Centre of the Universe
Description:
Joanne Bristol and Carla-Marie Powers’s performance Centre of the Universe presents a sci-fi tale about three generations of prairie lesbian nomads who determine their futures through combining practices of genetic engineering, contemporary alchemy, and dirt farming. The work provides extended and polyphonic vocalizations on language, longing, and living in a country where long-distance relationships are a major theme. Through spoken and sung monologues Centre of the Universe challenges official Western histories of science and religion through a presentation of feminist-revisionist-utopian narratives.
Video documentation is available upon request.
Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.
We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.