Arts news from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. http://www.rpi.edu/news/arts/index.html en-us Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2012 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2012 04/10/13 - Four collegiate game design programs, 40 student-designed video games, speakers from five game design companies, and one rollicking concert of game music favorites in EMPAC.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3161 10 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/09/13 - This year, a team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute architecture students took home the “Structural Ingenuity” award at the 2013 Canstruction event at the New York State Museum.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3160 09 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 03/05/13 - Members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus and local community are invited to attend the one-night performance of the critically acclaimed documentary play “8,” written by Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black(Milk and J. Edgar).http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3145 03 Mar 2013 9:00:00 EST 02/19/14 - An interactive performance piece–the product of collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students in arts and architecture–will incorporate interactive video, performers drawn from parkour and a cappella, and audience participation in a narrative based on E.M. Forster’s 1909 sci-fi novella The Machine Stops.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3134 14 Feb 2013 9:00:00 EST 02/07/13 - Neil Rolnick, professor of music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will present a concert of music for violin, piano, and computer at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3130 07 Feb 2013 9:00:00 EST 11/13/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today launched the Center for Cognition, Communication, and Culture (CCC) with a series of multimedia presentations and demonstrations of research in the initial core research areas: cross-modal displays, mixed reality, and synthetic characters. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3105 13 Nov 2012 09:00:00 EST 10/25/12 - "Cage/Gould" features compositions that span Cage's career, interspersed with a partial re-enactment of Gould's last performance in 1964. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3100 25 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EST 05/09/12 - Laurie Anderson has been named the inaugural distinguished artist in residence at EMPAC for a three-year term beginning later this year.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3039 09 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/20/12 - In celebration of Oliveros’ 80th birthday, the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is hosting an exceptional concert on May 10 that will feature a digital simulation of the acoustics within the cistern used in "Deep Lsitening," made possible with software developed by Rensselaer professor and acoustic architect Jonas Braasch.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3027 20 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST 03/20/12 - In the Production, Installation, and Performance seminar at Rensselaer, students of architecture and the arts design and build a performance set for a visiting artist. This year, the performance takes place in a cavernous mausoleum of the industrial age known around town as the Gasholder Building.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3010 20 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 01/26/12 - Neil Rolnick, composer and professor of music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will embark on a new project—a piece for pianist Vicky Chow—with support from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2984 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 01/19/12 - S. Argeo Ascani has been appointed as music curator at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2977 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 11/23/11 - A new lecture series by Michael Century traces the path between contemporary electronic art and more established media arts.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2951 23 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 11/07/11 - Drawing on a personal experience of hearing loss, Professor Neil Rolnick will perform portions of his latest composition, “MONO.”  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2943 07 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 10/26/11 - Waves and whirls unite the pieces in a joint concert to be offered by faculty and students at Rensselaer and the College of Saint Rose. “Piano Waves” will feature works for as many as four pianos on Nov. 9, from 7:30-9 p.m. in the concert hall of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2937 26 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 07/12/11 - The new infrastructure will support applications such as the production and post-production of HD and 3-D video along with video data for immersive environments and scientific visualizations.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2897 12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EST June 21, 2011 - A new book by Lee Sheldon details how to pattern a classroom after a multiplayer video game and help every student become a winner.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2889 21 Jun 2011 09:30:00 EST June 13, 2011 - Mary Simoni, associate dean for research and community engagement, and tenured full professor in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at the University of Michigan, has been appointed dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, effective October 1, 2011.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2885 13 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST May 3, 2011 - A team of Rensselaer students has created a system that pairs an EEG headset with a 3-D theatrical flying harness, allowing users to “fly” by controlling their thoughts.   http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2866 3 May 2011 09:00:00 EST November 5, 2010: Anxiety in contemporary art is the subject of Uncertain Spectator, Nov. 18 to Jan. 29, 2011, at EMPAC.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2787 05 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST September 14, 2010: The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer will host the Inaugural Festival October 1-3.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2767 14 Sept 2010 09:00:00 EST March 29, 2010: Renowned architectural acoustician Leo Beranek is presenting Rensselaer with his historic collection of acoustics books.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2701 29 March 2010 09:00:00 EST May 12, 2009: After being silent for 40 years, the sound of string music can be heard throughout the halls of three elementary schools located in Troy, N.Y., thanks in part to a partnership with Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2577 12 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 4, 2009: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a colloquium next week to discuss and explore the evolving convergence of art and science. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2569 4 May 2009 09:00:00 EST April 1, 2009: On Thursday, April 2, the EMPAC Concert Hall will be filled with a new gospel sound, as student-athlete Whitney Coleman ’10 performs original songs from her first CD, Bright Morning Star. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2553 1 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST October 3, 2008: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today opens the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), an unprecedented experimental center dedicated to the integrated pursuit of the performing arts and sciences. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2502 3 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST March 10, 2008: A group of researchers from Rensselaer is working to engineer Second Life characters with the capacity to have beliefs and to reason about the beliefs of others. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2410 10 March 2008 13:00:00 EST September 25, 2007: A new book written by Tomie Hahn, associate professor of art at Rensselaer, uncovers the process and nuances of learning nihon buyo, a traditional Japanese dance form. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2319 25 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EST April 13, 2007: Acclaimed novelist Edward P. Jones will present awards to winners of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's McKinney Contest writing competition on April 18 at 8 p.m. Jones also will read selections from his own work at the event, which is co-sponsored by the New York State Writers Institute. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2083 13 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 9, 2007: In celebration of National Architecture Week, world-renowned classical pianist John Kamitsuka will perform a benefit recital to fund scholarships for architecture students in the Roman Studies Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The special program of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Schubert will take place April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2074 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 5, 2007: Rensselaer recently garnered approval from the New York State Education Department to offer a doctoral degree in electronic arts. Now one of only a handful of universities in the United States to offer a Ph.D. program in this emerging field, the Institute will begin admitting students in fall 2007. Grounded in theoretical and historical arts research, the Ph.D. in Electronic Arts will meld Rensselaer's diverse arts offerings - computer music, video, sound arts, performance, and Web-based and installation-based art, among others - with a variety of other disciplinary areas, depending on a student's particular focus. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2041 05 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST March 26, 2007: Rensselaer recently announced the launch of a new undergraduate degree program in Games and Simulation Arts & Sciences (GSAS). The major - which builds off the success of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences' highly popular game studies minor - will equip graduates with a suite of integrated skills necessary for leaders in the game development industry. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2041 26 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST February 27, 2007: Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center (LRC) held its fifth annual light art show Feb. 27. Called "In the Mind's Eye," the show featured 11 graduate students currently enrolled in the LRC's Lighting Workshop. "There are no constraints," said LRC Associate Director Russ Leslie '80 in an interview with the Troy Record. "The students decide what they wish to communicate and then design and make their works of art using the lighting technology and design skills they have acquired at Rensselaer." http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=1965 27 Feb 2007 08:00:00 EST January 22, 2007: During Rensselaer's winter break, members of the Rusty Pipes took some time out to hit the road for their annual winter tour. The 14-member a cappella group performed in several Long Island and Connecticut schools from Jan. 8-12. "The annual Winter Tour is a time for the Pipes to sing at numerous high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools," said Jason Ingraham, a senior majoring in engineering physics and the group's music director. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=1899 22 Jan 2007 08:00:00 EST