trace: trans Canada tour: DAWSON CITY

DAWSON CITY: January 23 and 24, 2015

We arrived in Dawson City on Friday! On Saturday morning, we loaded into the Odd Fellows Hall at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, and started setting up for our show:

It is hard to believe it is 9:30 a.m. Still dark in Dawson City!

Our amazing roadies "Summer' and 'Amber'; we couldn't have done it without you!

Moynan puts the skirts on the beach huts

 trace was presented as part of a nuit blanche-like event called "(s)hiver: A long, cold night of art and light." It is true what others have told me! Our audience in Dawson City was extremely warm and generous, and trace was really well received.

Thanks Dawson City!

trace: trans Canada tour Day 7 and 8

January 21, 2015: Day 7 

Delayed for a day....but all okay!

Adrien helps our new travelling companions after sheer ice forces them off road

Adrien, Tristan and "Huey" only made it 100 km today before icy rain made the roads too treacherous to continue. We backtracked to the "Rancheria" motel after our new travelling companions Sunny and Jag slid off the road and ended up in snow bank. It happened right after we had spun out on the ice, so we decided to wait until the roads were in better condition. 

January 22, 2015: day 8

We all set out early and travelled slowly in a U-Haul convoy towards Whitehorse....beautiful!

We arrived safely in Whitehorse with enough time for an afternoon snowshoe before heading out to see a couple of shows at the Pivot Theatre Festival at Nakai Theatre. Tomorrow, we make the long drive to Dawson City.

trace: trans-Canada tour Day 6

January 20, 2015: Day 6

Tristan and Adrien left Muncho Lake in "Huey" this morning and headed for the Liard Hot Springs. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it.... 

Seriously though,  we needed to unwind after navigating some of the "hazards" on this section of the Alaskan Highway. 

We are now in Watson Lake, Yukon spending the night at the Dragon's Den Motel. Tomorrow, we reach Whitehorse!

trace: trans-Canada tour: Day 5

January 19, 2015: Day 5

Adrien and Tristan left Fort St John, British Columbia at 9:00 a.m. as the sun rose, and drove northwest on the Alaskan Highway past Wonowon (at mile One-Oh-One of Alaskan Highway), Pink Mountain, and Fort Nelson. 

We drove through the northern Rockies taking inadequate pictures of the breathtaking mountain ranges, and shaky, unwatchable videos of moose bottoms running away from us. 

trace: trans Canada tour: Day 4

Tour Day 4: January 18, 2015: After spending the night in West Edmonton, Tristan and Adrien continued their journey to the Yukon. In 'Huey', our trusty miniature U-haul, we travelled through the Alberta foothills to Northern British Columbia passing through such places as Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek. On the way we saw two moose and lots of beautiful landscape. We are now officially on the Alaskan Highway, and spending the night in Fort St. John. 

trace: trans Canada tour: Day 2 and 3

Moynan's panoramic shot taken while setting up for trace in Regina

Day 2: Regina: January 16

We were at the Artesian Arts Company in Regina early to start setting up for trace. What a beautiful space this is - thanks to Todd and Andrew for all of their help, in particular for receiving our very heavy road cases early and loading them into the theatre (and thanks to the Regina passersby who voluntarily stopped to help them with this challenge - and to the passersby who stopped to help us load them back into the van at the end of the night ). Tristan left the theatre for a short while this morning to go to CJTR Regina Community Radio where he met the lovely folks (Mikayla, Dylan and Stephanie) at Gender Talk Saskatchewan and was delighted to join them on air for their show. Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/GenderTalkSask. 

At 7:30, our audience arrived, and our first show of the tour went off without a hitch.  Thanks Regina for a great start to the tour!

Day 3: Leaving Regina: January 17

Today, Adrien and Tristan woke early to begin the long drive to our next venue. Our miniature u-haul was all packed, and we were ready for an early start....

And, after spending just three hours dealing with the still dead battery we had spent two hours dealing with yesterday, we were finally on the open road headed towards Edmonton....Dawson City, here we come!

trace trans-Canada tour Day 1: REGINA

CLASS DONE!

Today, trace co-creators Tristan R. Whiston and Moynan King, and technical artist Adrien Whan were in Regina, Saskatchewan on the first leg of the trans Canada tour of this performance and interactive installation. Today, we were warmly welcomed to the University of Regina where we spoke with arts education students in Spy Denomme-Welch's theatre class. This evening we had dinner with Gary Varro from Queer City Cinema, our co-presenter in Regina. Tomorrow morning, we move into the Artesian Arts Company in Regina to set up for our first performance tomorrow evening....can't wait!

The Artesian at night

Upcoming RDP Programming

Happy New Year! 

Sara's exploration of Ojibwe legend "Fisher and Skyland" 

Red Dress Productions has a busy winter ahead with ongoing Promise in the Park workshops, a trans Canada tour of trace and the development of a new public artwork in partnership with Friends of the PanAm Path, Arts Etobicoke, and Amnesty International. Here is what our schedule is looking like so far...

• Monday, January 5, 2015, 6 - 8 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Sherbourne Health Centre, SOY Monday Night Drop-in, Toronto
• Thursday, January 15, 2015, 11:30 - 2:30 p.m. Artist Talk, University of Regina, Saskatchewan
• Friday, January 16, 2015, 7:30 p.m. 'trace' performance in Regina, Saskatchewan
• Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 3-5 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop --Maggie's Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, Toronto
• Saturday, January 24, 7 p.m. 'trace' performance in Dawson City, Yukon Territory
• Thursday, January 29, 2015, 2 - 4 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Elizabeth Fry Toronto, Toronto
• Saturday, January 31, 2015, 7:30 p.m. 'trace' performance in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
• Monday, February 2, 2015, 6 - 8 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Sherbourne Health Centre SOY Monday Night Drop-in, Toronto
• Friday, February 6, 2015, 7 p.m. 'trace' performance in Yellowknife, NWT
• Saturday, February 7, 2015, 8 p.m. Artist Talk in Yellowknife, NWT
• Tuesday, February 10, 7 - 9 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Ernescliffe Housing Co-op, Toronto
• Wednesday, February 11, 2 - 5 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Diane Frankling Co-op, Toronto
• Tuesday, February 17, 8:30 - 3:30 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Wednesday, February 18, 2 - 4 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Maggie's Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, Toronto
• Wednesday, February 18, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Elizabeth Fry Toronto, Toronto
• Thursday, February 19, 8:30 - 3:30 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Monday, March 9, 2015 6 - 8 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Sherbourne Health Centre SOY, Monday Night Drop-in, Toronto
• Monday March 9, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop --Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Tuesday, March 10, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Wednesday March 11, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Thursday March 12, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Wednesday, March 18, 2 - 4 p.m. -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Maggie's Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, Toronto
• Monday, March 23, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Tuesday, March 24, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop --Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Wednesday, March 25, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop --Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Thursday, March 26, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop -- Winchester Public School, Toronto
• Friday, March 27, 8:30 - noon -- Promise in the Park workshop --Winchester Public School, Toronto

trace tours: Dawson City, Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Montreal

Red Dress Productions is proud to present 

the 2015 trans Canada tour of:

trace

a performance and an interactive installation

one man. many voices.

created by Tristan R. Whiston and Moynan King

 

REGINA

JANUARY 16, 2015 at 7:30 pm

Artesian, 2627 13th Avenue

Co-presented by Queer City Cinema

DAWSON CITY

JANUARY 24, 2015

 (s)hiver: one long night of art & light

Odd Fellows Hall, 902 Second Avenue
Co-presented by Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

WHITEHORSE

JANUARY 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

The Old Firehall, 1105 Front Street

YELLOWKNIFE

FEBRUARY 6, 2015 at 6:00

Old BMO Space, Centre Square Mall

Co-presented by Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centre

Montreal

November, Gallerie La Centrale

More info TBA

Admission for all shows is pay-what-you-can with a suggested minimum of $10

trace opens August 24, 2012

MIDDLE C by TRISTAN R. WHISTON

Middle C was produced by Carma Jolly and Tristan R. Whiston for CBC Radio's Outfront in 2007. It won the Premios Ondas award for International Radio and a silver medal at the New York Festivals.

Tristan R. Whiston first performed as a solo soprano at the age of six. With that raw talent, years of hard work led to an accomplished singing career. But Tristan has decided to give up the most precious thing a singer has — the voice. You see, something was never quite right. Tristan always wanted to be a man. Now that dream is about to come true as Tristan embarks upon the process of gender reassignment. In a year’s worth of intimate audio diaries, we hear milestones like Tristan’s first shave. But the most striking thing is the transformation of Tristan’s singing voice. Tristan starts out as a soprano whose voice soars on the high notes. As the testosterone takes effect in Tristan’s body, that sublime voice is ripped to shreds and has to be completely recast - just like his identity.

Follow the link to listen to Middle C:

http://theunobserved.com/culture/middle_c/