CONTACT ARTIST SHOWCASE showings tuesdays 12-8pm launch and jam fri may 8th 8pm-2am
STILL REVOLTING is kalmplex’s representation of people who are still revolting against the system. by challenging social norms, participating in artistic movements to spread the word of change and people just being themselves. from photos taken in jamaica to toronto, showcasing that the struggle continues everywhere.
kalmplex is a dj-mc-photo-video-visual-artist and kreative warrior. born and raised in toronto, with jamaican and ghanian roots, she is a truly eclectic artist drawing inspiration from just about everything and everyone she comes into contact with. performing at various events and venues throughout the city, and featured numerous times in the globe and mail toronto star and snap photography toronto, kalmplex is currently working on various musical and photo endeavours. including this years contact photography festival in may where her work will be shown at anitafrika dub theatre. in addition she is currently in the midst of editing the first of many documentaries to come, “toronto uncut”, in which she documents 10 years of the innumerable cultural events that make this city the diverse metropolis it is. http://www.myspace.com/kalmplex1
fri may 1st 7:30pm $8 MAYWORKS ASIAN ARTS EXPLOISION ‘three dollars an hour’ performances by members of the asian arts freedom school and zameen shadbad, photo exhibit by elvina rafi
toronto’s asian arts freedom school tears it up with radical asian words of resistance, poetry, music, bollywood burlesque and beauty to feed the soul. this troupe of performers dig deep into their histories, as youth of varying origins, who are living and working in toronto. constantly emerging and re-emerging, freedom schoolers take up issues head on in a world where immigrants, people of colour and asians are still a commodity to this country’s labour force and economy. artists include writer/performer arti mehta, spoken word artist gein wong, photographer elvina rafi and others. freedom schoolers are mixed-race, adoptee, suburban, hood… just got here or have been here since the 1800’s! they are asian from the philippines to palestine, north china to sri lanka, and trinidad to tibet.
zameen shadbad is a series of photographs taken by elvina rafi on her last visit home to pakistan. shot in and around lahore, karachi and hyderabad, these images are a personal meditation on the heartbreak and helplessness of being diasporic and distant from a homeland that is being ripped apart – by neocolonialism, competing nationalisms and corrupt governments, rulers, and institutions – and a mourning for the human lives that have been the cost of the struggles for power in the region since its bloodstained conception.
ADT DUB NITE BIWEEKLY JAM & OPEN MIC
tues may 5th & 19th anitafrika! tuesday nite dub session doors 8pm jam 9pm open mic afterwards
in the tradition of channel one dub sessions, every first and third tuesday, anitafrika! dub theatre brings your pure positive vibes storteller styles with feature artists and open mic
may 5th ADT! presents ARC, the abstract random colective, ‘it’s not art, it’s ARC!’ communication across color, a performance peice and dialogue
may 19th ADT! presents mario the voyce murray, john black and jclipse, jeff vargas. contact village@anitafrika.com to get on the open mic!
BROWN GIRLS YOGA wkly mondays starting may 11th 7:15-8:30pm
brown girls’ yoga is an inclusive woman centered class. gentle, loving, and filled with laughter, it is a safe space for women to explore our bodies not only as an aesthetic, but as a source of strength and a place of power. taught in a flowing hatha style, modifications are taught for each pose to make the class accessible for all skill levels. this class is open to women of all shades, colours, hues, expressions and orientations. facilitated by kim crosby and accompanied by natalyn tremblay.
OPPRESHUN AWARENESS moving beyond words into action ~ sat may 16th 10am-1pm $30 sliding scale
as our social/political/economic/personal environments change/transform, we are confronted with ‘new’ challenges that disrupt our core. out of these disruptions, we may ask ourselves about our ability to identify, understand, and address different forms of oppresshun. this innovative 3 hour workshop creates a space for folks to explore the impact of oppresshun on their everyday lives. in addition, folks will engage in a series of interactive oppresshun awareness activities to develop different strategies to challenge oppresshun. this workshop is designed and facilitated by tomee sojourner, m.a. in social justice and equity studies. refreshments will be provided. to register contact tomee sojourner @ powersojourn1@yahoo.ca or (416)951-0154
*limited to 20 people.two fully subsidized spaces for under/unemployed youth involved in creative grassroots community development projects.
BPDSE sunday may 24th 6:30-8:30pm
Brothers with Problems Destined to Solve ‘Em is a group for men by men – a space where we can share, speak, laugh, cry, vent, grow and develop ourselves as men, strictly with the aim of being stronger and more complete beings who truly know what it means to live in peace with self and those around us.
May 6, 2009
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