Women From Space Festival

March 8 - 10, 2024

Festival info

March 8
918 Bathurst, doors at 7.30pm, $15/$20

8pm

BLOOP
Lina Allemano trumpet
Mike Smith - live processing

8.45pm

Morgan-Paige
piano, live projections

9.30pm

Women From Space Big Bang! Plays Björk
17-piece, all star improvising band

with live visuals by The Liquid Crystal Display

Women From Space Big Bang! Plays Björk performers:

Tara Kannangara (trumpet/voice) ★ Laura Swankey (voice/electronics) ★ tUkU (voice) ★ Shn Shn (voice/guitar/synth) ★ Nicole Rampersaud (trumpet/electronics) ★ Madeleine Ertel (trumpet) ★ Heather Saumer (trombone) ★ Karen Ng (woodwinds) ★ Naomi McCarrol-Butler (woodwinds) ★ Nirvana Sagar (woodwinds) ★ Bea Labikova (woodwinds) ★ Grace Scheele (harp/electronics) ★ Pursuit Grooves (electronics/beats) ★ Mira Riselli (upright bass/electric bass) ★ Racha Moukalled (vibraphone/piano/malletstation) ★ Yang Chen (vibraphone/percussion/drumset) ★ Angelica Zavala (drumset)

Featuring arrangements by Jessica Ackerley ★ Mingjia Chen ★ Lieke Van Der Voort ★ Madeleine Ertel ★ Nicole Rampersaud ★ Heather Saumer

March 9
918 Bathurst, doors at 7.30pm, $15/$20

8pm

Grace Scheele
harp, electronics

8.45pm

MOCH (US)

Patricia Brennan
vibraphone, electronics

DJ Arktureye
drums, electronics

co-presented with Canadian Music Centre

9.40 pm

Mali Obomsawin Quartet (US)

Allison Burik - woodwinds
Magdalena Abrego - guitar
Mili Hong - drums
Mali Obomsawin - bass

co-presented with Music Gallery

March 10
918 Bathurst, doors at 7.30pm, $15/$20

8pm

chiquitamagic
synths

Anh Phung
flute, electronics

Emjay Wright
drums, objects

8.45pm

Val Jeanty (US)
percussion, electronics

Nickeshia Garrick
movement

co-presented with Toronto Dance Theatre

9.40pm

Matana Roberts (US)
saxophone

Nicole Rampersaud
trumpet, electronics

Germaine Liu
drums

tickets

Advance tickets $15

TICKETS at the door $20

festival passes $38

Our Festival Passes and the March 8 show is now SOLD OUT!
Limited number of tickets for March 9 and March 10 will be at the door.

our venue

918 BATHURST
(918 BATHURST ST, TORONTO)

Performers

About

THE WOMEN FROM SPACE FESTIVAL’S GOAL IS TO CELEBRATE AND AMPLIFY THE ART OF VISIONARY WOMEN WORKING IN EXPLORATORY AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSICAL TRADITIONS DURING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WEEKEND IN TORONTO.

WE COMMIT TO BEING A HOME FOR ALL WOMEN ARTISTS AS WELL AS NON-BINARY, GENDERQUEER, GENDERFLUID AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING ARTISTS AND ALL WHO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP TO THE TERM WOMAN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE ORGANIZERS BEA LABIKOVA AND KAYLA MILMINE AT
[email protected]