Flussi Festival presents: Live Media and FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) Workshop with Marco Donnarumma aka TheSAD :: August 25-28, 2010 :: Teatro comunale Carlo Gesualdo, Avellino, Italy :: Cost: 50 euro; limited to 20 participants; accommodation available; register by sending an email to luca [at] flussi [dot] eu.

Theoretical and practical audiovisual live performance laboratory using FLOSS. Pure Data audiovisual real-time processing, tricks and tips to create your own performance tool. Complete program available here (in Italian; please write us to request comprehensive info in English).

Aim: The seminary seeks to give the participants who don’t have previous experience in programming and Live Media practice the needed theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to feel comfortable within the FLOSS creation environment. The classes’ aim is to make the participants able to understand and assimilate the diverse passages of the creation process of software ad-hoc in order to be independent during the planning and development of a FLOSS project (musical, audiovisual, multi-media or theatre pieces) using the audiovisual language.

The workshop will be preparatory to the implementation of Live Media performances realized by participants and presented in November 2010 at the “80 seconds” International Contest.