Programming

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This is not a benefit activity at Divan Orange.

Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 8:30 pm

with performances of:

Paralaxe (Djs Slap, Endless, Mir, Bleuchut)

Popcore (Szkieve, Aux tomates système, Simon Laroche, Taxi Nouveau, James Vesper, Ambroise Vesac, le Technocrate Pascal Côté)

Women with Kitchen Appliances

Les Conques Claquent

Pascale Malaterre technoanimation with Thomas Fredericks

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POPCORE is a multi-disciplinary performance art event whose subversive aesthetic stems from the transformation of pop culture symbols. Popcore is both an art event and an artists' collective. The aim is to present a series of performances by recognized artists from the fields of audio art, video art, multimedia art, robotic art, electronic music, electro-acoustics and performance. The evening's subversive aesthetic stems from the theme of the transformation of pop culture symbols, the originality of the formats and mediums of presentation, and the effort at interactivity between the different mediums and participants. The evening unfolds as follows: presentation of a series of performances followed by a jam session involving all the participants.

The evening is hosted by a duo of MC who introduces the artists and performances.

POPCORE // PROJECTS // ARTISTS

SZKIEVE (Dimitri Della faille) Le bruit du dollorama > For this performance, Szkieve uses children's toys and other gadgets bought in dollar stores as sound sources. Using a variety of recording tools, he explores in a noisy way the sonic universe of the electrical and electronic objects available in these stores. The performance is accompanied by a visual presentation inspired by the aesthetics of dollar stores.

JEAN-AMBROISE VESAC American toy space shuttle > Noise music made with an American toy space shuttle. The dream of space meets the floor.

JAMES VESPER > Live drum'n'bass performance built from loops cut from existing pieces from a variety of sources.

TAXI NOUVEAU (Manuel Chantre) Live Game Boy > Taxi nouveau performs his first sonatas for Game Boy. Among others, he presents Fast & Free, Créatine Contine and a death metal-influenced piece. An exploration of the possibilities offered by the handheld game console.

SIMON LAROCHE > Southside connexion n'Tennessee noise trial Southside connexion n'Tennessee noise try out West Coast VS Centre Sud, Elvis "Pressé" Presley not quite resurrected, other disheveled pop hits.

AUX TOMATES SYSTÈME (Danny Perreault) > Blenders + pop vinyl Aux tomates système (ATS) puts on a techno domotic performance of POP vinyl destruction. He first crushes the sound content of the turntables in his computer, then disposes of the records by destroying them in electric culinary blenders. The result is a rhythmic chaos of computer-sequenced sounds and devices.

LES TECHNOCRATES (Pascal Coté + Nadia Duguay) > The technocrats work in close collaboration with the members of the collective to create videos that accompany and influence the performances. They integrate video elements conceived by the collective's artists and remix them live during their performances, or create videos entirely in keeping with the themes of the proposed performances.

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Formed in 1999 and based in Montreal, the collective project WOMEN WITH KITCHEN APPLIANCES has brought together over a dozen artists to date. WWKA is a group of interchangeable women who are at once a group of performers, an installation and an agency capable of evaluating the sound potential of your kitchen in your own home. They have performed live in theaters and cabarets, on radio, television, lofts, living rooms, galleries, corner stores, white cubes and black cubes, bars, festivals, private homes and in their kitchens. Women With Kitchen Appliances has performed in Montreal, Rouyn-Noranda, Hull, Toronto, Ottawa, New York, Shawinigan, Brussels, Quebec City, Rimouski and Gaspésie.

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the masters of ceremony

PASCALE MALATERRE is a new media artist: web and in situ installations, performances, operas for digital environments, video director, photographer, she handles singing/poetry, writing and electro-acoustic dramaturgies.

THOMAS FREDERICKS is both an artist and a developer of free technologies.

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Sponsors for the evening:

Tangente
Vidéographe
L'Échange Mont-Royal
Atom Heart
Espace Libre
Inter art actuel
Esse Arts+Opinions
Moog Audio
Parachute
Studio 303
Première Moisson
Skol Centre des arts actuels
Coop Touski

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