master classes with teachers like Gerd Lünenbürger, Maurice Van Lieshout, Eva Legène and others. Jan is very interested in performing… [Read more…]
November 25, 2011
Sound Affairs is delighted to welcome Spanish lutenist and theorbist Manuel Minguillón to this exciting project. Manuel Minguillón was born in Madrid, Spain, where he obtained a double bachelor degree in guitar performance and early plucked instruments. Minguillón perfected his skills under the guidance of master lutenist Hopkinson Smith in Basel, Switzerland. Afterwards, he completed… [Read more…]
November 9, 2011
The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio (a public version of the masque was the pageant). A masque involved music and dancing, singing and acting, within an elaborate stage design, in which the architectural framing and costumes… [Read more…]
September 30, 2011
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September 28, 2011
Barnaby Dicker is a filmmaker and scholar. He holds a doctorate in avant-garde cinematography. In his films he explores thresholds of legibility and liminality and links between structure and process. In 2004, he worked with Sound Affairs creating a number of short videos for the Raw Goods tour that year. His film, Devolution (2008), a… [Read more…]
September 28, 2011
Andy was born in Fife, and danced with Fife Youth Dance Company before going to the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance inLondon. He went on to work with a number of dance companies including Transitions Dance Company, Diversions, Scottish Opera, Scottish Dance Theatre and Dundee Rep Dance Company before being appointed Dance Director for… [Read more…]
January 7, 2012
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