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Performance

Intimate Karaoke, Live at Uterine Concert Hall by Dayna McLeod

August 15, 2018

4 entrance times:
8:30pm, 9:00pm, 9:30pm, 10:00pm
Stay as long as you want!


The Theatre Centre
1115 Queen Street West, Toronto

Artists:
Dayna McLeod

 

Intimate Karaoke, Live at Uterine Concert Hall

Conceived and Performed by Dayna McLeod

 

Curated by FADO Performance Art Centre and co-presented with SummerWorks

 

"Great acoustics, but shitty seating."

"Honestly, WHY? Just WHY?"

"The faint sounds of ovarian partying."

 

 

August 15, 2018

Four entrance times: 8:30pm, 9:00pm, 9:30pm, 10:00pm 

Stay as long as you want!

 

 

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.

 

THE GOLDEN BOOK
Pick up your copy of FADO's on-going pocket essay series, the Golden Book, at the performance. This time, the Golden Book has a blood red cover in honour of Dayna's performance. Essay entitled, "From Specular to Speculative: Intimate Encouters @ Uterine Concert Hall" by Alanna Thain contained within. Alanna is the Director, Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies; Director, Moving Image Research Laboratory; and Associate Professor, Department of English at McGill University.

 

Credits:

Curated by FADO Performance Art Centre

Co-presented with SummerWorks

Conceived and Performed by Dayna McLeod

Technical Direction by Adrien Whan

Attendants: Rhainnon Collett, Theo Gallant, Cara Spooner and Athena Trinh

www.uterineconcerthall.com

 

This performance is 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/

 

 

ABOUT SUMMERWORKS

August 9–19, 2018

www.summerworks.ca

 

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.

 

FESTIVAL PASSES (4-Ticket, 8-Ticket, and 12-Ticket) & SINGLE TICKETS are ON SALE 

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

 

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

 

[ Special Presentations ]

+ From Specular to Speculative: Intimate Encounters @ Uterine Concert Hall by Alanna Thain
+ PHOTO GALLERY: Intimate Karaoke, Live at Uterine Concert Hall