Online Interactive Performance: “Machine (Un)learning”

Welcome! We are excited that you would like to contribute to our project and actively participate in our interactive performance on July 29th.
You don’t need to be a professional to be a part of choreography. You can dance, you can just move your body or parts of it. You can even move things around.
Please select your preferred time in order to book your personal interactive dance session online.
And remember: you don’t need to be a professional to join us. Just bring imagination and desire to participate.
INSTRUCTIONS
Read these before coming to your appointment!
1. Find a location with quiet surroundings, good lighting and good Internet connection for the next 11 minutes.
2. Join the call with the Zoom link from your email.
3. The Avatar will lead you through a series of hand movements in order to calibrate.
4. Once you are calibrated, the Avatar will give you a sign and gameplay can begin.
5. After 11 minutes, a sound will signal to you that your session is finished. See you next time!
You will be able to refresh you memory by re-reading the instructions before your gameplay.

Remote Closeness: Opening Exhibition

The event will take place between July 28 – August 2 and will consist of an online exhibition, a public program including talks and workshops, an exhibition at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, as well as art trails through different neighborhoods of selected Jordanian cities, where QR codes link to the artworks exhibited within the event.
REMOTE CLOSENESS EVENT PROGRAM
Physical Exhibition:
A physical interdisciplinary exhibition will be taking place at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (JNGFA) between July 28th – August 18th. The exhibition will showcase physical versions of the 17 projects taking part in Remote Closeness.
Location: JNGFA, Building 1 – 3rd Floor
Dates: July 28th – August 18th
Opening hours:
July 28 – August 2 | 17:00 – 21:00 (Friday closed)
August 3 – August 18 | Saturday – Sunday, 9:00 – 16:00 (Friday closed)
Art Trails:
Part of the Remote Closeness exhibition will be happening on the streets of Jordan. Posters, placed in different parts of selected Jordanian cities, contain QR codes through which the public can connect with the artworks.
Art Trails can be found in: Amman, Irbid, Umm Qais, Madaba, Petra, Zarqa, Al Salt and Aqaba.
Public Program:
The first week of Remote Closeness features a number of live events happening online and offline that complement the physical exhibition happening at the JNGFA:
Participating Artists:
Remote Closeness features more than 20 artists from 11 countries presenting 17 different projects referring to ‘connectivity’ as a theme through various formats.
The projects are made by artists: Alya Ola Abbas (Syria), Amjad Al-Mestarihy & Ariane Königshof (Jordan & Germany), Dalal Mitwally (Jordan), Doha Aboelezz (Egypt), Engy Mohsen (Egypt), Fatima Butt (Pakistan), Karina Rbeihat (Jordan), Kateryna Bortsova (Ukraine), Layla Zubi (USA), Liam Sibai (Lebanon), Manar Ali Hassan Galvani (Lebanon), Misanthrope Collective (Germany), Mona Gazala (USA), Najla Abdellatif & Tala Ayoub (Sweden, Canada & Jordan), Rania Atef (Egypt), Vishal Kumaraswamy (India), Yassen Shikh Alsagha (Syria).

Remote Closeness: “The Sharing Sessions Registration”

As part of its public program, Remote Closeness invites you to attend the Sharing Session, a series of workshops presented by individuals from various disciplines.
The sessions will take place on Zoom, for one hour, on August 2nd at 6:00 pm.
Sessions topics are:
101 Podcast
Art conquers anxiety
Creative Music
Designing Vintage Film Posters
Drawing as a form of Therapy
Embroidery
Inclusive education: recording audiobooks ?
Ink Wash
the Online Classroom
Paper collage
Personal Branding
the Science of Sourdough
Storytelling for children
Your Story
Please select your preferred Session below, and, if you wish, include your second and third choices at the end of this form.
-Spaces are limited (3 participants per session) so your registration will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
-The session will only take place if 3 participants register for it.
Deadline for registration: 27 July 2021