Session: Performing the City
Saturday November 6 @ 1:00 pm
Fort Garry Hotel – Le Verendrye, Mezzanine Level
Through the act of performance the surrounding space is transformed, if only for a moment. In both literal and abstract fashion this panel evokes Shakespeare’s line “All the world’s a stage.” Through the power of performance, the city, or more specifically a neighbourhood, can be highlighted in a particular way, provoking a slightly elevated status upon which a new level of scrutiny is proffered. It is through the magic of art that the stories and histories of an urban streetscape become the backdrop and inspiration for a play or song. As a result, the daily experience of living in a larger urban environment is temporarily suspended in the mind’s eye, provoking contemplation, awareness and empathy about what is means to live in a smaller neighbourhood community. (blurb tbc)
Moderator:
Brent Lott - Winnipeg, MB
Speakers:
Christine Fellows - Winnipeg, MB
Philippe Mailhot - Winnipeg, MB
Finding the “Muse” in a Museum: A musical Residency at Le Musée de Saint Boniface Museum
Jim Lasko - Chicago, IL
Why Urban Spectacle is as Urgent as it is Cool
Debbie Patterson - Winnipeg, MB
Stories of Sargent and Victor
