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reach-close (2 home)
ONLINE EVENT
February 13, 7pm
FREE
Join us on Saturday, February 13th for a premiere of the recorded performance reach-close (2 home). The video stream can be found at this link and is also embedded at the bottom of this page. The premiere will be immediately followed by a talk-back with the artists on Zoom.
Please note that this video features loud sound and some visual strobing effects. Headphones or speakers that represent low-frequencies well are encouraged!
With support from the Canada Council’s Digital Originals grant, reach-close (2 home) recontextualizes a sculptural amplified piano wire installation, an instrument which has quickly cemented itself as an integral facet of their work. Performed through embodied movements such as plucking, grating with violin bows, and scraping against shaved heads, olive theory blurs and distorts the line of what an instrument should look like, and how it should be played. Juxtaposing artistic performance with their daily rituals, time seems to dissolve as night and day bleed into each other, a relatable experience for many of us during a lockdown. Previously presented as a live performance piece, this version responds to the context of the pandemic by remounting the installation in the performers' home where it has been captured on video for transmission, highlighting the importance of domestic space as a place for artistic creation.
olive theory is an interdisciplinary duo formed by dance artist Shion Skye Carter and musician Stefan Nazarevich, based in Vancouver, BC. The duo was born from a desire to merge artistic backgrounds and experiment at the intersection between embodied performance, installation, and music. In their creative endeavours, Shion and Stefan have performed at venues across Canada, and their recently produced short films have been screened at festivals globally (SHUT IN DANCE Film Festival / USA, House is Me by Purespace / Turkey, Dance Days Chania / Greece, Moving Images Dance Festival / Cyprus).
Together they seek to investigate the roles they have conceived for themselves as artists, and actively challenge, question, and subvert them. Through building custom structural instruments, they forge a high level of intimacy with the materials they work with. This intimacy is the heart of olive theory, and it is present at each stage of their process, from building relationships with one another, to their installation materials, the spaces they work in, and ultimately, their audience.
Check out olive theory’s other work at:
Instagram: @olivetheoryprojects
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/178979730647629/
VIVO is located in the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in a warehouse space at 2625 Kaslo Street south of East Broadway at the end of E 10th. Transit line 9 stops at Kaslo Street on Broadway. From the bus stop, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight decline. The closest skytrain station is Renfrew Station, which is three blocks south-east of VIVO and has an elevator. From there, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight incline. There is parking available at VIVO, including wheelchair access parking. There is a bike rack at the entrance. The front entrance leads indoors to a set of 7 stairs to the lobby.
A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides. There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.
There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.
To reach the bathrooms from the studio, exit through the double doors and proceed straight through the lobby and down the hall . Turn left, and the two bathrooms will be on your right side. The closest one has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The far bathroom is accessible.