2022-23 Grant Spa The Studio is transformed into a coworking space, modeled on a day at the spa. Saturday September 24, 2022 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. @ Studio 303 Saturday, April 1st, 2023 – 10am to 5 pm @ Studio 303 – Offered in collaboration with LA SERRE – arts vivants 5 @ 7 Sans Souliers A few Fridays a year, the 303 team welcomes you for a laid-back 5@7! Friday, May 12, 2023, with Florent Mahoukou (Congo), keyon gaskin (United States) and What’s a collective (Toronto) Friday, March 10, 2023, Party edition! Friday, October 7, 2022, with Yumiko Yoshioka (Berlin/Japon) Bien reçu (No Hard Feelings), a Michael Martini project Friday November 4, 2022 – 7 to 9 p.m. @ Studio 303 Queer Performance Camp February 1 to 18, 2023 Gathering activities @ Studio 303 Guest curators: Justin de Luna and Winnie Ho.
February 3, 7 to 10 p.m. – Opening party: karaoke + puzzles February 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Temple for Queers, with Lari Jalbert & Naomi Moon, Melek & Miranda, Cosmique Tea a.k.a. Toni Fowler and Jessica Lieu February 13 to 16, 1 to 5 p.m. – Nobody writes alone, with H Felix Chau Bradley February 17 from 2 to 5 pm – Queer in performance: talking islands, with Arnaud Rochefort-Allie, Dani Carter, Aisha Sasha John and Michael Toppings February 18, 2 pm to 4 pm – Queer Wisdom, with Po B.K. Lomami and Deanna Bowen – CANCELLED + four private residencies with Joliz Dela Pena, Mycelium, Dani Carter, and Kuntiana
Presented by our partners, MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) and La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines FATHERMOTHER (Kezia Waters + Jordan Brown), Vivek Shraya, Ivo Dimchev, HercuSleaze + Bijuriya + Manny Dingo + Miami Minx + Phoenix Inana + Uncle Marly + Ad’horrible + Jaqq Strapp + La Roseline + Kajol + Korra AnarchKey, Bijuriya + BiG SiSSY, Mother Raven Louboutin TAKING THE LEAP in a shifting landscape Friday, March 10 – 2pm to 5pm @ Studio 303 A meeting for tomorrow’s designers With Dorian Nuskind Oder, Kim-Sanh Châu, Lucy May, Sovann Rochon Prom-Tep. A collaboration with Big Bang and the dance departments of Concordia University and UQÀM. Dance Dramaturgy Reading Club a Sebastian Kann, Diego Gil et Claire Pearl project Tuesdays from april 25th to june 20th, 2023 SPARK series May 29th – June 3rd, 20232 @ Studio 303 Presentations by Aïsha Sasha John, Dorian Nuskind-Oder, Émile Pineault, Erin Hill, Lauranne Faubert-Guay, Nate Yaffe et Winnie Ho. We are also offering a showcase for CCOV’s emerging artists : Aly Keita, Keenan Simik, Komaksiutiksak et Pax. May 30th, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m – Performative Discussion on the theme of Relational-Transactional dynamics in the arts May 31st, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. – À Table with the presenters Clayton Lee (Rhubarb + Luminato, Toronto), Gabrielle Martin (PuSh Festival, British-Columbia), Hartley Kemp (C ARTS | C venues, Edinghburg/London), Kris Nelson (Lift festival, London), Nicole Mion (Fluid festival, Calgary), Paul Russ (FABRIC, England), Pelin Basaran Harrison (Battersea Arts Centre, London) et Shannon Cochrane (FADO Performance Art, Toronto).2021-22 Work in progress – a public discussion September 8th, 2021 – 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ online Grant Spa September 25th, 2021 – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. @ Studio 303 HTMlles / Pas d’apparat corps October 14th, 2021 – 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. @ Online Filmed performance + discussion TOLLÉ_404 December 4th, 2021 – 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. @ Mont-Royal, Studio 303 and other venues With Tina Carlisi, Helena Franco Martin, Charlie Joubert, Jacqueline Van De Geer, Malek + Miranda Jones, Tiera. Joly Pavelich and Fernando Belote. Queer Performance Camp February 3rd to 12th, 2022 @ Online, Studio 303, MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) and La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines Justin de Luna and Winnie Ho are back as co-curators, offering new virtual gatherings and exchanges! With Thierry Huard, Weather Beings, Gabe Calderón, Lenore Claire Herrem + Lois Weaver, Cosmique Tea, Malik Nashad Sharpe, Gabriel Dharmoo and Vivek Shraya Grant Spa April 3rd, 2022 – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. @ Studio 303 Tax Spa with Lauren Semeschuk Saturday April 2nd, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. @ Studio 303 PRENDRE SON ÉLAN dans un milieu en mutation April 21st, 2022 – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. @ Online SPARK SERIES May 31st to June 4th, 2022 @ Studio 303 Presentations by Louise Michel Jackson, Georges-Nicolas Tremblay, Winnie Ho, Karen Fennell, Collectif NU.E.S and Gabriel Dharmoo June 2nd, 2022 – À Table: an artist-presenter slow networking event (for artists) June 3rd, 2022 -Performative discussion on the topic: Future-proofing the institution
2020-21 TOLLÉ December 5, 2020 @ Various locations: online, outdoors, at home Theme: Up is Down & Tout fout le camp With performances by Anne Florentiny, Aurélie Pedron + Marie-Hélène Bellavance, kimura byol-nathalie lemoine, and Jacqueline van de Geer. Additional performances by Noël Vezina + Jérôme Zerges, and Thomas Duret were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Queer Performance Camp February 1 to 14, 2021 @ Online House of Barbara / Elle Barbara @ La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines – Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Whip / Fake Knot/Ralph Escamillan (Vancouver) @ MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) – Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Syllabus for Black Love: a kiki May 13, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Online A conversation between Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Ravyn Wngz and Dana Michel, moderated by Leelee Oluwatoyosi Eko Davis, in collaboration with The Toronto Dance Community Love-In. Curator-in-residence – Remote Readings June 19 + July 17 + August 21, 2021 @ Jarry Park Devised by our curators-in-residence Burcu Emeç et Christopher Willes in partnership with Public Recordings with contributions from invited artists. SPARK Series Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Ropewalk @ VIVA! Art Action September 27, 2019 at 8 p.m. @ Ateliers Jean Brillant A collaboration between Rajni Shah, Kris Grey, and Fili at the 7th edition of VIVA! Art Action Impossible REMIX November 2, 2019 at 6 p.m. @ Studio 303 For our 30th anniversary, we explored our archives to find artists who marked Studio 303’s history by producing works intriguingly “impossible” to remount, let alone remix. Over the course of a one-week residency, Action Movie by WIVES was remixed by Burcu Emeç, Michael Martini, Nien Tzu Weng and Roxa Hy. Peter Trosztmer’s #boxtape was remixed by Eduardo Ruiz Vergara Performative Discussion: burn-out November 15, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Studio 303 In collaboration with ELAN (English-Language Arts Network). Cabaret Tollé (fundraising event) November 30, 2019 at 7 p.m. @ Studio 303 Theme: Eternal Saturnalia Emceed by Alexis O’Hara with performances by Éliane Bonin, Gabrielle Garant and Solène Laurin-Laliberté (from Productions Carmagnole), Alida Esmail, Hanako Hoshimi-Caines and Stephen John Quinlan, Mykalle Bielinski, Krista Muir, Special guest « Justin Trudeau » and Miriam Ginestier (DJ) Queer Performance Camp February 1 to 16, 2020 @ Studio 303 February 8 at 8.pm. + February 9 at 4 p.m. @ La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines – I ride in colour and soft focus no longer anywhere / Jamila Johnson-Small/Last Yearz Interesting Negro (UK) February 13 + February 14 + February 15 at 8 p.m. @ MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) – WHITE [ARIANE] / Ariah Lester (Amsterdam) All Nuit Long (Nuit blanche à Montréal) February 29, 2020 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. @ Studio 303 Curated by Aaron Pollard with support from Abi Stushnoff with interviews with 2Fik, Justin de Luna, Alexis O’Hara, Andrew Tay and Alex Tigchelaar. Interview capsules include audio-visual material collected from Studio 303’s thirty-year history of presenting queer performance featuring 26 artists. Curator-in-residence – Queer Body Politic June 1, 2020 @ www.studio303.ca/queer-body-politic Devised by our curator-in-residence Aaron Pollard with support from Abi Stushnoff. Video-performances by 2fik, Karen Fennell, Winnie Superhova, Phoenix Inana, and Justin de Luna. Interviews with 2Fik, Justin de Luna, Alexis O’Hara, Andrew Tay and Alex Tigchelaar. Interview capsules include audio-visual material collected from Studio 303’s thirty-year history of presenting queer performance featuring 26 artists. Website design and coding by Christoper Willes. SPARK Series May-June 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2018-19 SPARK Series May 29 to June 3, 2018 @ Studio 303 (and La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines) May 29 at 3 p.m. – Innateness – Nathan Yaffe + Anything Whatsoever – Katie Ward May 30 at 10 a.m. – Performative discussion (Long Table) May 31 at 3 p.m. – Requiem Pop – Helen Simard + Ruminant Ruminant – Brice Noeser June 1 at 12 p.m. – À Table June 2 at 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – In-Ward – Alexandra « Spicey » Landé + Anima/Darkroom – Lucy M. May & 7Starr June 3 at 12:30 p.m. @ La Chapelle – PME-ART – A User’s Guide to Authenticity Is a Feeling Curator-in-residence – Mistakes Will Be Made Together April 6, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Studio 303 Devised by our curator-in-residence Angie Cheng with Burcu Emeç, Elise Vanderborght, Isabel Mohn, Jacinte Armstrong, Jacqueline van de Geer, Kelly Keenan, Sarah Albu. All Nuit Long Vidéodanse March 2nd, 2019 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. @ Studio 303 Curated by Kim-Sanh Châu and Guillaume Vallée with videos by Alisha Billias, Claudie Lévesque, Elian Mikkola, Nina Vroemen, Olivia Khoury et Priscilla Guy, Giorgos Efthimiou (Greece), Michael Lyons (GB/CA), Caleb Foss (USA) and Clare Schweitzer (USA). Cabaret Tollé (fundraising event) December 8, 2018 at 8 p.m. @ Sala Rossa Theme: The “Digital Turn” Hosted by Alexis « I.A. » O’Hara with performances by Jacqueline van de Geer, Kofi Oduro, Audrée Juteau + Natalie-Zoey Gauld, Tanya Davis, Jordan Arseneault + Maxine Segalowitz, Sandy Bridges, Betty Pomerleau + Dave Biddle, Clara Furey, Virginie Jourdain and Andrew Tay (dj). Long Table – francophone perspectives on Queer art Monday November 26 2018, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Saturday January 26 2019 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 SPARK Series (Cinars) November 12 to 17, 2018 @ Studio 303 Two private events in collaboration with Dance4, featuring artists Janine Harrington (London), Adam Kinner, Jamila Johnson-Small (London) and Andrew Tay, as well as two public events: November 13, 2018 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Long Table November 14, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Artists’ Open Space REMIX November 10, 2018 at 6 p.m. @ Studio 303 Montreal-based choreographers Sarah Manya and Catherine Lafleur saw their works remixed by Daina Ashbee and Caroline Laurin-Beaucage, respectively, over the course of a one week residency, offered in partnership with Compagnie Flak. Love Songs to Failure November 3, 2018 at 7 p.m. @ Studio 303 A collaboration between Studio XX and Studio 303 for the 13th edition of the HTMlles. Performance by Alejandro Sajgalik and Nina Vroemen. Queer Performance Camp August 14 to 23, 2018 @ Studio 303 August 16 + August 17 at 8 p.m. @ MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) – MSM [men seeking men] / lemonTree (Toronto) August 22 + August 23 at 8 p.m. @ La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines – Abecedarium Bestiarium / Antonia Baehr + Neo Hülcker (Berlin)
2017-18 SPARK Series May 26- June 3 @ Studio 303 and MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) May 26 at 10:45 p.m. @ M.A.I. – Fame Prayer / EATING de Andrew Tay – co-presented by Studio 303 and M.A.I. May 28 at 3 p.m. – Boxher by Kimberley de Jong May 29 at 3 p.m. – SOFTLAMP.autonomies by Ellen Furey & Malik Nashad Sharpe May 30 at 3 p.m. – À Table May 31 at 3:30 p.m. – Cosmic Love by Clara Furey June 1st at 3 p.m. – the aisha of is by Aisha Sasha John June 3rd at 3 p.m. – Long Table Quantum Fur, curated by Geranium (Curator-in-residence) April 14th 2018, 6 p.m. and April 15th 2018, 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Geranium (Hanako Hoshimi-Caines + Maria Kefirova + Katie Ward) curated an event with Elisa Harkins, Erin Fortier, Marc Boucher and Moine de la non existence de la pensée. All Nuit Long Vidéodanse March 3rd 2018, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. @ Studio 303 Curated by Kim-Sanh Châu et Guillaume Vallée with videos by: Marissa Sean Cruz, Laurie McDonald (USA), Sara Bonaventura (IT), Stacey Abramson, Luis Navas (AR), Michaël Cros (FR), Benedetta Campanna + Richard Shpuntoff (IT/USA), Marie Williamson + Zohar Melinek + Ray Lavers, Freya Björg Olafson, Kaitlyn Ramsden, Isabella Mongelli + Maria Anastassiou (IT), Viva Delorme. Cabaret Tollé (fundraising event) December 7th 2018, 8 p.m. @ la Sala Rossa Theme : Artists & poverty Evening of entertaining artful unrest with Sasha Van Bon Bon, Tammy Forsythe + Chloe Hart, Xenia Keane, Jordan Arseneault, Jean-François Boisvenue, Marc-André Casavant + Benoît Lachambre, Odaya, Colour Outside the Liness and Andrew Tay (dj). keyon gaskin @ VIVA! Art Action October 4th 2018, 8 p.m. @Atelier Jean-Brillant Collaboration between VIVA ! et Studio 303. Performance by keyon gaskin. REMIX Candance (Creative exchange) – Bailey Eng + Katia-Marie Germain et Sarah Joy Stoker + Amber Borotsik September 23rd 2018, 6 p.m. and september 24th 2018, 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Sarah Joy Stoker and Amber Borotsik remix Disintegration by Bailey Eng and Aube by Katia-Marie Germain, respectively.
2016-17 SPARK Studio Series June 4-8, 2017 @ Studio 303 and CCOV June 4 at 2 p.m. À Table June 5 at 12 a.m. Long Table June 5 at 3 p.m. Night Owls by Cha Collective [Paul Chambers & David-Alexandre Chabot] + Annie Gagnon and Les Strange strangers by Audrée Juteau June 7 at 3 p.m. Facing away from that which is coming by Andréa de Keijzer & Erin Robinsong June 8 at 3 p.m. Èbe by Sarah Bronsard & Patrick St-Denis and Aattitle by Simon Portigal ASSEMBLÉE, curated by WIVES (curator-in-residence) April 15th 2017, 8 p.m and April 16th 2017, 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 WIVES Collective (Emma-Kate Guimond + Julia Thomas + Aisha Sasha John) curated a performance event with Sarah Chouinard-Poirier, Madison Palffy, Rachel James, Winnie SuperHova, Jacinthe Loranger with J. Ellise Barbara. Retro-Exotic Vidéodanse March 4th 2017, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. @ Studio 303 Curated by Kim-Sanh Châu and Guillaume Vallée with videos by: Daniel Wechsler (UK),Emily Pelstring, Frédéric Moffet + Manon Oligny, John Blouin, Maria Magnusson (Suède), Monique Romeiko (YT), Priscilla Guy + Catherine Lavoie-Marcus + Antoine Quirion Couture, Loke Soh Kim + Ren Xin Lee (Malaysie), Scott Leroux (MB) and Sonya Stefan. REMIX – Aurélie Pedron + Olivia C. Davies et Lara Kramer + Hanna Sybille Müller January 28th, 8 p.m. and January 29th, 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Aurélie Pedron and Lara Kramer remix Crow’s Nest and Other Places She’s Gone by Olivia C. Davies and transposition by Hanna Sybille Müller, respectively. Cabaret Tollé (fundraising event) December 14th 2016, 8 p.m. @ Sala Rossa Evening of entertaining artful unrest featuring Alexis O’Hara, Jordan Arseneault + Stefan Christoff, Alexa-Jeanne Dubé, Ricky Leach, Lili La Terreur, Jade + Chloe Barshee + Mathieu Beauséjour, Ellen Furey + Simon Portigal + Anouk Thériault; videos by lamathilde et James Diamond; and Andrew Tay (dj). Le bal des abeilles November 26th 2016, 8pm and November 27th 2016, 4pm @ Studio 303 Curated by Ornella Calisti/Coopérative Miel Montréal. Cosy musical ambiance by Les Craspouilles, an installation by Pauline Soumet and three performances by Angélique Amyot + Louis-Solem Pérot, Crépuscule solaire and Alice Bourgasser. ASSEMBLÉE, curated by WIVES November 5th, 8 p.m. and November 6th, 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 WIVES Collective (Emma-Kate Guimond + Julia Thomas + Aisha Sasha John) curated a performance event with lo bil, Raphaële Frigon + Jes Dolan, Jessica Karuhanga et Sarah Pupo. Our first curator in residence event. Métamorphose – Paul Chambers + Annie Gagnon + David-Alexandre Chabot et Bettina Szabo + Jacinthe Derasp + Brice Gatinet Saturday, October 8th 2016, 8 p.m and Sunday, October 9th 2016, 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Paul Chambers and David-Alexandre Chabot (Collective CHA), along with Annie Gagnon, present a 360° installation, using painted filters, reflectors and lights. Bettina Szabo, Jacinthe Derasp and Brice Gatinet experiment the possibilities of the structure’s architectural organicity as a body extention Marsyas, pauvre Marsyas – Benjamin Seror 24-25-30 septembre/1 octobre à 19h @ Studio 303 September 24th, 25th, 31st and October 1st, 2016, 7 p.m. @ Studio 303 Programmed by La Biennale de Montréal, in collaboration with Studio 303, The Marsyas Hour by Benjamin Seror, is presented in two series of performance-shooting.
2015-16 SPARK Studio Series Mai 28 to June 3, 2016 @ Studio 303 May 28 at 2 p.m. Infinity Doughnut by Katie Ward May 30 at 3 p.m. The Paradise by Maria Kefirova + Hanako Hashimi-Caines and Action Movie by Wives May 31 at 3 p.m. Artist talk with Jess Dobkin and Sherwin Sullivan Tjia June 3 at 3 p.m. New Heaven by Andréane Leclerc + Dany Desjardins and Rabbit-I by Nathalie Claude All nuit long (Nuit blanche à Montréal) February 27, 2016 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. @ Studio 303 After 23 years of undisciplined feminist performance, Edgy Women/Redux is on its way out. In keeping with mourning traditions of the funeral wake. Miriam Ginestier shared stories and curated a farewell retrospective of archival videos showcasing memorable moments of Edgies-past. Guest artist Sonja Zlatanova concocted provocative dishes and a funereal cocktail to die for. Cabaret Tollé (fundraising event) December 19, 2015 @ Sala Rossa Cabaret Tollé is an evening of entertaining artful unrest featuring the crème de la crème of Montreal’s cabaret scene. Pre-show austerity cocktail, featuring magic tricks by Yan Lee Chan and dioramas by Jacqueline van de Geer & Jesse Orr. On stage: Emcees Madame et Matante, 2Fik + Alexis O’Hara, projets hybris, Glam Gam, 2boys.tv, Mobile Home, a mini-concert by Hua Li, and party til 3am with dj-sets by Alanna Kraaijeveld and David Albert-Toth. REMIX – Sasha Kleinplatz + Katie Ward and Kati Bélanger + Pramila Vasudevan April 16, 2016 at 8 p.m./April 17, 2016 at 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Sasha Kleinplatz with original piece Chorus II (excerpt) followed by Katie Ward’s remix version. à petite distance by Kati Bélanger, remixed by Pramila Vasudevan. March – see Edgy Women trace – Tristan R. Whiston + Moynan King November 28-29, 2015 @ Studio 303 trace is a solo performance and interactive installation integrating original sound technology, music, video, and live performance. The work explores the idea that change is constant and we are always becoming someone new. Métamorphose – Audrée Juteau + Sébastien Gaudette and Adriana Disman + Frances Adair Mckenzie November 7-8, 2015 @ Studio 303 Audrée Juteau is a dance artist fascinated by animism, whereas Sébastien Gaudette is exploring blank page syndrome through large scale creased paper works. Adriana Disman and Frances Adair Mckenzie play with transformation, perception, illusion and reconfiguration, at the intersection between surrender and anti-disciplinarity.
2014-15 SPARK Studio Series Mai 25 to June 1, 2015 @ Studio 303 May 25 at 2 p.m. Yeux de Cérès by Eduardo Ruiz Vergara & Ilya Krouglikov; at 2:30 p.m. The Trouble with reality by Karen Fennell & Jackie Gallant May 28 at 2 p.m.) Unrelated by Daina Ashbee; at 2:30 p.m. Every Other by Pramila Vasudevan; at 3 p.m. valley u by Dana Michel May 29 at 2 to 6 p.m.): À Table June 1 at 2 p.m. Sway Array by Patrick Saint Denis; at 2:30 p.m. Summoning Aesthetics by Andrew Tay REMIX – Catherine Cédilot + Catherine Lavoie-Marcus and Geneviève C. Ferron + Sasha Kleinplatz and Andrew Tay (Wants&Needs) April 18, 2015 at 6 p.m./April 19, 2015 at 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Catherine Cédilot with her piece Fantôme in both its original, format as well as a remixed version by Catherine Lavoie-Marcus. Followed by Tout est dit, il ne reste rien by Geneviève C. Ferron, also in its original form with remixed version by Sasha Kleinplatz & Andrew Tay. March – see Edgy Women All nuit long (Nuit blanche à Montréal) February 28, 2015 from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. @ Studio 303 Coral Short + Angela Gabereau welcome the public to enter the world with Future Visions, an interactive video installation featuring over 100 short films created as visions of the future, randomly offered as a tarot spread. Cabaret Tollé (fundraising event) January 30, 2015 @ Sala Rossa Mad, rad, and tired of being had? Get political with us! Familiar faces Peaches Lepage (Jordan Arseneault), Alexis O’Hara, Helen Simard and Hannah Morrow are combined with 303-virgins such as Antonio Bavaro, Morgan M Page, Dr. Tara Atluri and Soleil Launière & Rasili Botz. Video by Danielle Peers & Melisa Brittain and dj-set by Lido Pimienta. Métamorphose – Stephen Thompson + Natalie Purschwitz and Eva Kolarova + Luciana Marcos December 6-7, 2014 @ Studio 303 Dance artist Stephen Thompson and interdisciplinary artist Natalie Purschwitz develop together Subslime: a moment in aqua, which interrogates and smudges the spaces between art, spectatorship, cultural value and production with daily life. For Cycle – Phase 2, Eva Kolarova and Luciana Marcos incorporate contemporary ballet and videoprojection to draw parallels between the cycle of nature and the human experience.
2013-14 SPARK Studio Series May 29 to June 5, 2014 @ Studio 303 May 29 at noon Forget yourself inside me like I am a vacuum and you are the sea by Anna Jane McIntyre & Rebecca Patek + The Weather In Times Square, Today by Adam Kinner June 2 at 2 p.m À Table June 3 at 2 p.m Salon Lab Open Space June 4 at 2:30 p.m. Salut-Allo – Alibi by Lorena Dozio + Pièce en développement by Inari Salmivaara + Peur et joie du jour by Ashlea Watkin; June 4 at 4:30 p.m. & June 5 at 4:15 p.m. 5 out of 6 machines by Peter Trosztmer June 5 at 2 p.m. Panel : Écartèlement de l’artiste by 2fik a rough outline, or to disclose partially by Dorian Nuskind-Oder Mai 31, 2014 at 6 p.m./June 1st, 2014 at 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Rigorous, minimalist, and laced with subtle humor, the piece proposes a fluid experience of the body as both aesthetic object and empathetic subject. REMIX – Adam Kinner + Stéphanie Fromentin and Sarah Bronsard + Nancy Gloutnez April 12, 2014 at 6 p.m./April 13, 2014 at 4 p.m. @ Studio 303 Double duo where the remixers are free to remix original pieces with structure, pacing, order, intention, etc… March – see Edgy Women All nuit long (Nuit blanche à Montréal) March 1, 2014 from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. @ Studio 303 Projection of short films inspired by the theme of Transitions, curated by intermedia artist Dayna McLeod from her 52-Pick-Up collection + Interactive photo booth, created by Nikol Mikus + Alyson Wish, with décor and costumes. Cabaret Tollé (fundraising event) February 1, 2014 @ Sala Rossa Videos as feisty as funny by Dayna McLeod and Lamathilde, politically engaged performances by Koby Rogers Hall, Eliane Bonin, Mihra-Soleil Ross, Xav Ier and Lara Kramer, Karen Fennell‘s cursing kiss-off, a live painting by Alvaro Marinho, and finally, the presence of iconic cabaret personalities such as Alexis O’Hara, Danette Mackay and Jordan Arseneault. Métamorphose – Anna Jane McIntyre + Rebecca Patek and Karianne Hayes + Jasa Baka Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2013 @ Studio 303 The performer literally gives life to the visual artist’s imagination, who in turn, transforms the former’s movement. The result is a reciprocal metamorphosis of both object and action. SPARK October 20-25, 2013 Oct 20 at 7 p.m. La Pute de Babylone by Andréane Leclerc Oct 21 at 9 p.m. Infinity Doughnut de Katie Ward Oct 22 at 3 p.m. Pale Water Dark Sea by Dorian Nuskind-Oder Oct 23 at 2 p.m. Mechanical Resonance of Lions de Joannie Douville/Je suis Julio et Poisson d’Audrée Juteau; 3:30 p.m. Liklik Pik de George Stamos Oct 24 at 2 p.m À Table Oct 25 at 2 p.m. 5 out of 6 Machines de Thea Patterson &Peter Trosztmer Rencontre – Mechanical Resonance of Lions by Joannie Douville/Je suis Julio August 24, 2013 at 8 p.m. @ Studio 303 A multimedia dance project exploring the ontological duplication of hardware and virtualness. The process involves live multimedia images (via Skype) from Latin America. Rencontre – Pale Water Dark Sea by Dorian Nuskind-Oder August 14, 2013 at 8:45 p.m. @ Studio 303 A solo at the border between installation and performance, exploring ways to shift an audience’s focus.
2012-13 Piss in the pool June 26 at 8:30 pm @ Bain Saint Michel An empty swimming pool is taken over by this wildly popular annual event. SPARK Studio Series May and June 2013 @ Studio 303 Experimental contortion, Contemporary dance, In situ performance and relational work by Montreal-based independent artists 5 out of 6 Machines by Peter Troszmer June 3-5-6, 2013 @ 141 rue Ann Griffintown 5 out of 6 Machines is a performance/Installation/immersive environment inspired by the six basic machines – the wheel, the pulley, the incline plane, the wedge, the lever and the screw. La Reine des Sacs Papier by Jacqueline Van de Geer June 1-2, 2013 @ Studio 303 A family-friendly artistic exercise in democracy. The Neck to fall by Ziyian Kwan and Poisson by Audrée Juteau May 11-12, 2013 @ Studio 303 A spontaneous dialogue with a dog and a reveal of an abstract intimacy Hope for the Haunted de Valerie Dean et Don Rieder April 13 at 6pm and April 14 at 4pm @ Studio 303 In Hope for the Haunted two biologicals, are put on display in a small habitat. They are islanded in a space that is both a sanctuary and a prison. Both specimens are arboreal, neither fully human not completely animal. They play on their leafless tree, taking pleasure in their own agility and grace. Ridiculous and tragic, they act out various escapes, and observe and tease those outside their small world. As they relive happy moments from their past, they are also haunted by darker memories. SHH RHRH iii de Alexis O’Hara March 22-23 at 7:30 pm @ Maison de la cutlture Ahuntsic After a stop at Maison de la Culture of NDG, it is presented at Maison de la culture of Ahuntsic until Saturday March 23rd. During opening hours, anyone can enter this cosy installation and heed the call to vocalize. At night, SHH RHRH iii is a performance that turns the igloo inside out. In a tender and adventurous exploration of sound, this fort becomes a hill, a wishing well, a monument. March – see Edgy Women All nuit long (Nuit blanche à Montréal) February 23rd, 2013 from 10PM to 3AM @ Studio 303 One all-night long interactive event! Marlon, with Aude Lachaise, 2Fik and Elise Vanderborght/Deborah Dunn February 2-3, 2013 @ Studio 303 Diverse humorous perspectives on gendered relationships, freedom and desire. Abîmes, Nébuleuse and Catherine Lalonde December 1, 2012 @ Studio 303 Multidisciplinary exploration, internal aftershocks. Animal de Daniel Lepkoff November 30 at 7pm and 9pm @ Studio 303 An improvised performance by a master mover and contact improvisation pioneer. Rencontre – Brice Noeser, Prue Lang and Camille Mutel October 19, 2012 @ Studio 303 Meet three of our artists, currently in residence. This will be followed by a short presentation of their current work. Dialogos entre Darwin y Dios – Jesusa Rodriguez et Liliana Felipe October 14, 2012 @ Sala Rossa These activist cabaret artists from Mexico attack organised religion, authoritarism and ignorance. Journées de la culture/Rencontre – Nébuleuse + Sonya Stefan September 30, 2012 @ Studio 303 Meet our new team and play foosball.
2011-12 March – see Edgy Women All nuit long (Nuit blanche à Montréal) February 25th 2012 from 10 p. m. – 3 a. m. @ Studio 303 A participatory performance hosted by Sherwin Tjia. Studio 303 invited the participants to sing along to a selection of night-themed songs…all nuit long. Gibson Muriva + Zelma Badu-Younge February 4th 2012 at 6 p. m./February 5th 2012 at 4 p. m. @ Studio 303 As part of Ascen/danses, contemporary choreographies by two exciting artists: Gibson Muriva, inspired by his native Zimbabwe, and more established invited guest Zelma Badu-Younge who draws her inspiration from her ancestral Ghana. Ascen/danses opening night February 3rd 2012 at 5:30 p. m. @ Studio 303 Movie screening of Movement (R)evolution Africa (65min, 2007) and launching of the Ascen/Danses project. Like me more like me by Thomas Hauert & Scott Heron January 21st 2012 at 6 p. m./January 22nd 2012 at 4 p. m. @ Studio 303 Brussels (Thomas Hauert/ZOO) meets New-Orleans (Scott Heron). Janvier January 13-15th 2012/January 20-22nd 2012 from 6 to 9 p. m. @ 661 Rose de Lima A mesmerizing performance installation by Tedi Tafel that used sound, lighting, projections, and four dancers to utterly transform an industrial site. In collaboration with Leslie Baker, Bill Coleman, Dean Makarenko and Lin Snelling (performance), Monique Jean and France Jobin (I8U) (sound environment) and Yan Lee Chan (lighting design). Utopia : est-ce possible? by Chad Dembski December 10, 2011 at 6 p. m./December 11t, 2011 at 4 p. M. @ Studio 303 A multi-disciplinary collective creation based on the idea of building a utopian community in one night. By Chad Dembski (surprise performance), featuring Dana Michel, Jacqueline van de Geer, Jonathan Fournier, Simon Portigal and Crystle Reid. Involved, curated by Andrew Tay and Sasha Kleinplatz (Wants&Needs) November 26th 2011 at 6 p. m./November 27th 2011 at 4 p. m. @ Studio 303 Andrew Tay and Sasha Kleinplatz (Wants&Needs danse) were back to Studio 303 to curate a night where the public becomes implicated in the performances. Featuring Simon Portigal, Emma Waltraud Howes, Hannah Dorozio, Thierry Huard, Jody Hegel, Victoria Stanton and Adriana Disman. Som Faves by Ivo Dimchev November 11-12 at 8 p. m. @ La Chapelle La Chapelle and Studio 303 team up to welcome stellar and provocative Bulgarian artist Ivo Dimchev back in Montreal.
- E. U. X. November 3-5 at 6 p. m. @ Eastern Bloc J.E.U.X. is a trans-disciplinary project exploring the concept of games as a theme and/or form featuring Soufia Bensaïd, Elise Massy, Marie-Pier Théberge, Richard E. Flanagan (FRACT), Mélanie Perrier (2Minimum), Julie Laporte, iN-Média collective, games studio Die Gute Fabrik, Raphaëlle Frigon, Nathalie Quagliotto and Jacqueline Van der Geer & Copenhagen Game Collective. Panels were presented each night at 6:30 p. m. In collaboration with Eastern Bloc.
2010-11 Danse pour tous June 18th at 7 p. m. & 9 p. M. Six professional dance artists choreographed work on their students in the following techniques: Yogadance & Creation (Louis Guillemette), Contemporary Dance (Suzanne Miller & Isabel Mohn), Physical theatre (Pierre Blackburn) and Hoopdance (Rebecca Halls). The Choreographers + Deborah Dunn May 28th at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. & May 29th at 4 p.m. As part of the OFF. T. A., Studio 303 presented Oh! Canada, the new piece by The Choreographers, and excerpts from Four Quartets by Deborah Dunn. A highly skilled performance, 100% improvised, leading to individual and collective bodies, from the front, the back, in profile, from afar, up close. Exchange/Échange May 14th at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. 2 NY artists + 2 local artists. Co-hosted by Alexis O’Hara & Zero Boy. An exchange with the Performance Mix Festival in New York. With Monstah Black (NY), Jana Jevtovic (MTL), Sasha Kleinplatz (MTL) et Vanessa Anspaugh (NY). Slowdance May 7th 2011 @ Studio 303 Fundraising party devised by Sherwin Tjia. With a lending library of 303-associated “celebrity” designated dancers, and a dancecard-booklet to set up dances in advance, Slowdance Night had all slow songs, all night long! Our designated dancers were Andrew Tay, Anne Thériault, Chad Dembski, Clara Furey, Katie Ward, Miriam Ginestier, Kris Nelson (Antonym), Sarah Wendt, Susanna Hood, Stéphane Labbé (Tangente). Josh Beamish April 16th 2011 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Discovered during the shared programme Faith in 2010, Josh Beamish was back to Studio 303 to present his pieces Informance and Tools for Cutting (in premiere). Twisted March 12th 2011 at 10 p.m. Inspired by Martha Carter’s own ‘twisted’ journey of living with a deformed spine while pursuing a career in dance, this solo combined monologue, movement, music and visuals to expose the complex layers of revelation and reflection around this story of survival. Mobilise March 12th 2011 at 7 p.m. & March 13th 2011 at 4 p.m. A mixed program part of the Corps Atypik series, Mobilise highlighted work by the otherly-abled. With Propeller Dance, Corpuscule Danse, Joe Jack et John, Estelle Charron. March – see Edgy Women Pop (Nuit blanche) February 26th from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. A nocturnal immersive happening where five semi-interactive and fully mesmerizing capsules explored pop and anti-pop concepts. With Dave St-Pierre, Frédérick Gravel, Dana Michel, Anne Thériault, Simon-Xavier Lefebvre, and Louis Bouvier. Dorothea Rust & Malcolm Goldstein February 12th 2011 at 7 p.m. @ Studio 303 An artistic encounter between a renowned violinist and a Swiss dancer/performer. In the Round January 22nd 2011 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. A dance show programmed by Lys Stevens where the audience surrounded the performers. Choreographies by Annabel Guérédrat (Martinique), Suzanne Miller & Allan Paivio Productions, Troy Emery Twigg (Kainai Nation), Geneviève Gagné/Emily Honegger, Ariane Dubé-Lavigne. Involved 2, curated by Andrew Tay and Sasha Kleinplatz (Wants&Needs) December 11th 2010 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Following last May’s success, Studio 303 invited once again Andrew Tay and Sasha Kleinplatz from Wants&Needs danse to program an evening of dance works confronting the audience’s relationship to performance with pieces involving audience participation. Choreographies by Namchi Bazar, Sarah-Ève Grant, Patrick Lloyd Brennan, Mary St-Amand Williamson, Natalie Zoey Gauld/Ashlea Watkin & Andrew Tay. Trio 303 November 20th 2010 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. An Off-Cinars evening with Erin Flynn, Susanna Hood and Sasha Ivanochko, three exceptional dance voices from Montreal and Toronto. Face-Back-Profile November 5th at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Action/Reaction – Steven Horwood September 25th 2010 at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. @ Studio 303 An interactive performance where the public gets involved in a live art piece propelled in the future. Presented as part of the Parcours Belgo during the Journées de la culture 2010. SPARK Cabaret September 10th 2010 at 10 p.m. @ Sala Rossa A highly entertaining evening featuring a dozen eclectic acts by the crème de la crème of Montreal’s cabaret scene. Hosted by Alexis O’Hara with performances by 2boys.tv, Nathalie Claude, Dario Milard, Clara Furey, Peter James, Bob Loblaw, Marcelle Hudon, Susanna Hood, Peaches Lepage, Sasha Kleinplatz, Andréane Leclerc. Dana Michel & 2fik September 10th & 11th 2010 at 7 p.m. Two solos, one encounter. Dana Michel and 2fik are Montreal-based artists, each with a performance practice that explores the complexity of identity/gender issues, which they dissect/observe through their art. Hospitality 3: Individualism was a mistake Caroline Dubois, Claudia Fancello and Jacob Wren of PME-ART September 8th & 9th 2010 at 7 p.m. @ Studio 303 Against the background of our cultures over-emphasis on individualism, HOSPITALITY 3: Individualism was a Mistake invites the spectator to reflect on what it means for individuals to work together.
2009-10 Danse pour tous June 19th 2010 at 7pm & 9pm Amateurs, intermediates, teachers and live musicians took up the stage in this festive event uniting Studio 303’s evening classes participants. Choreographies by Rebecca Halls, Louis Guillemette, Suzanne Miller, Michèle Turenne, Isabel Mohn, Pierre Blackburn. Involved, curated by Andrew Tay and Sasha Kleinplatz (Wants&Needs) May 29th 2010 at 7pm & 9pm Guest curators Wants & Needs Dance (Sasha Kleinplatz and Andrew Tay) programmed an evening of works that confront the audience’s relationship to performance with Sophie Castonguay, Leanne Dyer, Patrick Lloyd Brennan/Kerwin Barrington and Isabel Mohn. Mémoire Mile-End by Cathy Cordon (Toronto) May 28th to 30th 2010 at 2pm & 4pm @ Barros Luco (headquarter) at 126 Fairmount W. A walking tour where participants received headphones with a map and walked a mile listening to various stories of people and business owners of the Mile-End. Soirée Moirée May 14th at 7pm & 15th 2010 at 7pm and 9 pm @ Studio 303 Guests are greeted for an evening of performances, projections, song, dance, play and other objects. With Marc Boucher, Sarah DellAva, Xavier Dommange, Leanne Dyer, Maerin Hunting, Pascal Huynh, Chantal Lamirande, Sophie Sanford. Co-presented with Marc Boucher. Exchange/Échange May 1st 2010 at 7pm & 9pm Our annual New York/Montreal exchange with the New Dance Alliance with Nathalie Claude, Andrew Turner, and Anne Thériault (from Montreal) + Cori Olinghouse, Mana Kawamura, and Regina Rocke (from NY). Dance videos & Launching of www.takingtheleap.ca April 30th 2010 at 8pm Dance videos screening followed by a talk-back session with the filmmakers/choreographers : Aurélie Pedron, Hinda Essadiqi, and Nathaniël Siri. La Zampa & Guest April 10th 2010 at 7pm & 9pm An out-of-the-ordinary performance, Requiem, by French dance company La Zampa mixed with Thierry Huard’s latest creation Le fruit de vos entrailles est béni. March – see Edgy Women DORS.install (Nuit Blanche à Montréal) February 27th 2010 from 9pm to 2am @ Studio 303 A free immersive performance experience during the Nuit Blanche proposed by Jacques Poulin-Denis with David Buyle, Philippe Cyr, Alison Giroux, Louise-Michelle Jackson, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage, Brianna Lombardo, Martin Messier, Gilles Poulin-Denis, Gillian Rae Fournier Faith February 13th 2010 at 7pm & 9pm A shared programming of short works curated by Lys Stevens with choreographers Josh Beamish, Susana Cook, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage/Martin Messier, Normand Marcy, Catherine Thibault-Denis. Instructions February 6th 2010 at 7pm & 9pm A shared programming of short works curated by Kris Nelson with Fanadeep (France), 2fik/Oreet Ashery (Montreal, UK), Emma Waltraud Howes (Berlin/Montreal). horsey! by Steven Horwood December 11th & 12th 2009 @ Studio 303 A sci-fi space opera taking place in the micro cosmic universe of a brown paper lunch bag. Co-presented with Signal Productions/Steven Horwood. Resistance November 21st 2009 at 7pm & 9pm A shared programming of short works curated by Lys Stevens with choreograohers Marie Claire Forté, Lara Kramer, Catherine Lafleur, Sasha Kleinplatz, and Shigeki Yamada Benno Voorham & Cie November 6th 2009 at 7pm & 9pm Contact improvisation performances with Benno Voorham (Sweden), Andrew de L. Harwood and the group PIE co-presented with the Association de contact improvisation. Day of the Dead Cabaret November 1st 2009 at 8pm A multidisciplinary cabaret exploring the themes that accompany death co-presented with Necessary Rituals Productions. BELGOrientation October 10th 2009 from 2pm to 4pm 30 artists invited the public to join them in the magistral Belgo Building. Co-presented with Productions SuperMusique. VINGT October 6th 2009 at 8pm VINGT was Studio 303’s 20th anniversary gala. It reunited 20 artists on stage to create a unique choreographic collage where each of them contributed a 3’03’’ piece from a starting movement and position dictated by Miriam Ginestier and to an original sound composition of Alexis O’Hara. It was a great community-building event where Montreal’s dance community reunited to celebrate 20 years of audacity and emergence in the open and playful spirit of Studio 303. Rafales September 18th & 19th 2009 New creations by the artists from the 2009 Summer Residency: Catherine Gaudet, Amélie Rajotte and the winners from the Ciné-Danse competition in collaboration with the Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois : Gabrielle Desgagnés and Thierry Huard. boutiqueARCADE by 2boys.tv September 11-12-13 2009@ Old Port Shoe store where one receives rather uncommon service, boutiqueARCADE is an installation where you can choose beautiful pairs of shoes whose precious boxes reveal strange aspects of an unknown Montreal. A sort of traveler’s guide towards usually-ignored corners. Discover the new boutiqueARCADE and discover your city. Produced and broadcast in partnership with Escales Improbables. 2008-09 Further Afield June 18th to 21st Performance art in the streets for 1 participant at a time with Sorrel Muggridge and Laura Nanni. Co-presented by Studio 30 and Living Landscapes/ Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Tour busT a roadshow trip by Skidmore Saturday June 6th 2009 Location: In a school bus, bus embarkation at Darling Foundry Artists: Skidmore, Andreane Leclerc, Lauryn Allman, Bob Loblaw, video by Skidmore and Dayna McLeod, directed by Jo Leslie. Tour busT is a 45 minute, exclusive 30-seat bus tour of the hottest dream vacation destinations on earth Part performance, comedy, theatre, video installation, and homage to Montreal’s Depression-era Nowhere Tour, Skidmore and crew take passangers on a transcontinental thrill ride. TRIO 303 May 23rd at 10pm Co-presented with the OFF.T.A. Welcome to the wonderful weird worlds of three veterans of the EDGY WOMEN Festival: Sarah Williams (dance) Nathalie Claude (humour), Alexis O’Hara (sound exploration). Endings by Zoja Smutny April 10 & 11 Co-presented by Passbo Dance Theatre & Studio 303 Mothering by Moynan King January 13-16 2009 @ Galerie articule, 262 Fairmount West A four day pyjama party with board games, ovaltine and bed time stories with Moynan King, Nathalie Claude and Paul-Patrick Charbonneau. Mothering is an evocative visual art installation/interactive performance where the audience engages fully with the work and becomes a part of the installation itself. This work examines the performative nature of human relationships and the power of play within relational performance. Complete with costumes, lines and gestures, it mimics a familiar ‘and familial’ setting while reinventing an established “normal” relationship, exploring and confounding the line between audience and performer. DISCOVERY BAL January 10th 2009 at 7pm and 9pm Co-presented by AHHA Productions and Studio 303 Featuring: Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood, Chris Aiken, Marc Boivin and musician Diane Labrosse Les Cuisses à l’Écart du Coeur November 22nd 2008 at 7pm and 9pm A Choreography by Virginie Brunelle (Winner of the 2008 303 Coups de Pouce’s price at the Vue sur la Relève Festival) preceeded by Cible de Dieu by Jacques Poulin-Denis. OFF-CINARS. UN PEU DE VIE DANS CE MONDE MOURANT November 7th 2008 at 7pm and 9pm Co-presented by AHHA Productions and Studio 303 Two performances in Contact Improvisation with Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood and Nita Little + guest dancers Catherine Lessard, David Flewelling and Stéphanie Gaudreau. Factory project September 20th and September 24th-27th 2008 @ Eastern Bloc (7240 Clark) Produced by Studio 303 and Out Productions Artists: 2Boys.tv, Anna Papadakos, Beau Coleman & Mieko Ouchi, Chris Dupuis, Gray Fraser, Hubert Soucy, Marie Darsigny, Mea Culpa Productions, Rockband avec Roxy, Sherwin Tjia, Skidmore, Teatro Berdache, The Other Theatre, Volatile Works, Alexis O’Hara, Bob Loblaw, Dayna McLeod, Gigi & Pipi , Karaoke avec Bobby Service, Miss Janet, Miss Vigneault, Sky Gilbert, Visa Versa. This tribute to Warhol’s “Silver Factory” of the 1960s will take place in an artist-run loft not dissimilar to the original, reuniting artists from across the country to create performances and installations exploring the spirit of the Factory from a contemporary perspective. Co-curated by David Allan King and Miriam Ginestier, the event will feature a central lounge surrounded by a walk-thru maze of interactive exhibits. Other programming from this season can be found in: Vernissage-danse + Edgy Women
2007-08 THE UN/CONTAINED BODY April 13th at 4pm & April 14th 2008 at 1:30pm Performances and Forum 2008 – FREE Co-presented by The Humanities Doctoral Program & Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Concordia University and Studio 303 Phobophilia by 2boys.tv Febuary 9 and 10th 2008 @ Studio 303 2boys.tv (aka Stephen Lawson and Aaron Pollard) delve into the eroticization of terror, a deeply personal journey into the dark shadows of their own dreams, a contemporary chronicle that uses Cocteau as its palate and inspiration. The dynamo duo are back to Studio 303 with a new site-specific transmedia creation! DISCOVERY BAL January 12th at 8:30pm & January 13th 2008 at 4pm Co-presented by AHHA Productions and Studio 303 With Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood, Chris Aiken, Marc Boivin and guest musicians Jean René and Pierre-Yves Martel Lili Handel by Ivo Dimchev December 7th and 8th 2007 @ Studio 303 In collaboration with FLAK and Out Productions Ivo Dimchev, all-round artist with roots in physical theatre tells the story of the aging diva Lili Handel in an androgynous performance of shocking intensity. The tragedy of her fading beauty that makes her into a faceless and genderless creature reaches down into the depths of her physical being. Dimchev sings his song with the voice of a eunuch. And that ancient desire of the stage diva to give the public her innermost life appears sinisterly transformed in Dimchev’s attempt to auction his own blood, drawn live, to the highest bidder. HABITAT Nov. 24th at 8:30pm and Nov. 25th 2007 at 4pm Co-presented by AHHA Productions and Studio 303 Featuring Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood and Nancy Stark Smith, two internationally recognized masters of Contact Improvisation and instantaneous composition. The Anatomy Lesson by Marijs Boulogne October 26th and 27th 2007@ Studio 303 The Anatomy Lesson is part of a cyclus about motherly love, death and ritual, combining several of Marijs’s passions: forensic medicine, video and working with threads through embroidery and crochet. Other programming from this season can be found in: Vernissage-danse + Edgy Women
2006-07 Apnée by Nathalie Baroud February 2-3 2007 @ Studio 303 Movement, voice, video and object theatre illustrate a struggle with anxiety and a fear of failure. Series I. A.M. (Instinct and more)…: Discovery Bal January 6, 7pm and 9pm Co-presented by AHHA Productions and Studio 303 Featuring: Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood, Chris Aiken, Marc Boivin and guest musicians Jean René and Michel F. Coté SARAH WILLIAMS December 16-17-18 2006 @ Studio 303 Gender as a departure point for commissioned choreographers Nathalie Claude, Eddie Ladd and George Stamos to explore freely. Series I. A.M. (Instinct and more)…: Hark November 3, 7pm and 9pm Co-presented by AHHA Productions. Improvised dance with Ray Chung and Andrew de L. Harwood.
2005-06 Endless Medication/Cerveau fêlé 101 June 16, 17 & 18 2006 at 8pm (Sunday 18th at 4pm & 8pm) Co-presented with OUT Productions for the OFF Fringe Festival Featuring Marijs Boulogne and Nathalie Claude in a double programme about women and madness, an explosive meeting of like-minded creators, each exploring profoundly disturbing topics with humour and irreverence, through their own hybrid language, unforgettable visuals and utterly subversive approaches to theatre. Chorégraphie pour Chasse-neige February 25th 2006 at 10pm, 11pm, midnight and 1am at the Parc des Festivals Presented as part of the 2006 Nuit Blanche. Co-produced by Julie Salgues & Anatoli Vlassov / IDCore and Studio 303 Looking Sideways January 7 2006 at 7pm & 9pm Co-presented by Studio 303 and AHHA Productions At the Heart of the Unknown November 12 2005 at 7pm & 9pm co-presented with AHHA Productions With Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood and Kirstie Simson L’espace des autres by Line Nault October 10 to 23, 2005 @ 6906 de Bordeaux Projet Belgo October 1, 2005 @ Studio 303 Alexia Bhéreur-Lagounaris, Stephanie Davidson, Katie Ewald, Lin Snelling, Nadine Sures and Sarah Wendt. Video-danse September 2005/March 2006 @ Studio 303 Luc Boisclair, Marc Boucher, Eduardo Menz, Matthew Morein, Guylaine Savoie and Chanti Wadge. Free movement/dance videos screenings! Other programming from this season can be found in these sections: Vernissage-danse, Edgy Women, and Other Past Series.
2004 – 05 L’espace des autres by Line Nault June 7 to 20 2005 @ 6906 de Bordeaux Manual For Incidence June 4-5 2005 @ Darling Foundry, 745 Ottawa st. Artists: Ame Henderson, Jacob Zimmer, Chad Dembski, Katie Ewald, Claudia Fancello, Matija Ferlin, Erin Flynn, Stacy Hannah and Inari Salmivaara. The solo choreographies use the personal experience of each performer in conjunction with themes of displacement, mutability and nostalgia. Through movement and story, each solo will attempt to map each performer’s inner landscape as it interfaces with the performance space and those in it. Central to the theme of Manual for Incidence is the concept of travel and movement between cities, overcoming distances, and bringing people from different places together. Co-presented with Public Recordings L’instinct et encore… April 8 & 9 2005 at 8:30pm co-presented with AHHA Productions Repeating Distance March 27th and April 3rd 2005 co-presented with Lin Snelling and Guy Cools L’instinct et encore… January 8 & 9 2005 at 8:30pm co-presented with AHHA Productions This first series of four performances is devoted entirely to instantaneous composition and reunites Peter Bingham, Marc Boivin and Andrew de L. Harwood in January 2005 (and Andrew de L. Harwood with Chris Aiken in March 2005). Confi-dance December 3 & 4 2004 at 8:30pm co-presented with Fico Balet, contemporary dance company from Ljubljana, Slovenia Other programming from this season can be found in these sections: Vernissage-danse, Edgy Women, and Other Past Series.
2003-04 Danse en Vol April 2004 @ MAI, 3680 Jeanne Mance Presented by Studio 303 in collaboration with the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) and Théâtre de l’L in Brussels. Belgian artists came to Montreal to perform, and Canadian artists went to Brussels. Danse en Vol in Montreal featured engaging new work by young artists on 8 different programs. In tandem, guest artists taught masterclasses and workshops from April 19th –28th 2004. Artists: From Bruxelles : Maria Clara Villa Lobos, Barbara Mavro Thalassitis, Claire O’Neil, Édith Depaule, Marie Martinez. From Montreal : Sonya Biernath, Rubberbandance Group, Nathalie Claude, Karine Denault, Martin Bélanger, Mary Ann Lacey. From Vancouver : Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg. From Toronto : Jenn Goodwin, Kate Alton. Interactive Dance : from real to virtual March 22nd 2004 at 3pm @ OBORO : 4001 rue Berri, Espace 301 by Company Avventure in Elicottero Prodotti (Italy) Co-presented by Studio 303 and Studio XX AHHA Productions January 10th 2004 at 8:30pm Performances by Peter Bingham, Andrew de L. Harwood and Marc Boivin during the Winter IntensiveWorkshop. Collaborators: Pierre Tanguay, DJ Pocket and Yan Lee Chan. SPEKTATOR by Battery Opera October 9-10-11, 2003 @ Fonderie Darling Spektator invites its audience to dive into a theatrical and shamanic atmosphere, archaic and post-modern, comic and dramatic. Other programming from this season can be found in these sections: Vernissage-danse, Edgy Women, and Other Past Series.
2002-03 Before the Dawn by Yumiko Yoshioka April 4-5-6, 2003 @ Studio 303 Les mains dans les bits October 2002 through June 2003 A series of 5 events and 1 documentary on numeric creation in performing arts co-presented by Studio 303 and Artificiel. Other programming from this season can be found in these sections: Vernissage-danse, Edgy Women, and Other Past Series.
2001-02 RéciproCité October 31 and November 1st, 2001 @ Elle Corazon (176 Bernard O.), L’antichambre (4832 boul. St-Laurent), Copie-Art (813 Ontario E.) Éric Létourneau, Victoria Stanton, Josée Tremblay, Shannon Cochrane, Paul Couillard, William A. Davison, Margaret Dragu, Tagny Duff, Kirsten Forkert, Sylvette Babin, Stephen Cacclin, Gabriel Doucet Donida, Louise Dubreuil Other programming from this season can be found in these sections: Vernissage-danse, Edgy Women, and Other Past Series.
1989-2001 Details about the events that took place in Studio 303’s first decade can be found in the sections called Vernissage-danse, Edgy Women, and Other Past Series.