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FESTIVAL OF BROKEN TOYS DESCENDS UPON YOUR UNSUSPECTING CITY!
The Fifth Annual Bent Festival

Minneapolis, MN: May 1-3, 2008 at 8PM
Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave, MPLS MN 55408
$10 per night / $25 festival pass

The Tank is pleased to announce The Fifth Annual Bent Festival of hardware hacking, DIY electronics, and circuit bending. The term circuit bending refers to the inspired short-circuiting of battery-powered children’s toys to create new musical instruments, and over the last few decades a worldwide subculture has sprung up around this amazing art form. The Bent Festival began as a celebration of circuit bending, but has quickly grown to embrace not only circuit benders but also artists who create instruments and artwork from scratch using homemade circuitry. Artists from around the globe perform music with their homemade or circuit bent instruments each night of the festival, teach workshops to adults and children alike, and create amazing, interactive art installations. The festival brings together artists of all ages and showcases the state of the art of DIY electronics and circuit bending culture.

Bent Fest 2008 Workshops: Sat May 3, 2008 at Intermedia Arts
Intro to Circut Bending w/ Beatrix JAR
Advanced Circut Bending w/ Dan Demchuk
555 Timers w/ Mike Una/Alex
Drum Machine w/Ronald J. Schleper
Analog Sensor w/ Mike Taylor *Call or email (612) 871-4444 or info@intermediaarts.org for complete workshop info.

http://www.bentfestival.org
http://www.myspace.com/bentfestival