v26 – October 2024

  • Phew
  • Rafael Toral
  • Lucy Liyou
  • Niecy Blues
  • Dawuna
  • Daniel Majer
  • Mark Templeton
  • Cloud Circuit
  • Yes, Sydo
  • Truth in the Well
  • Medical Museum
  • Gaitrie Persaud
  • Zoë LeBrun
  • Skye Callow
  • Katherine Liberovskaya, Phill Niblock + Francisco Janes
  • MUTEK Future Festivals Lab

Our twenty-sixth festival makes an allusive, interferential tapestry of song—touching punk and gospel, Krautrock and K-pop, epic poetry and enveloping post-jazz. There’s nothing standard here, however, and the many passages between these sound worlds follow close textural cues and intuitive associations. Tickets and passes available now.

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FESTIVAL EVENTS

v26 – Thursday, October 17th

  • Dawuna
  • Niecy Blues
  • Mark Templeton

Dawuna is the moniker and middle name of multi-disciplinary artist Ian Mugerwa. Using music as his primary medium, Dawuna has released multiple projects to much critical and fan acclaim. These works span many different styles of experimental black music, with influences spanning from Prince and…

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v26 – Friday, October 18th

  • Phew
  • Cloud Circuit
  • Daniel Majer

Phew, otherwise known as Hiromi Mortani, is a musician based in Kanagawa, Japan. While fronting Aunt Sally, one of Osaka’s earliest punk groups, Phew played a critical role in developing Japan’s underground music scene. Phew’s oeuvre spans a vast array of experimental sounds: from no-wavey…

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Skye Callow – ‘Shimmering’ (September to October 28th 2024)

send + receive launches our twenty-sixth year with Shimmering, an audio work by artist Skye Callow, opening on Nuit Blanche in Stephen Juba Park. The work is located beneath the pedestrian bridge commemorating the former Ross Creek, just past the junction of Waterfront Drive and Bannatyne Avenue.

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Future Festivals Lab (Thursday, October 17th)

As the world faces unprecedented environmental, social, and cultural challenges, the Future Festivals Lab emerges as a vital platform for reimagining the role of festivals in shaping resilient and adaptable futures. Situated within two distinct bioregions—Mexico City and Winnipeg—the lab spans the vast geographic, ecological, and cultural diversity of the Americas, offering a unique opportunity to explore how festivals can evolve to meet the needs of their communities and environments.

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