Fringe Arts

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  An Artist’s Perspective on Intimacy

  Lisa Revil – Published March 20, 2015

  In a society where we are all connected and constantly putting ourselves on display, what is left of our intimacy?

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  The Theatre Underdog Fights Back

  Alison Bertho – Published March 19, 2015

  Less than a week after International Women’s Day, the three-day festival addresses topics of feminism, homophobia, transphobia, drug use, sex work and love.

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  A Documentary Journey of Art Discovery

  Olivia Frey – Published March 19, 2015

  The International Festival of Films on Art is returning to Montreal for its 33rd edition and promises to inspire all art lovers, with a fine selection of 270 films from all parts of the globe. Every imaginable art form is represented: opera, photography, architecture, theatre, design, music, literature, fashion and much more.

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  …And It Might Not Be Such a Bad Idea If I Never Went Home Again

  Mab Coates-Davies – Published March 16, 2015

  Travel and memory are simultaneously both personal and universal experiences. Impermanent Vacations runs this week at Studio XX as part of Concordia’s Art Matters festival. Curator Nina Patterson’s inspiration for the show came from her own travel experiences and the photographs she took during.

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  Sign O’ The Times

  Catherine Dubé – Published March 16, 2015

  UPop Montreal and SPiLL.PROpagation are offering four workshops at the Centre des arts actuels (SKOL) that explore literary creations in sign languages. This opportunity offers a chance for individuals to discover this arcane form of literature. Proficiency in sign languages is needed for the creative workshops, but the analytical ones are open to those who want to learn about literature in sign languages, its history and its art scene.

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  The Hunt Begins Again

  Athina Lugez – Published March 16, 2015

  In The Land of the Head Hunters is a 1914 silent film that lingers between the genres of documentary and fiction. Written and directed by American photographer Edward S. Curtis, the motion picture showcases the Kwakwaka’wakw culture while focusing on a fictional plot. Recognized as the earliest surviving motion picture made in Canada, it was selected in 1999 for preservation at the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress due to its cultural, historical and aesthetic significance in cinema.

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  Freshly Baked in The Oven

  Noah Dayan – Published March 16, 2015

  Many aspiring musicians seek to record their music at an affordable price. Concordia students and local artists now have the chance to seize this opportunity with CJLO’s studio The Oven, located on Concordia’s campus. The studio has undergone renovations in acoustic treatment and gear upgrades for a scheduled reopening in early April.

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  Tummel – Escaping the Francophone-Anglophone Dichotomy

  Flora Magnan – Published March 16, 2015

  For those unfamiliar with this Montreal-based band, Orkestar Kriminal is a group of eight diverse musicians who label themselves as “a band of punks.”

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  Dissecting Intersection

  Athina Lugez – Published March 10, 2015

  If a single word could define the complex work of conceptual artist and writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, intermediality comes to mind.

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  The Danger Girls of Skateboarding

  Shaun Michaud – Published March 10, 2015

  A little over two years ago, Rezko, a human relations student at Concordia, helped found Get Born, a non-profit online magazine dedicated to supporting the skateboarding culture in Montreal and Chicago. She persuaded co-founders Christerson and Liv Seidel—a green-hair-don’t-care idol—to make their mark documenting a lifestyle dominated by men.