Physical Therapy 2010

Auburn Saloon | Oct 16 – 9:30PM | Oct 17 – 8PM | $10.00 @ door

The firat Tantalizing treats. Interactive, intersecting, intimate. Ideas that smack you upside the head. The first night was an exciting mix of audience interaction, mystery and controlled chaos. Tonight is the last evening for the cabaret – an early start of 8PM and the PERFECT way to wrap up your weekend.
Do you have a sense of adventure? A penchant for play? Are you a sucker for surprises? Come to the Auburn Saloon – the epicentre of the Calgary arts scene. Cabaret performances by a roster of fabulous artists.
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Physical Therapy Cabaret Artists Artist Bios

Danny Nielson – Spanish Joint

‘Spanish Joint’ is an exploration in rhythm to one of R&B’s most talented musicians, D’Angelo.

Miku Tsuchiya – MU(無)

MU is an exploration of zero vision.

Mark Hopkins – Muskoka

In a cottage on the shore of Skeleton Lake, every piece of antique furniture resonates with family history, and there are stories hidden in freshwater ripples. This off-kilter photographic journey features death, drama… and drinks!

Helen Husak/Hilary Maxwell – Bloom

Music: Bist Du Bei Mir by Karina Gauvin, Luc Beausejour and Sergei Istomin

Allara Gooliaff – All Grow’d Up!

A tall tale of a dancer who wished she could see the world from a higher perspective.

Neah Kalcounis – Ifegenia’s Dance

I would like to take this opportunity to rant about this and that and make myself sound smart. Only I can’t pretend to know anything about this and that and as smart as I sometimes feel, I usually share feelings. I try not to intellectualize a rose—instead I smell it. I think I shall start by saying Hello. I will dance my guts out, but first I will spit it out.

Veronica Benz – Santa Cruz

‘Santa Cruz’ is an exploration of character, personality and circumstance. Originally, I was inspired by the musician, Alex Ebert, and the immense impression of his performance, since, the dance has evolved into someone completely new.

Jamie Tognazzini – Barring An Act Of Gawd

An underage catholic schoolgirl explores her queer mythology and religious experience through physical theatre and contemporary storytelling.

The story behind ‘Barring an Act of Gawd’ follows ‘Our Lady of the Pitz’, performed at Fluid Festival in 2007. In the previous episode, the holy apparition of ‘Our Lady of the Pitz’ appeared to Sister Mary Contrary at the tar pits in La Brea, Los Angeles. This episode is a continued exploration of Mary’s devotion and her spiritual journey, which has taken her to the most desolate, immaculate place she has ever been. Sister Mary tells the story using voice, improvisation, physical comedy, music and occasionally audience participation…

‘Our Lady of the Pitz/Barring an Act of Gawd’ both draw from Jamie’s living mythologies – based on a pilgrimage she made to the tar pits, and her actual experience building shelter and sleeping on an active lava field.

Istvan Kantor – Song Of The Anti-Hero (Saturday only)

‘Song Of The Anti-Hero’ is an autobiographical video, produced in a narrative style exploring the form of the song, appropriated images and original performance footage. ‘Song Of The Anti-Hero’ is a playful, ironical and poetical statement about the subversive role of the artist. It relates to Istvan’s own “criminal history”, to his rebellious aesthetic and the experimentation his work represents. Istvan’s song echoes his “bad boy” relationship with institutions, the academic and mainstream art world and the media.

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