MeMoSa

MeMoSa or Media Movement Salon references back to the old European tradition of intellectuals and friends coming together to exchange ideas and eat in a salon gathering. ‘Held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation’; Our monthly salons provide an opportunity for students, artists, hackers, and scientists to share their work (in progress or otherwise) and receive creative and engaged feedback.

Image, Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton, 1856-1947 (public domain)

Line Up for Fall '19

Salons are held the first Thursday of each month starting at 5pm. Reception with food & drink!

Mimi Yin - NUUM Performs 1920 x 1080: Choreographing Space Through Time

Thursday October 3rd, 5:00-7:00pm

Our first Media Movement Salon (MeMoSa) will be hosted by Mimi Yin, NiNi Dongnier and Tiriree Kananuruk. The trio, NUUM, will present their ongoing research into choreographic practice, computationally generated visual art and movement-based interactivity.

Cari Ann Shim Sham 

Thursday November 7th, 5:00-7:00pm

Cari Ann Shim Sham, Artist in Residence with the Movement Lab for Summer & Fall 2019, will explore the dream world through light, movement, magick, technology and impossible bodies. She and her collaborators will perform interactive work exploring light, movement and algorithm during the evening's salon. Attendees will be encouraged to ask questions and offer feedback.

Heidi Latsky and Gregory Youdan

Thursday December 5th, 5:00-7:00pm

Heidi Latsky, who started dancing at the age of 20 and is now dancing in her 60s while running her physically integrated company, will share thoughts about aging and her experiences with the disability community, particularly how her integrated work steers away from the “medical therapeutic” model even as there are clearly positive changes that occur for her dancers.

Gregory Youdan, a former HLD dancer, is currently a PhD Student in Kinesiology at Teachers College, Columbia University. Greg will highlight the emerging research of dance as intervention for aging populations and those who have neurological diseases. Accompanying this talk will be some videos of Latsky’s work.