The session “Performer’s Polyfunctionality in Musical, Cultural and Social Processes” at the International ISI Congress

The 1st International Congress of Numanities, organized by the International Semiotics Institute, takes place on June 2-7 at the Kaunas University of Technology. One of its sessions is devoted to discuss the topics of the cultural development project “Performer’s Polyfunctionality in Musical, Cultural and Social Processes” carried out at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (financed by the Lithuanian Research Council, Contr. No. MIP-095/2013). In an attempt to combine the aims and topics of the Project with the “new humanities” paradigm by ISI and a semiotic approach, various aspects of a performer’s polyfunctionality and the art of performance in general shall be discussed.

On June 6, 4 p.m., KTU Building 3, room 406, the aims of the project shall be introduced and the session will be moderated by the HARPS coordinator Lina Navickaitė-Martinelli. The following papers will be presented: „Mediating within the Orchestra: Roles Ascribed to the Concertmaster“ (Assist. Prof. of LMTA, Dr. Rūta Lipinaitytė), „Challenging Piano Performance for 21st Century Market: Interrelation between Different Music Styles through Gordon’s Audiation Dimension“ (artistic doctorate researcher of LMTA Motiejus Bazaras), „The Church Organist as a Multifaceted Profession – Educational and Social Aspects“ (lecturer of LMTA, Dr. Eglė Šeduikytė-Korienė). The work of the session shall continue on June 7 d. 9 a.m. with two more papers (moderator – M. Bazaras): „Performing with the Woodrum 1.5 – An analysis of gestures and human-computer interaction“ (KTU student Mindaugas Badokas) and„Music Performer as a Polyfunctional Figure – A Socio-Semiotic Investigation“ (LMTA lecturer Lina Navickatė-Martinelli).

For more information on the Congress, please visit the website of ISI: http://www.isisemiotics.eu/