Homo Ludens

Homo Ludens - is a multicultural artistic festival. It is held in Warsaw at the Academy of Fine Arts on 6-8 June 2008 with the co-operation with Academy's Open Door Days. First of all, Homo Ludens festival, as the name indicates is having fun using means of Art. Also a chance for artists to show their work to a wider range of recipients, Polish as well as international. It is also a chance for young unknown yet promising artists. A chance for integration, not only between universities but also international. Best projects will be financed by the organisers as well as accomodation and partially transportation. You're an artist?! A musician?! - It's worth a try!Our aim is to integrate through this festival young people and promote artistic environments in Poland and in the World. To establish a worldwide cooperation with centers of arts, but through promotion of Polish art on international scene and presentation of modern art in context of local culture emerging. We also want to accustom others who have nothing to do with Art on normal life basis with its positive aspects through this festival and with Art's most positive effects on our lives. Our aim is also to win new expieriences from multicultural exchanges for young artists from all over the World. Confronting in the manner of miscellaneous awareness is an idea of venture and practice of Art. As each and every artist who presents his work during the festival, represents his local community and environment, Homo Ludens will rely on an alternative presentation of cultural differences amongst individual groups of artists.The program: 6 June - Lodging newly arrived artists 12PM : opening of Annual Student Exhibition: Happenings and performance by Academy's students Evening: Concerts by Academy's studentsSATURDAY 7th of JuneFrom 12 PM - Exhibition of Katarzyna Nocuń: Installation (The State Theatre Academy)- Exhibition of Photography/Performance on paper by Jon R. Skulberg (Norway / Denmark)- Exhibition of Ariane Valade : Fashion Painting Collection Printemps-Été, Spring-Summer Collection (Montreal, Canada)- Exhibition and performance of Phuc Van Dang: origami, fusion of ancient East Asian perception of aesthetics with the Western perception of good design (Vietnam / Denmark)- A sound/visual installation & live performance of RadioActive, a group of MA students from Kingston University in London (Great Britain)- A film by Hou Chien Cheng: "In this film, it intended to bring us closer to the psychological dynamics behind a contemporary socio-cultural problem in Asia." (Taiwan / Belgium)- Animated films show by the students of Animated Films Studio of The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.- Documental and drama films show by students of the Multimedia Studio at The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.- Video/audio installation "I can drown'ed" by Pete Lamberto (Philipines / Denmark)- Performance of students from The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw & The State Theatre Academy- Illustration workshops held by Marta Sławińska (an illustrator & storyboarder).5 PM - NoiseGarden concert [ Experimental / Jazz / Psychedelic ] http://www.noisegarden.art.pl6 PM -Diana Youssef Bellydance show (Egypt)8:45 PM - FolkFree concert (Hungary) [ Electro / Drum & Bass / Folk ] http://www.folkfree.hu8:30 PM - LAID concert (Germany) [ Alternative / Rock ] http://www.laid-music.de10:30 PM @ DIUNA CLUB (Dobra str. 33/35) DJs TRIO GRANDE aka SPACANOVA [ eloctronix / nu groove / afrobeat & retro ]---SUNDAY 8th of JuneFROM 1 PM exhibitions, films, performances and workshopsCONCERTS2:30 PM - ALAPADMA dance group show [ Traditional Indian Dances / Bollywood Dances ] http://www.indiandance.pl3 PM - Mahadhi concert [Roots Music / Experimental / Jazz ] http://www.mahadhi.prv.pl4:15 PM - Concert and Flamenco dance show [ Mediteralma Association ]5:15 PM - Nagual concert (Belarus) [ Roots Music ] http://www.nagualia.net7:30 PM - Gadająca Tykwa concert [ Fusion / Afro-beat / Experimental ] http://www.gadajacatykwa.prv.pl9 PM Jam Session10:30 PM @ Jadłodajnia Filozoficzna Club (Dobra str. 33/35) - DJs FUNK JOINT UNLIMITED [ Funk / Breakbeat / Electro ] http://www.myspace.com/funkjointunlimited