ANNOUNCING:
The 14th 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art
October 5-13, 2024
(with satellite events beginning October 1)
ARTISTS
Jess Dobkin (Canada & USA), Laurel Green (Canada), Joyce LeeAnn Joseph (USA) & Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan (Canada)
seth cardinal dodginghorse (Tsuut’ina nation)
Vanessa Godden (Canada)
Emma-Kate Guimond with Rue Jovanovic (Canada)
Anja Ibsch (Germany)
Jessica Karuhanga (Canada)
Lilith Artist Duo (Elin Lundgren & Petter Pettersson) (Sweden)
Tess Martens (Canada)
Heidi Nagtegaal (Canada)
Juma Pariri (Pindorama/Abya Yala [Brazil])
Tyler J Sloane (Canada)
Daisuke Takeya (Japan/Canada)
Éminences Grises:
Andrew James Paterson (Canada)
Tanya Mars (Canada)
VENUES
Nightly evening performances at 630 Queen St East
And Performances, Talks, and Exhibitions at
Hart House
and
401 Richmond
CO PRESENTERS
Vtape, Tangled Arts, Hart House, and Hemispheric Encounters
SCHEDULE
Find a complete schedule of performances on our website (7a-11d.ca)
FESTIVAL ADMISSION
Admission for all events is FREE or PWYC at the door
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It’s almost been a month since the start of the 14th edition of the 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art
Before we start posting documentation from the amazing series of performances we saw throughout, we’d like to thank the determination of our artists for presenting consistently awe inspiring work throughout the week, as well as the generosity and commitment of our audiences for being open, receptive, and present to witness performance and uplift this community.
It was a gratifying experience that I look forward to reflecting on as we look back and as we move forward.
on behalf of the 7A*11D Toronto Performance Art Collective:
Golboo Amani, Kiera Boult, Paul Couillard, Francisco-Fernando Granados, Johanna Householder, James Knott, Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan
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Unfortunate Festival Update: 7a*11d will not be hosting our International Festival of Performance Art this year.
If you would like to show your support for 7a*11d, we invite you to sign this letter (LINK IN BIO) acknowledging the negligence of the Canada Council for the Arts. We appreciate the solidarity.
Sincerely,
the 7a*11d Toronto Performance Art Collective
Kiera Boult, Paul Couillard, Vanessa Godden, Francisco-Fernando Granados, Johanna Householder, James Knott, Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan
ALISON KNOWLES BIRTHDAY PARTY is happening TOMORROW April 29!
Tickets are for 3 possible time slots (6:30/7:30/8:30pm) (LINK IN BIO)
Join us in a private home as collective members interpret the late, great Fluxus artist Alison Knowles’ event scores.
NOTE: The ticket price is $48, but it is scaled for one, two ($24/each) , three ($16/each), or four ($12/each) people. You can access the less expensive options by pooling with your friends to buy the appropriate group ticket that matches your price range.
Every registration to this event will further our mission of supporting and contributing to a vibrant Toronto-based performance art community, and we promise attendees a joyful, intimate and inspiring evening with collective members Kiera Boult, Paul Couillard, Vanessa Godden, Francisco-Fernando Granados, Johanna Householder, James Knott, and Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan. Don’t miss it!
We thank you for your support!
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ALISON KNOWLES BIRTHDAY PARTY is happening next Wednesday April 29!
Join us in a private home as collective members interpret the late, great Fluxus artist Alison Knowles’ instructional performances. Here are a few that you may or may not see if you come celebrate!
Tickets are for 3 possible sittings: 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm, or 8:30 pm.
Order your tickets through Zeffy: /en-CA/ticketing/alison-knowles-birthday-party
(LINK IN BIO)
NOTE: The ticket price is $48, but it is scaled for one, two ($24/each) , three ($16/each), or four ($12/each) people. You can access the less expensive options by pooling with your friends to buy the appropriate group ticket that matches your price range.
Every registration to this event will further our mission of supporting and contributing to a vibrant Toronto-based performance art community, and we promise attendees a joyful, intimate and inspiring evening with collective members Kiera Boult, Paul Couillard, Vanessa Godden, Francisco-Fernando Granados, Johanna Householder, James Knott, and Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan. Don’t miss it!
We thank you for your support!
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#7a11d #PerformanceArt #TorontoPerformanceArt #TorontoArt #AlisonKnowles
Toronto Performance Art Collective invites you to a fundraising event like no other. Wed April 29 Join us in a private home as collective members interpret the late, great Fluxus artist Alison Knowles’ instructional performances. It’s almost 30 years since we brought you the memorable Yoko Ono Birthday Party.🎉 We decided it was time to revisit to this format — part homage, part celebration, part historical research into a performance art legend.
Every registration to this event will further our mission of supporting and contributing to a vibrant Toronto-based performance art community, and we promise attendees a joyful, intimate and inspiring evening with collective members Kiera Boult, Paul Couillard, Vanessa Godden, Francisco-Fernando Granados, Johanna Householder, James Knott, and Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan. Don’t miss it! Order your tickets through Zeffy: /en-CA/ticketing/alison-knowles-birthday-party
(LINK IN BIO)
NOTE: The ticket price is $48, but it is scaled for one, two ($24/each) , three ($16/each), or four ($12/each) people. You can access the less expensive options by pooling with your friends to buy the appropriate group ticket that matches your price range.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29. Three sittings only: 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm, or 8:30 pm.
We thank you for your support!
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SOLD OUT — LIMITED AMOUNT OF RUSH TICKETS AVAILABLE.
My Father’s Imagination II | Eshan Rafi
APRIL 11 | 12:30pm
📍The Commons | 401 Richmond St W, 4th Floor
Performance
𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1950𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘪’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1970𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘌𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺-𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.
Visit our website for a full description of this program and more information!
@eshanraf@artmetropole@7a11d@torontodancetheatre
Presented in partnership with Art Metropole
Co-presented with 7a*11d and Toronto Dance Theatre
Image: My Father’s Imagination II | Eshan Rafi | 2026 | Performance | 40 min | English and Urdu
[ID: Overhead shot of an image featuring a landscape with a white building surrounded by trees. The image is laid on top of a light blue surface.]
TPAC’s website (7a-11d.ca) is constantly being updated with new and archival materials, especially as the 7a*mgr8 project unfolds. Today we are pleased to announce recently added video and other documentation from several years:
From 1998:
Paul Couillard’s eyewitness account of the Yoko Ono Birthday Party fundraiser
From the 2000 Rachel Rosenthal residency:
4-page PDF of the Ur-Boor program (presented in cooperation with FADO at the duMaurier Theatre Centre)
From the Montréal edition of ReciproCity/Réciprocité (2001):
videos Tagny Duff’s untitled performance and Josée Termblay’s untitled performance
From the 10th 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art (2014):
videos of lo bil’s The Clearing, Maria Hupfield’s Partial Recall, Nathalie Anguezomo Mba Bikoro’s Le DePays, Fausto Méndez Luna’s Cocina incoherente [Incoherent cuisine], and Aidana María Rico Chávez’s De la serie variaciones sobre el vuelo. El cielo [From the series on flight. The sky]
PDF score of lo bil’s The Clearing
Didier Morelli’s eyewitness description of John Court’s untitled performance “John Court: Teetering on the Brink”
From the 11th 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art (2016):
videos of performances by Chun Hua Catherine Dong’s The Arrival, Bartolomé Ferrando’s Sound performance with newspaper and Sound performance with little objects, and Brianna MacLellan’s Abandon the chicken but continue to dance
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