As part of MOMENTA x VOX. The Life of Things, see you on Wednesday, October 2nd for an performance evening with Bridget Moser. The first representation of What Will Stay You Alive will take place at 6:30 pm, followed by a second at 7:30 pm. Admission is free, but seats are limited : arrive early!

What Will Stay You Alive (2019) is a 26-minute performance that uses strategies associated with performance art, prop comedy, experimental theatre and dance. It shifts abruptly and unexpectedly between brief scenes that consider the limitations of self-soothing, the potential deficiencies of wellness, and the implications of finishing what you started. The artist works with a supporting cast of found props—including self-massage tools, a personal comfort pillow in the shape of an arm, platform Crocs, rubber gloves, and more—delivering a series of monologues and abstract gestures alongside sound compositions, pop music, opera classics, and other noises.

Bridget Moser is a performance and video artist whose work is suspended between prop comedy, experimental theatre, performance art, absurd literature, existential anxiety, and intuitive dance. She has presented work in venues across Canada, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Mercer Union, the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Oakville Galleries, Vancouver Art Gallery, Western Front, MSVU Art Gallery, PLATFORM Centre, and the Dunlop Art Gallery. She has presented projects throughout the US and Europe and has been a resident artist at Fondazione Antonio Ratti (Como, Italy) and at SPACES (Cleveland, USA). Her work has been featured in publications including Canadian Art, C Magazine, Art in America, Artribune Italy, and The Dance Current. She has been shortlisted (representing the region of Ontario) for the Sobey Art Award 2017.