Live Cinema

Live cinema short-circuits the stability of artist and machine, and builds on the dynamic potential of stories, images and sound rendered as fluid and continuous output. The form, which refers to the live mixing of moving images and sound in front of an audience, has exploded in the last five years, in part due to advances in media processing software. LA will have a great opportunity to see some of the best of live cinema this weekend when Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition hosts a three-day festival showcasing the form, along with examples of experimental electronic music and sound art. Titled "Resonant Forms," the showcase includes the premiere of Sheepwoman, created by San Francisco-based artists SUE-C and Laetitia Sonami, creative leaders in the world of live cinema. The pair has collaborated on several projects in the past, and both are incredibly inventive in how they use media to craft an electrifying experience. Sheepwoman "interweaves dreams with reality to engage the audience in witnessing the creation and dissolution of fleeting fantasies, blurring the boundaries of the cinema world and the real world." The event starts on Friday, April 3 at 7:00 with a panel discussion, and Sheepwoman will be performed for the first time at 8:30. Here's the trailer, and check the LACE site for the full schedule.