InFrinGinG Festival: Immigrant Lessons

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Sunday, July 12th, 2020
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Drawing on the classic 'Drive In Movie' experience, we have set up a stage at a local parking lot and the artists will perform LIVE! Imagine—safely distanced, live performance from the comfort of your own vehicle!

No concessions are sold, please bring your own snacks and water (go to Gina’s for 10% off take out as a festival guest!) Please stay in your vehicle at all times except to use the washroom. Cars are asked to arrive first, and will be guided in to park 30 minutes prior to show time (7:30PM). Vans and trucks are parked next, 15 minutes prior to show time (7:45PM). Vans and trucks that arrive early will be placed in a holding lot until their designated parking time. Latecomers will be parked, however sightlines may be affected.

Immigrant Lessons - ORIGINS / IV | 'Drive-In Live' performance: 8:00-9:00PM

Integrating fashion, theatre, music and dance, artists tell their stories as 1st and 2nd generation immigrants navigating “Canadian” culture.

Creative Direction: Kevin Fraser   

Interpreters: Sharon Lee, Sophia Gamboa, Joshua Cameron, Sevrin Emnacen-Boyd, Simran Sachar, Hayden Pereira, Julio Ramirez, Jason Bempong 

9 dance theatre artists dive into their unique stories, and journey through intersections of identity,  to uncover the similarities, together through the mediums of: dance, theatre, voice, spoken word, and archives of the memories passed down... they will examine the cycles of such topics as; immigration, systemic/intersectional oppression, colonialism/imperialism, colourism, and the ripple of how they affect the ways we interact in the present. How do we sift away the debris of epigenetics? How do we stand in the truths of how history affects us in the present? How do we hold space for one another as we peel back the layers of inherited traumas? How do we coexist?

Established in 2016, Immigrant Lessons is a Vancouver-based, international dance/fashion/art collective created to promote cultural pluralism utilizing: dance, music, fashion, media, and visual design. The collective is founded/directed by Kevin Fraser. It’s current core members are multi-disciplinary artists: Sharon Lee, Sophia Gamboa, Sevrin Emnacen-Boyd, Joshua Cameron, Simran Sachar, Tegvaran Singh, Hayden Pereira, Jason Bempong, and Tony Ramirez. This diverse collective is composed predominantly of first and second generation immigrants, with ancestry scattered across oceans (India, Philippines, Ghana, Korea, Mexico, Jamaica, Goa).  With a shared love of movement and art, Immigrant Lessons incorporates their extensive street dance background, experimental practice, contemporary ideology, and the investigation of societal norms and intersections to give voice and visibility to marginalized and oppressed communities. Immigrant Lessons aims to: heal, inspire, excite, inform, motivate, and uplift.

https://www.facebook.com/ImmigrantLessons/
https://www.instagram.com/immigrantlessons/

Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. Due to COVID restrictions, locations will be announced the day of the event to registrants only. PLEASE wear your mask, bring your own water, stay in your car except to use the washroom.