My lovely friend Freida is performing in Toronto this Sat ...
The Flight of Birds and Sacred Spirits Live Videomusic Performances by Freida Abtan and Zazalie Z. Co-presented by the Toronto Animated Image Society Nov 12, 8 pm, $15/10 Theatre Direct's Christie Studio, 601 Christie #17, Toronto
Included are videomusic performance-screenings by two Montreal artists: Freida Abtan combines electroacoustic sound art with evocative HD animation realized in Max/MSP and After Effects and Zazalie Z, a dynamic vocal performer, combines her experimental vocal practice with video art. Flight of Birds by Freida Abtan is a mytho-poetic look at the realm of the spirit. Sacred Spirit «Sur le territoire des esprits sacré» by Zazalie Z. is a remembrance piece in honour of First Nation Peoples. Beliefs, myths, rituals, and cultural genocide are the various themes Zazalie Z. interweaves in this poetic and rebellious live performance.
Flight of Birds by Freida Abtan The flight of birds is a mytho-poetic look at the realm of the spirit. Women draped in peacock feathers release invisible birds from their cages. Movements of the body are abstracted to fill the empty space. There, they seem to harden into wings, extending the body towards flight.
Sacred Spirit «Sur le territoire des esprits sacré» by Zazalie Z. (2009) Zazalie Z. loves to explore the boundaries of vocal art, strum on expérimental strings, and navigate between contemporary, traditional, and avant-garde music. Inspired by the cultures of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit people, she spent the last three years touring reserves and indigenous centres to record images at Pow Wows and spiritual gatherings. She created the text, the soundtrack, and the videos for the show Sacred Spirit «Sur le territoire des esprits sacré » based on the stories she gathered and her own experience and memories during these events. Sacred Spirit is a remembrance piece in honour of First Nation Peoples. Beliefs, myths, rituals, and cultural genocide are the various themes Zazalie Z. interweaves in this poetic and rebellious live performance.