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 somewhat small gallery—that gallery plus its classical basement. How is this opening night going to proceed, and how will it …
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, which both relied on and parodied intimacy and immediacy. To begin the proceedings, we were introduced to the large, pale …
By Andrew James Paterson 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, sew, develop, design, and score. On the festival’s opening night, Thursday October 23 at XPACE, Arcand will be presenting Nosferanook. This new work has already been in serious …
Creative Resident Profile: Warren Arcand Nosferanook Read More »
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 closing performance. Here is the schedule to follow Glenn as he sweeps his way across Toronto: Friday, October 24, Noon …
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 performance festival and other umbrellas have already commenced. On Thursday October 16, FADO Performance Art Centre, a long-time associate of …
With this year’s incredible line-up of activities, we know you won’t want to miss a thing. But in case you do, 7a*11d offers a festival “blog” with daily critical commentary (description, introspection, cultural implication, and maybe just a tad of gossip…) and interviews with participating artists by selected local writers. For this inaugural year, we …
Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie
Hymn to the Universe / Le Milieu divin
Tuesday October 21 8 pm
Palais Royale (1601 Lakeshore Blvd. West)
Terms of Engagement: Presence and the Performative
Sunday November 2 12 pm
XPACE Cultural Centre
d2d.4 = direct to documentation
Wednesday October 29 7:30 pm
The Gladstone Hotel | 1214 Queen St W
By Paul Couillard (originally published in the 2008 7a*11d Catalogue) As the collective marks its very special and somewhat surprising “7 / 11” anniversary, it is useful to consider how 7a*11d came to be, and what we have been able to contribute to performance art activity in Toronto. In the early 1990s, performance art in …
Blips from the 7a*11d Radar Screen (a brief and selective history) Read More »