The biotechnological sublime. Performance of Geert Mul and Jos de Mul at the Next Nature PowerShow, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 5 November 2011, 19:30-22:00.
Performing God's Browser: the Biotechnological Sublime, together with media artist Geert Mul at the NextNature Powershow in the Stadschouwburg Amsterdam, Amsterdam, November 5, 2011.
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Report of Max Bruin.
Read more about the NextNature Powershow on the websiteof the NextNature Net.
The Next Nature Power Show is an intellectual spectacle where artists, scientists, designers, filmmakers, politicians and philosophers present their radical ideas, visionary statements and powerful images on how to design, build and live in Next Nature: the nature caused by people.
After successful editions in Paradiso Amsterdam (2005), Zollverein, Germany (2006) and the Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles USA (2008), the event returns to Amsterdam. On the museum night of 5th of November 2011 the vintage city theater of Amsterdam is surged with over 20 visions on Next Nature. Expect a mixture of live performances, film, physical experience and virtual imagination. Presenters include Bruce Sterling, John Zerzan, Regine Debatty and Rachel Armstrong.
Tickets €25,- (Students: €20). Order them online or call: +31 20 6242311
The full program information will be published in the second week of October – we trust you dig our deliberate strategy to give next nature believers an advantage in obtaining a ticket. Rest assure: The world belongs to early risers.
Previous Next Nature Power Shows were held in 2005, 2006 and 2008 in Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL), Zeche Zollverein, Essen (DE) and Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles (USA). With the 2011 event the Power Show returns to Amsterdam.
Presenters of earlier Power Shows included: Kevin Kelly, Erik Davis, Peter Lunenfeld, David Kremers, Fiona Raby, Julian Bleecker, Sunny Berman, Tinkebell, Tobie Kerridge, Jürgen Mayer H., Paul Mijksenaar, Pictoplasma, Luna Maurer, Roel Wouters, Erwin Driessen, Michiel Schwarz, Paul Frissen, Peter Sijmons, Dirk Sijmons, Piek, Misha de Ridder, Eelco Klaver, Willem Veldhoven, Taco Stolk, Jos de Mul, Maria Verstappen, Rob Schröder, Susana Soares, Boris Groys, Silke Wawro, Werner Lippert, Niels Schrader, Edo Paulus, Henk Oosterling, Femke Halsema.
Visit the website of the Next Nature Power Show 2008 in Los Angeles or watch the video compilation of the Biggest Visual Power Show 2006 in Coalmine Zollverein, Germany.
- Presenters (More to come)
- -Bruce Sterling, Visionary Science Fiction writer
- -John Zerzan, Anti-Civilization Theorist
- -Rachel Armstrong, Scientist/Artist Living Architecture
- -Regine Debatty, Blogger We-Make-Money-Not-Art.com
- -Mark Post, Scientist, Professor University of Maastricht
- -Jos de Mul, Philosopher, Professor Erasmus University
- -Geert Mul, Massive interactive video Artist
- -Tracy Metz, Writer/Journalist NRC
- -Studio Smack, audiovisual wizards
- -Hendrik-Jan Grievink, Designer Next Nature Book
- -Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács, Artists
- -Gordan Savicic, Web Suicide Machine
- -Christien Meindertsma, Designer Pig Farm visualizations
- -Tuur van Balen, Designer Anti-depressive Yoghurt
- -Christian Schwaegerl, Writer on Anthropocene
- -Lucy McRae, Body Architect
- Director & Powershow Host
- Koert van Mensvoort
- Art Director
- Hendrik-Jan Grievink
- Program
- Ties van de Werff
- Production leader
- Krista te Brake
- Video Leaders
- Arnoud van den Heuvel
- Organizing Team
- Allison Guy
- Hendrik-Jan Grievink
- Krista te Brake
- Koert van Mensvoort
- Lisa van der Voort
- Melle Daamen
- Mieke Gerritzen
- René Rieger
- Stefan Fincken
- Ties van de Werff
- Wiepke Westbroek
- Organizers
- Next Nature Network
- Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Expanding Theatre
- Media Partners
- De Groene Amsterdammer
- Bright Magazine
- Sponsors
- Overvoorde-Gordon Stichting / Pauwhof Fund
- Mondriaan Foundation
- Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
- Eindhoven University of Technology
During the Power Show, the lustrous Next Nature book will be presented, a compendium of the most thought provoking observations from NextNature.net, supplemented by lots of new visual material and graphics, as well as guest essays. Paperback: 448 pages, Seven magazines, binded in one soft cover volume – Publisher: Actar, Barcelona. - ISBN-13: 978-8492861538
