On May 1st 2010, more than 150 performers in Toronto and Montreal were involved in a simultaneous demonstration at 1pm. The Montreal version, created by artist Katya Montaignac, was adapted for Toronto by Prisiclla Guy and Kate Nankervis. Both performances were documented and footage would eventually be sent to government bodies along with a manifesto that will highlight ideas and suggestions to help increase the interaction between artists and society.
Footage from Montreal performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7PP09Z7pB0
Toronto's Intersection Project was influenced by the May 1st performance with Recommandation63 and now moves on to establish its own structure and parameters by animating public spaces.
In the meantime, Katya Montaignac, with her piece Anonymous Bodies, continues her investigations of public spaces in Montreal. As time goes by, we hope projects like this will spread out and create a network of interactive platforms in urban centres across the country.
ANONYMOUS BODIES - Choreographic infiltration in public spaces
By Katya Montaignac
Anonymous bodies discretely invading a public space. More anonymous bodies in stillness amidst the incessant flow of city life. All following instructions from mp3 files. With choreographic pieces involving 20 to 40 dancers and conceived directly for the urban landscape, a series of surrealistic scenes starts to unfold in the mundane decor of our daily lives, like a mass movement against the tide.
http://quartiersdanses.com/2010/08/katya-montaignac-mtl-2/?lang=en
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