First names for 12th edition // Call for volunteers // sound:frame & Electron

First names // Call for volunteers // sound:frame & Electron

The Mapping Festival unveils the first names for its 2016 edition and calls for volunteers!  But first and foremost, an important reminder: only two weeks left to sign up for our workshops! Control of audiovisual systems, sound and virtual reality, deep web exploration, visual programming, motion graphics or robotics and electronics for the younger ones, take your pick and register via our online form until April 1st. As a workshop participant, you will be entitled to a 45% discount on our festival pass (ticketing will shortly be online)! (Version française ici) /// Discover the first names for our 12th edition!  With a few weeks to go before the opening, the Mapping Festival is glad to lift the veil on part of its line-up for 2016! For its upcoming 12th edition, the festival will move in to the Alhambra to present several key performances, among which Nøtel, a new live AV project by London godfather of bass Kode9 and German artist Lawrence Lek, and Seismik, a frequency-fraught, telluric AV performance built on Herman Kolgen's previous audiocinetic sculptures. Another can't-miss event is the exhibition at Le Commun (BAC), which will this year feature five installations exploring the notion of immersion. Amongst them, the works of Martin Messier, Refik Anadol as well as Lawrence and Vincent Malstaf will more specifically play with our perception of space, inviting us to experience its ephemeral consistency and its most singular contortions. Night owls will also get their thrill: in the course of three nights, the Zoo will treat them to beats chiseled by musicians and DJs at the cutting edge of the electronic music scene. The heart-warming house of Douglas Greedwill start the ascent, which will then flourish in Shackleton's eclectic rythms to finally climax at the fringes of techno with Rrose and other representatives of Avant-Garde electronics. Bespoke scenographies will be supporting this outstanding musical selection. Ticketing and full line-up will shortly be online! /// Call for volunteers!  We are looking for motivated, available volunteers to help in the smooth running of the festival in a number of sectors (reception, ticketing, bars, catering, logistics, runners, etc.), as well as for setting up and dismantling the exhibition (from April 18 to May 13). We are also looking for people willing to participate in the photo and video recording of the festival, from April 28 to May 8. Whether expert or amateur, you will be at the forefront to document installations, performances and parties at the Zoo! If you want to be part of the adventure, register via the dedicated form. Thanks in advance! /// 13e Electron Festival: "bad edition"  For its 13th birthday, Electron chose to ward off the evil spell with a fitting "bad edition". Celebrating electronic arts from March 24 to 27 in ten or so venues in Geneva, Electron will host DJ sets, lives, unprecedented collaborations, special projects, contemporary art, as well as dance, workshops and VJing. Starring around a hundred artists, the festival also presents Brian Eno’s first solo exhibition in Switzerland, "The Ship", to be seen at Le Commun (BAC) until March 27. Full line-up: electronfestival.ch /// sound:frame Festival: ten years after  Celebrating its 10th anniversary, sound:frame will offer a broad retrospective of the past decade in the field of audiovisual expressions. As usual, the program will include audiovisual live shows, interdisciplinary installations, as well as performative educational concepts, panel discussions, and laboratory situations. International artists will present custom-designed, select works. Named "Ten", this special edition will be held in Vienna, Austria, from April 15 to 24. More information at soundframe.at