Author: Fortner

Las cruces enterradas

Performance November 27, 2017
Universidad nacionale, Bogotá, Colombia

Las cruches enterradas, Bogotá. Colombia
Las cruches enterradas, Bogotá. Colombia

For several weeks in October and November 2017, I observed the activities and events that occurred from 5:30 in the morning to 5:30 in the evening at the busy corner of Avenida Jimenez and Calle 5 in Bogotá, Colombia.

From observation posts in nearby cafes and on the street, I compiled lists of what I observed. The result of my observation was a performance for three voices which was presented at the University National in Bogotá.

Launch/Lancement Point of Departures

Friday, September 8th, 2017

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It is my pleasure to invite you to celebrate the launch of my new collection of poems, “Points of Departure”, on Friday, September 8th from 5 to 8 pm, at the Librarie Port du tête, 262, Mont-Royal Ave. East.

At the launch, there will be a short reading of recent poems. Also on display will be two of our previous book collaborations, the artists’ editions of annunciations (2012) and solitary pleasures (2011).

Il me fait plaisir de vous inviter au lancement de mon nouveau recueil de poèmes, Points of departure, le vendredi 8 septembre, de 17h à 20 h, à la librairie Le Port de tête, 262, avenue Mont-Royal E.

Le lancement comprendra une courte lecture de poèmes récents. On pourra également voir les deux livres issus de nos précédentes collaborations, annunciations (2012) et solitary pleasures (2011).

Words & [ ] — a Durational Conference of Art & Thought

From May 6 to May 8, 2016, 12 pm to 7 pm

At the Fonderie Darling, 745 rue Ottawa, Montreal, QC, H3C 1R8
T:514.392.1554

Points of Departure

On May 6, starting at 9 pm, I’ll present Points of Departure a 12 hour 10 minute performance of poems. This performance will be part of “Words & [ ] — a Durational Conference of Art & Thought” a 56-hour (French/English bilingual) event that will take place at The Darling Foundry May 6 – 8 2016. The conference will feature round-the-clock live programming of 100 interdisciplinary performative presentations.

For more information about the conference, please see here.

Points of Departure

Each day for a period of one-year, from February 11th 2010 to February 10th 2011, I composed a poem for the project Points of Departure. Over that period, 256 poems were completed.

For the performance, I present the results of this yearlong project in a single uninterrupted reading of a duration of 12 hours and 10 minutes. Every two minutes, in chronological order, I present the poem composed for the corresponding day. For those days for which there was no completed text, I remain silent for two minutes

PHONÉSIE : POÉSIE ET ART SONORE

  • Location: Galerie Clark, Montréal

VERNISSAGE /JEUDI 14 JANVIER, 20H

Avec : SYLVAIN CAMPEAU (COMMISSAIRE), CHANTAL DUMAS, MARTINE AUDET, JOSÉ ACQUELIN, MICHEL F. CÔTÉ, FORTNER ANDERSON, CHRISTIAN CALON

L’écrivain et commissaire Sylvain Campeau propose un programme de trois œuvres réunissant poésie et art sonore. Une approche qui n’est pas basée sur l’accompagnement musical du texte, mais bien sur une rencontre dynamique entre les deux médiums. Les auditeurs de passage à CLARK pourront consulter trois projets distincts. L’œuvre Havres de Sylvain Campeau et Chantal Dumas est une narration multilingue à trois personnages autour de sites historiques qui composent le Vieux-Montréal. Personne ne sait que je t’aime unit les voix poétiques de Martine Audet et José Acquelin au travail sonore de Michel F. Côté. Publié aux éditions Planète rebelle, l’œuvre se développe en courts fragments comme autant de chambres que l’on traverse. Finalement, la pièce In the Time, dont la conception sonore a été confiée à Christian Calcon est tirée du projet Annunciations réalisé par Fortner Anderson.

http://www.centreclark.com/fr/projects/phonesie-poesie-et-art-sonore

Teresa Transistor, Darling Foundry, January 29 and 30

From January 18 to January 31, the Darling Foundry will welcome the group Theresa Transistor for a poetic creation residency. During these two weeks, the quartet composed of Christian Bouchard, Christian Calon, Mario Gauthier and Monique Jean will work with the poets chosen by each member: respectively, Martine Audet, Fortner Anderson, Mario Brassard and Renée Gagnon.

Two shows will end this intense work session with a presentation of the participants’ results on the night of January 29 and the afternoon of January 30.

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Theresa Transistor is an improvised electro-accoustic music group of four electroaccoustic musicians : Christian Bouchard, Christian Calon, Mario Gauthier and Monique Jean. This formation tries to merge electroaccoustic music and live improvisation.

Theresa Transistor: Martine Audet, Fortner Anderson, Mario Brassard and Renée Gagnon
Event Curator: Sylvain Campeau

Canada Council

This series of texts on the Canada Council’s proposed funding model will appear bi-weekly from September 15.

On consultation

The Canada Council chose Thomas Corriveau’s diptych Emile et Vincent for the cover of its publication « Conversations for change: How a dialogue with the artistic community informed the new financial model ». The publication came out this last spring, and in 14 pages it provides an overview of the Council’s recent formal dialogue with various sectors of the Canadian arts community concerning the state of the arts in Canada.

Corriveau’s work seems an odd choice for such a publication. Continue reading Canada Council