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Aaron Pollard and Stephen Lawson
TRANSMEDIA VIDEO CABRET DUO
MONTREAL CANADA
Besides doomed divines, other theatrical spirits conjured up include East Village performance artist Jack Smith, the late Charles Ludlam (founder of NYC's Ridiculous Theatre), even Canada's own Tanya Mars. At its best, camp exposes the questionable nature of gender, class, and race, while also creating empathy for its subjects. This is very much the territory that Lawson and Pollard travel… Andy Fabo, LOLA Magazine
Together, Lawson and Pollard, under the moniker of 2boys.tv and sometimes even as their alter-egos Gigi L’Amour and Pipi Douleur, create and tour multimedia performance pieces that often incorporate video projections, soundscapes, found and original music scores, transgendered apparitions, outrageous (sometimes sculptural) costume, props, vocal/textual works, and the art of lip-sync. Based in Montréal, CANADA, the duo has also produced several video art pieces (including Occupée [2004], Something Old… [2003], Teddy Bear’s Picnic [2002]) Their videos and trans-disciplinary performance works have been presented in clubs, galleries, theatres and cabarets across Canada (Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Vancouver) as well as in New York City, Milan, Madrid and Barcelona.
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[edit] 2boys.tv - Artists’ statement
Under the moniker of 2boys.tv we create collaborative, trans-disciplinary artworks that at their core explore the intersection of illusion, imitation and authenticity within metaphorical, metaphysical and technological projected environments. Expressing our current political obsessions in subversive and amusing formats is key to our practice as we search for ways to infuse our messages with passion and the shameless desire for the emancipation of the powerless and displaced among us. Traversing the territories of camp and cross-gender characterization within our work has led us to question the class divide, to wonder aloud upon the panoply of sexual identities and to celebrate the puzzled and perplexed. In contrast to our contemporary fixation with modern iconic commercial celebrity culture we look to the past to identify with the forgotten divines, allowing the echoes of their voices to resonate and remind. Although we freely employ technologies within the creation and presentation of our artworks we also continually search for an “economy of means”, striving for a sustainable approach which respects our often limited resources and d.i.y.(“do-it-yourself”) methodologies.
Stephen Lawson aka Gigi L'Amour & Aaron Pollard aka Pipi Douleur
[edit] Stephen Lawson, biography
Since 1988, Stephen has been considered an artistic chameleon, repeatedly traversing the discipline defined boundaries of theatre, music, television/radio, print and video. Upon graduating from the acting program of the National Theatre School of Canada he became a co-founder of the celebrated Winnipeg-based performance troupe PRIMUS (1989-1998) which created/toured numerous original productions, taught workshops and carried out artistic exchanges (professional and community based) internationally. For several years Stephen coordinated and participated in an annual environmental theatre production in the small agricultural village of Nocelle, Italy which celebrated and archived the community’s unique stories and traditions. His work as a director has been primarily focused on large scale contemporary music pieces (choral and orchestral) including having directed the premiere of an outdoor opera by acclaimed composer R. Murray Shaffer. He has produced several video art collaborations which have been screened internationally and his work with the much-admired Canadian performance artist Lorri Millan is in the permanent collection of the National Art Gallery. Stephen has developed cultural commentary work for print (magazine and newspaper), radio (documentary formats), and television (twice having filed international reports for the CBC on Canada’s participation at the Venice Biennale.) He has held various positions in the television industry including having co-developed an original series (Magnificent Obsessions) for the Life Network and he has also worked as a director, editor and project manager in the milieu of on-line education (eConcordia and Oboro-U). Stephen moved to Montreal in 2001 and since 2002 he has been collaborating with multidisciplinary artist Aaron Pollard (2boys.tv) creating and touring transmedia performances and videos throughout Canada, the U.S. and Europe.
[edit] Aaron Pollard, biography
A Montreal-based performance and video artist, Aaron has created and presented video and multimedia performance works to Canadian and International audiences since the early 1990s. He maintains a wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary practice including writing, performing, curating, video production and web casting. Aaron’s current preoccupations include narrative form, time-based art, story-telling, fluctuating identities, and the discursive power of landscape. He holds a BFA in Multi-Media studies (Media Division) from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and a Masters Degree in Open Media (Studio Arts) from Concordia University. Aaron collaborates with Montreal artist Stephen Lawson on multi-media cabaret performances and video art works which have toured nationally as well as internationally. Currently Aaron works as the Technical Director of OBORO, New Media Lab and Exhibition Centre.
[edit] 2boys.tv - Upcoming Engagements 2006/07
NOVEMBER 2006-MAY 2007
PHOBOPHILIA (new full-length performance research and creation)
Oboro, New Media Laboratory Residency, MONTREAL
NOVEMBER 2006
zona pellucida (full-length performance)
Image et Nation Film Festival, MONTREAL
FEBRUARY 2007
ART_LIVING (Artists’ talk)
PuSh Festival, VANCOUVER
APOPHENIA (collected performance works)
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, TORONTO
MARCH. 2007
zona pellucida (full-length performance)
Centre for Art Tapes, HALIFAX
MARCH. 2007
Show Business (cabaret work)
The Box, New York City
ART_LIVING (Artists’ talk)
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
APRIL. 2007
zona pellucida (full-length performance)
Gas Station Theatre, WINNIPEG
MAY, 2007
PHOBOPHILIA (full-length performance)
La Biennale d’art, MONTREAL
JUNE, 2007
APOPHENIA (collected performance works)
Encuentro 2007, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
[edit] 2boys.tv Selected Appearances 2005-2006
Feb. 2006 zona pellucida (full-length performance) Festival Mini Projet Projo, Producer: Studio 303, Centre MAI, MONTREAL
Feb, 2006 Show Business (cabaret performance) Kiss My Cabaret, Théâtre National, MONTREAL
Feb. 2006 Battle Hymn (cabaret performance with guest Thomson Highway) Festival voix d’Amérique, La Sala Rosa, MONTREAL
Jan. 2006 zona pellucida (full-length performance) Mutton Busting at the High Performance Rodeo, Producer: Bubonic Tourist, Big Secret Theatre, CALGARY
Jan. 2006 Economy of Means (artist’s talk) University of Calgary Speakers Series, High Performance Rodeo of New Performance Motel Space, CALGARY
Nov. 2005 Battle Hymn, Hot Voodoo, Swan Song (evening of cabaret performances) Meow Mix, mim productions, La Sal Rosa, MONTREAL
Oct. 2005 Swan Song (cabaret performance) Kiss My Cabaret, Théâtre National, MONTREAL
Sept. 2005 Bette and the Wolf (cabaret performance) Kiss My Cabaret, La Sala Rosa, MONTREAL
Aug. 2005 Mère nature (outdoor performance intervention) Festival DiversCite, Various outdoor locations, MONTREAL
May 2005 The Economy of Means (artists’ talk and workshop) Videopool, Poolroom & Studio, WINNIPEG
May 2005 Show Business (cabaret performance) Kiss My Cabaret, La Sala Rosa, MONTREAL Meow Mix, La Sala Rosa, MONTREAL
April 2005 Male Herd (performance collaboration) Producer/Writer: Michael Toppings, Espace Tangent, MONTREAL
March 2005 Casta Diva & Hot Voodoo (cabaret performances) Performance MIX Festival, Producer: New Dance Alliance, Joyce Soho Theatre, NEW YORK CITY
[edit] 2boys.tv Highlights 2002 – 2004
Sept. 2004 Occupée (video) 6th Manifestation internationale video et art electronique, MONTREAL Image + nation, festival international de cinema, MONTREAL
May 2004 Mère Nature (ambulatory performance) Power Plant Centre for Contemporary Art, TORONTO
May 2004 Teddy Bears’ Picnic (video) Queer City Cinema, REGINA
Feb. 2004 Occupée (performance) Home Show, Studio303, MONTREAL
Oct. 2003 Something Blue (video) Standart Festival, Madrid SPAIN
June 2003 Casta Diva, History Repeating (cabaret performances) Economy of Means (Artists’ Talk & Workshop) Centre for Art Tapes, Networkings Festival, HALIFAX
May 2003 Casta Diva (cabaret performance) Projet Projo, Studio 303, MONTREAL
May 2003 Casta Diva, Battle Hymn and video interventions (evening of performance) Power Plant Centre for Contemporary Art, TORONTO
Feb. 2003 Phoenix (performance) Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, TORONTO
June 2002 Teddy Bears’ Picnic (video) History Repeating, Casta Diva, Battle Hymn (evening of cabaret performances) Members of the Jury (International Documentaries) 16th Festival Internazionale di Cinema Gaylesbico, Milan ITALY
