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Interactive Dance Lab #1

This is the video from the presentation of the first dance lab of Runabout project. The dancers who took part had the chance to gain first-hand experience of some of the Runabout project’s technology. They could try out how their own movements and body influenced the video and sound environment. The laboratory was be led [...]

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dance laboratory

Runabout is kicking off a new project, this time working with dancers. Interaction through Мovement is a laboratory, a room for experimentation with interaction between movement, video and sound. The dancers who take part will have the chance to gain first-hand experience of some of the Runabout project’s technology. They can try out how their own [...]

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albena baeva

Concept and ideas, interaction software, instruments’ design and building, animation and video, lyrics, vocals and percussion Albena Baeva works in the field of interactive design, experimental video and performance. In 2010 she graduated the master programme Digital Art at the Art Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Albena Baeva founded the Runabout project as a platform for [...]

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Change of date and place

Organisational problems in the preparation of the radio programme that was scheduled for tonight, led unexpectedly to a much smaller audience that would have been allowed in the studio. Great interest shown in the performances of The DNA of Words, was for us a reason to change the date and the place of the performance [...]

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the DNA of words on the radio

Please note that the date and the place have been changed. Alarma Punk Jazz will present The DNA of Words simultaneously in front of a live audience in Bulgarian National Radio’s Studio 2 and on air. The DNA of Words is an instrument for playing poetry, which, after it recently traveled to Plovdiv, Burgas and [...]

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runabout project on the road

Our glass standing bass has a new case. The cables are rolled up and ready to go. We’ll load the car on Saturday morning and we’ll head for Plovdiv where we’ll perform in the evening at the Ancient Bath. Expect us later this month in Burgas, surrounded by books in the Regional Library and at [...]

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petya boyukova

Concept, video editing, instruments’ design, scenography & costumes Petya Bouykova works as a scenographer. 2010 she graduated the master programme Scenography at the Art Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Petya creates video, costumes and scenography for Runabout project and participates in the performances of the group. She is author of the costumes and the scenography for [...]

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the Begeron accordion @ Dorkbot Sofia

Dorkbot Sofia #7 will take place on September 29 2011 at 19:00 at The Red House, Sofia. Along with other interesting presentations, Runabout project will show one of its instruments from The Bergeron Experiment. We will demonstrate the sensor-based accordion and the costume from the performance, and we will explain how the electronics and the programme [...]

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the DNA of words @ DA Fest

For the third year in row, Runabout debuts its new project at the DA Fest. The DNA of Words was presented on  September 15 2011 at the third Digital Arts Festival in Sofia. Watch the recording of the concert below. Watch the video from DA fest live stream. picture by Ivan Peykov

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the DNA of words

Improvisation with one desk and two poetry books picture by Ivan Peykov The latest performance by Runabout project is called “The DNA of Words”. For this performance Albena Baeva collaborated with writer Ivanka Mogilska and created an instrument that would allow them to play poetry books. This is the latest instrument in the Runabout series [...]

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