En réponse à vulnérables paradoxes = In response to vulnerable paradoxes

"The event Vulnerable Paradoxes took place from May 27 to 30, 2020 as part of OFFTA. What was originally meant to be an in-person series of roundtables was moved online due to COVID-19. We invited thirteen artists, chosen by a selection committee, to speak about performance. We provided questions as a starting point: What qualities of performance are you searching for and why? How do form and content co-exist in your work and how does this relate to the ways in which you create and perform? How does the audience exist in your imagination and how does this compare to actual experiences with spectators? What can performance do that other art forms can’t? Is this connected to how and why you have chosen it? We tried to be clear that these questions were only a starting point. We wanted Vulnerable Paradoxes to be artist-driven and to allow the participants to speak of these matters in any way they chose. We wanted to generate a platform that would perhaps allow such matters to be spoken about in ways other than what we’re most used to." -- page 2

Journée sans culture : Troubler la fête, rallumer notre joie = To Spoil the Party, To Set Our Joy Ablaze

"Composed as an extension of the conversations that took place during the 2015 Journée sans culture, To Spoil the Party, to Set Our Joy Ablaze gathers contributions from those who moderated the discussions of the day as well as those who set up its sites of rest, reflection, and play. These authors work to remain true to the spirit of what they lived, led by the desire to find a source of collective energy that exceeds the pervasive effects of tiredness and resignation. Their texts are joined by others, commissioned by the editorial team, which explore matters of concern not sufficiently addressed during the day." -- Publisher's website