PHI Centre
407, Saint-Pierre St
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 2M3
3 PM to 7 PM
Free access
All ages
Free admission
Please note: this event will take place at the PHI Centre, located just a few steps away from the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art.
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Event from artist Jacqueline van de Geer as part of the PHI Montréal 2024 exhibition
Put on your dancing shoes and come dance with us. Bring your grandparents, your children and grandchildren, friends and neighbours!Â
Take it slow, dance with each other in a warm embrace on Saturday, June 22, from 3 PM until 7 PM. Flanked by a friendly team of designated dancers of different generations, DJ Groovy will play slow dances - and, occasionally, a set of upbeat oldies - to make you move your feet. Tea will be served for those who need a break from dancing.Â
This event is part of Becoming Sparkling, a project from Jacqueline van de Geer that shines a light on seniority, with the wish to blend generations together in a celebration of life.
Jacqueline van de Geer is Dutch and moved to Montréal in August 2005. She was born in Rotterdam, a place scarred by two bombings during the Second World War. Growing up in a city that was always being rebuilt informed her process, for which she has developed a 'do a lot with almost nothing' ethos. Intimacy and reconnection are key to her work, which aims to open up participants’ collective experience. Everyday life, Dada, surrealism and personal memories are key inspirations for her work.
During the residency, Jacqueline offered a series of workshops to groups of French- and English-speaking seniors. Among other things, participants took part in automatic writing and collage exercises, aimed at constructing an individual subjective narrative to which memories of events over the past 70 years were linked. The groups also posed for a photo session aimed at revealing the beauty of the golden age, often hidden in our society's quest for perpetual youth. Traces of these workshops will be activated in a performance by Jacqueline, as well as in an intergenerational dance activity.
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Foundation
Presented at the PHI Centre: The PHI Foundation invites you to discover the results of the PHI Montréal 2024 residency through public engagement projects by artists Jacqueline van de Geer and Annie Baillargeon
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Presented at the PHI Centre: Cartography of Mutations is a performative encounter with artist Annie Baillargeon as part of the PHI Montréal 2024 exhibition
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Presented at the PHI Centre: Meet Joy & Glittering Gloss is a performance with artists Annie Baillargeon and Jacqueline van de Geer as part of the PHI Montréal 2024 exhibition
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Foundation
Presented at the PHI Centre: The PHI Foundation invites you to discover the results of the PHI Montréal 2024 residency through public engagement projects by artists Jacqueline van de Geer and Annie Baillargeon
Free
Foundation
Presented at the PHI Centre: Cartography of Mutations is a performative encounter with artist Annie Baillargeon as part of the PHI Montréal 2024 exhibition
Free
Foundation
Presented at the PHI Centre: Meet Joy & Glittering Gloss is a performance with artists Annie Baillargeon and Jacqueline van de Geer as part of the PHI Montréal 2024 exhibition
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The PHI Montréal Residency, in collaboration with the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), invites one artist from Montréal and one artist from Québec residing outside Montréal to collaborate with the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art on public engagement projects.
The results of this residency can come in various forms, such as concise exhibitions, discussions, performances, or workshops. Focused on public engagement, this program highlights ongoing conversations and collaboration among communities, artists and cultural organisations.
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