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CPA [Consistent Partial Attention] final show tonight 8PM!

Collective Corps presents Intermedia artist Freya Björg Olafson’s new performance work CPA [Consistent Partial Attention]. The performance offers a paradoxical meditation on what it means to be present in our … Continue reading

February 20, 2016 · Leave a comment

A few highlights for núna (now) 2015! A Sneak Peek!

February 26, 2015 · Leave a comment

HYPER_ named #2 in Top Dance Performances of 2014!

Top 10 Dance Performances of 2014 Jillian Groening, beat reporter 1.   James Kudelka’s The Four Seasons presented and performed by The Royal Winnipeg Ballet at the Centennial Concert Hall, … Continue reading

December 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

8 DAYS IV – Appel à chorégraphes canadiens

Le projet itératif 8 DAYS cible le besoin d’un perfectionnement chorégraphique d’égal à égal au Canada et soutient que la pertinence de la forme d’art en dépend. Mis sur pied en 2012 par Ame Henderson et Tedd Robinson, 8 DAYS IV est issu du désir des participants à poursuivre l’échange. Les codes d’une démarche artistique agissent intimement sur l’œuvre. Théorie et pratique, articulation et création, action et réflexion, et les systèmes desquels l’on dépend ou non s’entrecroisent autour du développement créatif. 8 DAYS est une occasion de contextualiser son travail, de partager les approches et les défis pour se provoquer, se revigorer et s’inspirer entre créateurs. L’événement se soustrait des impératifs de production. La rencontre crée un espace pour se pencher sur sa pratique et favoriser de nouvelles possibilités artistiques par l’expérimentation et le dialogue rigoureux.

October 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

8 DAYS IV – Call to Canadian Choreographers (English)

PUBLIC RECORDINGS 8 DAYS IV: CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1st 2014 A GATHERING OF CHOREOGRAPHERS AT ARTSCAPE GIBRALTAR POINT, TORONTO ISLAND  JUNE 14-23, 2015 8 DAYS is an … Continue reading

October 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

New video / performance work opens at the BAUHAUS ARCHIV – MUSEUM FUR GESALTUNG in BERLIN October 2014!

as part of ‘Sensing the Future: Moholy-Nagy, Media and the Arts ‘ curated by Dr. Oliver Botar In collaboration with the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in Winnipeg, Canada, the Bauhaus-Archiv … Continue reading

October 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

HYPER_ closing night performance at WNDX – Festival of Moving Image September 28, 2014

Closing Night Performance The 9th Annual WNDX – Festival of Moving Images  September 28th, 6pm ASPER CENTRE FOR THEATRE AND FILM University of Winnipeg 400 Colony Street Advance tickets http://www.wndx.org/product/hyper_/ WNDX … Continue reading

October 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

Residency at SÍM in Berlin – October 2014

Two weeks for research and the Berlin experience. My time coincided with my work opening at the Bauhaus archiv – more details in the next post!

October 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

Video Screening at Cinematheque | Winnipeg Film Group ‘Weeping & Gnashing of Teeth: Contemporary Women’s Animation’

Thu, Sep 18 / 7 pm Curated and Introduced by Dave Barber While Winnipeg has a strong reputation as a centre of artistic animation, its fame is often based on … Continue reading

September 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

‘Welcome to Screenland’ – video work 2B included in exhibition & online catalogue, curated by Carolyn Jervis

WELCOME TO SCREENLAND http://welcometoscreenland.com/ Opening reception: Thursday, July 10, 6-9 pm Satellite Gallery 560 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor Vancouver, BC What do we go onto the Internet to experience? As … Continue reading

July 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

AVATAR in Chicago at the Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival June 13, 2014

AVATAR performance in Chicago as part of Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival http://rapidpulse.org/ Panel discussion SATURDAY JUNE 14: panel Intimacies: Self-Sacrifice and Preservation: In performance, the vulnerability of the self … Continue reading

July 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

Ashley Mazjels –

The text below is written Ashley Mazjels Originally posted at:  http://catrblogging.wordpress.com/papers/broadcast-bodies-freya-olafsons-avatar/ Broadcast Bodies – Freya Olafson’s AVATAR […] the individual himself is divided up, and transformed into the automatic motor of … Continue reading

May 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

CVS (Computer Vision Syndrome) & Above | Beyond | Outside to screen June, 5-7 in the city of Caxias do Sul (RS), Brazil

More information about the festival, as well as the release and photos for each edition can be found at: http://nolandfestival.com/ http://nolandfestival.com/pt/noticias/

May 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

ScreenDance Studies write about my video: ‘CVS (Computer Vision Syndrome)’ (2010) et ‘The Web (2007)’ – ou la fausse liberté des mises en scène de soi sur internet”

CVS (2010) et The Web (2007) – ou la fausse liberté des mises en scène de soi sur internet 24/04/20140 ENGLISH SUMMARY: Freya Björg Olafson’s CVS (Computer Vision Syndrome) and Alessandro Amaducci’s The Webtransform … Continue reading

May 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

Exhibition review in Winnipeg Free Press – Threshold, Freya Olafson

The modern man Jam-packed tribute to Lászlò Moholy-Nagy celebrates the groundbreaking artist’s insight and influence By: Steven Leyden Cochrane Enlarge Image Detail of Lancelot Coar and Patrick Harrop’s Polycinema. SENSING THE … Continue reading

May 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

Threshold, 2014, Freya Björg Olafson, Video

Threshold, 2014, Freya Björg Olafson, Video Taking up the concern with the physical interaction of historical artworks, archival documents and contemporary artworks that constitutes the crux of the exhibition Sensing the … Continue reading

May 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

Participating in Panel Discussion at Plug In ICA – Monday May 12 ~

Panel discussion at Plug In ICA May 12, 2014 – 7pm to 9pm Plug In ICA | 460 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada As part of the exhibition Sensing the Future: Moholy-Nagy, Media and the … Continue reading

May 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

Participating in a panel discussion on Creative Collaboration with Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) ‘s ‘On The Move’

Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) presents On the MOVE March 28, 2014 On the MOVE is a dynamic career planning and networking conference designed specifically for dancers entering professional careers….and … Continue reading

March 27, 2014 · Leave a comment

HYPER_ in publication ‘Contemporary Performance Almanac 2013’ – available through Amazon!

Contemporary Performance Almanac 2013 (Volume 1) Paperback – February 13, 2014 by Contemporary Performance (Author) , Caden Manson (Editor) , Jemma Nelson (Editor) Contemporary Performance Almanac 2013 is an overview of contemporary performance presented during the 2012/2013 season available for … Continue reading

February 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

NEW WORK premiering as part of “Sensing the Future: Moholy-Nagy, Media & The Arts” at Plug In ICA in Winnipeg / Bauhaus Archiv – Museum fur Gesaltung in Berlin!

Sensing the Future: Moholy-Nagy, Media and the Arts March 8, 2014 to May 11, 2014 Opening reception: March 7, 2014 – 7:00pm to 11:45pm Panel discussion: March 8, 2014 – 1:00pm to 3:00pm Curated by Oliver A. I. … Continue reading

February 4, 2014 · Leave a comment