Diane Borsato
Diane Borsato is a Toronto-based artist working in performance, video, photography
and installation.
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HOW TO RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY
[A series of incidental performances and spontaneous outbursts by
authority figures and security guards]
Performance
(Musician: Sergio Smilovitch. Dancers: Tatiana Melnyk, Lisandro Gomez, Jennifer Leung,
Robert Horvatek,
Lisa Romain, Mario Bruyere, Toni Hrivnak, Joseph Boronka, Igor Rasic,
Diane Borsato)
[ selected photographs ]
[ video ]
Various locations throughout McCaul/University area
A car is up on the curb, throbbing with base, vibrating with music. A pair of cops is on the scene. They
are agitated. The moment calls for immediate action. They step up into the headlights, take each other
into a dramatic embrace and begin to dance. The situation is urgent. This is not a dream. It is the middle
of the night in the city and the police are leaning into one another like lovers. They are all cheeks
and legs, moving in synchronous time. They are holding on and being held, they are all arms, and all
dis-armed. And it is happening everywhere...
This project engaged various local groups, from mock uniformed security and police agencies, to members
of Toronto's diverse tango dancing community. The idea of emergency, beyond the maintenance of
basic survival, includes something more subtle and humane. Conflating vulnerability, desire and beauty
with official civic duty complicates notions of security and authority. Police and security officials
will respond to emergencies of passion throughout the night, in what appear to be a rash of spontaneous
outbursts. And like in a utopian fantasy – uniformed officials will be seen together in intimate embraces,
ballroom dancing all over the streets.
YOU ARE HERE [audio project by Lewis Kaye]
For the audio file for this site, please right-click the link below
and select "save target as (pc) /
download linked file (mac)".
St. Patrick Station, entrance (6.1 MB)
You Are Here instructions
1) Download each track to your personal computer
and add them to your favoured MP3 player software (e.g. iTunes, WinAmp, etc.) library.
2) Create a playlist specifically for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche,
and download this playlist to your portable MP3 player.
***Please note that while you can play the tracks on a normal stereo speaker system,
You Are Here is a binaural audio project specifically designed for personal stereos.
For full effect, each track should be listened to with headphones.
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