In 2014, FADO is celebrating a milestone - we've crested our 20th Anniversary. To commemorate we are looking back to our very beginnings, and are proud to present Duorama #114 - #117, a series of performances created by FADO's former Performance Art Curator and founding Director Paul Couillard, and founding member Ed Johnson. Partners in life and art, Paul and Ed have been creating the Duorama series for the last 14 years.

 

Starting with Duorama #114 presented in the context of the Rhubarb Festival in February FADO hosts a series of six Duorama performances, culminating in a final performance in September. 

 

 

Part of The 35th Rhubarb Festival, presented by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

12 Alexander Street, Toronto

February 12, 2014

6pm-9pm

 

Presented in the context of LINK & PIN performance art series, LONG-TERM, which focuses on duos and long-term collaborations, curated by Sandrine Schaefer and Adriana Disman @ hub14

14 Markham Street, Toronto

April 12, 2014

2pm-6pm

 

Presented in the context of the exhibition Generations of Queer, curated by Lisa Deanne Smith @ Onsite [at] OCAD University

230 Richmond Street West, Toronto

Wednesday June 25, 2014

8pm

 

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Details on Part 2 of the series can be found HERE.
 

Since 2000, Paul Couillard and Ed Johnson have worked together on the performance art series Duorama. Playful, beguiling and often minimalist, these pieces explore notions of relationship, and draw on collaborative and competitive tensions that underlie all partnerships. Responding to site and examining cultural attitudes toward male intimacy are key elements of Duorama. Recurring themes revolve around shifting interpretations of what is political and what is personal. Many of the works can be read in terms of the current social and political climate surrounding gay culture, offering askance references to issues such as gay marriage, HIV-status, and portrayals of gay culture. To date, 113 Duorama performances have been presented at galleries, festivals and various events in Canada, France, Poland, Croatia, Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, the USA, Singapore, Ireland and the UK.