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Chaw Ei Thein performing Quiet River (in progress) at Toronto Free Gallery

Creative Resident Profile: Chaw Ei Thein—Part 1 (EW)

By Elaine Wong Chaw Ei Thein, Quiet River mural in progress 7a*11d 2008 PHOTO Henry Chan The first thing you will notice in the Toronto Free Gallery is a large expanse of canvas pinned to ...
Scheduling update: Gustavo Alvarez Lugo (Musgus)

Scheduling update: Gustavo Alvarez Lugo (Musgus)

On Sunday, October 26 at 1 pm, beginning at the corner of Queen St. W. and Ossington St., Mexican artist Gustavo Alvarez Lugo (aka Musgus) will present the first of two Introspective actions planned for ...
Pia Lindy performing Raaka – RAW at XPACE Cultural Centre

Day 2: Friday, October 24 (EW)

By Elaine Wong Raaka - RAW, the movement-based exploration of Pia Lindy, was at turns reaching, grasping, supporting, supplicating, drawing in, offering, rejecting, withdrawing, essentializing and more. Using sparse spoken text to provide context, she ...
Norbert Klassen performing The Art of Marking Art at XPACE Cultural Centre

Day 2: Friday, October 24 (AJP)

By Andrew James Paterson Walking down Ossington Avenue, I approach the XPACE Cultural Centre and immediately perceive an art object in the window. This is a change from the previous evening, but then the object ...
Glenn Lewis performing A Sweeping Statement Friday along an off-site route: Shaw St, Dundas St W, Spadina Ave, Queen St W

Glenn Lewis’s A Sweeping Statement: Part 1

October 24, 2008 By Elaine Wong Today festival Éminence Grise Glenn Lewis performed the first portion of A Sweeping Statement down the streets of Toronto. Clad in a green jumpsuit with 'HOPE Engineering' cheerfully printed ...
Stacey Sproule & Randy Gagne performing How deep is your love? at XPACE Cultural Centre

Day 1: Opening Night (AJP)

By Andrew James Paterson 7a*11d Opening Night—October 23, 2008 When I arrive at XPACE, there are already a lot of people there and there will be a great many more. Nearly 200 people in that ...
Will Kwan performing Dr. V Does The Classics at XPACE Cultural Centre

Day 1: Opening Night (EW)

October 23, 2008 By Elaine Wong With throngs of people packed into the XPACE cultural centre, things were tight on 7a*11d's opening night—a tightness of community and space that was mirrored throughout the night's performances, ...
Warren Arcand performing Nosferanook at XPACE Cultural Centre

Creative Resident Profile: Warren Arcand Nosferanook

By Andrew James Paterson Warren Arcand, Nosferanook 7a*11d 2008 PHOTO Henry Chan Warren Arcand is one of 7a*11d’s 2008 Creative Residents, a seasoned performance artist who can be expected to use this opportunity to gather, ...
Scheduling update: Glenn Lewis

Scheduling update: Glenn Lewis

As part of his performance A Sweeping Statement, Glenn Lewis will be sweeping the streets of Toronto and picking up materials as he goes for use in the installation that will be featured in his ...
Cheryl L'Hirondelle performing êkâya-pâhkaci (don’t freeze up) at Toronto Free Gallery

Cheryl L’Hirondelle

By Andrew James Paterson It is the second half of October in an even-numbered year, and therefore the biennial 7a*11d Performance Festival is almost upon us again in Toronto. In fact, co-sponsored events involving the ...

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