Events for August, 2011 | Vancouver's Queer Arts Festival

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1 Face Your Fears, Act Your Aspirations: Acting Workshop Face Your Fears, Act Your Aspirations: Acting Workshop Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	2 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY Artistic Directors Delia Brett and Daelik offer a 5 day workshop introducing the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation. Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement improvisation. Roxanne Gagnon’s 3 Day Youth Visual Arts Workshop Roxanne Gagnon’s 3 Day Youth Visual Arts Workshop August 2, 2011 6:00 pm – August 2, 2011 8:30 pm Join rockin’ instructor Roxanne Gagnon in an exploration of self-inquiry through manipulation of mixed media, including found objects and remnants of pop culture. This 3-day workshop is designed for LGBT / Queer / Questioning youth with a keen interest in visual arts. Clean Sheets 2011: The Better Parts of Mourning Clean Sheets 2011: The Better Parts of Mourning August 2, 2011 6:30 pm – August 2, 2011 8:00 pm The Better Parts Of Mourning, by Christopher Cook (Vancouver, BC) Dramaturged by Jan Derbyshire Screaming Weenie’s Clean Sheets is the annual event of original queer-themed plays by both emerging and established Canadian playwrights. Plays were selected from an open, nation-wide call for submissions. This year’s playwrights come from Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal. Clean Sheets 2011: Marla’s Party Clean Sheets 2011: Marla’s Party August 2, 2011 8:15 pm – August 2, 2011 10:00 pm Marla’s Party, by Darrah Teitel (Montréal, QC) Dramaturged by James Fagan Tait Screaming Weenie’s Clean Sheets is the annual event of original queer-themed plays by both emerging and established Canadian playwrights. Plays were selected from an open, nation-wide call for submissions. This year’s playwrights come from Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	3 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Queer Cross-Border Pollination Queer Cross-Border Pollination August 3, 2011 7:30 pm – August 3, 2011 10:00 pm Literary readings and conversation with some of the most powerful and innovative Canadian and American writers in our community: featuring John Barton, Jen Currin, Lydia Kwa, Elizabeth Colen, Carol Guess and Wayne Koestenbaum, curated by Rachel Rose. MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY Artistic Directors Delia Brett and Daelik offer a 5 day workshop introducing the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation. Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement improvisation. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	4 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show The No Shit Shirleys The No Shit Shirleys August 4, 2011 7:30 pm – August 4, 2011 10:00 pm Acapella world music/protest songs with seven sassy n’ sweet women. Whether it be love songs, music of celebration, or songs of protest, the Shirleys’ music is always full of joy, strength and courage — music to live by. MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY Artistic Directors Delia Brett and Daelik offer a 5 day workshop introducing the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation. Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement improvisation. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	5 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show JODAIKO JODAIKO August 5, 2011 7:30 pm – August 5, 2011 9:00 pm Back again for another year, festival favorites JODAIKO will rip it up with an evening of Japanese Taiko drumming. This international group of women taiko drummers is led by the first female international taiko champion, Tiffany Tamaribuchi. High-octane, high-decibel, and high-energy, this show always sells out, so get your tickets early! MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY Artistic Directors Delia Brett and Daelik offer a 5 day workshop introducing the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation. Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement improvisation. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	6 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Taiko Drumming Workshop Taiko Drumming Workshop August 6, 2011 10:30 am – August 6, 2011 12:30 pm Join International Taiko Champion Tiffany Tamaribuchi and other members of JODAIKO for one of QAF’s most popular workshops. If you’ve ever watched taiko and wondered what it felt like to hit those drums yourself, this is your chance! Singing, Rhythm and Body Percussion Workshop Singing, Rhythm and Body Percussion Workshop August 6, 2011 1:00 pm – August 6, 2011 2:30 pm Clap your hands, stomp your feet and raise your voice! Join Dawn Pemberton of the No Shit Shirleys to discover the joy of creative expression, music and rhythm while using one of the world’s first instruments . . . the human body. Together we will groove and “La la la” our way through co-operative, fun and funky a capella songs,… Life Drawing Workshop, Day 1 Life Drawing Workshop, Day 1 August 6, 2011 3:00 pm – August 6, 2011 6:00 pm Join visual artist Sakino Sepvulveda and models for a 2-day workshop celebrating the beauty of the human form. The workshop will cover drawing technique with pencil and charcoal, as well as the theory of line, mass conception, light and shade, and more. MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY’s Youth Contact Improv Workshop: Law of Proximity MACHiNENOiSY Artistic Directors Delia Brett and Daelik offer a 5 day workshop introducing the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation. Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement improvisation. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	7 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Life Drawing Workshop, Day 2 Life Drawing Workshop, Day 2 August 7, 2011 12:00 pm – August 7, 2011 3:00 pm Join visual artist Sakino Sepvulveda and models for a 2-day workshop celebrating the beauty of the human form. The workshop will cover drawing technique with pencil and charcoal, as well as the theory of line, mass conception, light and shade, and more. Short Shorts Short Shorts August 7, 2011 7:30 pm – August 7, 2011 10:00 pm A night of playful miniatures — brief performances, featuring writer Bill Richardson; contact improv by MACHiNENOiSY; violinist Rebecca Whitling performing work by Jeffrey Ryan; tenor Will George and electroacoustic composer Barry Truax; a new theatre work by Mark Sean Kershaw, and more. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme
8 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Queerotica Queerotica August 8, 2011 7:30 pm – August 8, 2011 10:00 pm Ten local authors traverse not only the wide breadth of queer sex, desire and identities, but also explore how different literary genres and modes of storytelling all make fine bedmates for erotica. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	9 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Clean Sheets 2011: Unstuck Clean Sheets 2011: Unstuck August 9, 2011 6:30 pm – August 9, 2011 9:30 pm Unstuck, by Evan Tsitsias (Toronto, ON) Dramaturged by David C. Jones Screaming Weenie’s Clean Sheets is the annual event of original queer-themed plays by both emerging and established Canadian playwrights. Plays were selected from an open, nation-wide call for submissions. This year’s playwrights come from Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	10 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show DIY Podplay Workshop DIY Podplay Workshop August 10, 2011 6:00 pm – August 10, 2011 9:30 pm Playwright C.E. Gatchalian teaches how to make short, site-specific audio plays that walk participants through the geography of a city and the urban obsessions of its residents. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	11 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	12 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Fierce & Fabulous Party Fierce & Fabulous Party August 12, 2011 8:00 pm – August 12, 2011 11:00 pm It’s time to let loose your personal fierceness. Vancouver has its own fabulous and under-twenty-five crowd after all. The Fierce and Fabulous party is free and for queers and allies under twenty-five, only. Featuring the premiere screening of the 2011 Out in Schools PSA winners, the No Hate Youth Films, and an open-mic cabaret. Guest appearance by singer/dancer Tyrell Witherspoon. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	13 Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show The Charge of the Documentarian The Charge of the Documentarian August 13, 2011 12:00 pm – August 13, 2011 2:00 pm This free artists’ talk explores the passion and ethics of documentary making. Director Susi Graf spent upward of seven years following a group of homeless queer youth in New York City, yielding the feature film Lost in the Crowd. To make her semi-autobiographic film, I Am, Sonali Gulati returned to Delhi, India to speak with gay and lesbian Indians in… Show Your Film to the World! Show Your Film to the World! August 13, 2011 2:30 pm – August 13, 2011 4:30 pm You’ve made a film—maybe it’s a short comedy or maybe it’s a feature “tear jerker” documentary. Whatever the length, theme or genre, you’re bound to want a wide audience. This panel-style workshop explores the avenues an emerging filmmaker can take to submit their films to Canadian and international film festivals, find a distributor or post your video for online-viewing,… Closing Party Closing Party August 13, 2011 7:30 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Final big blow-out to thank our volunteers and celebrate the end this year’s festival. Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition Games People Play: Curated Visual Arts Exhibition July 26, 2011 7:00 pm – August 13, 2011 11:00 pm Curated by Persimmon Blackbridge, Jeff Gibson and SD Holman To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011. Queer cultures often emphasize elements of game-play: from camp to butch/femme to strictures of “straight looking/straight acting,” we play around with identity and its shadows of artifice,… Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show July 26, 2011 7:05 pm – August 13, 2011 10:00 pm The Queer Arts Festival 2011 has two visual art shows this year! We are getting back to our roots with the Pride in Art Community Show! In the Great Hall of the Roundhouse, outside the main Exhibition Hall, the PiA Community Show Artists were not asked to stick to the theme	14
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