Cabaret Vulgare
- Steve Anthony
- Yanna Dancer
- Andrea Fatona
- Elizabeth Fischer
- Michelle Frey
- Margaret Gallagher
- Martin Gotfrit
- Kate Hammett-Vaughan
- Antonia Hirsch
- Kedrick James
- Jerome Jarvis
- Bodie MacNeil
- Brice MacNeil
- J. McLaughlin
- Alexandra Oliver
- Judy Radul
- Renee Rodin
- Carol Sawyer
- Brian Tate
- Michael Turner
- Ross Watkins
Description:
Riffing on the Dadaist Cabaret Voltaire, Cabaret Vulgare was a multimedia variety show featuring performance art, music, skits, dance, and poetry exploring all things obscene.
Hosted by Antonia Hirsch as her German-speaking alter ego Phantonia Harsh, the performances unfolded on a set designed by Eric Metcalfe and Colin Griffiths. The evening included performances by Elizabeth Fischer; Bodie MacNeill and Martin Gotfrit and Jerome Jarvis; Renee Rodin; Ross Watkins; Yaana Dancer; Alexandra Oliver; Brice MacNeil; Brian Tate; Judy Radul and Kedrick James with the Trapped Family Singers; Carol Sawyer; Miodrag Kojadinovic; J. McLaughlin; Margaret Gallagher and friends; Michelle Frey; Andrea Fatona with Michael Turner; and Steve Anthony. Eric Metcalfe also screened a new video work.
Cabaret Vulgare was broadcast live on WENR radio by Bobbi Kozinuk.
Video documentation is available upon request.
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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.
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