water babies pools, pond life and performance
performance | wade , urbanvessel and the waves on site in conversation with christie pearson
wading pools swimming poole music mixes installation performance Toronto
Night Swim the waves 2006
The ebullient Christie Pearson, performance and installation artist, was involved with three water-based projects in Toronto last year, working with three different groups. wade has an interest in art in public spaces, and aims to open a dialogue between the arts, the community and the urban landscape. urban- vessel creates performance works and multi- and inter-disciplinary projects rooted in the sounds and spaces of our cities’ overlooked corners. the waves was part of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, a signature event of the City of Toronto’s Live With Culture campaign. Trained as an architect, inspired by public traditions, she collaborates with choreographers, compos- ers, visual and performing artists on events which amplify our relation to natural and constructed environ- ments. She addresses architecture, the city and the rituals of daily life, and her projects present space as noisy, kinetic sites full of public agency, voices and interruptions. Her engagement with Toronto as both a public network and a civic body is both extensive and inspiring. We should have a wade weekend in every city and town in Canada.
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