LPM: Live Video Performers
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The XI edition of LPM, the Live Performers Meeting took place in Rome between the 31st of May and the 3rd of June 2012…
Numbers spoke for themselves with 517 artists from 44 countries, 129 audio visual performances, 88 vj sets, 22 video installations and 31 workshops and showcases congregating in the eternal city. And yet in spite of this, the council have once again proved their shortsightedness by failing to provide a public venue for such a huge event.
Tentative plans to stage some of the performances at the contemporary art museum Macro, floundered. Conversely, the European Community has provided financial support to stage previous and future LPM editions in such places as Minsk and Mexico City. Luckily Alpheus and Teatro Valle, the occupied theatre in the heart of Rome, stepped in. The next meeting is scheduled for October 2012 in Mexico. Here’s hoping for the next Roman edition…
















