Nov 16 – 20, 2009 FIM-Festival of Multidisziplinary Improvisation
Bilbao, basque country, ("spain"),europe

the 4th year of this unique festival, where different disciplines meet, investigate and collaborate

the set-up: afternoons

16.00-20.00 4 different workshops :

dance – katie duck usa/nl http://magpiemusicdance.com/artists/duck/

accoustis music – alfredo genovesi uk/nl http://profile.myspace.com/alfredogenovesi1

electronic music – amir shoat israel/uk http://www.myspace.com/kavwomb
marc chia singapur/nl http://www.myspace.com/onemannation
johann merel peru/uk http://www.myspace.com/terocal
joe zeitlin uk http://www.myspace.com/joezeitlin (tbc)

video travis flint usa/bilbao

alfredo and his students were last year always from the beginning on playing with the dancers; the other 2 workshops usually came in at around 6.30, 7.. ; then a couple os sets with everybody working together

20.00 – 21.30 communal (vegan) dinner, share,chill and laughs

21.30 – 23.00 improv sets, with students and teachers participating

check out a video :
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=T6wVSNIBmbk

there might be laboratories in the mornings..

organised by l´mono ( http://l-mono.org ), an independent urban arts/culture center run by a small collective. We have a beautiful dance studio, a music and a couple more studios, a exibition/concert hall, kitchen… situated in a centrical old industrial building, which due to urban planning is destinated to disappear in the not too faraway future…(we´ll see..)..;
anyway, it´s a festival with a very special caracter and atmosphere, where the ´teachers´ are as keen on investigating and playing as the other paticipants …and often all just mingles and twingles…, and a unique opportunity to investigate the possibilities of dance, music and video working together in an improvisational set-up.
and bilbao and its surroundings are also sure worth a visit: friendly and very special people, it´s famous transformation from industrial to ´cultural´city("guggenheim-effect"),beautiful beaches with cool waves 25 min away, mountains all around…sounds like a tourist guide..haha..but it´s true..
so also if it´s not for the fim, we invite all travelling artists dancers performers to pass by, maybe share work, maybe play together..

CONTACT: olaf kehler PHONE: 0034 94 444 88 33; 0034 628 55 83 80
EMAIL: l.mono.bilbao@gmail.com WEBSITE: l-mono.org,
myspace.com/fimbilbao