Dan Senn is a composer of experimental classical music, a sculptor of kinetic instruments for exhibition and performance, an experimental video artist for installation and proscenium play, and a documentary filmmaker. He performs and exhibits world-wide and has produced ephemeral public art projects which bring experimental work to alternative audiences. His work is greatly influenced by the "elegant awkwardness" of the raku ceramic process and, while highly expressive, devoid of intended metaphor. Dan lives in Prague and Portland, Oregon, and was a cofounder of Roulette Intermedium, NYC, and Cascadia Composers, Portland, Oregon.
Dan's performance encompasses elements he has developed for his installation work over recent years, including his "Many Pairs Sounding" and "Huffa Puffa" installations, field recordings from The Czech Republic, and recent experimental video. More can be learned of Dan's work at www.newsense-intermedium.com.
Betsey Biggs is a composer and interdisciplinary artist whose work in music, sound, video and installation has been called "psychologically complex" by The New Yorker. Her work aims to expose the beautiful in the mundane, to actively engage the audience, and to transform the city into a creative interface through psychogeographic practice. Recent projects include a theatrical work with flutist and performer Margaret Lancaster, an outdoor mixer powered by people's shadows and a series of downloadable soundtracks meant for walkers to engage with their surroundings. Betsey recently received her Ph.D. at Princeton University, writing about public sound art, and will begin a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University in the fall of 2009.
