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Upcoming project with readySetGo

lauren — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:23:56 +0000

I will be working with Daniele Strawmyre, Artistic Director of readySetGO, a multimedia performance company specializing in immersive and interactive performance installations. I will be designing visuals and incorporating realtime video for a performance installation she is developing inspired by Japanese ghost stories. It is set to premiere at this year’s Philadelphia Live Arts Festival.

Information Overload Performance

lauren — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:06:29 +0000

Information Overload explores how we as a society relate to technology. This piece was created as a Master’s thesis in digital media and brought together different departments of Drexel University including Digital Media, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Music Industry and Performing Arts. Information Overload explores opportunities in which digital media can be incorporated into a modern dance performance. The piece includes animation, projection on fabric, real time video filtration and motion capture. Click here to see photos from the performance.

“Lauren Mandilian choreographed Information Overload to first-rate music by John Avarese and Matthew Baker. She also created splendid animation with letters falling like rain down the screen and architecturally dissecting lines. Five dancers did their turns nicely until a fatal error message appeared on the screen. In this dance there were no errors.”
- Merilyn Jackson, Philadelphia Inquirer

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Information Overload Documentary

lauren — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:55:52 +0000

A behind the scenes look at how Information Overload was created.

Download the thesis document (30 MB).
Download the engineers’ tracking system documentation (2.9 MB).

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Pollution

lauren — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:01:09 +0000

World water pollution is a serious and disturbing issue. SHARP Dance Company uses movement, photos and text to help tell the story of what some people in the world have to deal with everyday. Click here to see photos from the performance.

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Information Overload Published

lauren — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:25:31 +0000

My thesis has been published by VDM as a paperback! You can buy the book on amazon.com.

DesignPhiladelphia Welcome House

lauren — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:37:09 +0000

On Tuesday, October 6, I will be filming at the DesignPhiladelphia Welcome House as the founders of Semilla Arts Initiative work with CHAD students to create a mixed media installation. On Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. my video will be projected onto the Welcome House. During this time the DesignPhiladelphia Kick Off party will be happening – so come check out my work as well as the party!

Phillies are 2009 NL East Champions!

lauren — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:24:11 +0000

We just so happen to get tickets to the game the Phillies clinched the NL East! I had never been to an important game like that before. When the Phillies won, fireworks went off as all the players cleared the bench to run on the field and celebrate. The stadium was kept open for about an hour after the game ended to interview the players for the fans. My favorite was Carlos Ruiz who simple said, “We are going to do it again.” You can see the last out of the game on my youtube page.

End of Summer :(

lauren — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:27:28 +0000

Sorry I haven’t posted anything all summer – I can’t believe its just about over! It seems like we were just in Maine for the 4th of July. This year our friends came up with us to experience a true Maine vacation! We ate lobster (twice) and Gifford’s Ice Cream (every night). Activities included waterskiing everyday, white water rafting, kayaking, hiking, as well as cliff jumping =)
This summer I was also a Teaching Artist at Montgomery Theater for the Young Actor’s Workshop Mixed Media Week. The students had a week to write a play, perform in their play, and create multimedia content to be projected during their play. This is the first year that Montgomery Theater has ever done a Mixed Media Week; fortunately, the students plays were so successful that there is plans to continue the class in the Fall, Spring and even next Summer! If you are interested in seeing the kids’ performances, head on over to youtube!
I also was involved with the 2009 Siggraph Conference as an XSV (Ex Student Volunteer). I worked as a project manager on the Encounter Siggraph SCVNGR Hunt, an interactive SMS game developed by SCVNGR. I was excited that the conference was held in (the very hot) New Orleans because I had never been there before. During my free time I went to Bourbon Street, listen to a lot of awesome live music and even went on a Paddle Wheeler dinner/jazz cruise!
This summer I have also been doing some freelance work for an awesome projection company in Philadelphia. Klip Collective is a video installation company that can transform any space into an immersive visual experience. Here are two projects I edited for Klip this summer that showcase what they do: W Fort Lauderdale & Infiniti
I don’t have too much in the works for Fall, but I’m hoping some opportunities will come around. I will be sure to keep you posted

Is that a dog in a bag?

lauren — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:58:34 +0000

This weekend we took Buckley to the Italian Market with us. On the walk home he decided he was too tired so we put him in a shopping bag and carried him home the rest of the way! As you can see, he doesn’t seem to be struggling to get out and is pretty content to be carried around in a grocery bag.

Home from Pair-ee

lauren — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:34:26 +0000

We had a fabulous time in Paris! We were there for 8 days so we were able to see a lot!! I can sum up the trip like this: I ate at least one French baguette and one Nutella crepe a day, we climbed up every tower in the city (Notre Dam, Arc De Triumph, Pantheon, Eiffel Tower, Sac Le Carre), and saw a ton of art (Palace of Versailles, Pompidou, Orsay Museum, Orangerie Museum, Rodin Museum, Louve).
One of my favorite sights was walking through the catacombs, which are underground passageways that go all throughout the city. As you walk through, you enter a section of the catacombs were bones were kept because France ran out of places to bury people during the Black Plague. I have some great photos of us standing next to human skulls and femurs =)
Another sight I really enjoyed was going up the Eiffel Tower one night (something I’ve always wanted to do). We stayed up there long enough to see the lights on the tower flicker at midnight. It was amazing, the trip was amazing!
Head on over to Becky Huot’s flickr to see photos from the trip.