Program Director

Dr. John Gilbert, 35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777, E-mail: john.gilbert@nyu.edu

Program Overview

NYU Steinhardt Summer Institute for Interactive Multimedia Performing Arts Collaborative Technology (IMPACT) is comprised of experienced faculty and technical assistants in dance, music, theatre, visual arts, multimedia, and arts technology. IMPACT consists of a three-week intensive multimedia creative and performance experience culminating in a staged production. These workshops provide an opportunity for students to create new interactive works, as well as to learn digital and multimedia technology.   International students have opportunity to continue to develop their spoken English skills. Download 2011 Preview booklet (pdf)

• Unique artistic and collaborative learning experiences for musicians, dancers, and multimedia artists that culminate in a final multimedia performance of the new works
• IMPACT is open to all high school, college and graduate students
• Unique emphasis on cultural awareness provides special opportunities for international students and others outside New York City
• Certificate of Achievement earned by completing all phases of the workshop
• Participate in the cultural life of New York City through galleries, concerts, productions, museums, and other cultural venues
• Prior experience or background in technology is not required

IMPACT may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit or by high school students.

MPAME-UE 1021 (Call No. 3232): Creative Performance Opportunities in Music Education    3 pts

Both courses meet concurrently with the IMPACT Workshop everyday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with hours arranged for other activities.

To enroll for credit, NYU and Non-NYU students should go to this website.

Cost

$1950 participant fee (does not include housing and meal plan fees)

Faculty and Staff

Dr. John Gilbert: Director and Coordinator of IMPACT
Deborah Damast: Director of Dance
Dr. Youngmi Ha: Director of Music
Dr. Chianan Yen: Director of Imaging and Photography
Tom Beyer: Audio/Video; Director of Technology

Housing/Meals

Students stay in shared rooms in an NYU residence hall with one or two roommates. The residence hall is located near Washington Square Park, a short walk from campus buildings. The housing and meals cost includes a meal plan of 10 meals per week and a card with $25 declining dollars. Participants can eat meals in campus dining halls, Monday-Friday. Linens are provides; students should bring their own towels. The residence hall building has air conditioning and Internet access with an Ethernet cable.

NYU Public Safety Services officers are on duty 24 hours a day. Specially assigned Resident Assistants (R.A.) monitor discipline, including enforcing a curfew for students in this program, and help students as they adjust to living away from home.

Because our standards for achievement are high, we accept highly motivated students who will enjoy the classes as well as the cultural activities. It is, therefore, important to know that failure to comply with regulations will be grounds for immediate dismissal from the program. Parents and/or guardians will be contacted as soon as any unsatisfactory behavior is recognized. Click here for more specific housing information.

Application

If you would like to be considered for the workshop you must submit the following:

• a general online summer application (there is no application fee)
• complete an online survey of your background and interests

Please be sure to include your contact information: phone number, mailing address, and your e-mail address as well as the name of your school and your year of study (i.e., college junior).

John Gilbert, Director
Summer IMPACT Program Director

WORKSHOP EXPERIENCES

Participants take part in workshops throughout the day in their own areas of interests and also across disciplines, many with emphasis in understanding  technology involved in enhancing the range of artistic expression.

Workshops for Multimedia & Arts Technology
These workshops systematically explore web developing media for use in performance.  Students will learn: image processing, animated images, sound file management, digital audio recording and editing, video and movie processing, and DVD production. Elements of live performance multimedia production will be introduced for application in the afternoon workshop.

Workshops for Dance and Movement

Concepts of modern dance incorporate floorwork, traveling combinations, improvisation, and composition studies. Participants will understand the importance of proper alignment, breath support, flow and will increase their ability to move with passion. Participants will be challenged to find new ways of moving, to expand their movement potential, and to develop their unique style within the framework of the workshops and final production.

Workshops for Music and Sound
Participants focus on integrative and collaborative techniques.

Workshops for Visual Elements
Activities include experiences for technological, visual and video developers who will explore image and video applications, live and processed, including technological applications suitable for mixed media, intermedia, and multimedia.

Workshops for Sound Elements
Activities pursue sound design in relationship to multimedia environments, including microphones, speaker placement, spatial considerations and site specific setup procedures, suitable for mixed media, intermedia, and multimedia.

Workshops for Collaborative Process
Applications of techniques from the above workshops. Collaborative teams are formed and students collaborate to develop multimedia works to be presented in the final performance.

HOW ARTS AND HUMANITIES INTERFACE WITH IMPACT

Writers observe how their narrative and poetic skills meet the needs of emerging art forms and media. They help to develop concepts, write scripts for scenes, and use the writing in new media to document and extend the creative experience as well as enhance the humanistic aspects of technology.

Visual Artists such as painters, sculptors, photographers, videographers, animators, and conceptual artists have New York City as their canvas, as the materials of their artistic ideas, which inspire the media and technology to incorporate their artistic vision in new and innovative contexts.

Composers find traditional and experimental modes of expression and develop them as powerful ideas that add narrative and emotional texture to the collaborative work. They explore new notation, technology of notation, sound sequencers, composing programs that serve to extend their expressive range.

Musicians in traditions of East and West discover new ways to extend their performance skills, explore the power of free and structured improvisation and how new techniques of sound enhancement and recording create additional venues for live performance.

Dancers, choreographers, and movement specialists uncover connections between body and technology; engage physical awareness as the technology of time and space extends presence through interactive media and movement.

Actors redefine their craft as new media requires developing communicative skills incorporating and transcending traditional techniques. Actors may work in scripted and improvisational modes as they interface with other artists and means of expression incorporating movement, space, and sound as additional elements of their craft.

Technologists devise new approaches to integration of artistic expression to employ the latest tools and explore multimedia production from conception of the ideas to their manifestation as a dynamic, artistic presence.

Multimedia Artists and Designers pioneer concepts through deeper understanding and additional skills that provide ways to integrate and isolate media for expressive purposes.

Production Specialists including directors, producers, stage managers, and lighting directors perform strategic roles in shaping the scenes and experiences of the participants while also engaging in other workshops to enhance their understanding and skills.