FADO E-LIST (July 2018)

INDEX
1. FADO EVENT: Intimate Kaoroke, Live at Uterine Concert Hall by Dayna McLeod
Date: Summerworks Festival August 9–19, 2018; City: Toronto, Canada
2. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2018/19 hub 14 season residencies


Deadline date: July 6, 2018; City: Toronto, Canada; Source: hub14
3. EVENT: Tempting Failure 2018
Date: July 9–22, 2018; City: Croydon, England; Source: TF2018
4. EVENT: TransArt Communication Performance Train
Date: July 10–16, 2018: City: Budapest to Bratislava by train; Source: mobius
5. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Performance Research: 'On Theatricality'
Deadline date: July 13, 2018; City: the world; Source: Performance Research
6. EVENT: Arctic Action / Boris Nieslony
Date: July 21–30, 2018; City: Svalbard, Norway; Source: Arctic Action
7. CALL FOR APPLICANTS: DFBRL8R Performance Art Apprentice Program
Deadline date: July 22, 2018; City: Chicago, USA; Source: DFBRL8R
8. EVENT: RAVY 2018 / 6th edition
Date: July 23–29, 2018; City: Yaoundé Cameroon; Source: RAVY
9. ANNOUNCEMENT: Yellow Fish's 5th Festival artists announced!
Date: August 27–31, 2018; City: Seattle, USA; Source: Yellow Fish
10. ANNOUNCEMENT: M:ST 9 Biennial Dates Announced 
Date: September 7–October 7, 2018; City: Calgary, Canada; Source: M:ST
11. ANNOUNCEMENT: 2018 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art Shortlist
Date: September 2018; City: Kuopio, Finland; Source: ANTI Festival

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1. FADO EVENT: Intimate Kaoroke, Live at Uterine Concert Hall by Dayna McLeod
Date: Summerworks Festival August 9–19, 2018; City: Toronto, Canada

Summerworks Festival: August 9–19, 2018
Festival Passes on sale now!
Ticket Price: $15, $25, or $35

Venue and programming info on July 16
Single tickets go on-sale July 16

"Great acoustics, but shitty seating." "Honestly, WHY? Just WHY?" "The faint sounds of ovarian partying."

Sing your favourite karaoke song for Dayna McLeod’s uterus!
Live at Uterine Concert Hall!

You are invited to sing your favourite karaoke songs in this performative installation that examines vulnerability through the site of my body. Wearing headphones that contain your voice and requested karaoke song, this mix is wired via 50-foot cable into my vaginal canal, which acts as the stage for the audience of my uterus. Other listeners are invited to eavesdrop on your performance through the flesh of my body via stethoscope.

Intimate Karaoke, Live at Uterine Concert Hall transforms the site of the theatre into a social space where an awkward karaoke party minus the amplified music shares the intimacy of the artist's body as it is offered up as the venue where dialogue around the cultural and political expectations of bodies marked female and a critique of medical surveillance, reproductive rights and the aging Queer female body collide.

Intimate Karaoke, Live at Uterine Concert Hall is a durational performance. Audience members are asked to purchase tickets to arrive for one time slot but are welcome to stay until the end of the night.

Part of the SummerWorks Presentations programming – offering you a snapshot of contemporary performance in 2018. A vital collection of theatre, dance, music, and live art works from across the country.

http://summerworks.ca/artists/intimate-karaoke-live-at-uterine-concert-hall/

Credits:
Curated by FADO Performance Art Centre
Co-presented with SummerWorks
Conceived and Performed by Dayna McLeod
Technical Direction by Adrien Whan

www.uterineconcerthall.com

ABOUT DAYNA MCLEOD
Dayna McLeod is a practicing performance and video artist working in Montréal, Canada. In 2014, she was the recipient of Le Prix Powerhouse, an award presented by La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse that celebrates mid-career women artists who have significantly contributed to the cultural life of Montréal with determination and without compromise.

Within her practice, Dayna has staged over three dozen independent performance art productions and cabaret works, have twenty-five single channel videos in distribution, have designed video sets for theatre companies and dance productions, collaborated with choreographers, and consulted on artist projects.

Dayna is PhD candidate at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture at Concordia University pursuing an interdisciplinary degree in Humanities that combines studies in performance art, feminism, queer theory, age, and research-creation practices. Dayna’s dissertation research examines how over-40 feminist performance artists use the body (their own or bodies-for-hire) within their practices and work in relationship to mainstream mass culture. As part of this research, McLeod embarked on a one-year durational performance piece that investigated and lived the stereotypes of a ‘cougar,’ a woman over-40 who aggressively demonstrates her sexuality, by wearing nothing but animal print clothing, 24/7 (archived at: www.CougarThis.com)
www.daynarama.com

ABOUT SUMMERWORKS
SummerWorks supports work that has a clear artistic vision and explores a specific theatrical aesthetic. It encourages risk, questions, and creative exploration while insisting on accessibility, integrity, and professionalism. This year’s 11-day Festival features over 30 unique projects as part of SummerWorks Presentations and SummerWorks Lab. New this year - we’re teaming up with an incredible group of arts organizations to bring you the SummerWorks Exchange, a new stream of the Festival that features artist workshops and professional development opportunities.
www.summerworks.ca

FESTIVAL PASSES (4-Ticket, 8-Ticket, and 12-Ticket) are ON SALE now.
Single tickets can be purchased online starting July 16th.

PAY WHAT YOU DECIDE: In addition to our usual $15 ticket, $25 and $35 tickets are also available–you pick whichever suits your budget. All tickets are general admission, and there are no limits on any price level.

For more information on tickets, passes, and how to access of box office, visit: www.summerworks.ca/tickets 

ACCESS
All SummerWorks venues are physically accessible, and many events offer accessible options such as ASL Interpretation, Relaxed Performances, and free or discounted tickets. For more info on accessibility at SummerWorks, visit www.summerworks.ca/access

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2. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2018/19 hub 14 season residencies


Deadline date: July 6, 2018; City: Toronto, Canada; Source: hub14

hub14 encourages inventiveness & excellence by granting free & discounted space so that artists may afford more time for process-based & developmental research.

RESIDENCY PROGRAMS:

research hub
We offer up to 40 hours of studio time, free or heavily subsidized. The program offers the opportunity for showings although these are not mandatory. We are looking for ideas at the early stages, which have not been previously work-shopped. Note: a showing is not required but also not discouraged.

launchpad
Geared towards work that is already commissioned or programmed, yet underfunded. We offer up to 40 hours of studio time, free or heavily subsidized. Emerging artists may request an outside eye from our Artistic Director-ship at a subsidized rate. Note: a public/invited showing is required.

live-in

Intended for artists living & working outside of Toronto. Artists are invited to live & create at hub14 for a maximum two-week stay. A minimum of one showing & documentation are required throughout the residency. An interview (Skype or phone) may be required. Note: we convert hub14 to a live-in studio complete with basic necessities (futon/bed, hotplate & fridge, shower, linens & towels, utensils & cookware, some appliances).

community chest
Special initiatives proposed by and/or supporting the community. The idea is to bring a community into hub, or to bring hub into a community. Examples include workshops, performance series, artist discussions, etc. Events must be free or PWYC & encourage inclusiveness of all kinds. Note: hub14 has a small staircase leading to its entry & is therefore, unfortunately, not barrier-free.

gallery series
Proposals for all-access gallery pop-ups of up to 3 days. Our interest here is to support the convergence of visual art/installation/film/photography & performance. Immersive environments fit well into this category. Note: applications may be scheduled as solo exhibitions or a mixed program; this will be determined in context of the proposals reviewed.

PROPOSALS SHOULD INCLUDE:


Please send as one PDF, labelled “LASTNAME_residencytype”.


Please respect the word count.


1. Name of Applicant


2. Address, Phone Number, Email


3. Website (if applicable)


4. Name of program (research hub, launchpad, live-in, community chest, gallery series)


5. Artist Statement (400 words maximum

)
6. Project Description (please include the project’s goals, participants, and an explanation of how hub14 could benefit you and your project–400 words maximum

)
7. Project Timeline: projects between October 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019 will be considered


8. Artist Biography (250 words maximum)


9. Links to online samples of your work (website, video links, image galleries, soundcloud, etc.–5 minutes maximum)
10. PayPal: Residencies are open to members of hub14. Annual memberships are $40.00. Please use the online portal and include your receipt number: www.hub14.org/rent

DEADLINE: July 6, 2018 at 11:59pm (EDT)
Applicants will receive a response by late July.
To apply and/or for more information: info@hub14.org

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3. EVENT: Tempting Failure 2018
Date: July 9–22, 2018; City: Croydon, England; Source: TF2018

A showcase of over 70 artists representing 20 different countries comes to Croydon this July, each responding to the provocation of fractured bodies. 

Join a multitude of events, performances, talks and more. Taking place in a host of venues including Matthews Yard, The Front Room, Turf Projects, The Spread Eagle Theatre, Braithwaite Hall, David Lean Cinema and the  Croydon Council Chamber.  

TicketsTF18 is a non-profit festival and your ticket purchase directly supports the work you see. Advance tickets are cheaper than buying on the door and can be bought through the following two ticketing agents.

ARTISTS: Adam York Gregory & Gillian Jane Lees, Aleks Slota, Amy Kingsmil, ANERHLOD - LEIBNIZ, Angela Bartram (RP), Arianna Ferrari, Ashley-Louise McNaughton, Clive Henry and Yol, COLDSORE, Dale Cornish, DARC, Dave Phillips, Erika Bülle, Francesca Fini, Frauke Requardt and Daniel Oliver, Heather Sincavage, Heidi Edström [ingentinget], Hermann Nitsch, Hollie Miller w/ Craig Scott, Instant Dissidence w/Young Roots, James Johnson, Jeffrey Byrd, Joseph Morgan-Schofield, Joseph Raven, Kajoli Ilojak, Katarina Basic, Kieran Wakeman, KUBOV, Leif Elggren, Lena Chen, Lizzie Masterton (RP), Lori Baldwin, luxul, Manson X, Marie Ségolène, Mehmet Sander, Moa Johansson, Mother Disorder, Mowgli & the slate pipe banjo draggers, Natalie Ramus, Natalie Wearden, Nathaniel Wyrick, Nicole Murmann, Niko Raes, Orinta Pranaitytė, Pablo Pakula, Penelope Koliopoulou, Peter Baren, Peter Eason Daniels, Richard James Hall, River Lin, Robin Bale, Rocio Boliver/Thibault Delférière, Sarah Davis, Sarah Glass, Sebastian H-W, Selina Bonelli, Shawn Escarciga, The Palimpsisters ft. Tim Lang, Thomas & Devaki Music, Uninvited Guests w/ Oh, The Guilt, Weeks & Whitford, Yoga in Black

View full programme: www.temptingfailure.com/events

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4. EVENT: TransArt Communication Performance Train
Date: July 10–16, 2018: City: Budapest to Bratislava by train; Source: mobius

Performance Train is a 7-day mobile program across Central Europe, presenting international performance and multimedia art. The project will include more than 40 international artists, students, emerging artists, academics and cultural actors (on the train and at the five destinations). It will further include a workshop, an open platform and mobile library on performance and multimedia art. For one week it will visit 5 Central European cities, with activities on and off the train–in one cascade of live art making. It will be a unique event, crossing borders, mixing cultures and celebrating mobility, creative exchanges and performance and multimedia art-making.

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5. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Performance Research: 'On Theatricality'
Deadline date: July 13, 2018; City: the world; Source: Performance Research

Call for ProposalsVol. 24, No. 4: ‘On Theatricality' (June 2019)
Issue Editors: Andrew Quick and Richard Rushton
Proposal deadline: Friday 13 July 2018 

"What lies between the arts is theatre." ~Michael Fried, ‘Art and Objecthood’ (1967)

Theatricality is a term that has been widely used to describe and analyse aspects of theatre, art and film practice. And yet it is unclear precisely how each discipline uses this term. Does ‘theatricality’ mean the same thing when speaking about film, art and/or theatre? Or are there substantial differences in the ways each of these disciplines uses the term?

Furthermore, may theatricality define positions that lie between the arts? In such cases, theatricality may describe forms of film and art that aspire to theatre, while for theatre, theatricality may signal the desire for a new kind of theatre that aspires to the condition of art or film. These are the kinds of topics and questions that ‘On Theatricality’ hopes to raise and explore. Finally, what does it mean to be ‘theatrical’? Is theatricality something that should be aimed for in the arts, or is it something to be avoided?

We invite contributions from the disciplines of theatre studies, drama and performance, as well as from fine art, art history, and film studies, as well as practitioners from any of these fields. We are inviting longer essays (from 4,000 to 6,000 words), shorter provocations (2,000 words) and artist pages (number of pages to be agreed with the editors).

The theme explored through this issue of Performance Research arises from, and responds to, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded project on ‘Theatricality and Interrelations between Art, Film and Theatre’. The project is being run by Dr Richard Rushton and Professor Andrew Quick, both from the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University, UK.

Some of the topics that we hope to address may include, but are not restricted to:
histories of theatricality in practice;
histories of theatricality in theory;
discussions of contemporary theatre practice engaging with notions of theatricality;
the politics of theatricality;
theatricality and gender;
anti-theatricality versus theatricality;
the anti-theatrical tradition (from Plato, to Diderot, to Michael Fried and Marina Abramović);
theatricality and race;
theatricality and digital media;
theatricality and film/art/painting/sculpture;
theatricality and sexuality;
theatricality and installation/participatory art/socially engaged art;
theatricality and immersive performance;
theatricality and sound;
theatricality and scenography

Reference: Michael Fried, 'Art and Objecthood' (1967), in Art and Objecthood: Essays and Reviews (1998), University of Chicago Press, p. 164

Schedule:
Proposals: Friday 13 July 2018
First drafts: Friday 28 September 2018
Final drafts: December 2018
Publication: June 2019

Issue contacts:
All proposals, submissions and general enquiries should be sent direct to Performance Research at: info@performance-research.org

Issue-related enquiries should be directed to the issue editors:
Andrew Quick: a.quick@lancaster.ac.uk
Richard Rushton: r.rushton@lancaster.ac.uk

General Guidelines for Submissions:
–Before submitting a proposal, we encourage you to visit our website and familiarize yourself with the journal.
–Proposals will be accepted by email (Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format (RTF)). Proposals should not exceed one A4 side.
–Please include your surname in the file name of the document you send.
–Please include the issue title and issue number in the subject line of your email.
–Submission of images and other visual material is welcome provided that all attachments do not exceed 5 MB, and there is a maximum of five images.
–Submission of a proposal will be taken to imply that it presents original, unpublished work not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
–If your proposal is accepted, you will be invited to submit an article in first draft by the deadline indicated above. On the final acceptance of a completed article you will be asked to sign an author agreement in order for your work to be published in Performance Research.

www.performance-research.org

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6. EVENT: Arctic Action / Boris Nieslony
Date: July 21–30, 2018; City: Svalbard, Norway; Source: Arctic Action

July 21–30, 2018
Boris Nieslony

Boris Nieslony was born 1945 in Germany, lives in Cologne. He has worked intensively as a performance artist, curator, archivist and independent scholar, staging various installations, interventions and artist projects since the 1970s. He is the founder of Black Market International, a performance group that meets regularly in various configurations to realise group performance projects. And also the instigator of the ASA foundation, a platform for a self-organizing rhizomatic network of performance artists and theorists.

Nieslony is recognizes as one of the most prolific and significant contributors to performance art. Nieslony creates unpredictable and unrepeatable improvisational performance works that manifest “an encounter and its effects”. Responding to local circumstances, Nieslony develops images attuned to the moment, rigourously searching for the truth of self-recognition at the intersection of history and live presence. His impressive performance style stems from the motto “life is art enough”.

ABOUT ARTIC ACTION
The idea of the project is to create a sustainable and innovative event showcasing major international artists representing different tendencies in performance art. In the first edition of the festival we decided to host one artist at the time for between 7 and 10 days. To give time to the artist to come closer to the environment, to better understand it, feel it and work in it. Then we again thought of producing this event as a 9 days festival where all artists collectively were invited for a certain period of time. Maybe they will as a group working together better understand the landscape and understand their challenges, how to work with the unique nature and animal life, the stillness and silence conveyed, as well as the societal structure of the small settlements. For this fourth edition of 2018 we will do both. We will invite a small group in September, but for most of the other months we will invite only one artist.

Our vision: Arctic Action is a different international live event focusing on the artists working within an ecological approach. Moreover, discussing issues on the relationship of sustainable development and its relation to art, as well as art’s relation to scientific research on the environment.

2018 ARTISTS
JACOBUS CAPONE (March)
YANN MARUSSICH (March)
RAEDA SAADEH (April)
BORIS NIESLONY (July)
SASKIA EDENS (September)
NORDIC ISLANDS with Chuyia Chia, Joakim Stampe, Peppe Rosvik, David S Lopez, Sunniva Gudmundsdottir Mortensen, Ursula Sepponen, Stein Henningsen (October)
ANNE ROCHAT (October)

Curator: Stein Henningsen

http://arcticaction.info

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7. CALL FOR APPLICANTS: DFBRL8R Performance Art Apprentice Program
Deadline date: July 22, 2018; City: Chicago, USA; Source: DFBRL8R

DFBRL8R Performance Art Apprentice Program is an alternative pedagogical system of structured mentorship designed to provide professional experience, practical knowledge, and applicable skills to artists who want to be versed in the presentation of time-based artistic practices. In exchange for this experience, DFBRL8R Apprentices provide the energy and labor necessary to sustain our non-profit, gaining insight into the inner workings–the struggles and triumphs–of a unique organization.

Deadline: 22 JULY
Interviews: 23-27 JULY
Notification: 28 JULY

Mre info and submission form can be found by visiting: https://dfbrl8r.org/

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8. EVENT: RAVY 2018 / 6th edition
Date: July 23–29, 2018; City: Yaoundé Cameroon; Source: RAVY

RAVY (Yaoundé Visual Arts Encounters) is an international festival of visual arts that take place every two years in Cameroon's capital; Yaoundé. For one week, the citizens of Yaoundé are spontaneously invaded by art interventions and public performances. Other artists exhibit their work indoor, in a galleries, museums or cultural spaces. RAVY festival hosts artists from all around the world. Through 05 editions, the festival has already hosted some 75 artists from 25 countries. According to observers of the media scene, RAVY is the event that has best promoted the performance art in Cameroon and over the Central Africa sub-region in recent years. Today the project had established many connections worldwide. The festival is gradually becoming an essential platform for meetings and exchange around visual art in Africa.

2018 will mark the 10th anniversary of the RAVY Biennale Ten years spent tirelessly in the service of contemporary creation, in a strictly voluntary way. With the main ambition to broaden the epistemological vision of this universe often unknown in Cameroon.

Theme: URBANITUDE

Beyond this curatorial "prescription", this edition proposes to question the place of art - and by extension, the culture in all its forms - in the construction of new urban aesthetics and paradigms. transversal view of the upheavals observed in today's societies, social, philosophical, ethnological, etc. within these micro villages where seems to wade the universal contemporary citizen. On this occasion, the festival wishes to give the floor  to the artists, but not just in terms of artwork contributions but we need them to reinterpret this theme in the most intimate and free way.

International artists:
Hugo Gaudet-Dion – installation – Canada
Shannon Cochrane – performance – Canada
Fred Ebami – pop art – France/Cameroun
Nathalie Mba Bikoro – performance – Allemagne/Gabon
Tomasz Szrama – performance – Finlande/Pologne
Hiroko Tsuchimoto – performance – Suède/Japon
Atikin Atikin – installation – France

Local artists (Cameroun)
Manfaust (sculpture)
Christian Etongo (performance)
Salifou Lindou (performance)
Michel Bitimbhe (performance)
Ruth Belinga (performance)
Vhan Dombo (performance)
Yvon Ngassam (photographie)
Gérard Ngan (photographie)
Steve Mvondo (Photographie)
Jean David Nkot (Peinture / installation)
Marc Padeu (Peinture)Béatrice Yougang (Peinture)
Wilfried Mbida (Peinture)
Wilfried Nakeu (peinture / Installation)

Cordinated by:
Serge Olivier Fokoua / artistic director
Landry Mbassi / general curator

www.ravybiennale.net
palettesdukamer@yahoo.fr

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9. ANNOUNCEMENT: Yellow Fish's 5th Festival artists announced!
Date: August 27–31, 2018; City: Seattle, USA; Source: Yellow Fish

As Yellow Fish enters its 5th season we are so thrilled to launch this year's festival with an announcement of our 2018 artists!

With this year’s festival seeking to invite artists to show work previously presented, we hope to provide them with the support to re-examine their past through their own individual lens; communicating and presenting to the community what they believe to be vital and necessary.

Detailed information on each artist will begin to emerge over the coming weeks alongside more events, happenings, and partnerships!

ARTISTS
Christine M BabicCorrie Befort + Jason E. Anderson
Sarah Berkeley (Nebraska)
Mariel Carranza (LA)
Ania Catherine (LA)
Annie Onyi Cheung (Halifax)
Eleanor Kipping (Maine)
Max Kraushaar
Mikiki (Toronto)
Takahiro Yamamoto (PDX)
Arianna Richardson (Halifax)
Alia Swersky
Syniva Whitney/Gender Tender
Donnell Williams + Sister James
Petra Zanki
Robert Campbell
Jessa Carter + Will Hayes
Sarah Cameron Sunde (NYC)
Rollöfall
Tom Baker + Alessandro Rovegno
Gust Burns
Garek J Druss (LA)
Austin Larkin
Alex Mari + Myani Guetta
Luke Martin + Aaron Foster Breilyn (Boston)
Jordan Topiel Paul (Mexico City)
Sunken Cathedral (SF)

Special Happenings, Events, Partnerships, and Collaborations with:
Anna Telcs
Vanessa Molano
Nat Evans
The Hedreen Gallery
Northwest Film Forum
LoveCityLove

Through this year's theme and the building of a sustainable festival platform, we want to cultivate a foundation that can support opportunities to acknowledge, celebrate, debate, and engage the community with the rich history and new future of durational performance art that has and will be integral to shaping the cultural legacy of Seattle and beyond. We look forward to engaging with you in the coming months.

Head over to our website to find out more and stay tuned for news on festival tickets!
https://www.yffestival.com/

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10. ANNOUNCEMENT: M:ST 9 Biennial Dates Announced 
Date: September 7–October 7, 2018; City: Calgary, Canada; Source: M:ST

M:ST 9 Biennial Dates Announced
September 7–October 7, 2018

As the only comprehensive gathering of performative arts in the Treaty 7 region, M:ST’s 9th Biennial opens up a temporary and transformative context. This fall we offer diverse opportunities to entangle with media differently, to make and witness artworks that reject the market object, that question our faith in the redemptive power of technology, and that recognize the affective power of politics.

In an attempt to claim and share our own histories, this year’s roster of artists question the physical and metaphysical boundaries between body and territory. They pit their agency as individuals and citizens against the built environment, ideological organizing systems, and the biopolitical control that characterize our contemporary moment.

Temporarily taking over theatres, galleries and public space all over the downtown core, M:ST 9 will present interactive installations, performances, and interventions that promise to disrupt conventions. Navigating the personal and the political, these works find their relevance in the live presence of the politicized body; the stakes are high!

Stay tuned, new artists and projects will be announced every Monday and Thursday!

www.facebook.com/mstfestival
www.twitter.com/mstfestival
www.instagram.com/mst.festival

All events are free and all are welcome.

This program would not be possible without our generous sister organizations; Contemporary Calgary, EMMEDIA Gallery and Production Society, Stride Gallery, The New Gallery, TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, and Untitled Art Society.

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11. ANNOUNCEMENT: 2018 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art Shortlist
Date: September 2018; City: Kuopio, Finland; Source: ANTI Festival

ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art will be awarded for the 5th time in September 2018 in Kuopio, Finland. The world’s only international award for Live Art is €30,000, making it one of the richest cultural prizes in the arts.

This year, the international prize jury is chaired by one of the most significant and influential philosophers of our time, Jacques Rancière (France). Celebrated for his writing on equality, emancipation, education, aesthetics, art and knowledge, Rancière is a thrilling addition to the 2018 jury, which is completed by Eisa Jocson (Philippines) and Lois Keidan (United Kingdom). Keidan, sitting on the jury for a second year, is co-founder of the London Live Art Development Agency. Renowned Philippines-based artist Eisa Jocson works with choreography investigating the labour, and representations of the dancing body.

Four outstanding contemporary artists/collectives from across the globe are set to compete for the 2018 prize, they are: All The Queens Men (Australia), Nic Green (United Kingdom), Jeanne van Heeswijk (Netherlands) and Sonya Lindfors (Finland). The urgent contributions these celebrated artists make to cultural life share a fascination with the questions of our time, essaying ideas of inclusion, equality, community, diversity, feminism, power and blackness.

ANTI Festival’s Artistic Directors Johanna Tuukkanen and Gregg Whelan: “We’re incredibly excited by the proposition that each of these remarkable artists offer - their agency, their force of will, their vision, their ambition and their brilliance is celebrated here, as is the promise of what’s next, of where their work will take us.”

For more information and to read about each shortlisted artist: http://antifestival.com/en/

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ABOUT FADO PERFORMANCE ART CENTRE
Established in 1993, FADO Performance Art Centre is a not-for-profit artist-run centre based in Toronto, Canada. FADO provides a stage and on-going forum in support of the research and development of contemporary performance art practices in Canada and internationally. As a year-round presentation platform, FADO exists nomadically, working with partner organizations and presenters, and utilizing venues and sites that are appropriate to individual projects. FADO presents the work of local, national and international artists who have chosen performance art as a primary medium to create and communicate provocative new images and perspectives. FADO is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council and the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Artistic & Administrative Director: Shannon Cochrane

Board of Directors: Cara Spooner, Francesco Gagliardi, Jenn Snider, Cathy Gordon, Clayton Lee, Julian Higuerey Nunez, Susan Wolf

Office: 445-401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Canada M5V 3A8

info@performanceart.ca

www.performanceart.ca

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