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Vancouver’s Boca del Lupo and Ireland’s The Performance Corporation join forces once again for Expedition: The Symposium and Apparition, the fourth installment of the Expedition series, which consists of immersive pieces of speculative fiction set in 2167 that explore ideas around climate change.
In The Symposium, prominent scientists, activists and humourists are asked to create 10-minute talks on their area of interest and expertise from a future perspective. Discouraging limits to their imagination and encouraging possible misinterpretations of the “past”, these talks are both funny and satirically insightful.
Leading up to The Symposium is Apparition, an outdoor installation featuring Saskatchewan-based playwright Yvette Nolan and Vancouver actor Quelemia Sparrow. Riffing on the stereotypical posters popular in the 70’s with native elders offering over-simplified wisdoms against the backdrop of a sunset on a mountain, this installation presents audience members with a vision from the future offering wisdoms of a very different sort.
Both works are filled with humour and irony while remaining grounded in their effort to get to the heart of the often heady and overwhelming issues around climate change.
Performances:
Apparition: November 23-26 from 1pm – 7pm (Pacific Time)
Symposium: November 26 starting at 4pm (Pacific Time)
Location:
The Fishbowl on Granville Island | 100 – 1398 Cartwright Street, Vancouver BC
Symposium also accessible via live feed from Boca del Lupo’s Facebook Page www.facebook.com/bocadellupo/
Tickets:
Apparition: Free. Installation triggered by motion sensor outside The Fishbowl.
Symposium: Free. To book a seat for the live audience in the Fishbowl, please contact Andrea Yu at andrea@bocadellupo.com. Online live feed is accessible only to those who “like” Boca del Lupo’s Facebook page.
About Expedition: Co-produced by Boca del Lupo and The Performance Corporation, Expedition is a series that consists of immersive pieces of speculative fiction set in 2167 that explore how climate change might affect our future, and how our future selves might look upon the actions of the present. Artists from a variety of disciplines create short pieces that explore this subject matter with humour, irony, and potential insight. Previous pieces in the Expedition series include Boca del Lupo’s The Underwater Archeologist and The Performance Corporation’s The Table.
