DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONS
IMPACT 2013
July29–August16,2013
SteinhardtEducationBuilding
35West4thStreet,NewYork,NY10012
FrederickLoeweTheatre
35West4thStreet,NewYork,NY10012
TheJamesL.DolanMusicRecordingStudio&TechnologySuite
35West4thStreet,SixthFloor,NY10012
WELCOMETOIMPACT2013
IMPACT:InteractiveMultimediaPerformingArtsCollaborativeTechnology
NYUSteinhardtandtheIMPACTstaffinvitealllevelstudentsinternationalandwithinthe
UStoparticipateinacreative,collaborativemultimediaworkshop,July29throughAugust
16.Weareworkingtocreateexperiencesthatwillprovidenewskillsandunderstandings
inthecontextofyourcurrentexperienceandbackground.Weregardmakingartthe
provinceofallhumanbeings.Thisworkshopisaboutextendingtherangeofyour
techniquestobeexpressiveinperformanceandeverydayactivities.
WestresstheInteractivenatureoftheworkshop.Thisinvolvesyourinteractionswith
eachother,workshopstaff,andwiththetechnologiesthatareemergingtoextendour
expressiverangeasartistsandhumanbeings.
Secondly,westresstheMultimedianatureoftheworkswecreate.Intheemergingand
changingworldoftoday,wearechallengedtoopenourtraditionalstancesasartiststo
becomepractitionersofmultimedia.
ThesubstanceofourworkinvolvesPerformingArts,inwhichallarts,includingvisualarts
areconceptualizedinperformativeandperformancedimensions,acknowledgingthe
temporalandephemeralnatureoftheartsasanongoingwayofknowingandexpressing
theworld.PerformingArtsareaworldingoftheworld,andthenatureofthisdynamic
unfoldingdefineswhoandwhatweare.Wevalueyouasanindividualwhetherornotyou
regardyourselfasaperformingartist.Wehopetoincludeyouruniqueperspectiveaswe
worktogethertocreatenewideasintheworkshop.Performmeanstoformthroughaction,
whichpertainstoallartisticexpression.
AteverylevelofactivityweexpectthattheCollaborativenatureofourworkingtogether
tocreatenewworksmagnifiesyourpersonalinsightsandcontributions.Suchcooperative
effortsdonotundermineindividuality,buthonorseachcontributionasasubstantive
presencethatdefinesthemomentasaspontaneouscomingtogetherofideasand
expressiveelements.
Inthecontextoftheworkshop,Technologyexistsasanevolvingtoolofartisticexpression.
Eachyear,theIMPACTworkshopchangesbecausethetechnologyisinastateof
permanentevolution,mirroringouridentityastheextensionofourselves.Wecelebratea
technologythathasopenednewfrontiersofartisticexpressionanddevelopment.Your
individualappropriationoftechnologyaltersthattechnologyforever,evidencethatyour
presenceandinteractioncontinuestotransformtheworldasitistowhatitisbecoming.
JohnGilbert,TomBeyer
Co‐DirectorofIMPACT
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NYUSTEINHARDTMUSICANDPERFORMINGARTSPROFESSIONS
NYUSteinhardt’sDepartmentofMusicandPerformingArtsProfessionswas
establishedin1925.Sincethattime,SteinhardtMusicandPerformingArts
ProfessionshasfunctionedasNYU's"school"ofmusicanddevelopedintoa
majorresearchandpracticecenterinmusictechnology,musicbusiness,
musiccomposition,filmscoring,musicperformancepractices,performing
artstherapies,andtheperformingarts‐in‐education(music,dance,and
drama).Today,1,600studentsmajoringinrenownedprograms‐
baccalaureatethroughPh.D.‐areguidedbymorethan400facultywhoshare
TheSteinhardtSchool’sspiritofopennessandinnovation.Facultyinclude
internationalperformingandrecordingartists,musicbusinessand
technologyleaderswhileotherssitonleadingjournaleditorialboardsand
publishsomeofthemostsignificantmusictechnologyandperformingarts
researchonthescenetoday.Thisdepthandbreadthofresourcesoffers
unparalleledopportunitiesforartistic,professional,andscholarlygrowth.
Werecognizethatinadditiontosubstantialtraininginindividual
specializations,ourgraduatesrequiremultipleskills.Tothatendwe
encouragestudentstobenefitfromrichandvariedcoursesthroughoutThe
SteinhardtSchoolandtheUniversity.Inaddition,ourcampusissurrounded
byandblendsintotheworld’scapitalandepicenteroftheperformingarts,
NewYorkCity.Alumnihavemajorperformingcareersandcoveted
professionalpositionsinthemusicindustryandinuniversitiesthroughout
theworld.Prominentalumniinclude:jazzgreatWayneShorter,multipleTony
andGrammyAwardwinningmusictheatrecomposerandsongwriterCy
Coleman,multipleTonyandGrammyAwardwinninglyricistBettyComden,
multipleOscarwinningfilmcomposerElmerBernstein,andTonyAward,
OscarandPulitzerPrize‐winningplaywrightandfilmwriterJohnPatrick
Shanley.
Dr.RobertRowe,Director
NYUSteinhardtMusicandPerformingArtsProfessions
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HISTORYOFIMPACT
IMPACT(InteractiveMultimediaPerformingArtsCollaborativeTechnology)evolvedfrom
multimediaproductionsandexperimentsatNYUin1976whenasummermultimedia
productionprogramproduced11multimediaworks(operas,dance,theatre,visualarts,
instrumentalandvocalproduction)insixweeks,averagingtwonewproductionsaweek.
Theentirebuildingat35WestFourthStreetwasappropriatedforproductionswith
rehearsalsofworksinprogressvirtuallyoneveryfloor.
In1996,NYUparticipatedinoneoftheearliestcollaborativeexchangesontheInternet,
connectingviatheoldermodemconnectionsthreesites:agroupofactorsfromNYU,a
groupofdancersatFraserUniversityinVancouver,andagroupofmusiciansataloftin
GreenwichVillage.ThemajorsponsorsoftheeventwerethecomposerDr.DinuGhezzo,
composerandmultimediaartistDr.JohnGilbert,theatredramaturgDr.AlistairMartin‐
Smith,choreographerdancerLisaNaugle,andPierreDeKarangal,webartistandtheorist.
MusicandPerformingArtsProfessionshaspioneeredtheuseoftechnologyincreatingnew
worksandenhancingperformance.Sixyearsagoin2007,acoregroupoffacultyand
artistsconceivedasummerworkshopgearedprimarilytocollegeage(18yearsandolder)
studentstointroducethemtoconceptsofperformanceandcollaborationenhancedby
applicationsoftechnology.ThefounderswereJohnGilbert(musicandmultimedia),Tom
Beyer(VideoandAudioTechnology),Young‐miHa(composeranddeveloper),Deborah
Damast(Dance),andChiananYen(MusicandTechnology).In2009,keyfacultyjoined
IMPACTandhaveservedtoshapethedirectionofIMPACT:JulieSong(Administrative
Director),KevinPease(Theatre,Acting),andSunminKim(Historian).In2012,LisaNaugle,
doctoralgraduateofSteinhardtandChairofDanceDepartmentatUCIjoinedIMPACTas
DirectorofDanceandMovement.
Whatemergedfromtheseproductionswasthespiritofimprovisation,spontaneity,andthe
creationofnewworkthroughcollaborationofparticipantsusingtechnologyandtheartsin
amultimediaenvironment.
In2001,thehistoricInternet2production,SongsofSorrow,SongsofHope,wasperformed
asatributetothosewhohadlosttheirlivesintheWorldTradeattack.Thisworkwasa
simultaneousperformanceinCaliforniaandNewYorkinacollaborativeinteractive
multimediaproductioninvolvingNYU,UCI,andtheEuropeanInstituteofDesign.
In2007,IMPACTemergedasanextensionofthismultimediawork,aimedprimarilyat
internationalstudentsduringthesummerandnowopeningtoincludestudentsatcollege
levelagewhoarereadytoexploretechnologyandhowitcanservetoextendandamplify
theirartisticexpressiverange.IMPACThasopenedexplorationoftheimaginationandhas
attractedattentionofinternationalresearchersandscholars.In2010,theworkshopwas
invitedtopresentIMPACTinInchon,Koreaandwasenthusiasticallyreceived.
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CONFERENCEPLAN
NYUMusicandPerformingArtsProfessionshaspioneeredtheuseoftechnologyin
creatingnewworksandenhancingperformance.In2007,acoregroupoffacultyand
artistsconceivedasummerworkshopforlocalandinternationalstudentsofallagesfrom
highschoolthroughgraduatestudy,tointroducethemtoconceptsofperformanceand
collaborationsupportedbyapplicationsoftechnology.
Thethreeweeksofworkshopexperiencesareintendedtobeopenandspontaneous,but
couchedwithinaclearstructure.Everyyeartheprocesshasevolvedinthecontextofthe
applicants’backgroundsandskills.IMPACT2013willexplorethethemeofConnecting
Cultures.Newtechnologiesareemergingalmosteveryday,andtheworkshopincludes
thesenewtechnologiesastheymightapplyinextendingtherangeofhumanactivity,
communication,andexpression.
Week1
OrientationandExposure
Youparticipateinallworkshops:specializedworkshops,techworkshopsandcombined
artsworkshops.Participantsseeproductionsandapplicationsthatusetechnologyin
expressiveways.Weformtwelveproductionteams,andasweshareourtalentsthrougha
participantproduction,webegintofocusonthecreationoforiginalmaterials.
Week2
DevelopmentofTechnologicalSkillsandArtisticIdeas
Explorationanddevelopmentofspecificskillstoapplytonewworksareexploredthrough
thetwelveproductionteams,andthroughworkshopsthatyouselecttofocusonparticular
technicalandexpressiveskills.Towardtheendoftheweek,yourideaswillbecollatedand
sharedwiththetotalgroup.Ideasforthefinalproductionwillstarttotakeshape.
Personnelforthefinalsceneswillbeidentifiedandrecruited.
Week3
Production
AsweenterthefinalweekofIMPACT,processbeginstotransformthematerialsdeveloped
intothevariousscenesthatwillcomprisethefinalproduction.Essentiallyparticipants
havethreedaystoshapeandfinalizetheirideas.Individualproductionteamsbecome
responsibleforspecificscenes.Technicalandperformingpersonnelareidentified.The
finalweekendswithamultimediaproductionandanawardscelebration.
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NAVIGATINGGLOBALCULTURES
IMPACT2013willexploreanextensionofitspremiseofcollaborativeprocessby
exploringtheancientandcurrentculturesthatshapehumanexperience.NewYorkCityis
aculturalcollectionofalmosteverycultureintheworld.Thishasposedaprobleminthe
publicschoolsbecauseofmorethan150languagesneededtocreateunderstanding
betweenthemanystudents,parents,andteachers.
NavigatingGlobalCulturesisametaphorcreatedbyNYU’sArtPhilosopherandEducator,
Dr.DavidEckerinthelate1980swhichlaterbecameoneofthefirstwebsitestoexplore
culturalexchangeamongyoungpeopleinAmerica,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Dr.John
GilbertestablishedthewebsiteandworkedwithDr.Eckerintheearlyformulationofcross
culturalexperimentsandexchange.
PerhapsoneofthebestknownexamplesofNavigatingGlobalCultureswasthevoyageof
ColumbusonaquesttofindpassagetoIndiabysailingwestacrossavast,unknownocean
in1492.In1992,NYUhostedthe500hundredthanniversaryyear,butnotedthatthe
outcomeoftheexplorationresultedingreatdamagetonativeculturesthrough
exploitationofpeopleandresources.The500thanniversarywasnotedasanewNavigating
ofGlobalCulturesthroughthetechnologiesofcommunicationandtheneedfor
reconciliationforthedamagebroughtaboutbythecontactofnativeculturesinthe“new
world”withEuropeancultureofcolonizationandempirebuilding.
Asthenewtechnologyofwirelessandwiredcommunicationemergedthroughthe
Internet,aneweraofexplorationanddiscoveryhadbegun.Therehavebeenmany
challengestotheclaimsofdiscoverybyColumbus.Thereisextensiveevidencetoshow
thattheVikingswereinNorthAmericalongbeforeColumbus.
Oneofthemostthoughtprovokingandcontroversialclaimsistheaccountof1421asthe
yearChinadiscoveredAmerica.Althoughtheevidenceiscontroversial,thereappearstobe
DNAevidenceofacolonyofChinesesomewhereintheVirginias.Thiswastheresultofthe
voyageoftheChineseAdmiralZhengwhosailedwithafleetoffourshipstodifferentparts
oftheworldtodiscoverAustralia,NewZealand,theAmericas,Antarctica,theNortheast
PassageandcircumnavigatedtheworldbeforeMagellan.UponreturntoChinawiththese
fabulousdiscoveries,anewdynastyfearedthatfurthervoyageswoulddestroyChinasono
furtherexplorationwaspermittedandmuchoftheevidenceofthismiraculous
achievementwasdestroyed.
Inrecenttimes,composerTanDuncompletedamarvelousexchangebetweentheBoston
SymphonyandhisnativehometowninChinainawonderfulcompositionthatbringsthe
EastandWesttogetherinaworkcalledTheMap,capturingthesoundsofhisvillageand
thenativeChinesemusiciansininteractionwiththesymphonyorchestra.Thesedays,we
eachareamapofourculture,andmappingtheworldhascreatednewenergyofexchange
betweenindividualsandultimately,culturesoftheworld.
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HOWARTSANDHUMANITIESINTERFACEWITHIMPACT
NEWMEDIAANDTECHNOLOGIESFORTHE21STCENTURY
Writersobservehowtheirnarrativeandpoeticskillsmeettheneedsofemergingartforms
andmedia.Theyhelptodevelopconcepts,writescriptsforscenes,andusethewritingin
newmediatodocumentandextendthecreativeexperienceaswellasenhancethe
humanisticaspectsoftechnology.
VisualArtistssuchaspainters,sculptors,photographers,videographers,animators,and
conceptualartistshaveNewYorkCityastheircanvas,asthematerialsoftheirartistic
ideas,whichinspirethemediaandtechnologytoincorporatetheirartisticvisioninnew
andinnovativecontexts.
Composersfindtraditionalandexperimentalmodesofexpressionanddevelopthemas
powerfulideasthataddnarrativeandemotionaltexturetothecollaborativework.They
explorenewnotation,technologyofnotation,soundsequencers,composingprogramsthat
servetoextendtheirexpressiverange.
MusiciansintraditionsofEastandWestdiscovernewwaystoextendtheirperformance
skills,explorethepoweroffreeandstructuredimprovisationandhownewtechniquesof
soundenhancementandrecordingcreateadditionalvenuesforliveperformance.
Dancers,choreographers,andmovementspecialistsuncoverconnectionsbetweenbody
andtechnology;engagephysicalawarenessasthetechnologyoftimeandspaceextends
presencethroughinteractivemediaandmovement.
Actorsredefinetheircraftasnewmediarequiresdevelopingcommunicativeskills
incorporatingandtranscendingtraditionaltechniques.Actorsmayworkinscriptedand
improvisationalmodesastheyinterfacewithotherartistsandmeansofexpression
incorporatingmovement,space,andsoundasadditionalelementsoftheircraft.
Technologistsdevisenewapproachestointegrationofartisticexpressiontoemploythe
latesttoolsandexploremultimediaproductionfromconceptionoftheideastotheir
manifestationasadynamic,artisticpresence.
MultimediaArtistsandDesignerspioneerconceptsthroughdeeperunderstandingand
additionalskillsthatprovidewaystointegrateandisolatemediaforexpressivepurposes.
ProductionSpecialistsincludingdirectors,producers,stagemanagers,andlighting
directorsperformstrategicrolesinshapingthescenesandexperiencesoftheparticipants
whilealsoengaginginotherworkshopstoenhancetheirunderstandingandskills.
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IMPACTORGANIZATIONANDACTIVITIES
TheIMPACTWorkshopisorganizedlikeaschoolwithcreativeartistswhoconductfocus
groupsthatexplorehandsonexperienceswiththeparticipants.Suchareasinclude:
 TheatreandProduction
 NewMusicandImprovisation
 VideoandVisioningExperienceandCulture
 AudioandSound
 DanceandMovement
 Texting,Mapping,andScriptingCultureandExperience
TechnicalTools:FinalCut,Isadora,LogicPro,&entrylevelapplications.
ThestructureforstaffingtheworkshopsissimilartothatofaSchoolofPerformingArts
thatprovidesmultilevelexperiencesforparticipantsofhighlyvariedbackgrounds.
MorningCoffeeandTechnologyFest
TheMorningCoffeeHourbeginsat9a.m.eachdayoftheworkshopexceptasnotedinthe
schedule.Steinhardt’sEducationBuildinghousesthehubofartstechnologymedia
includingstateoftheartcomputers,fullyloadedforprofessionallevelprocessingof
materials.Bringyourlaptops.YouwillbeabletoconnecttoNYUWireless.Yourlaptops
becomethefirstlevelofprocessinganddevelopingofideasthatcanthenbetransferredto
themaincomputersforfinalprocessingandtweakingofmaterials.
Eachmorningwewillgatherforacontinentalstylebreakfast,andhaveachancetogetto
knoweachother.Itwillalsoserveasaplacetoexploretechnologies,software,andideas
presentedontheInternet.Wewilluseitalsoasopportunitytodevelopideasaboutthe
NavigatingGlobalCultures,andtoexploreemergingtechnologiesinaninformalway.
Itisachanceforustocometogether,toknoweachotheracrossschoolsanddisciplines.
Followingthis,theproductiongroupswillsharewarmupactivitieswiththefullgroup
TheCultureandMilieuofNewYorkCity
Inthefirstweek,intheeveningwewillattendtheprofessionalproductionFeurzaBruta
thatrepresentsthenewwaveofmultimediaartisticproduction.Inaddition,youare
encouragedtoexploreNewYorkCityonyourownandgotoconcerts,museums,galleries,
andotherevents.Youwillchoosealocationtovisittodovideothatyoumightincorporate
intoyourscene.Yourlocationchoiceshouldbeculturallyconscious.Exploretheculturesof
NewYorkCityandbringbackvideoandartifactstouseinthefinalproduction.
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NYUIMPACT2013PARTICIPANTS
No.
LastName
FirstName
Country
Email
1
Bae
JinHo
Korea
[email protected]
2
Bang
HyeLi
Korea
[email protected]
3
Choi
Mijin
Korea
[email protected]
4
Duan
Fei
China
[email protected]
5
Gustin
Mitchell
USA
[email protected]
6
Hwang
Youna
Korea
[email protected]
7
Hwang
YeonMi
Korea
[email protected]
8
Hwang
KyungMin
Korea
[email protected]
9
Hwang
YongJin
USA
[email protected]
10
Jang
Jihyea
Korea
[email protected]
11
Jee
DaEun
Korea
[email protected]
12
Kim
Hana
Korea
[email protected]
13
Kim
HyeMi
Korea
[email protected]
14
Lee
LaylaMinYoung
Korea
[email protected]
15
Lee
MinHee
Korea
[email protected]
16
Lee
DamBee
Korea
[email protected]
17
Lee
JiHyun
Korea
[email protected]
18
Lim
JuYeong
Korea
[email protected]
19
Mackey
Julienne
USA
[email protected]
20
Maeng
JiEun
Korea
[email protected]
21
Min
HeeJung
Korea
[email protected]
22
Moon
Jiyon
Korea
[email protected]
23
Otalora
Lena
USA
[email protected]
24
Park
SooYoon
Korea
[email protected]
25
Park
SoYoung
Korea
[email protected]
26
Park
Minah
Korea
sweet‐[email protected]
27
Peritz‐Means
Ariel
USA
[email protected]
28
Saiki
Michiko
USA
[email protected]
29
Shin
HaeRi
Korea
[email protected]
30
Sim
MeeJeong
Korea
[email protected]
31
Walsh
Constance
USA
[email protected]
32
Xu
Buxue
China
[email protected]
33
Xu
Yan
China
[email protected]
34
Yang
Xue
China
[email protected]
35
Yang
SooYeon
Korea
[email protected]
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NYUIMPACT2013PRODUCTIONGROUPS
Group1:SouthAmerica
Facilitator:JohnGilbert,MitchellGustin
LastName
FirstName
Bae
JinHo
Choi
Mijin
Hwang
Youna
Walsh
Constance
Group2:NorthAmerica
Facilitator:TomBeyer,Ezra
LastName
Bang
Hwang
Saiki
Hwang
FirstName
HyeLi
YeonMi
Michiko
YoungJin
Group3:Asia
Facilitator:SunminKim
LastName
Duan
Jang
Jee
Lee
FirstName
Fei
Jihyea
Daeun
Minhee
Group4:Africa
Facilitator:LisaNaugle
LastName
Kim
Lee
Mackey
Shin
Hwang
FirstName
Hana
LaylaMinYong
Julienne
HaeRi
KyungMin
Group5:Europe
Facilitator:JulieSong,HanaroKim
LastName
Kim
Maeng
Peritz‐Means
Park
Xu
FirstName
HyeMi
JiEun
Ariel
Soyoung
Buxue
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Group6:Antarctica
Facilitator:YoungMiHa
LastName
Lee
Min
Yang
Yang
FirstName
Dambee
HeeJung
Xue
SooYeon
Group7:Australia
Facilitator:ChiananYen
LastName
Lee
Moon
Park
Xu
FirstName
JiHyun
Jiyon
SooYoon
Yan
Group8:Arctic
Facilitator:KevinPease
LastName
Lim
Park
Sim
Otalora
FirstName
JuYeong
Minah
MeeJeong
Lena
Group9:Cartographer
Facilitator:ChiananYen
LastName
FirstName
ProductionGroupMeetingLocation:









SouthAmerica:EducationBuilding6thFloor
NorthAmerica:FrederickLoeweTheatre
Asia:EducationBuilding8thFloorRoom879
Africa:EducationBuilding3rdFloorDanceStudio305
Europe:FrederickLoeweTheatre
Antarctica:EducationBuilding9thFloorRoom985
Australia:EducationBuilding7thFloorRoom770
Arctic:EducationBuilding3rdFloorDanceStudio304
Cartographer:ToBeDetermined
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NYUIMPACT2013FOCUSEDWORKSHOPS
DANCE/MOVEMENT
LastName
Walsh
Lee
Sim
Lee
Bae
Park
FirstName
Connie
Minhee
MeeJeong
Dambee
Jinho
SooYoon
MUSIC/MEDIA
LastName
Yang
Lee
Maeng
Yang
Min
FirstName
Xue
LaylaMinYoung
JiEun
SooYeon
HeeJung
AUDIO/TEXT
LastName
Saiki
Hwang
Bang
Kim
Hwang
Xu
FirstName
Michiko
Youngjin
HyeLi
Hana
KyungMin
Yan
VIDEO/VISUAL
LastName
Hwang
Lim
Park
Xu
Jang
Lee
FirstName
YeonMi
JuYeong
Minah
Buxue
Jihyea
Jihyun
THEATRE/SCRIPTING/MAPPING
LastName
Duan
Moon
Hwang
Jee
Kim
FirstName
Fei
Jiyon
Youna
Daeun
HyeMi
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IMPACT:IMPACT2012FACULTY/STAFF
Dr.JohnV.Gilbert,IMPACTDirector
Composer,Educator,MultimediaArtist
Dr.JohnV.GilbertiscurrentlyteachinginNYU’s
SteinhardtMusicandPerformingArts
Professions,wherehehasservedasChair.He
currentlyservesasAssociateDirectorof
SteinhardtMusicEducation.HeholdstheB.M.and
B.A.fromTexasTechUniversityandmastersand
doctoraldegreesfromColumbiaUniversity.At
NYUheplayedakeyroleinthedevelopmentof
MusicBusiness,MusicTechnology,MusicTheatre,
Opera,andMusicEducation.Since1996,hehaspioneeredindevelopingtheInternetasan
artisticinteractivemediumthroughDistributedPerformancesofsimultaneousproductions
withUniversitiesthroughouttheworldincludingKAIST,UniversityofColorado,IUPUI,and
UniversityofCalifornia.Hisworkhasexaminedtheartisticprocessinthecontextof
technologyasanextensionofhumanexpression.Thisworkhasledtothefoundingof
IMPACTwithcolleaguesin2007.HiscompositionshavebeenperformedinEurope,U.S.,
andAsia.Heiscomposerandproducerofanewbi‐lingualalbum,“Prayer”featuring
vocalistJulieSongwithsongscommissionedespeciallyforthealbum.Heworkswith
multimediaoftenincollaboration,hislatestiswithLisaNaugleinUnguarded/LostWorks.
Dr.YoungmiHa,IMPACTMusicDirector
Dr.YoungmiHa,composerandeducator,isafaculty
memberinMusicTheoryandCompositionProgramin
NewYorkUniversity.SheholdstheB.M.andM.Mfrom
EwhaWomensUniversityandmastersanddoctoral
degreesfromNewYorkUniversity.Sheisarecipientof
the2000NYUNewFacultyCompositionAwardand
RogerPhelpsDoctoralResearchScholarAwardfrom
NYUin1997.In2000,shegraduatedwithanhour
awardinPh.DstudyforOutstandingLeadershipin
GraduateMusicCompositionProgramwitha
commissionfromTheSteinhardtSchoolofEducation
foraceremonialmusiccompositionwork.Hermusic
hasperformedinKorea,Italy,Germany,England,Romania,andPolandandintheUS,at
CarnegieWeilHall,MerkinConcertHall,NYU,etc.,andshehasthreeCDsreleasedby
CapstoneRecordandNewMusicAssociation.Sheisoneoftheoriginalfoundingmembers
ofIMPACTprogramin2007andthisisher7thyearservingasamusicdirector.
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TomBeyer,IMPACTTechDirector
TomBeyer,atechnologist,educator,engineer,composer
instrumentbuilderandpercussionist,studiedClassical
Percussion,withPaulPrice,andTwentiethCentury
ComposersatManhattanSchoolofMusicinthelate60s,and
continuedJazzandEthnicmusicstudieswithpercussion
masters,FredrickWaits,EddieBlackwell,JackDeJohnette,
BillyHartandGuillermoFranco.HereceivedhisMastersof
CompositionfromNYU.Hecontinueshislifelongquestfor
knowledgetogainamasteryofhowtoproduce,controland
capturesounds.InadditiontobeingamemberoftheNew
YorkUniversityComposersEnsemble,afoundingmemberof
IMPACT,theiCiaInternationalComposersandInteractive
Artist,andtheLaMamaExperimentalTheaterCompany,he
performsregularlyaroundNewYork,doesengineeringand
sounddesignaswellascomposingforInternetandmultimediaprojects.Beyerhastaught
inabroadrangeofMusicTechnologyareasincludingAnalogSynthesis,AudioforVideo,
Electronics,Recording,ElectronicMusicPerformance,InteractiveSoftware,&System
Design.Hehasperformedwith,andtaughtwithandforMortonSubotnick,andbeena
mentortogenerationsoftechnologistsandpercussionapprentices.
Dr.ChiananYen,IMPACTDigitalDesign,
Imaging&PhotographyDirector
Dr.ChiananYen,amultimedia
composer/designer,photographer,
technologistandteacher/artist,was
originallyborninTaiwan,andhasbeen
livingandteachingintheNewYorkCity
since1995.HeholdsBachelorofScience
degreeinElectricalEngineeringfromthe
NationalCentralUniversityinTaiwan
(1992),MasterofMusicinMusic
TechnologydegreeandStephenF.TemmerTonmeisterStudiesCertificate(1998),and
Ph.D.degreeinMusicCompositionfromNewYorkUniversity(2009).
Dr.Yenhascomposedmultimediaworksfordance,film,animation,instrumentalists,
ensembles,andorchestras.HisworkshavebeenfeaturedandperformedintheNorth
America,Europe,andAsia,andpublishedonCapstoneRecords.Dr.Yenhasgreatpassion
onphotography.Heisspecializedinstageandreal‐timeperformancephotography.Hehas
beenworkingprofessionallyasaphotographersince1999forNewYorkUniversity.He
joinedtheteachingfacultyatNYUSteinhardtDepartmentofMusicandPerformingArts
Professionsin2005,andisoneofthefoundingandactivefacultyforIMPACTworkshop
sinceitsbeginningin2007.
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Julie Song, IMPACT Administrative Director
Julie (MyungOk) Song is a performer, conductor,
educator and administrator. She was born in Korea. She
studied in Music Education for her bachelor degree and
in Music Performance for her first master degree in
Korea. In 2005, she arrived in New York to advance her
professional career. She completed her second master’s
degree in Music Education at NYU’s Steinhardt School.
While studying at NYU, she won several awards for
leadership and achievement from NYU, including
Richard Hirsh Memorial Award for Students in the Arts.
She interned in teaching at PS (Public School) 59 and
Talented Unlimited Performing Arts High School in NYC. She has had extensive performance
experience throughout the metropolitan area and has appeared in as well as produced Internet2
Productions with KAIST in Korea, University of Colorado, and multimedia artists in Rome. Her
first album, Prayer, contains 16 newly commissioned works performed in English and Korean.
Currently, she is the administrative director for IMPACT. While a student she served as an
assistant to Prof. Gilbert in Media Activities and Music Education, she has joined the faculty
with an administrative role and coordinates the MA Thesis Colloquy in music education. She is
also a director of Choir at LESP High School. In Fall 2013, she has been accepted for Advanced
Certification Program in Vocal Pedagogy at NYU. She is scheduled to perform a MoviOp, A
Song for Second Avenue, in the leading role scheduled for production in the near future in New
York.
KevinPease,IMPACTTheatre&ActingDirector
AnativeofnorthernMichigan,KevinPeaseisthrilledto
bebringinghisdiverseexperiencesasatheatreartistand
teachertothefacultyofNYU'sIMPACTWorkshop.Inall
facetsofhisworkasaTheatreartist,hebelievesinthe
powerofcollaborationandinexploringthecommon
narrativethreadsthatbindallpeople.Kevinworksina
varietyofartisticmediumsincludingdance,opera,
musicaltheatreandcabaretasadirector,producerand
writer,andisthefounderandartisticdirectorofcollage*group,aNewYorkbasedarts
collaborativewhichaspirestocreatenewformsofperformancefora21stCentury
audience.Asanartseducator,KevinhasbeenaTeacher,guestlecturerandworkshop
leader,havingledprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsattheAmericanAlliancefor
TheatreinEducationNationalConferencesinMinneapolisandNewYork,andatthe
educationaltheatreprogramatHunterCollege.Hehascollaboratedprofessionallywitha
numberofnationallyrecognizednon‐profitsincludingPeriwinkleNationalTheatreand
TheChicagoArtsPartnershipsinEducation,asaleadteachingartist,researchfellow,and
administrator,andforthepastfiveyearshasservedastheTheatreSpecialistandInterim
ArtsDirectorattheBronxCharterSchoolfortheArtsinHuntsPoint,wherehecreates
theatredailywith300elementary‐agedkids.KevinisagraduateofNorthwestern
UniversityandgraduatedfromNYU'sGallatinSchoolofIndividualizedStudy,withanMAin
CreativeLeadershipforYouthTheatre.
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Dr.LisaNaugle,IMPACTDirectorofDanceand
Movement
LisaNaugleisProfessorandChairoftheDance
DepartmentintheClaireTrevorSchooloftheArtsatthe
UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.LisaearnedherM.F.A.
fromNewYorkUniversityTischSchooloftheArtsand
herPh.D.inDanceEducationfromSteinhardtSchoolin
theDepartmentofMusicandPerformingArts
Professions.Sheisachoreographer,danceimproviser
andeducator.Herchoreographyhasbeenpresentedina
widerangeofvenuesincludingprosceniumstagetheater,
artgalleries,out‐of‐doorspacesin,Asia,LatinAmerica,
andEurope.Lisafirstarticulatedtheconceptandmethodof“distributedchoreography”in
1999andisrecognizedforhercollaborativeandinterdisciplinaryworkwithdance,video,
andtelepresenceperformanceeventswithcollaboratorsatdistantnationaland
internationalsites.Hercareerasasolodancerperformingimprovisationwithlivemusic
andvideo,spansover20years.In2009,LisafoundedtheDTM2ImprovisationEnsemble,
focusingontheintegrationofdance,theatre,musicandmedia.Forthepast5years,Lisa
hasbeentheDirectorofDanceandChoreographyfortheMusicaNuevaMalagaSummer
IntensiveinSpain.SheisdelightedtopartofIMPACT2013!.
SunminKim,IMPACTFacilitator,Historian&Researcher
SunminKimisadoctoralcandidateinmusiceducationatNew
YorkUniversity.SunminKimstudiedpop/jazzmusicatBerklee
CollegeofMusicwheresheearnedadiplomainprofessional
musicin2000.FinishingherstudyatBerklee,sheworkedasa
teacher,producerandasasongwriterinKoreaforafewyears.
ShemovedtoNewYorkCityin2005toattendNewYork
University,wheresheearnedherM.A.inMusicEducationand
beganherdoctoralstudiesin2008.Whilestudyinginthe
doctoralprograminSteinhardtSchoolinMusic&Performing
ArtsProfessionsatN.Y.U,sheexpandedheractivitytoprovide
technicalassistanceandvideographyforInternet2
collaborativeperformancesdirectedbyDr.JohnGilbertatN.Y.UsuchasAcrosstheEther,
andMemory:CollaborativeConnectionsinTime&Space.Inaddition,shecreatedafilm,
composedmusic,andprovidedtechnicalassistanceforanI2ProductionViewsfromthe
Bridges.ShealsoworkedasaCounselorforIMPACT,Theinternationalsummerworkshop
atN.Y.Uin2009andhasbeenappointedProductionSupervisor/SupervisorofCounselors
for2010.ShecontinuedtoworkasastagemanagerintheIMPACTheldatICCU,Koreain
2011.Currently,Sunminisalsoworkingasaproducerandsongwriterfortheon‐going
researchandrecordingprojectofJulieSongincollaborationwithselectedperforming
artists.SunminKimiskeyboardistatChodaeChurchinNewJerseyandcontinuesto
composesongsfortheirwebsitesandalbums.
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Grace Yumi Choi, Director of Business and Publicity
Grace Yumi Choi was born in 1987 in Pennsylvania USA and
began studying the piano when she was 5 years old. Although
very young, she demonstrated a tremendous interest in music.
While being top 1% in academic performance at Seoul National
University, She walked a successful career path as a pianist and a
music director participating in numerous concerts and creating
videos recently hit 25,000 views on YouTube. Throughout her
years as an artist, she collaborated with some international
musicians, producers and technologists to discover new channels
and forms of arts to interact with audiences. She established her
own Piano Trio, Karis, and Women’s Choir and directed a series
of recitals called “Dream and Hope Concert”, playing for free for those who do not have
opportunities to listen to classical music. At the same time, she was also on the distribution side
studying business administration at NYU and working in cutting-edge media groups in New
York, where she gained not only an extraordinary ability to understand artists and audiences but
also problem solving skills and interpersonal tactics to promote their works effectively. She
believes her experiences both as an artist and a pipeline between artist and audiences are relevant
to the qualities society is looking for.
Ezra Teboul, Assistant Technical Director
Ezra Teboul is a musician, fabricator, engineer and designer.
He has served as technical director, coordinator or consult on
a variety of multimedia art project, including a performance
of HPSCHD at Eyebeam in NYC. Currently enrolled at both
NYU-Poly and Steinhardt, he is studying how technology
inspires art and art challenges technology. Additional
interests include blacksmithing, bad movies, and good
soundtracks. He currently plays guitar and writes pieces for
Pig Roast, an improvised folk punk ensemble based in
Northampton, Massachusetts. He obtained his B.A. from
Hampshire College in 2011.
Naro Kim, Facilitator and Alumni Relations
Naro Kim, a candidate for a Master's degree in Music
Technology at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture,
Education, and Human Development department, graduated
summa cum laude with a Bachelor of music degree in
Computer Music Composition in Korea. When she was a
junior in 2011, she participated in IMPACT to broaden her
artistic view and IMPACT greatly influenced her life. After
attending IMPACT, She decided to go to NYU for her Master's
degree and her dream came true last year. Before she started to
study in New York, she worked as a multimedia designer,
composer, educator, and audio technician in Korea, and a
graphic/multimedia designer and educator in Australia. Last
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winter she went to Uganda in East Africa to serve as a music teacher for children. She is
currently building a motion sensing turntable for her thesis, while also working on an
independent movie as a sound designer.
Mitchell Gustin, Teaching Assistant
Mitchell Gustin is a pianist, composer, and performing artist.
He is pursuing a BM in music composition at Cornish College of
the Arts in Seattle, Washington. At a young age, Mitchell began
composing at the piano. His passion for music has deepened
throughout the years and has never failed in bringing him
happiness. This past spring, he finished writing the score to a 12minute short film and a piano solo work titled Yellow. He plans
to continue his education in music at the graduate level once
completing his Bachelors. Contemporary performance is another
one of Mitchell’s passions. Whether he is performing in it,
creating it, or viewing it, he always finds performance to be an
insightful and thought provoking spectacle. In Seattle, Mitchell
is actively involved as a volunteer at On the Boards—a
contemporary performance space that hosts many national and
international artists involved in dance, music, theatre, and performance art. Mitchell’s
participation in the IMPACT 2012 conference left him wanting more, and so, today he his
thrilled to be back for another collaborative experience. He is excited for the new ways in which
art will be created and talked about. He only hopes that he can be as helpful and inspiring as his
teachers and mentors have been to him in the past. The Faculty of NYU IMPACT 2013, in
recognition of Mitchell’s accomplishments as composer and multimedia artist, formally
recognizes Mitchell’s contributions to IMPACT and the important teaching role he has
undertaken with thoughtfulness and attention to the quality of the experience of participants.
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