Ev en ts at th e We stern Fr ont Tasse Geldart Exhibition OVER/HEARING and Consumption June 5 - June 29 Join us for an opening reception Tuesday, June 4 8 pm Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday 1-5 pm One Fine Evening at The Western Front An Overdetermined Narrative Performance Wednesday June 19 , 8 pm $5 The Doctor watched the children's development patiently, ,1loot but Geldart's works are investigations of the spoken word and the politics of listening. They question our role, position, involvement and responsibilities in social relationships when we -- for example -- overhear a domestic argument twitching at their ripeness. Their n1tmber was indeterminate. He watched ,is they grew from pitiful mewling kittens that made vou w,mt to stomp on them with their glauromic blue eyes, into the big strong roaring tigers thev Me tnda\·. The dinner party had been scheduled far in ad vance. All the guests are seated. A silence enters the room on cat's feet. Ex tr,1\'agantly dressed straight apparently taking place in a room adjacent to the gallery. Geldart introduces gallery visitors to a situation of "accidental" listening, position- couples are clustered around the room . As at most important evenh, the ing them in the seat of a judge or a jury passing sentence through a two way mirror. wrinkles, a chartreuse glove rises to shield it- but from what? A rustling is occasional backs tab can be heard, a low thu ck audible to an attenti\'e fe w. A heavy odor of anticipation hangs in the air like stinky mist. A bone-white nnse Cons11111ption, a sound piece installed on a heard. Suddenly, a fun-lo ving, smalltown boy, w ide-eyed yet somehow bitter (an acrid stench, another wince?) stumbles into the palatial grand ballroom, faux public telephone, will be placed outside the Western Front building and deals with issues of consumerism. The telephone is clutching crumpled papers. "Can I be in your performance 7 " he yells, breaking the pretentious silence. A hush falls . "A perfo rmance?" asks a husky \'Oice. "This is certainly not a performance." programmed to ring every ten minutes, inviting passers-by to pick up the receiver and listen to the recorded message. pop and other styles. An up-front personage ascends to the podi um, fci ce forward all the way. "Hey buddy, what's up 7 " he jokes. "B ut seriously fo lks, the Tasse Geldart is based in Scarborough, Ontario. The band starts up, giving it their all with an ur1usu al mix of rnck, countrv, time has come-hey, what's that sme!J?" Those assembled concur, much wrinkling of noses. One nose in particular w rinkles slightly longer th ,rn the others: neurotic, a doctor might say. Then, in ex treme close-up, from behind tlw curtain for a split second a "Soft-as-Silk " Violet Protuberance is seen rnomentzirily, then vanishes. "Vavoom, honey' Give me more sexiness'" rings o ut over the (private / public) assembly. Questions cluster on everyone's lips, making them remember, hopefully for the last time, the phrase "Language is a virus." Over it all, an ice-cold dark blue sky where stars twinkle, so verv for away The Doctor watched it all, noting every detzi il rn rdu ll y on c1 legal pad selected from the cluster at his feet. 1 1 FRON T 3°CtN-L- i °19 b Events at the Western Front ~ "'\Jf' ~ ~ rJ '--L I.ii du Maurier Ltd. All shows begin at 5:30 pm $10/8 except EDAM performances June 21, 22 at 8 pm $12/1 O ca II Jazz Hotline: 682-0706 EDAM - Experimental Dance and Music Paul Plimley & Trichy Sankaran Friday & Saturday, June 21, 22 8 pm Improvised jazz meets improvised dance. Join guitarist Ron Samworth, saxophonist Coat Cooke and dance artists Peter Bingham, Marc Boivin and Andrew Harwood for their third annual reunion. It's sure to be fascinating. Gush Friday, June 21 Swedish free-improv at its finest. Gush's music is a stirring combination of free jazz, electroacoustic and complex rhythms. Group members have worked collectively and singly with Derek Bailey, Maarten Altena, Barry Guy and Marilyn Crispell among others. "Tight and wonderful interplay," says Lennart Blomberg in GP. With Mats Gustafsson saxophones, Sten Sandell piano/live electronics and Raymond Strid drums. Tha11ks to tile Swedish Government. Paul Plimley & Trichy Sankaran Saturday, June 22 Trichy Sankaran and Paul Plimlcy will part,1ke in a musicc1I exchange exploring the boundaries ,md traditions of South Indian ciassical music and improvised jazz. Sank,1ran, one of tlw most respected musicians in contemporary Indian music, is ,1 virtuoso percussionist from a musical tradition which spans thousands of yec1rs. Paul Plimley has nurtured a career long fascination with the extension of rhythmic possibilities in 20th century music, and sees this collaboration as a wonderful opportunity to expand the territories he has explored within new music and jazz. Vancouver-based pianist Paul Plimley is one of the finest improvising pianists on the planet. Influenced by Cecil Taylor, Glenn Gould, and Thelonious Monk, Plimley c1dds his own irrepressible humour and love of music to the mix. Trichy Sankaran is a virtuoso mrdangam vidwan, whose performance career began at the age of thirteen. He quickly established himself as one of the top mrdangam artists of India, winning the Gold Medal in 1955, and the Presidents Award in 1958. Sankaran has been instrumental in the development of Indian Music world-wide, through his performances and in his role as an educator. In 1992 he was awarded the prestigiou~ OCUFA m recognition of his outstanding contribution to University teaching. Currently, Sankaran is Professor of Indian Music Studies at York University. Canvas Trio !2 FRONT