BEAMS to host Art’s Birthday 2014
Edmonton event part of a global celebration
When: Friday, Jan 17 2014 @ 7p.m.
Where: Britney's Lounge (10225-97 Street)
EDMONTON—The Boreal Electroacoustic Music Society (BEAMS) has announced it will host Art’s Birthday 2014,
as part of an international tradition that’s been going on for more
than 50 years. The Edmonton installment takes place at Britney’s Lounge
(10225-97 Street) Friday, Jan. 17 starting at 7 p.m. Admission is $10,
with BEAMS members getting in for half-price. With more than 10 acts
confirmed thus far, and billed as Where is Utopia, the 2014 version contains a more eclectic lineup than ever.
Appearing at Art’s Birthday 2014 will be folk singer and social activist Paula Eve Kirman,
a regular performer on the protest circuit. Recognized for her lyrical
take on social injustices, Kirman is a member of such groups as the
Daughters Day equal rights initiative and the Edmonton Coalition Against
War and Racism.
Performance artist Lascaux Proxy
has been confirmed to deliver a set blending electronic music with
modern dance and live theatre. So far within the past year, she’s
released more than a half-dozen works, collaborated with integrated
dance act CRIPSiE, and played at such events as NeXtfest and A
Queersummer Night’s Dream.
Avant-garde act agaperaygunexperiment
returns with its own brand of audio and visual improvisation. The
latest incarnation of the group act is slated to include Japanese
grindcore vocalist Himiko Dethnoizz, whose latest CD has been released on the Toronto-based D-Trash label.
Other attractions include interactive software performer Skrunt Skrunt, fashion designer Cherie Howard, music experimentalist Boosh and rocker Tomas Marsh. Rounding out the lineup will be Kevin Solez, Nom De Plume, The Trevor Schmidtheads and Motonogo.
Art’s Birthday
was first proposed in 1963 by French artist Robert Filliou, who
suggested the discipline didn’t exist until more than a million years
ago when a sponge was dropped into a pail of water. After using his own
birthdate of Jan. 17 to mark the occasion, Filliou’s notion has since
been adopted by a global community that includes participants in Canada,
the U.S., the U.K., France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Finland, Germany
and Austria. A listing of supporting organizations and worldwide events
can be found at artsbirthday.net.
