Epicurean Calgary

September 2018

September 7-October 7, 2018

M:ST 9 Festival

Various locations in Calgary and Lethbridge

Exhibitions
Friday, September 7
7:00 p.m. – late
Entertaining Every Second
Life of a Craphead
Opening Reception
Exhibition runs from September 7 – October 20
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, 2009 10 Avenue S.W.

Friday, September 14
8:00 p.m. – late
wnoondwaamin | we hear them
Autumn Chacon, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Melissa General, Suzanne Morisette, curated by Lisa Myers
Opening Reception
Exhibition runs from September 14 – November 9
Stride Gallery, 1006 Macleod Trail S.E.

Saturday, September 22
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
What if we were alive
Allison Hrabluik, Brigdet Moser, oualie frost, Salote Tawale, and Steve Roggenbuck, curated by Natasha Chaykowski
Exhibition runs from September 29 – November 3
Untitled Art Society, 343 11 Avenue S.W.

Performance Week
Friday, September 28 – Sunday, September 30
Workshop
SEARCH ENGINES: One does not know exactly what one does not know
Taught by Adriana Disman and Didier Morelli
Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 601 3 Avenue S, Lethbridge

Friday, September 28 – Sunday, September 30
!!! !!! !!! intervention by Del Hillier
Parking lot, Blackfoot Truckstop Diner, 1840 9 Avenue S.E.
Presented by Intersite Visual Arts Festival

Friday September 28
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
“If I hear another filmmaker say ‘I’m just trying to tell a good story’ I will shave my head:” A talk about DIY filmmaking
Life of a Craphead
AB 672, The Department of Art
University of Calgary, 2975 University Way N.W.

Tuesday, October 2
11:00 a.m.
writing for building by Joanne Bristol
Alberta College of Art + Design, 1407 14 Avenue N.W.

7:00 p.m.
Artist Talk by Life of a Craphead
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, 2009 10 Avenue S.W.

8:00 p.m.
Ideational Apraxia by Gwen Morgan + Kerry Maguire
Exhibition Opening Reception + Performance of Abject Cooking Class
EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, 2005 10 Avenue S.W.

9:00 p.m.
ARENA: DUAL NATURE by Kylie B. Ward + Magnus Tiesenhausen
CSIF – The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, #100 – 1725 10 Ave. S.W.

Wednesday, October 3
1:30 p.m.
Performance Symposium: Tempaurality
Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, Alberta College of Art + Design, 1407 14 Avenue N.W.

5:00 p.m.
Disclosure Cookbook by Mikiki and Jordan Arseneault
Private Location, for more information see: http://menshealthproject.wixsite.com/mikiki/discookbook

7:00 p.m.
possible performance by Emma-Kate Guimond
2nd Floor Studio, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

Thursday, October 4
2:00 p.m.
writing for building by Joanne Bristol
CommunityWise Resource Centre, 223 12th Avenue S.W.

6:00 p.m.
Publication Launch ~ Rita Mckeough: Works
Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Avenue S.E.

9:00 p.m.
Something, Somewhere by Jadda Tsui + Mathew Lindenberg
Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Avenue S.E.

Friday, October 5
12:00 p.m.
Relaxing into Relation facilitated by Jin-me Yoon
FloatLife Marda Loop, Suite #345 ~ 3425 22 St. S.W.

3:00 p.m.
possible performance by Emma-Kate Guimond
2nd Floor Studio, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

5:00 p.m.
Disclosure Cookbook by Mikiki and Jordan Arseneault
Private Location, for more information see: http://menshealthproject.wixsite.com/mikiki/discookbook

7:00 p.m.
Herd by Jeneen Frei Njootli
Stride Gallery, 1006 Macleod Trail S.E.

8:30 p.m.
Not Peaceable and Quiet by Joshua Rios and Anthony Romero
National Music Centre, 850 4 St. S.E.

9:30 p.m.
Something is coming by Suzanne Kite and Nathan Young
National Music Centre, 850 4 St. S.E.

Saturday, October 6
3:00 p.m.
possible performance by Emma-Kate Guimond
2nd Floor Studio, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

5:00 p.m.
Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow by Ryan Danny Owen
Flanagan Theatre, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

6:30 p.m.
FEAST ~ Come share a meal 
2nd Floor Studio, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

8:00 p.m.
how to make an image by Eshan Rafi
Flanagan Theatre, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

9:00 p.m.
Our Life Is So Weird I’m Sorry: A Poetry Reading by Steve Roggenbuck
Flanagan Theatre, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

10:00 p.m.
Questions without answers must be asked very slowly by Adriana Disman
Flanagan Theatre, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

’til late
PARTY
Flanagan Theatre, Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1 Street S.W.

Sunday, October 7
11:00 a.m.
A rolling [insert land artist surname] gathers no moss by Didier Morelli
River Walk, East Village Calgary

12:00 p.m.
writing for building by Joanne Bristol
St. Louie Hotel, 430 8 Ave. S.E.

12:00 p.m.
Emotion-based Observation Painting by Life of a Craphead
Various leisurely locations

4:00 p.m.
Relaxing into Relation by Jin-me Yoon
FloatLife Marda Loop, Suite #345, 3425 22 St. S.W.

Tickets: All events are free and all are welcome.

As the only comprehensive gathering of performative arts in the Treaty 7 region, M:ST’s 9th Biennial opens up a temporary and transformative context. This fall, they offer diverse opportunities to entangle with media differently, to make and witness artworks that reject the market object, that question our faith in the redemptive power of technology, and that recognize the affective power of politics.
In an attempt to claim and share our own histories, this year’s roster of artists question the physical and metaphysical boundaries between body and territory. They pit their agency as individuals and citizens against the built environment, ideological organizing systems, and the biopolitical control that characterize our contemporary moment.
Temporarily taking over theatres, galleries and public space all over the downtown core, M:ST 9 will present interactive installations, performances, and interventions that promise to disrupt conventions. Navigating the personal and the political, these works find their relevance in the live presence of the politicized body. The stakes are high – don’t miss it!
The Mountain Standard Time Performative Art Festival (M:ST) was originally conceived and created by The New Gallery, one of Canada’s oldest artist-run centres. The New Gallery was (and continues to be) part of an active and vibrant artist-run community in Calgary with a collective history of fostering and promoting time-based art works. At the time of its creation, M:ST represented the latest in a series of successful interdisciplinary festivals that combined art forms through the collaborative efforts of the Calgary arts community.
M:ST’s main activity is the organization and presentation of a biennial performative art festival. This Festival is a collaborative endeavour between several Southern Alberta arts organizations. This collaborative structure allows the Festival to represent each organization’s mandate and audience, while providing opportunities for cross-disciplinary and inter-organizational exchange. The result is a unique participatory context, where artists and audience experience contemporary performative work outside of more traditional festival or gallery models.
M:ST is committed to presenting performative works from a variety of disciplines that reflect current issues and practices in contemporary art. Through exhibitions, performances, and events, M:ST fosters the development of performative art practices among local, national and international artistic communities. M:ST’s role in presenting professional, high quality cultural experiences continues to grow, increasing opportunities for education and critical discourse surrounding contemporary performative practices.
The Mountain Standard Time Performative Art Festival Society (M:ST) ensures that performative art practices are recognized and sustained in the Southern Alberta region. M:ST fosters innovation and collaboration among local, national, and international artistic communities.
M:ST Festivals are organized and produced with the dedicated assistance and support of member organizations. Current member organizations are:
Alberta College of Art + Design, The Alex Community Food Centre, CSIF – The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, Contemporary Calgary, EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, HIV Community Link, Luma Quarterly, National Music Centre, The New Gallery, Trapdoor Artist Run Centre, TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Stride Gallery, University of Calgary Department of Art, Untitled Art Society

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September 13-15, 20-22, 2018

37th Annual Alberta Dance Festival; Dancing Home

Victor Mitchell Theatre, The Pumphouse Theatre, 2140 Pumphouse Ave. S.W.

Week 1 Choreographers | September 13 – 15, 7:30 p.m.
Allison Burns
Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson
Marynia Fekecz
Meghann Michalsky
Su Lin Tseng
Chantal Wall

Week 2 Choreographers | September 20 – 22, 7:30 p.m.
Sean Def
Kaja Irwin
Catherine Hayward
Shayne Johnson

Ticket Prices: Advance: $28/Student: $24
2-ticket Festival Pass: $46/Student: $40
At the door: $35/Student: $30
2-ticket Festival Pass: $60/Student: $50
**Festival Pass = 1 ticket for same night both weekends.

Presented by Dancers’ Studio West, the 37th Annual Alberta Dance Festival will feature new works by Alberta contemporary dance choreographers in two distinct programs of performance over two weekends.

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September 28–October 6, 2018

Unnecessary Farce

Victor Mitchell Theatre, Pumphouse Theatre, 2140 Pumphouse Ave. S.W.

Show times:
Wednesday – Saturday @ 7:30 p.m.
Matinees September 29, 30, & October 6 @ 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: Adult $23, Student/Senior $18

By Paul Slade Smith
Directed by Chelsea Friesen with Marie-Claire Gould

Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go!
This is Eric and Billie’s chance. They have this one opportunity to prove they have what it takes to become full-fledged members of the police force. The hotel rooms are booked, the recording equipment is set up and functional. The informant has been prepped and the suspect is on his way. It’s all quite simple and straightforward. So naturally, it all goes catastrophically, ridiculously wrong.
This side-splittingly funny season opener will have you giggling and rooting for our two wannabe cops from the moment we meet them. They are surrounded by a colorful cast of characters including Karen, who can’t seem to keep her clothes on, Frank, a cowardly security officer, and sweet, kind Mayor Meekly, who just can’t seem to get his meeting started no matter what he does, or what door he tries. This show is guaranteed to have you laughing out loud as we witness bumble after bumble, and bagpipes…did we already mention the bagpipes?
Join Morpheus Theatre for this hilarious first show of the 2018-2019 season.

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