This is a late posting, especially since most people do not surf the internet outside of work, but if you do not have anything planned for Saturday night (7pm to 7am Sunday morning), experience Nuit Blanche Toronto!
This is a combination of everything I enjoy: running around the city, nightlife that has nothing to do with going to a club or bar, and interactive art.
Some of my personal favourites:
HOW TO RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY: A series of incidental performances and spontaneous outbursts by authority figures and security guards, 2006 Diane Borsato
A car is up on the curb, throbbing with base, vibrating with music. A pair of cops is on the scene. They are agitated. The moment calls for immediate action. They step up into the headlights, take each other into a dramatic embrace and begin to dance.
Ballroom Dancing: Darren O'Donnell, Performance
Dare to dance with Darren O'Donnell to the tunes of his team of 10-year-old DJs. Children and adults alike are invited to play in a gymnasium transformed, disco lights and all, into a kid's ball-room-meets-nightclub DJ-ed by children. How often do you give yourself over and dance with abandon to Sean Paul? Rest assured if 10-year-old kids are DJ-ing, you'll likely hear him more than once.
A nap area is provided for adults who need to crash.
Call On Me Anytime: Sabrina Saccoccio, Social Experiment/Performance Art
What ever happened to the custom of calling on people? Prior to Nuit Blanche, a calling card is delivered with the promise to return. Join the artist as she calls on her friends at their homes. This intimate investigation of impromptu community attempts to access the hospitality of five friends in one night. A performancecome-social-experiment, being turned away is a possibility, but a living room dance party may also be in the cards.
I think I'm going to have a fit! I don't usually drink Red Bull but I just might specifically for this event. Stay tuned!
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