Oct 15 2022
'The sky held me' by Tanya Lukin Linklater

'The sky held me' by Tanya Lukin Linklater

Presented by Ontario Culture Days at Textile Museum of Canada

In the context of a commission for The Toronto Biennial of Art 2022, artist Tanya Lukin Linklater generated projects in relation to water, weather and embodiment. The artist wrote a series of open yet concise scores to prompt performances for the camera with four dancers. Shot over late summer, fall and early winter in Toronto and Montréal neighbourhoods, near rivers, lakes, land formations, under the sky and amidst weather, 'Sensation is a circuit of experience, a circuit of the felt travelling in and adjacent to the body' premiered in 2022.

For the Ontario Culture Days Festival, the written scores will be shared as a print publication and online through the Ontario Culture Days website. An audio performance by Cedar Aisipi, an Omaskeko Cree youth, prompts listeners. The scores may be experienced as gentle instructions returned to daily, or intermittently, in a practice of listening, breath, sensation and embodiment.

During the Festival, Lukin Linklater will undertake a performative lecture at the Textile Museum of Canada to coincide with the release of the publication. She will perform writings centred on embodiment and weather while screening 'Sensation is a circuit of experience, a circuit of the felt travelling in and adjacent to the body', 2022.

Admission Info

Free event, click here to register

Dates & Times

2022/10/15 - 2022/10/15

Location Info

Textile Museum of Canada

55 Centre Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2H5

Parking Info

The Museum does not have a parking lot. However, there are several commercial parking lots within walking distance:

63 Centre Avenue (Northeast corner of Dundas Street and Centre Avenue) Surface lot – Impark lot #39 | Hourly: $7.50

393 University Avenue (Entrance on Centre Avenue) Underground garage – University Centre – Impark Lot #227 | Hourly: $12.00

180 Dundas Street West (Southwest corner of Dundas Street and Centre Avenue – Additional entrance at 65 Centre Ave.) | Hourly: $9

110 Queen Street West (Nathan Phillips Square) Underground Garage – GreenP Carpark 36 | Hourly: $7

Please note: There is limited street parking available near the Museum; however there is ongoing construction taking place on Dundas Street and on Centre Avenue.