Name: João Filipe Fernandes Castanheira Beira Address: 1910 Rio Grande, Austin, 78705, Texas, United States of America Phone Number: 5123516940 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 22 June 1980 Nationality: Portuguese Email: joaobeira@gmail.com Web: www.joaobeira.com www.vimeo.com/joaobeira.com www.datagrama.tv EDUCATION 2014 Ph.D. Digital Media. Dual degree PhD at the University of Texas, Austin, United States and FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Portugal (Expected November 2014) Dissertation: Mixed Reality Embodied: Immersive Spatial Design applied to Interactive Dance Advisors: Bruce Pennycook (chair), Sharon Strover, Yacov Sharir, Carlos Guedes 2009 M.A. Multimedia Arts, FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal Dissertation: The Audiovisual Performance: From the digital jockey to the live cinema Advisor: Eugénio de Melo e Castro 2004 B.A. Fine Arts, ESAP, Porto, Portugal AWARDS/ GRANTS/ FELLOWSHIPS 2014 - Commission for Biomediation. Artistic Residency 14th Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology. Connecticut College, CT 2014 - COFA Artistic Residency at the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin, TX 2013 - Best Video Design 2013 Austin Critics Table Awards nomination 2012- Best Video Design 2012 Austin Critics Table Awards nomination 2010- International Grant for doctoral studies from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (grant SFRH / BD / 33964 / 2009) 2009- Grant for doctoral studies from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (grant SFRH / BD / 33964 / 2009) ACADEMIC YAGO QUAY POSITIONS 2007-2010- Invited professor at Escola Superior da Gallaecia, ESG (www.esg.pt) COURSES TAUGHT 2009-2010 - Design; Multimedia Production; Digital Video 2008-2009 - Digital Technologies of Sound and Video; Multimedia Production 2007-2008 - Multimedia Production; Digital Video 1
PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED) 2014: Beira, J.; Quay, Yago de. Biomediation: A Biofeedback Audiovisual Performance. The Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology Connecticut College, USA Pennycook, B; Sharir, Y; Beira, J: 3D [Embodied] - A Collaborative Work for Dance, Music, and Visualization. Presence, Immersion and Location; 14th Biennial Symposium of Arts and Technology, CT, USA 2013: Beira, J; Carvalho, R; Kox, S: Mixed Reality Immersive Design: A Study in Interactive Dance. ACM Multimedia 2013, The 21st ACM International Conference on Multimedia, Barcelona, Spain 2012: Marquardt, Z; Beira, J; Em, N; Paiva, I; Kox, S: Super Mirror: a kinect interface for ballet dancers. ACM CHI 12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Austin, Texas, USA VISUAL WORK PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY IN ART DIRECTION AND LIVE VISUAL PERFORMANCE 2014: 16.05-3D video mapping performance for Fedde Leg Grand, Austin, Austin Music Hall,TX 10.05 - Interactive Visual Performance with a live dancer at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live, Kansas City, KS 26.04 - Sensor based visuals at Euphoria Festival with Crash Alchemy, Austin, TX 12.04-3D video mapping performance at Bloom event with Quixotic Fusion, KS 10.04 - Interactive dance performance with Quixotic Fusion at Middle of the Maps Festival, KS 21/22.04 - Live visuals for Atash, Everything Is Music, Stateside Theater at the Paramount, KS 11.03 - Sensor based visuals Sorne official show at South by Southwest - Collaboration with Julius Tuomisto, Austin, TX 10.03- Stage design & 3D video mapping South by Southwest Vimeo Official event, Austin, TX 29.02 - Interactive performance Biomediation, with Yago de Quay. At The 14th Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology, Connecticut College. Commissioned by the Ammerman center of arts and technology, CT 15.02.2014 - Interactive visual performance with live dancers at the Cirque de l amour event, Austin, TX 07/09.02 - Interactive visual performance with live dancers at the McCain Auditorium with Quixotic Fusion, KS 06.02- Architectural light design Installation at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Commissioned by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Austin Music Hall, KS 2
2013: 31.12-3D Video Mapping performance and stage design for EVEKC NYE 2013 with Quixotic Fusion at the Kaufman Center for Performing Arts, KS 13.12- Talk at Protos Lab about my work and process. Tech Demo with Sensor based visuals 07.12 - Interactive Visual Performance with a live dancer at the Fillmore Auditorium. Denver, Colorado 20.11 - Videoclip art direction for XNX - Next Step from Soundtrack From A Life Unexpected by [Soniclab], PT 20.11 - Sensor based visuals with Yago de Quay. Ears Concert Series, McCullough Theater, Austin, TX 07.11- Art direction and 3D Video mapping animation for National Geographic. Executive production by Quince Imaging. Washington, DC 18.10 - Visual direction and live visual performance for Crash Alchemy at Art Outside Festival, Austin, TX 29.08 - Live visuals at Fractal Planet with Opium, Burning Man, Black Rock City, NV 11/15.07 - Sensor based visuals with Sorne at Lightining in a bottle Festival, LA 21/24 06 - Sensor based visuals with Sorne at the The precipice gathering. San Francisco, CA 26.05 - Sensor based visuals with Emika (Ninja Tune) - Protos Festival, AMODA, Austin, TX 19/20/21/04 - Concept, Art Direction and Interactive Design for 3D [Embodied]. Choreography by Yacov Sharir. Sound Design by Bruce Pennycook. Roots and Wing, Texas Performing Arts at the Payne Theater, University of Texas, Austin, TX 21.04- Video Mapping Performance at Euphoria Festival, Austin TX 12/13/.03- Live visuals for Official South by Southwest, Austin, TX 14/15/16.03- Interactive installation and performance at South by Southwest Silent Frisco event, Austin, TX 26.01-3D Video Mapping performance at the Le Circe Blanc event, Austin at La Zona Rosa, TX 2012: 8-16.12 2012-3D Video Mapping design for Land Without Evil, Stateside Theater at the Paramount, Austin, TX 27.10-3D Video Mapping Performance at the Midi Shangai Electronic Festival, Shangai, China 02.06 - Video Mapping Visual Performance at Kernel Festival /012, Rome, Italy 17.05 - Live visuals with Sorne at Symbiosis Festival, Pyramid Lake, NV 07/ 08.05 - Interactive dance performance for Eyes, Ears and Feet. Choreography by Yacov Sharir, University of Texas, Austin, TX 27.04 - Stage design and 3d video mapping Visuals for Neuro Safari event, Brooklyn, NY 08.04-3D video mapping visuals at Euphoria Art Festival, Austin, TX 23, 24, 25.03 - Interactive video design for Too and. Choreography by Yacov Sharir, Catalyst Show at the Payne Theater, Austin, TX 16.03-3D video mapping for Barracuda South by Southwest event. Speed Tour Motion Graphics. Texas, Austin, TX 09.03 - Live visuals South by Southwest Interactivity at the Codex Event,. Commissioned by Maxom Computer, Austin, TX 02.03 - Live visuals with Sorne at the AMOA (Austin Museum of Art), Austin, TX 12.01-3D video mapping and Stage Design for Art Seen Alliance, The parish, Austin, TX 3
2011: 7.10. - 3D video performance at Art Outside Festival. Commissioned by Art Seen Alliance 14.03-3D video mapping video performance at Chroma Multimedia Event at SXSW. Commissioned by the Art Department 2010: 02.10 - Judith s Metamorphose. Interactive Installation using computer vision. Commission from FantasPorto Festival 2009: 31.12 - Development of two interactive installations for a NYE in Alfandega do Porto. Commissioned by Antena 3 2008: 20.08 - Multimedia Performance at Bienal de Cerveira 03.07 - Live visuals at Fest Sound. Commissioned by Festival Cinema de Santa Maria da Feira 08.03 - Live visuals performance for Shpongle at Pro Vision Event, Moscow, Russia 2007: 20.03 - Live visuals for Parasense event. Gant, Belgium 2006: 30.07 - Stage design and light installation from Green Tripping Camp Festival. Commissioned by Fractal Species, Açores, Portugal WORKSHOP DIRECTION 18th-27th/03/ 2014 - Design Workshop focus in 3D Video Mapping. College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas 23rd-26th/05/2013- New Media Art workshop at Protos Festival. Austin Museum of Digital Art, Texas 10/08/2009 - Web Tv workshop. Directed with Leonel Valbom (University of Minho), Biennial of Cerveira 2009 03/08/2009 - Real time visuals workshop at Biennial of Cerveira 2009 29-30/08/2007- Interactive design for live video at Biennial of Cerveira 2007 SELECTED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS 01/03/2014 - Biomediation: A Biofeedback Audiovisual Performance. Conference at 14th Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology. Connecticut College, CT. 18/03/2014 - Augmenting and Sensing 3Design, University of Texas, Austin 22/01/2014 - COFA guest speaker at University of Texas, Austin 20/12/2013 - Guest speaker at Conversas Informais, 1avenida, Porto 13/12/ 2013 - Guest speaker at Protos Festival 2014, Austin Museum of Digital Art, Texas 19/09/2012 - Guest speaker at New Media Art class, University of Texas, Austin 23/05/2012 - Lecture at Protos Festival. Austin Museum of Digital Art, Austin, Texas 13/04/2012 - Cat 22 Conference. Mediated Digital Liveness talk 4
WEB DESIGN / DESIGN 08/06/2009 - Web design for Instituto Confúcio at University of Minho, Portugal 03/04/2009 - Web design for AoCaboTeatro, Porto, Portugal 022/09/2008 - Web Design Portal AV, Web Platform and forum focus in real time audiovisual performance 06/2006 - Web Design and identity corporate design for Union Festival, Portugal NON-ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013 - Visual Artist/ Interactive Designer for Quixotic Fusion, Kansas, USA (http://www.quixoticfusion.com/) 2012 - Video design direction for Crash Alchemy performance arts group, Austin, TX, USA (http://crashalchemy.com/) 2002 - Founder and artistic director of Datagrama (http://datagrama.tv) 5