Parade of Lost Souls 2014: Masquerade!
Saturday, November 1, 2014 - 6:00pm
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FRIENDS! Yes, Parade of Lost Souls is back again. As you may have heard, the beloved Public Dreams has closed and passed the torch to your friends at the old Dusty Flowerpot.
Come one come all! It is the time for celebration and for ceremony. For reflection and renewal. Wear a costume. Bring an instrument. Make a dance. Join a dance. This parade is for you and by you, all the lost souls of the world. Bring your past and your presence for a celebration of life, and depth. We may all be lost, but at least we are lost together. Let the revelry begin, at the Parade of Lost Souls!
Let it be known that there is NO GRANTS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT or FUNDING for this event. Hard costs (such as permits and potties) come from the generous donations of the people that come.... This festival IS really about what YOU bring!!!!!!
AND.....This is an invitation to bring it. Seriously neighbours, Lets get creative like you've always wanted to! Bring your fantastic masqueraded self! Make and bring a lantern! Make a rolling shrine that honours your ancestors! Get involved in a workshop (listed below)! Make a masquerade! Throw down a crazy installation! What about a performance? ...got one? ...want to create one? Make a giant puppet! Help puppeteer one thats already made! Have a workshop you'd like to offer? Want to be involved but would like some guidance? To volunteer, be a part of a performance or the production team; contact Kat at: katsingledain@gmail.com
ON THE THEME: As you know, this harvest time is simultaneously a celebration of life and an acknowledgement of death. This year we will be looking at the life and death of civilizations, presently and throughout history. Include the animal kingdom in your musings on this topic. Throw the net wide, pass this call out on to friends and let your mind wander as far as it can go. We will be here to greet you when you return....
There are many people working behind the scenes to make this year's parade happen. Please don't hesitate to contact us to get involved in performance, volunteering or production! katsingledain@gmail.com
love,
Your Dusty friends
Most workshops will be held at Brittania Community Centre!
THE SOUNDERS
The Sounders are other worldly masked creatures that create beautiful music together. Equal parts visual art and sound, the ensemble will be unified in dress with megaphone masks! In this two part workshop participants will make wonderful take home masks out of paper-mache and practice the amazing group performance for this years Parade. Hosted by Nayana Filekov
for times and details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/336862749816632/
THRILLER
Let's party like it's 1899...learn the ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY of Michael Jackson's record setting break out hit Thriller! Come to at least two of these rehearsals…or all if you can. Kat is very precise about teaching it exactly as MJ did it-- to the step--which means that you can do your homework by watching the video and mirroring the zombies. If you get stuck, just ask yourself, What Would Michael Do?
for times and details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/825957400747624/
LEATHER MASK MAKING:
The mask is an essential component of Halloween, Carnival, Festival and Parade traditions. Guided by the wonderful and insightful Chelsea Grant, participants will use basic leather sculpting techniques to make a custom mask that can be worn to the Parade of Lost Souls!
for times and details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1468121403450588/
JOIN THE CARNIVAL BAND:
At the Britannia School Atrium
Dust off your that flute that you haven’t played since 9th grade. Pick up that tuba that you always wanted to learn instead. Haven’t you always wanted to join them every time you see the Carnival Band at every great East Vancouver festival? Now is your chance. You can try it on for this year’s Parade!
Mon 7:00-9:00pm Oct 20
Mon 7:00-9:00pm Oct 27
TAP & UKULELE w/Candice R. Curlypaws
Come and uke it up with Candice R. Curlypaws
(From The Myrtle Sisters!)
Come sing and dance like you KNOW you want to! Over the weekend we will warm up our bodies and voices to learn 1 full song on the ukulele, complete with some skills to get your own feet playing as your rhythm section! No ukulele experience necessary, and the tap will be simple, but you should at least know how to shuffle and fullap! We will have some ukulele's on hand, so let us know if you need one!
Those that are interested will have an opportunity to perform in a ukulele tap band at The Parade of Lost Souls!
Saturday & Sunday
October 18th & 19th
3:30 - 5:00
@ The Rhythm Room
8713 Cambie Street (one block south of Marine Drive skytrain station)
COST:
$40 if you pay and register by October 1st
$55 if you pay and register after October 1st
REGISTER NOW:
https://www.s2sproductions.com/tap--ukulele-wcandice-r.html
....and wait, there’s more! Check out dustyflowerpot.org for information on more workshops hosted at the Dusty Flowershop, the studio located at 2050 Scotia Street.