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Cluster 2018: A LINGERING DARKNESS

by Cluster: New Music + Integrated Arts

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Date and time

Sat, 3 March 2018

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM CST

Location

Outdoors

339 Waterfront Drive

Winnipeg, MB

Canada

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Description

A Lingering Darkness

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Meet/Walk: 7:30/8:00pm

Meet Outside 339 Waterfront Drive

"After thousands of years we're still strangers to darkness, fearful aliens in an enemy camp with our arms crossed over our chests" — Annie Dillard (1974)

Part walking tour, part sound and light installation, this site-specific performance attempts to address the forgotten experience of natural darkness. Cluster guest curator Leigh Anne Parry takes us outdoors and into the night to experience an immersive experience populated by some of Winnipeg’s most exciting artists. Dress warm!

A night once held thousands of stars visible to the human eye: so dark, on a clear night the milky way cast a shadow on the ground. Now that feeling of infinitude, of deep time, of insignificance has dissolved into a canopy of street lights, daylight bulbs and screen time...

A message from the curator, Leigh Anne Parry:

"The news of the acquittals of Richard Cormier, as well and Gerald Stanley has significantly impacted many indigenous and non-indigenous people across the country. It is raw and many are still processing, including myself and artists involved in this event. It's on our minds, as we think about planning this event that happens to be the site where Tina Fontaine's body was found.

In honor of Tina, 25% of the proceeds will go to Drag the Red. Tickets for this event will also now be by donation.

It has been a great honor to work with such courageous and thoughtful artists. I feel grateful to have the opportunity to curate this event. It has been a gift to support in allyship the artists' processing the last few days through their art."

For more info on the 2018 Cluster Festival, please visit www.clusterfestival.com