fugee
Fugee is a translucent projection cube that is both a live music stage and an immersive 360° screen of audio-reactive visualizations and livestream feeds of diaspora communities from around the world.
Funded by the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Toronto. Showcased at stackt market in Toronto.
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This Nuit Blanche, come bear witness to a heartfelt, refugee-led set of performances creatively housed in a magical cube of light. Curated by award-winning multimedia artist Maziar Ghaderi, the live exhibitions pay homage to refugees worldwide, similar to his own experience coming to Canada. From the shooting down of Flight 752, ISIL's brutality in Iraq/Syria, the fall of Kabul to the Taliban and Putin's invasion of Ukraine, displaced populations seeking refuge have reached a tipping point. Ghaderi came to Canada as a refugee during the Iran-Iraq war at the tender age of 5, which is why the plight of refugees is central to this project. Tonight is a night (and a morning) in modest observation of the families around the world that don't have the privileges that remain invisible to many Canadians today. Fugee is also a celebration of the Freedom of Expression and Right to Dissent that Canada holds dear and the artistic accomplishments and cultural contributions that refugees and newcomer Canadians have made to our urban life.
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ARTIST LIST
KELLY-ANN ACHNEEPINESKUM - acoustic guitarist and singer from the cree nation of constance lake
EBI MOSAYYEBZADEH - classical santoor set exploring the rarest deep and dreamy notes of persian antiquity
STAR NAHWEGAHBO - an audio collage and performance about the quiet labour of love that goes into keeping the spirit of family alive
JANÏSA - honest r&b soul with lyrics birthed from artist’s talks with her ancestors and future self
MAZIAR GHADERI - new father recounting the night of his first born’s birth
NIMA & SARA - original persian gypsy pop set by soulful sibling duo
SAINT CASE - a versatile, introspective set ranging from afro-beats, r&b to hip hop from emerging toronto star
CHAI WITH BANAFSHEH - persian storyteller offering an ode to the brave women of iran
DEREK KWAN & YIYA YIN - ancient chinese poem and ink art collide in derek kwan and yiya yin’s evocative take of chan ka kin’s ‘yeh-pan yüeh’ /夜半樂 (1978)
STAR NAHWEGAHBO - an audio collage and performance about the quiet labour of love that goes into keeping the spirit of family alive
MELODIES OF BAM - traditional persian set inspired by the ancient fortress of bam in tribute to the women of iran fighting for freedom
ALI JAFRI - this spiritual set brings you the healing, rhythmic soundscapes of solfeggio and sitar
YULIIA KRYZHANIVSKA & NATALIA SOBCHUK - ukrainian classical and folk set featuring bandura and piano in homage to ukraine
RASHKAN EMSEMBLE - a fusion of eastern and western music showcasing rare instruments from ancient times
INK STICKS & STONES - neoclassical music artist whose unique style is a blend of her chinese and white franco-ontarien ancestry
INAAM HAQ- ambient atmospheric electric guitar set by grammy-award winning sound artist
AYA-HOLLA & YUKON KASH - melodic, ethernal electronic set in ode to liberty, peace, love and freedom for the iranian people
NORTHERN AFFAIR - dynamic electronic duo whose sound ranges from soft deep house, diverse trap to hip hop beats
MICHAEL MURPHY,Y OUELL DOMENICO & ANGELA BLUMBERG- electronic soundscape and percussion set journeying through humankind’s evolution from stone to consciousness
MINA SAB - minimal and melodic sunrise set dedicated to the brave women of iran
A MAZIART PRODUCTION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2022
STAFF LIST
MAZIAR GHADERI - Creative Director & Technical Director
JESSE COWAN - Cube Design & Fabrication
PHILIP MITROI - Lead Sound Engineer & Lighting Design
MORAA STUMP - Scrim Textile Design & Fabrication
ROHAM TAVAKKOLI - Software Designer, Livestream & Lighting Design
ASLI ÖZÜAK & TERMEH GHAZI - Textile Assistants
DOCUMENTATION - Youell Domenic, Ghazaleh Babaei Lakeh, Saeed Dehghani, Patricia Marcoccia, Tom Pace