Nettles: How to disagree?
The performances are presented in English.
Suspicious Fish + 60 min
May 29, 12pm* Book here
*Followed by a walk along the river in Verdun
Pavillon d’accueil du Parcours Gouin + 60 min
May 30, 12pm* Book here
*Followed by a shared meal on the shore of the Rivière des Prairies
Salle George-Martin de l’Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud + 60 min
May 31, 12pm* Book here
*Followed by a swim at the sports center
Free!
“It feels like this moment requires new languages or to unearth the ancient.
We have been huddling trying to find our way out of the mess. We’ve tried long talking, walking, dancing, swimming, cooking, listening, mending, making, stretching, gardening our way out of it. We’ve tried together. We invited other people. Here and there. This is how far we’ve got:
Courage is a matter of the heart
This is progress
It’s not going to be solved in our lifetime
An ongoing conversation
We’d now like to invite people in Ahuntsic, Centre Sud, and Verdun to join the conversation. If you want to come, you’re invited.”
Jo, Sonia, Marilou and Spicey
For nearly two years, at the invitation of LA SERRE and in partnership with Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, four artists from Wales and Quebec have come together to reflect on how we connect and form relationships. Through conversations, residencies conducted between the two territories, and the use of various performative scores, they explore notions of dissensus, hospitality, uncertainty, and wisdom, seeking pathways toward a harmonious polyphony while blurring the boundaries between performance and encounter. OFFTA presents the outcome of their experiments across different spaces in the city, engaging with community and cultural partners, as well as their neighbours.
The artists present three performances of the same work, each followed by an activity in response to the environment that hosts it.
Creation + Performance
Jo Fong
Sonia Hughes
Marilou Craft
Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé
Collaboration
Rabab Ghazoul
Angharad Closs Stephens
Krystal Dawn Campbell
and more to come
With the support of
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Conseil des Arts du Canada
Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
Espace Libre
Chapter Arts Center
Special thanks to
FTA
Suspicious Fish
GUEPE
Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
CANA (Carrefour d’Aide aux Nouveaux Arrivants)
Lisa Sterle
Nien Tzu Weng
Sara Melvin