The Project Always keen to push the boundaries of contemporary storytelling, the PHI Centre is launching an innovative series in which artists from a variety of practices (theatre, music, sound, dance, visual arts, etc.) will be invited to inhabit the Centre's various spaces, challenging traditional conventions in art appreciation and fostering a unique connection between artists, audiences, and the physical environment.
The Inaugural Performances Two artists and a presentation partnership have been selected to launch the series.
All performances will be free to the public.
Andréane Leclerc — Nadère Arts Vivants
February 24 and 25, 2024*
Cherepaka means turtle in Russian. Composed of a shell and flesh, the turtle carries within it the duality between eternity and ephemerality. Cherepaka depicts the death of a turtle and echoes the tension that inhabits human beings between their quest for infinity and the mortality of their animal flesh. Inspired by Francis Bacon's paintings and Deleuze's "logic of sensation", this essay, conceived as a painting, seeks to stimulate the spectator's imagination through a scenic writing based on a reinterpretation of the technique of contortion.
Groupe eXplo (in partnership with the PHI Centre)
March 23 and 24, 2024*
Labos eXplo is a distribution platform for emerging artists, rooted in accessibility and benevolence, which recognises the importance of interdisciplinarity. We want to support and help up-and-coming artists, and act as a springboard for those who are not yet well known. We want to showcase your innovative ideas, which sometimes find it hard to find a place in contemporary programming.
Winnie Superhova
April 27 and 28, 2024*
Winnie Ho (Superhova) is an interdisciplinary dance performance artist and curator who was born in Hong Kong, and currently resides in Montréal. Her work embraces multiple disciplines including immersive installations, sculpture and dance. Weaving in various materials onto her body and inventing queer folklore/mythologies have been the fore-front of her dance making practice. Presently, she is working with notions of grief, pleasure and play as both a personal ceremonial practice and a public performance.
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