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SUMMARY:Exploring Diaspora Communities: Oral History\, Storytelling\, and  Digital Mapping
DESCRIPTION:In June 2025\, the University of Debrecen (Hungary) and Concordia University’s Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize our collaboration on a large-scale research oral history project that explores the memories and lived experiences of Hungarian Canadians in Montreal and beyond. \n  \nWe are delighted to host a research showcase and storytelling panel to share early findings of the project\, including an interactive map that brings to life the one-hundred-year-old history of Hungarians in Montreal. Featured speakers will include Dr. Balázs Venkovits (University of Debrecen) and Sonya Di Sclafani (Concordia University). We are honoured to welcome a panel of Hungarian-Canadian elders\, who have graciously agreed to speak to their life histories and reflect on their memories of making Montreal home. \n  \nThe event is organized in collaboration with the Hungarian Consulate in Montreal. It will take place at Concordia’s SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation (LB-145) on Monday\, December 1st (11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)\, followed by a reception (12:30 p.m. – 14:00 p.m.). The Hungarian ambassador\, His Excellency\, Mr. Miklós Lengyel\, will be in attendance. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register. \nThis is a hybrid event. To attend in person\, please contact: invitation.mtr@mfa.gov.hu (As space is limited\, in-person attendance is by invitation only.) \nTo attend online\, please register here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nThe event takes place at Concordia’s SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation\, J.W. McConnell Building\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. (LB-145). \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/exploring-diaspora-communities-oral-history-storytelling-and-digital-mapping/
LOCATION:Concordia’s SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation (LB-145)\, 1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest\, Montréal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251128T150000
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SUMMARY:Dancing Life Stories/Dancing Biographies/Forming the WE
DESCRIPTION:With the DANC 202 Cohort: Charlotte Bisson\, Nathaniel Cancela Edsell\, Florence Cross\, Homeyra Esmaeilzadeh\, Leonardo Giraldo Rodriguez\, Anaïs Girard\, Elle Golfinopoulos\, Sophie Groleau-Rouleau\, Nasiriyah Hamilton\, Joselande Josue\, Adaline Kuranko\, Camille Moon\, Fredlyne Pierre\, Pooya Ratnam\, Amy Staples\, Kaiya Thomas-Bynoe\, and Cameron Weaver. \n  \nJoin us for an afternoon of dance as students from the Department of Contemporary Dance bring embodied auto-biographical narratives to the Acts of Listening Lab. Such storytelling in motion – based on life history interviews that students conducted with one of their peers – constitutes what Christine Thurner once called “emphatically fragile\, deliberately contingent narrative acts.” These gestural narratives break free of the frame of linear\, literary (auto)biography. Seen in relation to one another they form a complex and rich society. \n  \nThis event is based on students’ coursework in the Department of Contemporary Dance\, who\, under the guidance of Professor Lília Mestre\, are exploring the possibilities of danced life narration\, this time in a collective improvisation setting. \n  \nPlease note that the event will take place in the Dance Studio (MB-7.265) of the Department of Contemporary Dance\, 1600 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nRegister here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nLOCATION \nIn-person in the Dance Studio (MB-7.265) of the Department of Contemporary Dance\, 1600 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest. \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/dancing-life-stories-dancing-biographies-forming-the-we/
LOCATION:Dance Studio\, MB 7.265\, 1600 Blvd De Maisonneuve West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3H 1J5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251126T140000
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SUMMARY:Immersive Oral History Capture: Setup\, Recording\, and Archiving
DESCRIPTION:With Frankie Ray \n  \nIn this hands-on workshop\, participants will learn the essentials of setting up and recording oral history interviews with both video and audio. We will cover how to prepare a recording environment\, assemble and test a recording rig\, and troubleshoot common technical challenges. Beyond capturing the interview itself\, participants will gain practical skills in file transfer\, organization\, and archival best practices\, ensuring that valuable stories are safely preserved for long-term use. Participants will practice setting up tripods\, microphones\, and recorders\, then conduct short mock interviews to apply these skills in real time. Cameras available to participants will be Sony FX6\, Canon XA40\, Blackmagic and JVC 3CCD. The session will conclude with a focus on safe file management: offloading to a computer\, creating backups\, and preparing files for the archive. No prior technical experience is required; this workshop is designed for anyone interested in documenting\, preserving\, and safeguarding oral history materials. \n  \nWhat we’ll do: \n§ Why technical setup matters for oral history \n§ Demonstrate a short 10-minute oral history video/audio project from our archives \n§ Equipment set up: build camera & mics \n§ File offload and management for editing \n§ Best Practices in Archiving Audio- and Videofiles \n§ Tear down gear and put it back safely \n  \nPerks: \n§ Everyone gets to touch gear \n§ Make a check list for oral history kit for everyone to take home \n  \nFrankie Ray is a Montreal-based videographer and DJ\, with professional experience across music festivals\, music videos\, and film productions\, including Netflix\, HBO\, the NFB and Crave. Trained as a certified 2nd Assistant Camera in ICG669/IATSE\, Frankiebrings both technical expertise and creative insight to their work. Outside of their personal work\, Frankiehas always put a focus on accessible\, hands-on training. At COHDS\, Frankie combines their professional background with a commitment to supporting researchers\, artists\, and storytellers in capturing and preserving stories with care and technical confidence. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nRegister here. \nThis technical workshop has a maximum number of sixteen participants. To have your name added to our waiting list once this maximum number is reached\, please contact: cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nLOCATION \nIn-person in the COHDS Media Lab (LB-1042). \nYou will find us on the tenth floor of Concordia’s Library Building\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\, Quebec. \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/immersive-oral-history-capture-setup-recording-and-archiving/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T110000
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SUMMARY:CONECTADAS: la doble vía de la escucha y del habla / Connected: The Two-way Path of Listening and Speaking
DESCRIPTION:Held in Spanish with consecutive interpretation by Franklin R. Bonivento. \nIn this event Constanza Ramírez Molano ends her residency at the ALlab by presenting two interviews carried out with the method CONNECTED. This method proposes a journey from the intimate to the collective through narration\, listening\, and dialogue. It begins with mutual recognition between interviewer and interviewee\, giving value to personal stories of care and attachment to life. Listening is understood as an act of hospitality and ethical responsibility\, welcoming the other’s words without imposing prejudice. The testimonies\, recorded in audio or video\, become shared memory when brought into collective reflection\, where the personal acquires common meaning and transformative power. Finally\, the social circulation of these voices opens possibilities for new forms of citizenship and the construction of peace.  \nCreators of the method: Luz Marina Monzón\, Hugo Andrés Rincón\, and Constanza Ramírez.  \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nThis is a hybrid event. \nTo attend in person\, please register here. \nTo attend online\, please register here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nLOCATION \nIn-person in the ALLAB (LB-1042). You will find us on the tenth floor of Concordia’s Library Building\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\, Quebec. \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. \n 
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/conectadas-la-doble-via-de-la-escucha-y-del-habla-connected-the-two-way-path-of-listening-and-speaking/
LOCATION:Concordia University LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T123000
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SUMMARY:Brown Bag Metting: Listening and Perspective-Taking
DESCRIPTION:This Brown Bag Meeting will be an informal\, lunchtime conversation between Mireille Paquet (Concordia Research Chair on the Politics of Immigration; Director of IRMS) and Luis C. Sotelo Castro (Director of the Acts of Listening Lab\, Department of Theatre\, Concordia).  \nThe session will explore the intersection of Perspective Taking and Active Listening\, two frameworks that resonate strongly with the work of both IRMS and ALLab. Rather than a formal lecture\, the gathering is designed as an open\, reflective exchange\, encouraging questions and dialogue from participants.  \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nThis is a hybrid event. \nTo attend in person\, please register here. \nTo attend online\, please register here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nLOCATION \nIn-person in the ALLAB (LB-1042). You will find us on the tenth floor of Concordia’s Library Building\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\, Quebec. \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/brown-bag-metting-listening-and-perspective-taking/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:Roundtable/table ronde
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T210000
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SUMMARY:How to Say ‘Longing’ - Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:with Jad Orphée Chami and Noël Vezina \n\n\nJoin us on Wednesday\, November 19th\, at 7 PM\, at the ALLab\, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling\, for How to say ‘longing’\, a contemplative performance by movement artist Noël Vézina and composer Jad Orphée Chami. \nThis intimate exploration of dualities—music and movement\, composition and improvisation\, the said and the unsaid—delves into the boundaries of closeness\, vulnerability\, and technology. Using a MIDI controller\, a chain of touch-sensitive sensors\, the performers weave a digital soundscape that shifts with their physical interactions\, crafting a dialogue of embodied listening. \n  \nJad Orphée Chami  is a Lebanese-Canadian artist-researcher\, composer and performer born in Beirut and living in Montreal. He notably composed the original music for the feature film Antigone by Sophie Deraspe\, which represented Canada at the 92nd Academy Awards. He was nominated at the age of 21 for the Iris prize for best original music at the 22nd Gala Québec Cinéma\, notably alongside Jean-Michel Blais and Howard Shore. After having provided the soundtracks for more than fifteen short films and three web series\, he composed his second film score in 2023 in collaboration with director Eli Jean Tahchi for the documentary Dorchester: In the Midst of the Fray\, produced by Jonah Mallak (Nemesis Films). \nIn addition to his music work for the image\, he composes and designs works for the contemporary scene\, notably for the École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal and for the Acts of Listening Lab in collaboration with the Center for Restorative Justice. He explores through research-creation the dialogue between music and oral history. In 2022\, he is part of a trio of artists commissioned by the MAI for the realization of the work Justement (en)raciner on the theme of Justice\, among others alongside Kimura Byol-Lemoine\, Angelina Guo and Moe Clark. The same year\, he presented with Noël Vézina the performance How to say ‘longing’\, mixing dance-theatre\, music and new technologies\, at the RIPA performance evening. The testimonies of the disappeared from Lebanon are central to his approach. He is affiliated with the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling and is developing his oral history performance Rhapsody for the disappeared. \nHe is also interested in contemporary issues of art and presents conferences on themes such as the question of the author\, the ethics of research-creation and gender and sexuality in music history. \n  \n Noël Vezina is a queer\, interdisciplinary\, dance and movement artist based in Montreal (Tiohtiá:ke / Mooniyang). Largely self-taught\, her process is highly intuitive and organic. Approaching performance as a tool to connect deeply\, to herself and to others\, her work often takes on ephemeral and intimate forms. \nNoël’s latest accomplishments include: presenting Stardust and Parallax with Festival Quartiers Danses (2021)\, sharing a first version of a cloud\, a distance (September 2020)\, creating We live together now – a video performance presented by Sanskar Festival (August 2020) and Festival Bouge D’ici (March 2021)\, performing 05062020live via Zoom for National AccessAbility Week with the DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada (June 2020)\, and her ongoing collaboration with A Safe Space\, initiated by Nicholas Bellefleur in 2019. In February 2020 she hosted the first of many editions of 5×8/6 – a free-from experimental performance evening that takes place in her kitchen – where she premiered Soft Warm Light (an autobiographical solo piece in progress). \nNoël is one sixth of the winning team of the 2021 Dansathon in Liège\, recognized for their imagining of ‘the future of dance’ through a new interactive performance experience The \nLiving Room. They will continue questioning the place of technology in promoting embodiment soon\, with the support of the Maison de la Danse de Lyon\, Sadler’s Wells and the Théâtre de Liège. \nNoël strives to be radically soft\, honest and vulnerable. She values not-knowing and never perfecting. To be kind and loving is essential. \n  \nREGISTRATION   \nRegister now  \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca    \nLOCATION  \nIn-person in LB-1042 (ALLLAB)\, COHDS   \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. 
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/how-to-say-longing-2/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
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SUMMARY:Intimate Maquettes: Artistic Interventions in Post-Violence Contexts
DESCRIPTION:With Pablo Gershanik \n  \n“At the very moment your life changes forever\, what other stories are taking place—on your street\, in your neighborhood\, in your city\, in your country\, across the map of the world?… \n– Intimate Maquettes Lab” \n  \nThe Intimate Maquettes Lab is a participatory artistic practice that explores how personal and collective memories of violence can be re-imagined and re-signified through small-scale narrative and audiovisual reconstruction. Developed over the past decade\, the Lab engages individuals\, families\, and communities who have been protagonists of challenging experiences in a process of symbolic reconstruction\, where symbolic cartographies of memory become a shared stage for testimony\, reflection\, and dialogue. Each participant creates a maquette in the interest of exploring the link between personal and collective history\, giving form to images\, memories\, absent elements\, mythologies\, and desires. These maquettes act simultaneously as archive\, witness\, and metaphor\, opening new pathways for public conversation about trauma\, justice\, and reparation. In this talk\, I will share the conceptual framework of the Intimate Maquettes Lab\, situating it within applied theatre\, object-based performance\, and trauma-informed artistic placemaking. I will also share aspects of my research motivated by key moments that have emerged throughout labs developed across Europe\, North America\, and Latin America\, reflecting on the methodological and ethical challenges of working at the intersection of memory\, art\, and social repair. \n  \nPablo Gershanik is an actor\, clown\, director\, and academic whose work bridges visual theatre\, memory\, and justice. He trained at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq (Paris)\, holds a Master’s degree in Dramatherapy from the University of Paris\, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Arts at Concordia University (Montreal). He is a 2025 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar. Pablo is the creator of the Intimate Maquettes Lab\, an artistic and trauma-informed intervention presented in museums\, universities\, and cultural institutions in North and Latin America\, Europe and China. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nThis is a hybrid event. \nTo attend in person\, please register here. \nTo attend online\, please register here. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1042 (ALLab)\, COHDS \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/intimate-maquettes-artistic-interventions-in-post-violence-contexts/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
CREATED:20250924T195000Z
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SUMMARY:Oral Histories of Migration and Motion: Rábanos Olas Jacarandas Aleonarse
DESCRIPTION:with Nico Contreras\, Sonia Bustos\, and Priscilla Opazo Castillo \n  \nRábanos Olas Jacarandas Aleonarse (2025\, 10min) is an audiovisual collage born out of oral histories of migration\, community\, and the transformative power of art. Through blending interviews and choreographic exploration with Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal-based artists Sonia Bustos and Priscilla Opazo\, the film shares interlinking reflections on political consciousness\, navigating shifting identities across countries of origin and settlement\, and engagement in processes of change. Glimpses of Chile\, Mexico and Canada coexist in a shared space and time\, in a moment of exchange between creative voices. \nThe film screening will be followed by a discussion with the creators. \n  \nPriscilla Opazo Castillo\, an artist and educator from Chile\, has lived in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal since 2017. A self-taught dancer currently training at the Nyata Nyata Centre\, she weaves her path between popular education and artistic research. Her creative experience\, collective and multidisciplinary\, is rooted in an identity fragmented by colonization\, exile\, and violence\, yet rises in resonance with other marginalized voices. A committed feminist\, she envisions art as a living territory of resistance\, healing\, and memory\, where movement frees bodies\, rekindles their connection to the earth\, and nurtures a shared collective consciousness. \n  \nChoreographer and performer born in Mexico and now based in Tiohtiá:ke (Montréal)\, Sonia Bustos is interested in socio-political engagement and the recognition of performers’ creative work. Her artistic research focuses on feminist perspectives\, the Tercera Raíz in Latin America\, memory\, theatricality\, and the relationship with the audience. Pillars of her artistic process include varied bodily states\, the use of voice/text\, the presence of memory-bearing objects\, and non-danced body approaches. Sonia is the interpreter-creator of stage works Intérieur brut\, Je ne vais pas inonder la mer\, Luz : Dentelle\, Luz : Terre and Luz : Écho (in progress). She holds a Master’s degree in dance (UQÀM) and a Bachelor’s degree in theatre (UNAM). \n  \nNico Contreras is an Ecuadorian Canadian interdisciplinary artist\, social worker\, and current doctoral student in Social and Cultural Analysis at Concordia University. A facilitator of reflection and dialogue through creative practice\, he believes in the power of art to transform our conceptions of self and society. His most recent film SAN HEN\, a love letter to Montréal’s Latinx community\, premieres at the Toronto Latin American Film Festival 2025. \n  \nREGISTRATION   \nRegister now  \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca    \nLOCATION  \nIn-person in LB-1042 (ALLLAB)\, COHDS   \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. 
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/oral-histories-of-migration-and-motion-rabanos-olas-jacarandas-aleonarse/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T150000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
CREATED:20250918T185840Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Oral History
DESCRIPTION:With Gabryelle Iaconetti and Liam Devitt \nThe workshop and discussion will offer reflections on methodological and ethical approaches to undertaking queer oral history in research. How does one conduct oral history interviews with queer narrators? What is particular about queer oral history? How has oral testimony been significant in the figuration of queer histories? \nThis panels brings together historians Gabryelle Iaconetti and Liam Devitt\, who use oral histories in their various research milieus related to queer labour and activism. \n  \nGabryelle Iaconetti is a third-year PhD student at Concordia University in Montreal\, Quebec\, working under the supervision of Dr. Rachel Berger. She holds a BA and MA in History from Concordia University and MISt (Master of Information Studies) from McGill University. Her research interests lie at the intersections of bisexual history\, oral history\, queer space\, queer theory and archives. \nLiam Devitt is a labour historian\, writer\, and research worker based in Tiohti:áke/Montréal. Their MA thesis “Gay Steel Mill” (Concordia University\, 2024) examined how deindustrialization affected queer communities in Cape Breton. Currently\, they are the Associate Director of “Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time” (deindustrialization.org)\, a SSHRC Partnership grant project examining histories and contemporary lived experiences of deindustrialization. They are also General Coordinator of their union\, CARE (PSAC 12501)\, organizing for job security\, fair wages\, and workplace justice. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nThis is a hybrid event. \nTo attend in person\, please register here. \nTo attend online\, please register here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nLOCATION \nIn-person in the COHDS Sunroom (LB-1019). You will find us on the tenth floor of \nConcordia’s Library Building\, 1450 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\, Quebec. \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/queer-oral-history-2/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Roundtable/table ronde,workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T181500
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
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SUMMARY:My Dear Theo
DESCRIPTION:With Alisa Kovalenko and Stéphane Siohan \n  \nThe Chair in European Intellectual History of the Munk School\, Marci Shore\, is pleased to collaborate with the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling of Concordia to invite you to the first screening of My Dear Theo (2025) with Alisa Kovalenko and Stéphane Siohan who will share their unique personal experiences from the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. \n  \nAlisa Kovalenko is a Ukrainian award-winning documentary filmmaker whose films are internationally acclaimed. In the early days of the full-scale invasion in 2022\, she joined the ranks and fought in the Ukrainian Volunteer Army alongside the Ukrainian army. Eight years earlier\, at the beginning of the Russian war in Donbass\, Alisa had been taken captive by a Russian separatist unit. Her personal story\, one of courage and resilience\, provides an opportunity to reflect on contemporary Ukrainian history in a more intimate way. \n  \nStéphane Siohan\, Alisa Kovalenko’s partner\, is a senior French reporter specializing in Central and Eastern Europe\, based in Kyiv since 2013. He is the correspondent in Ukraine for the French newspaper Libération\, one of the most experienced international reporters on Ukraine and the author of the first biographical essay in French on President Volodymyr Zelensky. In 2014\, Alisa Kovalenko\, who was documenting the early days of the war in the Donbas\, was taken captive by Russian-backed separatists and Stéphane Siohan headed to the occupied territories to rescue her. Since then\, Stéphane and Alisa have been living together and working together on documentary film projects that chronicle a decade of history in Donbass and Ukraine at war. What Alisa survived during those days in captivity made her promise herself that if the war were to come to all of Ukraine\, she would pick up a gun herself and fight. Eight years later\, the war did come to all of Ukraine. And Alisa parted from Stephane and their four-year son\, Theo\, and joined a Ukrainian battalion. There on the front lines she filmed a video diary for her son. She wanted to show him the landscape “of beauty and death”—and to leave something for him if she were not to return : My Dear Theo. \n  \nStéphane and Alisa worked for ten years\, together or alternately\, in Donbas and on the front lines of Ukraine at war. This screening\, followed by a panel\, will provide a rare opportunity to engage directly with individuals whose lives have been shaped by the full-scale invasion in deeply personal ways. Their willingness to speak candidly will provide invaluable insight into the lived realities of Ukraine behind the headlines. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nRegister here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nLOCATION \nIn-person in the COHDS Sunroom (LB-1019). \nYou will find us on the tenth floor of Concordia’s Library Building\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\, Quebec. \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/my-dear-theo/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T123000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
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SUMMARY:The Artist’s Interview
DESCRIPTION:This workshop with artist and researcher Lucia Farinatti invites participants to explore the interview as both a method of research and a form of artistic and critical practice. Through collective listening\, transcription\, and discussion\, the session examines how oral history\, sound archives\, and curatorial approaches can open new ways of engaging with voices\, memory\, and experience.  \nParticipants will experiment with different modes of transcription—from verbatim to more interpretative and experimental approaches—highlighting how writing can respond not only to words\, but also to rhythm\, affect\, and embodied presence. The focus is on listening as an active\, creative act\, and on transcription as a form of art writing that captures the emotional and sensory dimensions of language.  \nThe event offers a space to reflect on how interviews can become sites of encounter\, translation\, and creation\, expanding the possibilities of research and artistic practice. \n  \nLucia Farinati is an Associate Lecturer in Art History at Kingston University\, activist\, and independent curator. Her research focuses on dialogic practices and methodologies investigating the role of listening at the intersection of art and activism\, the history of the artist interview\, and performativity in the context of sound and feminist archives. She holds a PhD from Kingston University (2020) on Audio Arts magazine. Recent activities include organising The Listening Academy (London\, 2021-22)\, the conference Regenerative Listening (2023)\, and co-founding the feminist collective Autocoscienza Writing Group (2022). She is co-author of ‘The Force of Listening’ (2017)\, ‘Training for Exploitation?’ (2017)\, and ‘Theorising the Artist Interview’ (2025).  \n  \n\nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nThis is an online event. \nTo attend\, please register here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/the-artistss-interview/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T170000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Oral History
DESCRIPTION:With Lea Kabiljo \nEnglish \nThis workshop will provide you with some of the fundamentals in the interdisciplinary field of oral history. Participants will learn about an oral history approach to interviewing\, ethics in research\, and the many ways that oral histories are shared with the public. This workshop is strongly recommended to all new affiliates\, as it is intended to present the methodology and ethics followed by our Centre. \nLea Kabiljo\, assistant professor of art education at Université Laval\, is a multidisciplinary researcher with expertise in the arts\, education\, and oral history. She holds a PhD in Art Education from Concordia University and has a particular interest in integrating photography and oral history into the research-creation process. Her research explores the educational potential of this multidisciplinary approach in art education. With experience teaching in school\, community\, and university settings\, Lea is actively engaged in teacher training\, with a special focus on the development of socio-emotional skills. She is also recognized for her expertise in oral history and has led numerous research projects in Canada and internationally. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nRegister here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nLOCATION \nIn-person in the COHDS Sunroom (LB-1019). \nYou will find us on the tenth floor of Concordia’s Library Building\, 1450 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.\, Montreal\, Quebec. \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/introduction-to-oral-history-4/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T170000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
CREATED:20250911T174933Z
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SUMMARY:Historical Walking Tour – Photographing Change: Reform and Photography in Little Burgundy
DESCRIPTION:Walking tour participants will meet at the Union United Church at 3007 Rue Delisle\, Montréal\, QC H4C 1M8 at 2:55 pm \n“Photographing Change: Reform and Photography in 1960s Little Burgundy” is a walking tour which invites guests to learn about and engage in discussion on the expropriation photos of Little Burgundy. Taken throughout the 1960s\, these photos show the expropriated homes which were destroyed in the building of the Ville-Marie Expressway and the development of the neighbourhood. Haunting and in some ways violent\, the photos depict the homes of Little Burgundy residents of the 1960s\, depicting the intrusion of city workers in their private domestic lives. Engaging with the story of the historically black neighbourhood and theories of photography\, participants will be invited to discuss the photos and critically examine the role of photography in the expropriation process. Oral history interviews from the COHDS archives are used to expand the image of the neighbourhood depicted in these photographs. We’ll hear the words of community members as we walk through the Little Burgundy today. \nSerafina Swandel is an undergraduate student in Art History at Concordia University. As a student affiliate with COHDS\, her research interests center around the intersections of oral history and craft and the way in which oral history can illuminate craft practices and relationships forged by craft. She is interested in a study of visual and material cultures that is socially and historically informed. \n  \nPhoto description: Man sitting at kitchen table caught in photo. Expropriation photo on St. Martin Street\, May 5\, 1967. Archives Montreal Dossier D1015: VM94-C1015-101. \n 
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/photographing-change-reform-and-photography-in-1960s-little-burgundy/
LOCATION:Meeting at the Union United Church\,\, 3007 Rue Delisle\, Montréal\, H4C 1M8
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T123000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
CREATED:20250918T182807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T182807Z
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SUMMARY:Listening as Political Act
DESCRIPTION:In this interactive performance-workshop\, Brett Davidson explores listening not just as a personal practice\, but as a vital political act. Combining elements of storytelling\, theory\, dialogue\, audio\, and visual imagery\, the session invites participants to reflect on the ways listening shapes democracy\, public life\, and our collective ability to imagine change.  \nDrawing from his extensive experience in narrative strategy\, media\, and social justice\, Davidson frames listening as a tool for transformation—one that can challenge dominant narratives\, create space for marginalized voices\, and foster deeper connections across difference. Participants will be invited to engage actively\, considering how listening can become an ethical and creative practice in their own work\, studies\, and communities.  \nAs a work in progress\, the session opens a space for experimentation and exchange\, encouraging those present to co-create meaning around the political and artistic potential of listening.  \n  \nBrett Davidson is founder and principal at Wingseed LLC\, where he supports social justice changemakers around the world to amplify their impact. Brett also serves as Lead of Narrative Field-Building with IRIS\, the International Resource for Impact and Storytelling. Previously he was director of Media and Narratives at the Open Society Public Health Program\, where he led an international team focused on changing long-held social narratives impacting health equity. Prior to joining Open Society in 2010\, Davidson was a media consultant to civil society organizations in Southern and Eastern Africa. He previously served as program manager at the South African democracy institute Idasa\, where he helped community radio stations develop participatory news and current affairs programming. Before that\, he worked as a presenter and producer in radio current affairs at the South African Broadcasting Corporation\, and in collaboration with the BBC. Brett has an MA in Journalism and Media Studies from Rhodes University and an MA in Individualized Study from NYU’s Gallatin School.  \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nThis is an online event. \nTo attend\, please register here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/listening-as-political-act/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T180000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
CREATED:20250910T173657Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch:  Strangely Friends:  A History of Cuban-Canadian Encounters
DESCRIPTION:with Karen Dubinsky \nYou are cordially invited to join author Karen Dubinsky on Thursday October 9\, 4-6 pm for a discussion of her new book: Strangely\, Friends: A History of Cuban-Canadian Encounters. \nStrangely\, Friends delves into the rich\, often overlooked history of personal and cultural connections between Cubans and Canadians. From the early days of the Cuban Revolution to the present\, this book uncovers the stories of Canadians who were drawn to Cuba—teachers\, artists\, development aid workers\, filmmakers\, and activists—who left a mark on the island\, and Cubans\, especially the musicians\, who found a home in Canada. Through intimate portraits and serendipitous encounters\, Karen Dubinsky explores how these relationships transcended political ideologies and state policies\, revealing a shared humanity that defies borders. \nWe’ll also hear comments on the book from David Austin (John Abbott College) and Zaira Zarza (University of Montreal). The launch will take place on Thursday\, October 9\, 4-6 pm in the Sunroom at COHDS (LB-1019). \nKaren Dubinsky is an Emeritus Professor at Queen’s University. For many years she co-ordinated and co-taught in a Queen’s exchange program with University of Havana. \nShe has published and edited books on a wide variety of topics\, including the history of gender and sexuality in Canada\, the global 1960s\, adoption and child migration in Canada\, Cuba and Guatemala\, and the politics of music in Cuba. She is a recipient of two teaching awards: the Queen’s University Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision and the Queen’s Award for International Educational Innovation. \n  \nREGISTRATION  \nRegister now with this link \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/book-launch-strangely-friends-a-history-of-cuban-canadian-encounters/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T120000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
CREATED:20250924T182124Z
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SUMMARY:Radio Elsewheres at COHDS
DESCRIPTION:Join the Radio Elsewheres collective for a two-hour event introducing our ongoing radio art project and offering a preview of its upcoming third edition. The next iteration\, [re.03]\, will take place from October 16 to November 5\, 2025\, at Art Windsor-Essex\, presented within Elsewhere\, on Record — a solo exhibition by Velibor Božović curated by Emily McKibbon. \nSince its inception in 2023\, Radio Elsewheres has activated temporary transmission hubs in Bihać\, Sarajevo\, and now Windsor\, gathering field recordings\, radio essays\, sonic compositions\, and conversations that engage with memory\, belonging\, displacement\, and resistance. Drawing from an open call and commissioned works from 18 countries\, [re.03] will feature transmissions from borderlands visible and invisible — from river corridors to airport halls\, from refugee routes to garden edges. \nThis event will include audio excerpts\, curatorial reflections\, and an open conversation with the collective\, offering a glimpse into how radio can become a space of shared listening\, imagination\, and solidarity beyond the map. \nCome listen\, come ask\, come tune in. \n  \nSteve Bates is an artist\, musician and curator. In addition to his own work\, he operates The Dim Coast\, a small-scale curatorial\, sound art and music label. His work has been exhibited and performed in Canada\, the United States of America\, Europe\, Chile and Senegal. He works in the field\, on the air\, in museological/gallery and performance contexts. These shifting territories reflect the content of his practice. \nDr. Claudia Zini is an art historian\, curator\, and educator. She is also the founder and CEO of Kuma International\, a center dedicated to researching and promoting understanding of visual arts from post-conflict societies. Originally from Italy\, she moved to Sarajevo\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, in 2015\, exploring the intersections of art\, memory\, and healing in post-war contexts. She holds a PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London and has extensive experience in curating\, teaching\, and writing on contemporary art. Through Kuma she has led exhibitions\, publications\, and eight editions of its international summer school. \nVelibor Božović\, originally from Sarajevo\, Bosnia-Herzegovina\, earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Studio Arts at Concordia University where he now teaches. His work explores how images and sound shape memory and how they operate in the space where the historical\, the fictional and the personal interrelate. His projects have been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and by Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec (CALQ). In 2015 he was awarded the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art. His work has been exhibited in Canada and internationally. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nThis is an online event. \nTo attend\, please register here. \nFor any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \n  \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/radio-elsewheres-at-cohds/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Roundtable/table ronde
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T143000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
CREATED:20250910T184234Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: REMNANTS and What Remains: Moments from a Life Among Holocaust Survivors
DESCRIPTION:The event will take place in person at the University of Michigan-Deaborn’s James C. Renick University Center\, Kochoff Hall C\, and online via zoom. \n  \nYou are warmly invited to a special book launch celebrating REMNANTS and What Remains: Moments from a Life Among Holocaust Survivors\, the latest publication by Henry “Hank” Greenspan. The event will take place in person and online on Sunday\, October 5\, 2025\, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. and it will be hosted by Dr. Jamie L. Wraight\, Director of the Voice/Vision Archive. \nThis powerful volume traces the personal and creative journey of Henry “Hank” Greenspan\, shaped by five decades of deepening relationships with Holocaust survivors. At its heart is the first-ever print publication of REMNANTS\, Greenspan’s haunting and widely performed play that brings to life poignant\, often heart-wrenching moments of survival and memory. Performed on more than 300 stages around the world\, REMNANTS captures the raw essence of what survivors endured—and how they continue to live with those experiences. \nIn the companion piece\, What Remains\, Greenspan reflects on the origins of the play\, the profound connections he forged with survivors\, and the shared grief over the loss of a world—and of those who once told its stories. Written in a lyrical\, spoken-word style\, this memoir offers a compelling new lens into Greenspan’s pioneering contributions to Holocaust studies\, oral history\, and the transformative power of theater. The book is dedicated to Sid Bolkosky\, founder of The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive at UM-Dearborn \n  \nThe program will feature reflections from three of Greenspan’s distinguished colleagues and collaborators—renowned Holocaust scholars and educators: \n· Professor John K. Roth\, Emeritus Professor\, Claremont McKenna College \n· Professor Malin Thor Tureby\, Professor of History\, Malmö University\, Sweden \n· Dr. Christine Schmidt\, Deputy Director\, The Wiener Library\, London\, and former student of Professor Bolkosky \n  \nHenry Greenspan will present a short performance and recitation from the book. In keeping with the spirit of his and Professor Bolkosky’s relationships with survivors\, there will be ample time for conversation and audience engagement. \n  \nHenry (Hank) Greenspan is a psychologist\, oral historian\, and playwright based at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Since the 1970s\, he has conducted in-depth\, ongoing interviews with Holocaust survivors—an approach that reveals the evolving nature of memory and testimony over time. His work departs from one-time testimonies\, instead drawing on sustained relationships and layered conversations spanning months\, years\, and even decades. \nAn accomplished performer\, Greenspan was a finalist for the 2022 Alvin Epstein Memorial Prize for Solo Performance. He has performed REMNANTS across North America\, as well as in Europe and Israel. He currently leads online seminars and workshops focused on survivor narratives and the complexities of interpreting oral history. \n  \nRegistration: \nFor in-person attendance please RSVP to jwraight@umich.edu \nFor online attendance registration is required through this link
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/book-launch-remnants-and-what-remains-moments-from-a-life-among-holocaust-survivors/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T170000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
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SUMMARY:Annual General Assembly - Assemblée générale annuelle
DESCRIPTION:This event will happen in-person and online \n  \nKeynote speaker: Dr. Steven High \n“Reflecting Back on Twenty Years of Oral History at COHDS” \nOur Annual General Assembly is fast approaching. This year\, we are delighted to welcome as our keynote speaker oral historian Steven High\, who co-founded COHDS almost twenty years ago. \nDr. Steven High is an award-winning interdisciplinary oral and public historian with a strong interest in transnational approaches to working-class studies\, forced migration\, and community-engaged research. He has headed a number of major research projects\, most notably the prize-winning “Life Stories of Montrealers Displaced by War\, Genocide and Other Human Rights Violations. “ Currently\, he is leading the transnational SSHRC-funded partnership project “Deindustrialization & the Politics of Our Time.” He has been awarded a Governor General’s History Award in the Popular Media category and\, more recently so\, the J.B. Tyrrell Medal for his outstanding contributions to Canadian history. As many of you know\, Steven is a constant presence at COHDS\, regularly offering workshops on oral history and the art of deep listening\, taking groups of students and community members on oral history walking tours in Montreal’s South-West\, and generously mentoring generations of oral historians. \n\nSCHEDULE: \n2 – 3 p.m. \nKeynote Speaker – Conférencier invité \n3:00 – 3:45 p.m. \nAfternoon Tea – Rafraîchissements et encas \n3:45 – 5:00 p.m. \nAnnual General Assembly – Assemblée générale annuelle \n\n-Reporting – Rapport\n-Electing – Élections\n-Q&A\n\nSee last year’s AGA meeting minutes (2024) \nREGISTRATION\n \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but you need to register! \nThis is a hybrid event. \nTo attend in person\, please register here. \nTo attend online\, please register here. \nFor any questions regarding this event please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLB 1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS \n  \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/aga2025/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:assembly,keynote speech
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T150000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130323
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SUMMARY:Come Walk With Us: Walkathon Fundraiser for “Award of Distinction in Oral History”
DESCRIPTION:This year\, “Team COHDS” will be joining the Concordia Shuffle – an annual fundraiser for student scholarships and bursaries – to help raise funds for our annual “Award of Distinction in Oral History.” \nWe are warmly inviting all members of our community to come and walk with us from Concordia’s downtown campus to Loyola on Friday\, September 26. The shuffle will start at 12:30 pm at the EV Atrium on Sir George Williams Campus. A member of our team will be holding up a sign “Team COHDS”. \nJoin our team: If you liked to “shuffle” with us\, we invite you to join our team (click on “Join Team”). COHDS-affiliated faculty will be donating $ 10 for each COHDS affiliate who will join us at the shuffle. \nSupport from afar: For those members of our community who are not based in Montreal or have prior obligations on September 26\, if you were interested in making a small donation to our campaign\, you could do so at “Donate Now”. Rest assured that 100 per cent of your donation will go towards our annual student thesis prize. \nWe look forward to walking with you!
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/come-walk-with-us-walkathon-fundraiser-for-award-of-distinction-in-oral-history/
LOCATION:EV Atrium\, 1515 Sainte-Catherine St. W.\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H3G 1S6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T120000
DTSTAMP:20260509T130324
CREATED:20250917T172134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T175059Z
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SUMMARY:Does Listening Heal?
DESCRIPTION:With Constanza Ramírez Molano and Luis C. Sotelo \nHeld in Spanish with consecutive interpretation by Franklin R. Bonivento. \n  \nThis event will take the form of a conversation in which Colombian artist and researcher Constanza Ramírez Molano presents three of her recent works. The dialogue will be moderated by Luis C. Sotelo\, director of the Acts of Listening Lab at Concordia University. \nThe conversation will feature: \n• VIVIFICAR (2015) — a performance that asks What is enforced disappearance? Presented as an orchestra in a shopping mall in Bogotá\, the piece makes visible the crime of enforced disappearance in Colombia through the contrast between everyday public space and collective artistic expression. \n• Volver a pasar por el corazón (2018) — a project that invites participants to identify with those who have been disappeared by engaging with their musical tastes\, transforming memory into an intimate and shared listening experience. \n• Subversiones (2020) — an exhibition hosted in the Virtual Memory Gallery presenting fourteen stories of enforced disappearance in Colombia. “Fourteen stories of courage\, Colombians who inhabit the world deprived of a body but not of a soul.” These narratives\, told by family members of the disappeared who were forced into exile for seeking their loved ones\, explore what it means to continue the search from afar. \n\nConstanza Ramírez Molano is a Colombian artist\, researcher\, and producer whose work explores the intersections of art\, psychoanalysis\, and memory. She develops artistic and audiovisual projects that give symbolic form to experiences of violence\, with a particular focus on enforced disappearance in Colombia. She holds a degree in Community Social Pedagogy from the Pontifical Javeriana University in Bogotá. She is a founding member of the “Otras Voces” association. Through her collaborations with organizations of families of victims of enforced disappearance\, she has supported communication and outreach strategies that use art to make this crime visible and to reflect on its impact on society as a whole. Her artistic practice includes works such as the video installation “Doble Oficio por la Entrega Digna\,” (Bogotá\, 2012) the performance “Vivificar\,” (Bogotá\, 2015) and the acts of memory “Volver a pasar por el corazón: la banda sonora de los desaparecidos en Colombia.” (Bogotá\, 2018). She has also co-created the campaign “Aquí falta alguien” with the International Committee of the Red Cross\, developed the digital memory space “Historia de Memorias\,” directed the exhibition “Voces desde la otra orilla” (2021) at the Virtual Art Gallery\, and produced the documentary “a-bordando la memoria” (Bogotá\, 2023). She is currently responsible for the communications area of the “Otras Voces”  \n\n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegister now or online. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1042 (ALLab)\, COHDS \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/artist-talk-with-constanza-ramirez-molano/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:presentations
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk:  “Little Burgundy – Evolving Montreal”
DESCRIPTION:with Andrew Jackson \n  \nYou are warmly invited to join us for an artist talk with Andrew Jackson at the McCord Museum\, 690 Sherbrooke St. W. Jackson’s exhibition Little Burgundy – Evolving Montreal is a foray into this south-western district of the city. Over a two-year period\, the photographer documented important landmarks for the Black community and met people who grew up there\, live there or still have ties to the area. The result is an exhibition featuring 61 photographs of the individuals and sites that bear witness to the urban and social transformations that have impacted Little Burgundy. Three hard-hitting yet touching short films capture local residents’ lived experiences. \n  \nAndrew Jackson’s talk will take place from 6:00-6:30 pm\, leaving time both beforehand and afterwards to immerse yourself into this beautiful exhibit that moved some of us to tears earlier this summer. Please note that the McCord Museum offers free admission to selected exhibitions\, including “Little Burgundy\,” on Wednesday evenings after 5 pm. \nThe exhibition also features some twenty objects and images selected by Andrew Jackson from the Museum’s collection. These artefacts\, juxtaposed with contemporary objects loaned by residents\, create a dialogue between the past and the present. \nThrough this project\, Andrew Jackson exposes the duality involved in designating a place or neighbourhood as a “Black space.” For Black people\, it invokes a sense of security\, freedom and belonging\, while for non-Black persons it conveys a negative image. As Jackson reflects: “When city spaces\, such as Little Burgundy\, are designated as Black spaces\, there are profound implications for Black occupants. This is especially true in North America\, where historically\, in non-Black minds at least\, Black spaces have not existed as places of acceptance or celebration of difference. Rather\, they have been linked to notions of failure – notions that become catalysts for urban renewal\, gentrification and the ensuing erasure of Black communities.” \n  \nAndrew Jackson is a British-Canadian photographer based in Montreal since 2019. His practice is developed at the intersection of photography and text and\, most recently\, focuses on notions of family\, transnational migration\, displacement\, trauma and collective memory. He recently published the monograph From a Small Island\, the first chapter of his ongoing series Across the Sea Is a Shore\, a collection of works that explore the intergenerational legacies of migration from the Caribbean to the UK. \nAndrew Jackson has a history of developing platforms that provide opportunities for traditionally excluded groups to engage with photography. In 2021 he created a public engagement project in collaboration with the DESTA Black Youth Network\, located in Little Burgundy\, which resulted in a group exhibition shown at the PHI Foundation. His works are held in public collections that include the United Kingdom’s Government Art Collection\, the Permanent Collection of the New Art Gallery Walsall and the Autograph ABP and Light Work collections. His photographs have also appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times\, The Guardian\, the Financial Times and The New Statesman. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegister now \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person\, McCord Museum\, 690 Sherbrooke St. West. Please note that the artist talk will take place in the gallery space of “Little Burgundy – Evolving Montreal” in the McCord Museum. \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/artist-talk-little-burgundy-evolving-montreal/
LOCATION:McCord Museum\, 690 Sherbrooke St. W.\, Montréal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,presentations
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SUMMARY:Olga\, Erika\, & Me
DESCRIPTION:COHDS is partnering with the Montreal Holocaust Museum and the Cummings\nCentre to present the following event\, The Generations After: “Olga\, Erika\, and Me” Podcast at the Montreal Holocaust Museum on Tuesday\, September 9\, 7 pm. \nThe creator of the podcast\, Ilanit-Michele\, and her mother\, Erika Eriksson\, will be in attendance to discuss their experiences as second and third generation descendants of their mother and grandmother\, Olga. Through the podcast\, “Olga\, Erika\, and Me\,” they retrace Olga’s steps based on her writings left to them describing her experience of being part of a loving Jewish family who was torn apart during the Shoah and her life afterwards when she tried to rebuild without them followed by displacement due to the Communist repression of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. Ilanit-Michele and her mother Erika discuss why this project is of importance: \nIlanit-Michele: “I think originally\, I wanted to do it so that it wasn’t just for you and me. I felt that I had a responsibility to expose Grand-mamma’s story. And I think it’s important.” \nErika: “Holocaust survivor is speaking through you now.” \nIlanit-Michele: “Through her daughter and grand-daughter. And actually walking in her footsteps…” (“Olga\, Erika\, and Me” podcast\, Part 3: Dominoes\, 0:39:50.) \nAs Ilanit-Michel and Erika travel to Hungary\, Poland\, and Israel to better understand Olga’s experience and gather further oral testimony from family and people they meet\, we not only better understand Olga through her words but through the eyes of her descendants. This event will allow us to hear directly from Ilanit-Michele and Erika and will be moderated by CBC Daybreak’s Sarah Dehaies. \nREGISTRATION\nRegister now. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION\nIn-person at the Montreal Holocaust Museum\, 5151 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine\, Montréal\, QC H3W 3E8
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/olga-erika-me/
LOCATION:Montreal Holocaust Museum\, 5151 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H3W 3E8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:presentations
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SUMMARY:Summer Institute: Oral History & Creative Practice (for credit)
DESCRIPTION:May 12-26\, 2025\nOpen to university students (for credit course) and community members \nCall for applications COHDS Summer Institute 2025 \nStorytelling\, as both an art and a practice\, occupies a central role in many cultures. The evocative power of oral history has made a major impact in the worlds of public history\, museum/curatorial practice\, and the arts. Our inaugural Summer Institute in “Oral History & Creative Practice” – hosted by Concordia’s “Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling” (COHDS) – offers you an opportunity to develop an oral history project that aspires to the kind of public-facing research that has become synonymous with COHDS\, including digital storytelling\, podcasts\, creative writing\, visual arts media\, and the performing arts. \nThis Summer Institute brings together graduate and senior undergraduate students\, activists\, artists\, oral historians\, and community members in a shared exploration of the intersection of oral history and creative practice. It will provide you with a strong grounding in the theory\, methodology\, and ethics of oral history while offering a space to “translate” your oral history research into works of research-creation. Participants will work with leading experts in the field; collaborate in workshops on oral history\, storytelling\, and research creation; and forge connections within an interdisciplinary group of peers. \nAs a field of inquiry\, oral history has grown up on the margins. Oral history interviewing has been undertaken for many reasons: artistic; community-building; truth and reconciliation; political action; storytelling\, preservation\, and research. Common to these projects is a commitment to lending an ear to marginalized voices. This year’s institute is a blend of a traditional seminar that revolves around deep engagement with assigned readings and a workshop that affords us a space to reflect on interview dynamics\, learn about best recording practices\, and explore innovative and creative ways of interpreting life stories. \nFor more information\, and for instructions to apply\, please see the call for applications. \nREGISTRATION\nPlease note that registration is open to university students and community members alike. University students may take this Summer Institute for credit.\nWe welcome all levels of experience. To submit an application for the Summer Institute\, please consult the call for applications above.\nPlease note that the application deadline is Sunday\, March 23\, 23:59 EST. For any academic inquiries please reach out to the Director of the Summer Institute\, Dr. Barbara.Lorenzkowski@concordia.ca
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/summerinstitute2025/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:Identity\, Care Labor\, and Matrilineal Stories– Bodies Carrying Exhibit Programming
DESCRIPTION:Description by Cristina Alejandra Jimenez Gomez\, Javi Fuentes Bernal and David Diaz Méndez.\nThis is an event composed of two artist presentations followed by a joint Q&A. It will begin with a performance and talk by Cristina Alejandra Jimenez Gomez (Resonant roots: an intergenerational storytelling)\, followed by a presentation from Javi Fuentes Bernal and David Diaz Méndez on their collaborative project (Démarches décoloniales de fabulation critique et de reconnection: Hypergraphie\, performance et futurismes andins dans la création de la Revue d’études Travesti\, Q’iwa & Suprabinaires). \n(1) Resonant roots: an intergenerational storytelling (Cristina Alejandra Jimenez Gomez): \nCristina Alejandra Jimenez Gomez’s event includes a solo performance (resonant roots) and a performative talk: (mise en corps/puesta-en-cuerpo) which zooms in on the role of coperas (women who worked at cafés\, combining traditional waitressing with some escorting services without necessarily being sex workers) in Colombia. \nResonant Roots encompasses Alba’s story (the artist’s great-grandmother) narrated through the voices of her daughter and granddaughter. While a video is projected\, the performer enacts physical movements and interacts with objects around the space. Within this maternal lineage\, some stories want to be told\, others are hidden or denied. Are those stories somehow imprinted in the performer’s body\, although unknown? What are the resonances of her body with the audio archives of her distant lineage? \nmise en corps/puesta-en-cuerpo expands the inquiry; It is a performative talk which outlines the research process on the concept of public women\, focusing on the role of coperas. Also\, it draws on the dramaturgical guidelines\, the exploration of storytelling\, and the creative questions raised to develop these pieces. \nCristina Alejandra Jimenez Gomez (she/they) is a Colombian interdisciplinary artist and educator developing her PhD studies in the INDI program. She is interested in creative\, transformative and communal experiences that address critical intersectional concerns. Based in Tiohtià:ke – Mooniyang – Montreal since 2019. CA is affiliated with Hexagram\, Milieux-LeParc\, COHDS\, ALLab\, and SenseLab-3e at Concordia University. Editor and workshop facilitator at Kodama Cartonera\, an independent publishing house born in Tijuana\, Mexico\, in 2010. CA’s research-creation approach is performative\, feminist\, and (an)archival. Her perspectives stem from embodied practices as a source of knowledge\, intertwining processes of doing-feeling-thinking. Due to their experience in different theatre troupes\, CA learned about diverse techniques focused on developing research and creative methods for\, in\, and within public spaces and non-conventional stages. Currently\, they are a board member of Teesri Duniya Theatre\, where she has developed two community engagement projects. \nEvent language(s) \n\nThe performance includes audio in Spanish with video subtitles in English.\nThe performative talk is held in English. \n\n(2)  Démarches décoloniales de fabulation critique et de reconnection: Hypergraphie\, performance et futurismes andins dans la création de la Revue d’études Travesti\, Q’iwa & Suprabinaires (Javi Fuentes Bernal & David Diaz Méndez) \nDecolonial approaches of critical fabulation and reconnection: Hypergraphy\, performance\, and Andean futurisms in the creation of the Journal of Travesti\, Q’iwa & Suprabinaires Studies. \n​​Interweaving critical fabulation\, hypergraphy\, and Pastos symbolism\, this presentation delves into the creative process behind the Journal of Travesti\, Q’iwa & Suprabinary Studies. This journal challenges the linear narratives of colonialism by reactivating indigenous imaginaries through their hybridization with experimental graphic practices. Grounded in Travesti and diasporic studies\, the journal’s critical fabulation—developed in collaboration with David Mendez for graphic design and enriched by the performances of Javi Fuentes Bernal and their mother\, Yadila Bernal—becomes a tool for inventing alternative narratives that unsettle the boundaries of the so-called fixed truths of colonial historiography. Through a hypergraphy that intertwines writing\, drawing\, ancestral symbols\, and contemporary visual languages\, the project explores forms of storytelling that are vibrant\, multifaceted\, and polysemic. This hybridity serves as a lever for reconfiguring Latinx Cholas aesthetics and imagining new visual forms in resonance with Andean futurism. By mobilizing performance as a space for the reactivation of long memories and other sensory repertoires\, the project fosters living connections between intergenerational transmission\, critical fabulation\, and humor. In this presentation\, we explore our research and creative process from sensitive perspectives aimed at rethinking and inhabiting our identities beyond the frameworks imposed by colonialism and whiteness. \nJavi Fuentes Bernal est un·e artiste transdisciplinaire\, chercheur·e et intervenant·e colombien·ne basé·e à Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. Son travail s’inspire des fabulations critiques et des pratiques archivistiques\, à l’intersection des pensées trans*travesti\, migrantes et autochtones. À travers la performance\, la vidéo\, l’installation et l’écriture\, Javi explore les affects liés à la mobilité\, ainsi que les relations entre mémoire\, territoire et culture populaire. Javi a récemment contribué à des expositions telles que Unique en son genre (Musée de la Civilisation\, 2023)\, Awera en Bakatá (Museo Nacional de Colombia\, 2024)\, et Le Québec\, autrement dit (Musée de la Civilisation\, 2024) et Minga Suprabinaire (PHI\, 2025). Ses recherches ont bénéficié du soutien d’institutions telles que le Centre de recherche en santé publique CReSP\, le Fonds de recherche du Québec\, et une bourse Vanier pour ses études doctorales en travail social à l’Université de Montréal. \nDavid Díaz Méndez est étudiant en design graphique à l’École de design de l’UQAM. Il s’intéresse au langage polysémique caractéristique des contextes d’hybridité culturelle et à la manière dont celui-ci peut enrichir les différentes sphères du design graphique. Il a rejoint l’équipe d’Hypercodex en 2023\, où il participe à la conception de l’identité visuelle de l’exposition ALCUIN (2023-2024)\, à l’événement FORUM (2024)\, ainsi qu’à la recherche et à la conception graphique des projets d’Amandine Alessandra Ephemeral Typography: Writing the impermanent et FLUX/Mémoires Photophobes. II sest illustré aux ADCC Student Awards 2024 en remportant le bronze dans la catégorie design graphique. \nEvent language(s): French \n\n\nREGISTRATION \nRegister now. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/identity-care-labor-and-matrilineal-stories-bodies-carrying-exhibit-programming/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Walking Interludes- Bodies Carrying Exhibit Programming
DESCRIPTION:Description by speaker Sunjay Mathuria.\n“Walking Interludes is a reflective reading about walking\, place\, race\, identity\, and memory. In this reading\, I share short excerpts from my field journal that I kept during my research visits to Belfast and Lahore. In an autoethnographic style\, these vignettes focus on movement (walking) through the cities and consider the affective and embodied surges and textures of place. I reflect on the ways I am visibly marked as a racialized body in Belfast\, a city still grappling with division. In Lahore\, I draw on themes of intergenerational memory and belonging in a city from which my great-grandparents were displaced during Partition. \n  As an urban researcher\, it is important to foreground walking as a self-reflexive\, embodied practice and acknowledge the ways in which walking narratives are articulated through footsteps\, sketching out our own entanglements with space\, as we become enmeshed in the textured spatial networks of the places in which we walk. \nThus\, this reading invites researchers to consider the ways they are situated within their research\, and in particular\, the relationship between body\, movement\, and place. \nI will begin with some context: what are walking methods and why are they important? I will then read excerpts from my field journal for around 10 minutes\, with an accompanying slideshow of photos I took projected behind me. At the end\, I invite audience members to reflect on and share their own walking experiences. This reflection period should be around 30 minutes.  \nPlease note:\nThis event may be of interest for those who use walking methods in place-based research. You can bring a notebook or your field journal to jot down some thoughts. \nSunjay Mathuria (he/him) is a PhD Candidate in Geography at Concordia University and a former urban planner. In his doctoral research\, he uses walking methods and narrative analysis to examine the dynamics of memory-making in cities that have experienced spatial trauma. He is also generally interested in the representations of place\, race\, and class in literature\, television and film. \nEvent language(s): English \nREGISTRATION \nRegister now. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/walking-interludes-bodies-carrying-exhibit-programming/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:presentations
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SUMMARY:Intimate Listening - Bodies Carrying Exhibit Programming
DESCRIPTION:Description by Cristina Alejandra Jimenez Gomez.\nIn an intimate space within the exhibition space\, a copera will interact with volunteer participants who visit this spot individually. Before the interaction begins\, each participant will be given a token amount\, which will be used to exchange stories and typical beverages of the Colombian cafés. The tokens have different values\, and will determine the type of story\, drink and interaction the visitor may have with the copera. After those tokens are consumed\, the next participant is invited to visit the spot. This immersive theatre game delves into the notions of intimate labor\, embodied listening\, and care. \nEvent Requirements: \nThis piece requires one person at a time in the exhibition space. Each person will have around 10 minutes of interaction. For the quality of the piece\, it is requested that participants interact individually as personal stories arise during the conversation\, and those who wish to participate are invited to wait outside the room. \nCristina Alejandra Jimenez Gomez (she/they) is a Colombian interdisciplinary artist and educator developing her PhD studies in the INDI program. She is interested in creative\, transformative and communal experiences that address critical intersectional concerns. Based in Tiohtià:ke – Mooniyang – Montreal since 2019. CA is affiliated with Hexagram\, Milieux-LeParc\, COHDS\, ALLab\, and SenseLab-3e at Concordia University. Editor and workshop facilitator at Kodama Cartonera\, an independent publishing house born in Tijuana\, Mexico\, in 2010. CA’s research-creation approach is performative\, feminist\, and (an)archival. Her perspectives stem from embodied practices as a source of knowledge\, intertwining processes of doing-feeling-thinking. Due to their experience in different theatre troupes\, CA learned about diverse techniques focused on developing research and creative methods for\, in\, and within public spaces and non-conventional stages. Currently\, they are a board member of Teesri Duniya Theatre\, where she has developed two community engagement projects. \n\nEvent language(s): English \nREGISTRATION \nRegister now. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person at COHDS Exhibition (LB-1042) \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/intimate-listening-bodies-carrying-exhibit-programming/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions
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SUMMARY:The Metabolism of Silence- Bodies Carrying Exhibit Programming
DESCRIPTION:Description by Eve Garnier and Jacynthe Desjardins\nIn a movement-based workshop\, we propose an exploration of relational possibilities and their bodily expression\, anchored in silence(s). Here\, silence is not a rupture but a dynamic space of exchange between individuals sharing the same space-time. \nThe connection between narrator and audience is a key part of any narrative formed during an interview or performance. Beyond words\, what do we\, as receivers\, perceive? Building trust and sharing authority requires thoughtful attention to how we receive stories. The body is not just a passive receiver but an active participant with its own agency. \nThe workshop will develop two distinct approaches: one in pairs and the other in groups. \nIn the first part\, participants will engage in storytelling through movement in pairs\, examining how narration emerges when bodies remain in constant motion. Can movement generate alternative cognitive pathways? We will seek to identify forms of silence that extend beyond the mere absence of words. We will explore the role of the receivers when also in motion; how they interact with the narrator’s entanglement with spatial relationship\, the unfolding story\, and gesture. What\, then\, is the nature of silence in this context? \nThe second part will focus on a group conversation without words\, engaging with the often-unconscious dimensions of interaction. Participants will observe\, sense otherness\, and be perceived by others. What do we see\, project\, or have projected onto us? How do we perceive “the other” within a group\, within space\, and within time? What is the nature of this silence? \nEve Garnier is a Franco-Polish dance artist and researcher\, born and trained in France\, it was\, however\, in Scandinavia and Canada that Eve built a career in dance as a performer\, assistant to creation and teacher. Centered around the relational and experimental potential of the living body in movement\, her artistic and pedagogical reflections are nourished by artists from varied generations and aesthetics. Eve is a Part-time professor at UQAM\, where she teaches technique and interpretation classes. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in the INDI program at Concordia University. \nJacynthe Desjardins est une artiste en danse établie à Tiohtià :ke/ Mooniyang/ Montréal\, Jacynthe Desjardins complète un baccalauréat en danse contemporaine à l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM\, 2021) où elle aura eu l’occasion de travailler avec de nombreux chorégraphes et artistes de la scène\, dont Frédérick Gravel\, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage\, Danièle Desnoyers et poursuit depuis un parcours en tant qu’interprète et chercheuse. Aussi titulaire d’un diplôme en lutherie de l’école-atelier Bruand\, Jacynthe s’intéresse au lien entre la musique et la matière. Ses interrogations se tournent vers ce dialogue liminal entre corps sonore et corps matière. À travers sa pratique du mouvement\, elle navigue cet échange constant entre physicalité\, sons et vibrations. S’ajoute aussi un intérêt grandissant pour les arts martiaux ainsi qu’envers l’importance de notre héritage culturel en danse. \n\nREGISTRATION \nRegister now. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/the-metabolism-of-silence-bodies-carrying-exhibit-programming/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:كان حتى ما كان (Once Upon a Place): What Remains of the Halqa? Performing Memory and Absence - Bodies Carrying Exhibit Programming
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credits: Film still from Crossing the Seventh Gate (2017) by Ali Essafi\nDescription by Bouchra Assou and Salma Chouqair\nDrawing from a post-colonial concern with the preservation of different forms of oral traditions in Morocco\, this lecture performance seeks to restage a halqa as both a space and a conduit for ancestral storytelling\, performance and communion. \nThe halqa\, both evoking a space and a practice\, serves as the epitome of narratology and the subversive oral histories of Moroccan heritage. Exploring the intersections between space\, body and practice and treating the memories they hold as a form of resistance to authoritarian/colonial power\, this lecture performance will centre the role of the halqa and its role in preserving and transmitting traditions in their visual and auditory manifestations such as theatre\, storytelling\, carnivalesque practices\, music (tagnawit)\, etc. Furthermore\, we will explore the cinematic and literary languages that seek to disrupt\, challenge\, and dismantle hegemonic historical narratives using alternative modes of knowledge production\, such as the ancient North African practices that encompass a form of storytelling beyond text-image relationships \nBouchra Assou is an independent researcher\, film curator\, programmer\, writer\, and archivist of Moroccan origin based in Montreal\, Canada. She is the founder and curator of Dhakira Collective (2020): an independent research\, archival and curatorial platform that foregrounds art\, cinema\, and music outside the western canon with a focus on cinema from the SWANA region (South West Asia & North Africa) and the co-founder and director of programming of the North African Queer Film Festival (2021) : a community-driven platform dedicated to celebrating and supporting films by\, about\, and for North African queers\, powered by Dhakira Collective. She was invited to deliver lectures on North African cinema and archives by Concordia University\, McGill University and The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). Press features about her work have appeared in publications such as Mille World\, Journal de Métro\, Also Cool Mag\, The Link Newspaper etc.  \nSalma Chouqair is a freelance writer and an independent researcher of Moroccan Amazigh origin. She is currently pursuing a BFA Art History and Theology at Concordia University. In 2023\, Salma launched Bayt Zuhal\, an independent cultural platform dedicated to recollecting and preserving the traditions\, arts and archives of Tamazgha & the post-colonial Maghreb with a focus on ancestral futurism. Since its inception\, the project has amassed a global online community. Press features about Salma’s work and research were published in Dune Magazine\, The Road to Nowhere and more recently The Link Newspaper and Dazed MENA.  \nEvent language(s) English\, French\, Arabic & Darija \nREGISTRATION \nRegister now. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. \n 
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%ad%d8%aa%d9%89-%d9%85%d8%a7-%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%86-once-upon-a-place-what-remains-of-the-halqa-performing-memory-and-absence-bodies-carrying-exhibit-programming/
LOCATION:Québec
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Attuning to Spectralities: Senses\, Whispers\, and Other Connective Membranes - Bodies Carrying Exhibit Programming
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Milena Rodriguez\nDescription by Esteban Donoso and Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan\nThis workshop offers an immersive\, collaborative space for scholars\, performers\, visual artists\, and curators to engage with embodied practices that attune to spectral presences. By experimenting with spectrality as a connective tissue that links us to ancestral pasts\, we will explore expanded modes of perception that allow us to sense beyond conventional boundaries of time and space. \nParticipants will experiment with “tuning-in” to spectral traces—those unseen presences and memories that linger in bodies\, objects\, and environments. Through guided exercises\, ritual\, open discussions\, and collaborative writing\, we will examine how these traces  are always already part of our embodied experience\, inhabiting material objects\, spatial environments\, and our physical and emotional tissues.  \nThe session includes grounding and attuning exercises\, brief presentations by Esteban and Shalon on their methodologies\, and a generative group writing activity to create a shared “score” reflecting our collective experience of the spectral. \nEsteban Donoso is a researcher-artist from Quito\, Ecuador currently living in Montreal. He recently completed his PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies at York University in Toronto. His work focuses on dance and performance archiving and transmissions\, oral histories\, and practice-based methodologies. His artistic work has been shown in Ecuador\, Colombia\, Chile\, Belgium\, Switzerland\, France\, the U.S.\, and Canada. \nShalon T. Webber-Heffernan is a Toronto based writer and curator. She holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies and is a core member of the Toronto Performance Art Collective (7a11d International Festival of Performance Art). Some of her recent writing has been published in Theatre Research in Canada\, Performance Research\, Comparative Media Arts Journal\, C Magazine\, Peripheral Review\, Performance Matters\, and several other publications. \n*Please wear comfortable clothing \nNote: this event will take place in English\, with the possibility of French translation \nREGISTRATION \nRegister now. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. \n 
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/attuning-to-spectralities-senses-whispers-and-other-connective-membranes-bodies-carrying-exhibit-programming/
LOCATION:Québec
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:Corps\, émotions et recherches: une exploration par cartographie corporelle - Bodies Carrying Exhibition Programming
DESCRIPTION:Description écrite par Naomie Léonard et Stéphane Guimont Marceau.\nLa cartographie corporelle offre une manière unique et créative d’explorer son identité\, ses expériences de vie ou une thématique particulière en centrant le corps et les émotions dans le processus de réflexion. Utilisant l’idée de la carte topographique\, la cartographie corporelle propose d’imaginer le corps comme un territoire qu’il est possible de représenter de manière symbolique. Abordant les thématiques du corps\, des émotions et de la recherche\, cet atelier invitera les participant-es à se pencher sur les manières dont le corps et les émotions affectent la recherche et inversement\, comment la recherche affecte le corps et les émotions ?  \nDurant l’atelier\, les participant-es créent une représentation en taille réelle de leur corps. Après avoir personnalisé leur carte pour l’imprégner de leur personnalité et caractéristiques\, les participant-es explorent les thématiques proposées à l’aide d’images\, de couleurs\, de textures\, de mots et de symboles produits via différents médiums d’art plastique (peinture\, dessin\, collage\, etc.). Cela leur permet d’exprimer et documenter leur perspective de certaines expériences à partir de sensations vécues  dans leur corps-territoire.  \nL’atelier se termine par un cercle de partage afin que chaque participant-e puisse raconter sa carte. Ces récits laissent ensuite place à une discussion collective sur les thématiques abordées pour mettre en relief les convergences et les contrastes entre les cartes. Nous invitons chaque participant-e à s’investir dans la création d’un espace bienveillant et sans jugement. Nous cherchons à établir un climat ludique\, marqué par le partage\, l’écoute et le respect mutuel.  \nInstructions: \n\nPlusieurs médiums artistiques\, dont de la peinture\, seront disponibles. N’hésitez pas à vous apporter un tablier.\nN’hésitez pas à amener des collations\nVeuillez arriver quelques minutes à l’avance si possible\n\nNaomie Léonard (elle/she) est doctorante en études urbaines à l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). Adoptant une posture écoféministe décoloniale\, ses intérêts de recherche touchent les relations entre corps\, émotions et espaces en contexte de résistance au colonialisme et dans les luttes socio-écologiques. Sa thèse porte sur les relations à la ville et les espaces de care créés et maintenus par des femmes Ilnuatsh et Atikamekws de Mashteuiatsh. Elle a mobilisé la cartographie corporelle comme méthode de recherche afin d’inviter les femmes à explorer de manière créative leurs relations aux espaces et à leurs trajectoires de vie.  \nStéphane Guimont Marceau est professeure au centre Urbanisation Culture Société de l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). Elle codirige le programme conjoint INRS-UQAT de maîtrise et de doctorat en études autochtones. Elle est aussi codirectrice du Collaboratoire Villes Voix Visions (c3v.inrs.ca). À partir d’approches critiques\, féministes\, antiracistes et décoloniales\, elle travaille au sein de projets collaboratifs et partenariaux qui priorisent des épistémologies autochtones et des méthodes participatives basées sur les récits. \nINSCRIPTION  \nInscrivez-vous ici. \nVeuillez noter que tous nos événements sont gratuits et ouverts à toutes et à tous. Cependant\, vous devez réserver votre place. Pour participer à l’événement en présentiel évrivez à: cohds.chorn@concordia.ca  \nLIEU \n Le CHORN/ALLAB sont situés sur le territoire non-cédé de Kanien’kehá:ka à Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal. 
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/corps-emotions-et-recherches-une-exploration-par-cartographie-corporelle-bodies-carrying-exhibition-programming/
LOCATION:Québec
CATEGORIES:workshops
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