Spatial Poetics IV July 9, 2005

Powell Street Festival Society and Video In present

SPATIAL POETICS IV

SATURDAY, JULY 9TH, 2005, 8PM
VIDEO IN, 1965 MAIN STREET
TICKETS $10 (GENERAL) / $8 (STUDENTS/SENIORS) AT DOOR

Featuring premieres of collaborative pieces by
FRED WAH & HENRY TSANG
KIRSTEN FORKERT & PETER CONLIN
HIROMI GOTO & JASON DE COUTO

Powell Street Festival Society and Video In present Spatial Poetics
IV, an interdisciplinary event which celebrates collaboration,
experimentation and innovation in the use of text, visuals, music, and
performance by an eclectic line-up of artists. The end result will be
a diverse collection of new works exploring community, identity,
boundaries, and the nature of performance by emerging and established
Asian Canadian artists, building on the successes of previous Spatial
Poetics events. Premiering new pieces will be three groups of talented
and inventive artists: visual artist Henry Tsang (Vancouver) will
collaborate with writer Fred Wah (Nelson/Vancouver) in a series of
video/text shorts. They will incorporate a live reading with the
presentation of these works. Writer Hiromi Goto (AB/BC) will
collaborate with emerging musician Jason de Couto (Vancouver) in a
recorded spoken word/turntable piece. Interdisciplinary artists
Kirsten Forkert and Peter Conlin will present a video/performative
piece. Interdisciplinary artist/activist Debora O will curate a
selection of video shorts by Asian artists from Canada, the US, and
internationally.

This is the opening event for the 29TH ANNUAL POWELL STREET FESTIVAL,
held in Oppenheimer Park and the Firehall Arts Centre on July 30th and
31st.

More information at www.powellstreetfestival.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
MIKO @ DIANE KADOTA ARTS MANAGEMENT @ 604.683.8240 OR [email protected]

The Powell Street Festival Society gratefully acknowledges the
financial assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, Department of
Canadian Heritage, Spirit of BC Arts Fund, British Columbia Arts
Council, City of Vancouver and Video In.