Cycles of Light

The universe is expressed in cycles: the movements of the planets, the rotation of the earth, the comings and goings of the seasons, the cycles of darkness and light, life and death, the end and the beginnings. For the 25th anniversary of the Festival Accès Asie, we are closing the circle: we are completing a cycle by inviting artists from the very first festival (1995).

edition 2020
Cycles of Light
May 2 — 5:00pm
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Description

The universe is expressed in cycles: the movements of the planets, the rotation of the earth, the comings and goings of the seasons, the cycles of darkness and light, life and death, the end and the beginnings. For the 25th anniversary of the Festival Accès Asie, we are closing the circle: we are completing a cycle by inviting artists from the very first festival (1995).

 

This alternative edition is bringing together video excerpts of performances from Atif Siddiqi, Himmat Singh Shinhat and Janet Lumb.

Biographies

Atif Siddiqi

 

Atif Siddiqi studied fashion design in Los Angeles and video production/ performance in Montreal where they currently live. Their work revolves around gender identity, ecology, justice, notions of personal transformation and metamorphosis by incorporating elements of symbolism and iconography. Their artistic body of work includes the long form experimental documentaries, Solo (winner best documentary) and M! Mom, Madonna and Me. Audio recordings of Amethyst’s Universe, Firefly, Tranie Tronic and Say. Various other short form videos like Unique Mythology, Erotic, Exotic, and performances of Alienation are also part of their portfolio.

Himmat Singh Shinhat

Himmat Singh Shinhat is a composer, a professional musician and an multidisciplinary artist. His compositions have been used in solo performances, soundtracks for theatre, film, contemporary dance and performance art. They are contemporary musical pieces that constitute a fusion of his influences and the tensions between them. His work is informed by his education in western classical music; the Sikh religious music, Bollywood soundtracks, Indian classical and folk musics that would play in his childhood home ; and contemporary popular musics. Himmat is presently working on the creation and development of a multidisciplinary performance entitled PANJ to be presented at next year’s edition of the festival at the MAI (Montreal Arts Interculturels). Himmat is a co-founder of the Festival Accès Asie and performed at the very first edition of the festival in 1995. He is a member of the board for the festival and also sits on the board of the MAI. 

 

Janet Lumb

Janet Lumb is a 3rd generation Chinese Canadian musician, artist, punk, community activist. Her Canadian born Chinese mother lost her citizenship when she married her father and both her parents and grandfather had to each pay Canada’s racist Chinese head tax. She was a volunteer artist director of Accès Asie for 18 years and fortunate to earn her living co-writing, playing 50 music scores for documentaries & films. She fights for universal human rights and for inclusive representation of race, color, beliefs, gender and sexual orientation locally, nationally and internationally.

With

Atif Siddiqi – Actress and Director

Himmat Singh Shinat – Multidisciplinary artist

Janet Lumb – Musician

edition 2020
Cycles of Light
May 2 — 5:00pm
Facebook and Youtube