Come study eTextiles in the context of play, theater, participatory performance, storytelling and material puppetry in Berlin!

In march 2020 Hannah started a new job, and is now professor in the masters program Spiel&&Objekt (Play&&Object), situated in the contemporary puppetry department of Berlin’s performing arts university Ernst Busch. It’s a new program and our first round of 7 students are currently working on their final projects.

Our open call for the next round of students is open now until May 18th!

It’s a 2-year Master of Arts program with courses in:
>> design&technology
>> practice based artistic research
>> speculative objects
>> social architecture
>> cultural management
>> theory & practice

The course contents I’m excited to prepare for future semesters include:
>>>> eTextiles and wearables for participatory performances
>>>> non-human actors and material agency
>>>> making as a means of storytelling

Here you can see and read a bit about who our permanent and visiting faculty are.

Our blog and weekend readings give an impression of the topics we discuss and the events we attend.

In this interview I talk about my own motivations for joining the program and ideas for upcoming curriculum.

!The catch?
Since teaching takes place in a mix of German and English language, attending the program requires advanced german language skills (level B2*).
You can find out more details about the application requirements and process here:

APPLICATION / BEWERBUNG >> spielundobjekt.de/bewerbung

*You have a command of the essentials of German. You are capable of reading, writing and discussing difficult topics and work-related issues.
The Goethe-Zertifikat B2 is a German exam for young people and adults. It certifies that candidates have acquired advanced language skills and corresponds to the fourth level (B2) of the six-level scale of competence laid down in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
https://www.goethe.de/en/spr/kup/prf/prf/gb2.html

IMPRESSIONS

Battle Royal

photos >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/albums/72157660506310992
video >> https://vimeo.com/162536324

human controller costumes:

aesthetic explorations with conductive fabrics:

introduction to textile sensors:

learning to prototype and code:

controlling a robot with textile sensors:

Speculative Objects

course taught by Clemens Winkler and Hannah Perner-Wilson

photos >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/albums/72157712439878226

All Your Base Are Belong To Me

A participatory performance in which the audience are invited by “Generation Internet” to experience a highly aesthetisized version of the world today. The costumes for this piece were commissioned from and produced by the KOBA etextile tailor shop, the students were the performers.

production documentation >> https://www.kobakant.at/KOBA/all-your-base-costumes/
photos >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/sets/72157691737109641/

Material_Adventures

the boardgame >> https://www.plusea.at/?p=6605
photos >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/albums/72157713698011278