Jordan Arseneault is a Montreal based social artist, performer, translator, and activist who has performed at Studio 303 events and contributed to this blog. He speaks about his experience as an embedded journalist for the 2013 Edition of the festival and the Edgy performances that pushed boundaries and transformed his view of feminist performance art. Interview in English

Jordan Arseneault est un artiste socialement engagé, interprète, traducteur, activiste basé à Montréal. Il a performé dans des événements du studio 303 et il a écrit pour ce blogue. Il parle de son expérience comme journaliste pour l’edition 2013 du festival et les performances Edgy qui a changé sa compréhension de l’art de la performance féministe. Entrevue en anglais.

The Edgy Oral History project consists of a series of interviews conducted by Julia Dyck. 

 

Alexis O’Hara exploits allegories of the human voice via vocal and electronic improvisation, sound installation and performance. Her performances have been presented in diverse contexts in Europe, Latin America and across Canada and the US.Dayna McLeod is a video and performance artist whose work has shown internationally. She has won numerous awards, and often uses remix practices to mashup mainstream culture. They are both long standing Edgy muses; they speak about some of their favourite performances and feelings about the festival. Interview in english.

Alexis O’Hara exploite les allégories de la voix humaine via la performance, l’improvisation vocale et électronique ainsi que l’installation sonore. Ses performances ont été présentées dans divers contextes à travers l’Europe, l’Amérique Latine ainsi qu’au Canada et États-Unis. Dayna McLeod est une artiste en performance et vidéo dont le travail a été présenté internationalement. Elle utilise souvent les pratiques de remixage pour faire du ‘mashup’ de culture populaire. Les deux sont des muses du festival Edgy Women. Elles parlent de leurs performances préférées et sentiments d’Edgy. Entrevue en anglais

The Edgy Oral History project consists of a series of interviews conducted by Julia Dyck. 

T.L. Cowan is a writer, performer, video-maker, curator and professor based in Brooklyn, NY. She talks about her experiences with the Edgy festival and about the importance of feminist performance. Interview in english

T.L. Cowan est une écrivaine, performeuse, réalisatrice, curatrice et professeure, basée à Brooklyn (NY). Elle parle de ses expériences Edgy et l’importance de la performance féministe. Entrevue en anglais

The Edgy Oral History project consists of a series of interviews conducted by Julia Dyck.

L’Histoire orale de Edgy Women est un projet d’entrevue initié par Julia Dyck

Also an excerpt of TL Cowan’s piece presented at the Edgy Women Festival as part of the Edgy Challenge on March 20th, 2010.

Aussi un extrait d’une pièce de TL Cowan présentée au Festival Edgy Women dans la cadre de notre Défi Edgy le 20 mars 2010.

 

Moynan King is a Toronto-based theatre and performance artist, and scholar. Moynan speaks about the Edgy Women festival, as well as the Hysteria festival, which she founded in Toronto, and the magic of feminist performance. Interview in English

Moynan King est une artiste en théâtre et performance, ainsi qu’universitaire (doctorante), basée à Toronto. Elle parle du festival Edgy, ainsi que du festival Hysteria, qu’elle a fondé à Toronto. Entrevue en anglais.

The Edgy Oral History project consists of a series of interviews conducted by Julia Dyck. 

A round up of articles about Edgy Women/Redux over the years, gathered in preparation for the WIKI-THON March 12 2016.

Une collection d’articles Edgy Women/Redux au cours des années, préparé pour le WIKI-THON 12 Mars 2016

Wikipedia Meetup Page

Facebook Event

 

 ENGLISH: 

2005:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/women-on-the-verge-of-hysteria/article989082/

2006:

http://www.cityofwomen.org/en/content/2006/project/edgy-women

2010:

http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2010/03/cutting_edge_feminism/

2011:

http://viewoncanadianart.com/2011/02/04/dance-art-and-edgy-women/

http://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/the-art-of-love

http://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/over-the-edge

http://www.2bmag.com/edgy-womens-nathalie-claude-and-mia-van-leeuwen-will-mess-you-up/

2012:

http://www.nightlife.ca/2012/03/28/edgy-women-fest-operation-snatch-troupe-busts-myths-about-sex-work

http://rabble.ca/news/2012/03/les-demimondes-prostitution-herself-confronts-whore-stigma

http://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/womens-month-gets-edgy

2013:

http://www.nightlife.ca/2013/03/06/feminist-performance-festival-edgy-women-out-bounds-its-20th-edition

http://cultmontreal.com/2013/03/edgy-women-20th-mixes-feminism-art-and-sport-montreal/

http://www.thebelgoreport.com/2013/03/the-good-fight-game-on-at-the-20th-annual-edgy-women-festival/

http://www.digitaljournal.com/blog/20503

http://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/sugar-spice-and-blood-packets

http://www.dailyxtra.com/canada/arts-and-entertainment/women-kicking-butt-50971

2014:

http://outwords.ca/2014/issue-march-2014/national-news-briefs-0/

2016:

http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/edgy-women-has-reached-the-brink

 

 

 

EN FRANÇAIS:

2003:

http://www.dfdanse.com/article306.html

2004:

http://www.dfdanse.com/article451.html?var_recherche=edgy+women

2005:

http://www.dfdanse.com/article599.html?var_recherche=edgy+women

http://www.dfdanse.com/article599.html

2006:

http://www.dfdanse.com/article726.html

http://collections.banq.qc.ca:81/lapresse/src/cahiers/2006/03/01/C/82812_20060301C.pdf – page=5

2010:

http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/festivals/201003/13/01-4260366-festival-edgy-women-femmes-underground.php

http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/danse/285324/arts-multidisciplinaires-edgy-women-la-fiesta-des-femmes-flyees

2011:

https://noflyersmontreal.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/imagined-spaces-lost-objects/

https://noflyersmontreal.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/an-edgy-show/

http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/festivals/autres-festivals/201103/12/01-4378723-festival-edgy-women-annie-et-ses-femmes.php

http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/danse/319101/performance-edgy-women-le-splash-d-annie-sprinkle

http://www.etre.net/festival-international-edgy-women-engagement-audace-et-indiscipline/

2012:

https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-en-arts-de-la-scene/2012/03/13/le-festival-edgy-women-debute-ce-jeudi/

https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-en-arts-de-la-scene/2014/03/05/un-festival-en-evolution-edgy-women-devient-edgy-redux/

http://www.pieuvre.ca/2012/03/26/je-baise-les-yeux/

http://www.dfdanse.com/article1442.html

http://fr.chatelaine.com/societe/chroniques/femme-de-reve/bienvenue-aux-dames/

http://jesuisfeministe.com/?p=4957

http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/345728/festival-edgy-women-de-la-sociologie-du-strip-tease

http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/danse/345259/edgy-women-chercher-la-limite-pour-mieux-la-depasser

2014:

http://www.lapresse.ca/agenda/09-47991-le-defi-edgy-edgy-redux.php

http://www.tangente.qc.ca/documents/1314/feministeornotfeministe.pdf

http://www.lapresse.ca/agenda/09-47990-colloque-edgy-redux.php

2015:

http://artichautmag.com/edgy-redux-indisciplinees-et-insoumises-pratiques-artistiques-feministes-en-corps-et-en-mots/

http://www.fugues.com/241897-article-festival-edgy-woman.html

2016:

http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/danse/463867/performance-les-dernieres-edgy-women

 

 

Susana Cook – artiste argentine militante qui habite au Bronx – parle de ses ateliers offerts dans le cadres de Edgy, et du rôle de la performance queer et féministe. Entrevue en anglais.

Susana Cook – an Argentinian political performance maker based in the Bronx – shares her experience teaching Edgy workshops, and discusses the role of queer and feminist performance. Interview in English.

 

More about Susana on her website

Video, sound, and performance artist Lamathilde talks about her favourite performances, the role of feminist performance, and the Edgy community. Interview in French.

 

Aussi un video par Lamathilde:

TRIPLE AXXXEL – 2003 (03’30)

Réalisation : LAMATHILDE (video)
Musique : (LAMATHILDE+ BOULEZ REPUBLIC aka Tonya & Chris)

Ice-skating and gender. A pornographic collage of figure-skating footage/ Quintessence du corps cliché. Le patinage nous parle du genre…