Calgary Clean-Up & Goodbye
Mountain Standard Time 6 is officially over, and the last few artists leave on Sunday. To commemorate, here are a few good parting clean-up shots.
M:ST 6 Highlights
A few highlights from Mountain Standard Time 6 that you might not have seen yet:
POLL: High Performance Halloween
Performance art outfits easily turn into Halloween costumes with minimal outlay of cash.
Friday Gossip Round-up – Part 2
At the end of the night, artists who couldn’t get enough headed to the HiFi Club. Sources say Eduardo Oramas was seen stumbling home at nearly 4am.
Friday Gossip Round-up – Part 1
Vitic expressed disappointment at the dearth of nudity, but reported that the floor of Truck is still sticky and will probably take weeks to clean.
Calgary SUMMIT Wrapped Up Friday
Dictators Gamal Abdel Nasser and Josip Broz Tito, both previously believed to be dead, have been meeting in Calgary since Wednesday.
AUDIO: Performing Masculinities Panel
On Thursday, at the University of Calgary’s Nickle Gallery, artists who have who have dressed in men’s clothing for during their performances …
AUDIO: Ghosts of John Snow House
“This is a historical building. It is heritage designated, which means by definition it is full of ghosts. And not only in …
Equipment Requests Denied
Through diligent research and eavesdropping, ARTGOSSIP.CA has assembled the following list of performance equipment and supplies requested by artists, but denied by M:ST for budgetary or other reasons:
Wednesday Gossip Round-Up
On Wednesday evening at John Snow House, Andy Paterson gave a performative lecture on the history and archives of The New Gallery. …
Performance Fashion Face-Off: Archivists’ Coats
As Iris Taylor, the Archivist’s Assistant, Kay Burns wore a stylish fitted lab coat with matching reading glasses and white cotton gloves. …
EDITORIAL: Dangerous Garden Needed KEEP OUT Sign
In her performance at the Untitled Arts Society Satellite Gallery last week, Mary Babcock exposed both viewers and herself to one danger …
M:ST Blogger Fixated on Bad Smells
Mountain Standard Time’s festival blogger–or Animenteur, according to the programme, is neglecting critical discourse in favour of reporting on artists’ clothing and …
POLL: Balloons? Balloons!
A number of artists in this year’s festival have used latex balloons in performance. Emily Promise Allison conducted a balloon orchestra during …
Fatigue Sets In
Festival Artistic Director Tomas Jonsson was spotted drinking at landmark Calgary watering hole The Unicorn around 5:30pm on October 23. As well, …