Mapping Festival

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Mapping Festival
Genre live video performance
DatesBeginning of May (10 days)
Location(s) Geneva, Switzerland
Years activeEvery year
Website mappingfestival.ch

The Mapping Festival is an international festival dedicated to live visuals, installation art and VJing. Held annually in Geneva, Switzerland, it features audiovisual and VJ performances in nightclubs and installations in gallery spaces. [1]

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History

Mapping Festival took place in the following years

2012 festival

The 2012 Mapping Festival will take place from May 10–20 in Geneva (Switzerland).

The following venues hosted events for the 2012 Mapping Festival:

2011 festival

The 2011 Mapping Festival took place from May 20-22 in Geneva (Switzerland).

2010 festival

The 2010 Mapping Festival took place between May 6 and May 16, 2010 in Geneva (Switzerland).

The following venues hosted events for the 2010 Mapping Festival:

2009 festival

The 2009 Mapping Festival took place between May 8 and May 17 May 2009 in Geneva (Switzerland). [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Mapping Festival 2010 - Call for Entries (Geneva) | Vague Terrain". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. "Mapping Festival 2011 - Screenings: Cybercinema and A.Visualist Documentary".
  3. Muri, Philippe (7 May 2009), "Le Mapping Festival met l'image dans tous ses états", Tribune de Genève , p. 5
  4. Mounir, Roderic (30 April 2009), "Mapping, images en direct", Le Courrier