JAMIE GRIFFITHS visual performance and technology artist, film director.
Jamie's visual creativity and technical fluency with interactive technology combines projected media with performance commissions for orchestra, new music, opera, dance and theatre projects.
"In my own work, I synthesize traditional film techniques, with interactive technologies. Live music triggers effects and alters sequences of the films. I work to bring innovative, new performance technologies to established disciplines of opera, orchestra, new music and dance. 'Interdisciplinary' speaks to me of artistic work that crosses these boundaries, within a single piece of work. 'Interactive' means that the performers can control aspects of the performance from the stage, with voice, motion or their choreographic choices. The technology is 'alive' in that no two shows will be identical, night-to-night. I prefer to use the european term 'LIVE ART' to describe this kind of work. I have a deep love for music visualization and using technology to harness the power of motion and sound. Ultimately I am seeking to bring mythic and mystical hidden quantum forces into the art. I care deeply about the human and spiritual condition."
jamie griffiths is a welsh blood, UK born, Londoner who ran away to Canada from Margaret Thatchers' Britain as a young woman in 1989, now based in Vancouver.
Experimental techniques include the custom use of interactive audio-responsive visual software, keyboard driven live visual performances, and 'New Performance Technologies' including motion capture techniques, sound and motion triggers, MIDI and bluetooth controllers, as well as interactive control of theatre lighting.
Personal art projects have exhibited in galleries in Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, New York and Paris. SoHo Galleries in San Francisco has published and distributed her images worldwide as posters and postcards. Jamie has been interviewed & profiled on MuchMusic & City TV, Fashion TV, as well as two CBC TV documentaries (2003/4).
In 2003, Griffiths began authoring and producing her own Live Art works. GRACE, an Isadora award-winning co-creation with choreographer Joe Laughlin of Joe Ink (BC), toured internationally in 2005/6 (UK, Canada, Korea) and won a BC Isadora Award for its innovative integration of choreography with technology.
Jamie's debut solo creation COMMON (2006), featuring The One Voice Harmonic Choir, premiered at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver to critical acclaim, chosen for the media's (Georgia Straight) 'Pick of the Week'.
GESTURE4 (2007) was selected for the top 12 best shows of BC for 2007, co-created with Noam Gagnon, Stefan Smulovitz and Viviane Houle.
Jamie is a performing member of Nu:BC, a new music interdisciplinary collective based in Vancouver, Canada.
Recent Canadian Collaborations: Vancouver New Music, Modern Baroque Opera, iDUB by mmHoP, Hard Rubber Orchestra, Joe Ink, Ballet British Columbia & Noam Gagnon of The Holy Body Tattoo.
Recent International Collaborations: Alex Nowitz (contemporary opera) in Berlin,(Jan 2008), Nigel Charnock (UK) Nov 2007, Mesh Performance (UK/Canada), as well as the touring museum installation piece 'TRAJETS' (Barcelona/UK/Canada) June 2007.
Jamie is active in research, education and development of interactive technologies and software for use in the performing arts. Technical Sponsorship: ‘M-Powered’ Artist, equipment sponsorship, M-Audio (Canada). Jamie's custom interactive software workshops have been taught at universities in Canada and the UK.
Jamie's research and upcoming work, WAVE AND SPARK are funded by the BC Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, to be presented internationally, working with flute, voice, water, moving projections and interactive theatre lighting.
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jamie [at] jamiegriffiths [dot] com
