Vancouver BC – This year’s New Forms Festival brings together artists from a variety of creative sectors including electronic music, visual arts, and technology-based installations.
"NFF09 revisits why we started this festival almost a decade ago. The convergence of creative communities has always been our raison d' etre, and 2009 is no different” states Robert Willis, New Forms Media Society board director. “But unlike previous festivals, this year we've become more combined and concentrated. In a world that's increasingly becoming connected, so is our art.”
Top DJs from around the globe will perform alongside innovative visuals and installations. Additionally a partnership with the new W2 Community Media Arts Centre allows attendees to attend a full day workshop to learn some of the skills that will be displayed during the festival.
“We've refined what we used to do in a week's worth of programming into only a few days and venues” continues Willis, “Our goal is to make connections in a world where time is precious. We're looking forward to the final connection for NFF 2009: the public with the art."
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, September 18th at
Great Northern Way KYLE HALL
LOWFISH
JAY TRIPWIRE
DANDY JACK
KRISTA LOMAX vj
Saturday, September 19th at W2
All day VJ workshop for emerging local artists followed by evening performance and reception.
Saturday, September 19th @ Great Northern Way
N-TYPE
ESKMO live
KUSH ARORA live/dj
SHAMIK
CALAMALKA live
DOLLADUB live
KRISTA LOMAX vj
ABOUT NEW FORMS MEDIA SOCIETYNew Forms Media Society is a non-profit society and media arts organization founded in 2000 that nurtures and connects local and international arts, science and grassroots communities through the annual New Forms Festival. The society wishes to make new media art, music, film, technology base-based installation and performance accessible to a wider audience.
ABOUT W2 COMMUNITY MEDIA ARTS CENTRE The W2 Community Media Arts Centre is a highly anticipated project opening in the fall of 2009 at the landmark Woodward’s redevelopment in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. W2 is currently planned as a 14,395 square foot facility, and will be a community-based media and arts centre offering quality arts programming and presentation opportunities to Downtown Eastside and Vancouver residents through a range of programs, resources and activities.