Big Robot just finished a residency at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL (Feb. 27-28). We enjoyed a great response to our performance Friday night and had some thoughtful discussions with EIU faculty and students.
Residency at EIU
March 3rd, 2012
Noir at Cinesonika 2 in Vancouver
February 24th, 2012
A selection from Big Robot’s repertoire was included in Cinesonika 2, an international festival of film, video and sound design held in Vancouver during February 18-19, 2012. Noir, a multimedia work by M. Drews and J. Munson was shown during a special screening of films from 12 different countries. Michael and Jordan were on hand to present the work and also participate in a filmmakers panel during the festival.
Concert: Lala Gallery
November 7th, 2011
In October, Big Robot performed a concert at Lala Gallery in West Lafeyette, Indiana as part of the E3 Series for Improvisation Performance. The E3 Series hosts live performances by artists who feature improvisation. The series brings in artists from various art disciplines, including music, dance, and spoken word. Members of the Telematic Collective, assisted Big Robot in creating a networked environment for performance.
Big Robot Awarded Recording Grant
May 19th, 2011
The Indiana Arts and Humanities Institute at IUPUI awarded the group a significant grant to cover the costs of recording and producing their upcoming DVD, scheduled for completion in 2012. Stay tuned for more details! Photo: Section of score to Noir, by Michael Drews.
Performance-Residency at University of Illinois
April 28th, 2011
Big Robot Recently returned from a residency-concert at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music. It was great to work with the faculty and students faculty and students in the composition, electro-acoustic and percussion areas of the school.
CloudCom Concert
December 5th, 2010
In December 2010 Big Robot was featured in an evening concert for the IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom), held this year in Indianapolis. The concert was sponsored by the Pervasive Technology Institute at Indiana University. It was a superb evening, and all in BR agree we have never been better feted…..catered food, fun people, incredible help, and a great sounding concert space. Many thanks go out to graduate student members of the Telematic Collective at IUPUI: Dan Porter, Nate Dominy, Joshua Fielder and Hang Yu, for their technical assistance and support. Photos by Hang Yu.
Premiere of New Video Work by Margaret Dolinsky
December 5th, 2010
Indiana University Computer Art Professor Margaret Dolinsky collaborated with BR on the December 2 concert, creating a 15 minute video animation for Jordan Munson’s From the Ripples of a Towering Ocean. Photo by Hang Yu.
Article Link
November 29th, 2010
A good write-up about the group, posted on the IUPUI Purdue School of Engineering website.
Indianapolis Performance, December, 2010
September 7th, 2010
Concert at the IEEE 2010 Cloud Computer Conference, featuring Big Robot with the computer artistry of Margaret Dolinsky, IUPUI Convention and Conference Center on Thursday, December 2, Indianapolis.
New Orleans and Supercomputing
September 7th, 2010
The group had a great time in New Orleans as guests of the Indiana University Pervasive Technology Institute, giving a concert at the opening gala of Supercomputing 2010. New Orleans was a great place to perform and discover.
