Performance
A FEAST IN EXILE
“A FEAST IN EXILE” A Tableau Vivant
Directed by Tazeen Qayyum & Faisal Anwar
This project was presented by VASL artists’ collective in collaboration with Alliance de Francaise Karachi.
‘A Feast in Exile’ was created during a teaching residency hosted by Vasl Artists’ Collective and Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.
Artists, Faisal Anwar and Tazeen Qayyum spent 4 weeks with the 3rd year Fine art students at the Fine Art department at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture and created a unique performance in which an 18th century miniature painting of Kangra School, was recreated in the style of a Tableau Vivant. The project included live music specially composed by Babar Sheikh, Rizwan-ullah Khan, Jasir Abro and Aziz Kazi.
The painting selected was the ‘ The Pandavas in Drupad’s Court’, from a series of works depicting the mythology of Drupadi and the 5 Pandava brothers from the Mahabharata.
Drupadi, a devoted deciple of Lord Krishna, was the daughter of King Drupad and the shared wife of the 5 pandava brothers. In this particular painting we see that the brothers are at the end of their 12 year exile, have revealed themselves and take leave from their host, King Drupad
Diplomatic Immunities
Diplomatic Immunities 2005 – 2008
An interactive performance directed by Darren O’Donnell, produced by Mammalian Diving Reflex.
Performed at Buddies in Bad Times theater 2007, Playright festival, Calgery, 2006, International Performing Arts Festival, Lahore, Pakistan 2007
Directed and created performance based real-time video work and special effects, also collaborated as a researcher and performer
Diplomatic Immunities is a multimedia interactive ensemble piece, presenting encounters between a company of research artists and the inhabitants of a city.
Conceived and directed by Darren O’Donnell, produced by Naomi Campbell, co-direction and lighting by Rebecca Picherack, video compositing by Faisal Anwar, sound by Nick Murray and screens by Daniel Young. Research Artists: Faisal Anwar, Naomi Campbell, Ulysses Castellanos, Misha Glouberman, Darren O’Donnell Rebecca Picherack, Tanya Pillay and Beatriz Pizano.
Double Date
Double Date
An interdisciplinary sight, sound, performance experience, based on the tradition of tableaux vivant directed by Tazeen Qayyum. Performed at AKA Gallery Saskatoon, 2006 and Lennox Contemporary Gallery Toronto, 2007.
Created a site specific, real-time video projection as part of the performance
Double Date is a collaborative, inter-disciplinary, interactive performance project between artists from SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Center), Toronto and AKA Gallery, Saskatoon. By using contemporary experimental and performance techniques, this project investigates the possibilities of merging South Asian and Western artistic practices.
Safe Mapping AKA They Are Watching!
Safe Mapping AKA They Are Watching!
A collaborative Real-time webcam stream and performance presented in partnership with Loading Open Lab in Bucharest, Romania.
Collaborating artists: Theo Pelmus (Ottawa), Ulysses Castellanos (Toronto), Faisal Anwar (Toronto) and Loading Open LAB (Romania)
STIR
STIR
A Multimedia performance, presented at MIST theater, U of T Mississauga Campus with Blackwood gallery
Collaboration with Castellanos brothers and Sampradaya Dance Company
Zero Cluster
Zero Cluster: Deportation is a collaborative, multi-arts installation using hybrid technologies, live music performance and real-time video/film with multi-layer projection experience. This project reflects on unconventional uses of technologies and stretches the limits of integrated experience, namely how both performers and audiences normally experience music and video.
Youth Festival (Toronto) 2009, MAI (Montreal) 2007, Hot& Spice festival at Harborfront (Toronto)2007, International Performing Arts Festival (Lahore, Pakistan) 2007.
a unique way to experience live music, space and visuals using multiple projections and real_time video mixing
Collaborators:
Band; LAL (Rosina Kazi, Nicholas Murray, Ian de Souza)
video; José Garcia-Lozano (Video Artist/Projectionist/FilmMaker)
Faisal Anwar (Multi-disciplinary artist/Film Maker/Projectionist)
AGO, performance clip
HarbourFront, Toronto
