Amsterdam, Mediamatic / Post CS
Canadia: Land of Myths and Media
Radio Broadcast Cabin in the Woods
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5 Mar 08>9 Mar 08
Mediamatic / Post CS Oosterdokskade 5, 1011 AD Amsterdam (view on map) T +31206389901 www.mediamatic.net
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drawing: Ruchama Noorda
archive of broadcasts coming soon
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A live evolving audio collage consisting of interviews, commentary, music, and fun. Audio-streaming running day and night with both live and pre-selected material. Drop in between 16:00 and 20:00 each day to add your voice to the transmission through interviews, discussions, and workshops.
A collaborative project and installation by Robyn Moody, Brian McKenna, Denton Fredrickson (Gallery Potemkin, The Phonies, etc...) and Kinga Kielczynska.
Ice Fishing in Alberta -
collage: Denton Fredrickson
woods, snow, camping
with:
Listen in on the web at 195.169.149.44:8000/canadia.m3u
(stream will be active from Monday March 3 during our build-up of the Mediamatic space)
Our public-opinion correspondent (and experienced trapper) will relay live interviews with random participants from the streets of Amsterdam into the broadcast space.
Spend some time at our very own Polish-Canadian Cultural Centre.
Come to check out the workshops, a film-screening, and an evening of performances:
Wednesday 5 March
from 16:00 Media Studies Workshop
Practical approaches to using media against cold and isolation. Discover the many joys of producing Newspaper-Logs whilst listening to our broadcast of lectures, discussions, and music. Bring some old newspapers!!!
After 18:00
Jesse Birch: fellow Canuk and curatorial intern at de Appel, will drop in to share some favourite soundfiles, tell some stories, and have some fun.
Thursday 6 March
from 16:00 Shanty-Boy Workshop
Learn how to stay warm by chopping wood and appreciating whiskey. Learn the finer points swearing up a storm in Canadian English and Québecois Jouale-French.
20:00 Behold! The Metric System!
A 16mm film screening dedicated to the weights & measures confusion of 1970s Canada.
Friday 7 March
Perogies for Everyone Party!!
from 20:30 'till late
Multiple birthdays and Kristina Petrasova's fine (decidedly Canadian) cuisine.
Music and performances by K.G. Guttman, Kinga Kielczynska, VHSUHF + Seamus Cater, Denton Fredrickson, and more... We might even burn some newspaper logs on the campfire.
D.J.'s André, Charlotte, and Kinga...
Saturday 8 March
from 16:00 Broadcasting dedicated to International Women's Day.
from 20:30 Advanced Drinking Games Workshop
Food, games, and liquor. Test your skill and test your luck whilst learning all about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, alternative uses for money, and our unique Parliamentary structures for authority.
Sunday 9 March
16:00-20:00 Pancakes and Maple Syrup
As we wrap-up our broadcast, come help us draw some conclusions about the state of Canadian National Identity in the world today over a tasty brunch.
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..."oh this place? we call it 'Kanata'"...
this Huron-Iroquois word for 'a rough assemblage of huts'
eventually becomes the name of a New-World a country.
Fitting.
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"Get off my land."
Canadian Club -
thanks:
PARK4DTV (radio streaming)
Mediamatic
robin and danton in the studio
brian mckenna
snow making
wood chopping lesson
preparing wood stack for screening films
dating in the tent
birthday party of kristina petrasova
performance of k.g. guttman
performance of kinga kielczynska
kinga kielszynska
ruchama noorda is also having her birthday
the mornig after- kinga's cleaning performance
dj andre
brian interviewing visitors
