MANUAL

MANUAL is a show that takes place covertly in a public library for one person at a time. Through a series of tiny actions, a performer guides the viewer through a quiet, profoundly sensory experience in the library. They walk through the space and listen together. They look at books and read to each other. Fragments of photographs and sound recordings blur into one another. And as the piece progresses a web of reflections emerge on the act of listening and reading with another person. With MANUAL, Kinner and Willes (Montreal) stage a quiet meditation on the library as a site of shared attention. For the YPAM Fringe presentation, the artists have chosen to stage a version of the work without permission in a public space. For this reason there may be contingencies involved in viewing the work, and aspects of the work are different than official presentations because of the guerilla nature of this showing.

12.14 Thu 11:00–18:40 Starts every 1 hour.

Co-created by Christopher Willes and Adam Kinner. Dramaturgy: Hanna Sybille Müller. Performers: Adam Kinner, Hanna Sybille Müller, Christopher Willes, Alexa Mardon, Denise Kenney, and Chao-Ying Rao (Betty). Audio contributions: Michael Davidson, Colin Fisher, Thomas Gill, Terri Hron, Philippe Lauzier, Germaine Liu, Philippe Melanson. Karen Ng, and Felicity Williams. Production assistance: Camille Lacelle-Wilsey, Mulu Tesfu, Jessica Han, Seán Talbot. With the support of: Festival TransAmériques, Conseil des arts du Canada, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Ontario Arts Council. Developed through creation residencies at Take Me Somewhere (Glasgow), and LA SERRE – arts vivants (Montreal). Special thank you to John Latour and Michael Nardone. Photographs by David Wong. Videography by Albédo. Presentation History - Take Me Somewhere Festival, Glasgow, Scotland, 2023 - PuSh Festival, Vancouver, Canada, 2023 - Living Things Festival, Kelowna, Canada, 2023 - OFFTA, Montreal, Canada, 2022 Upcoming Touring: - GIFT, Gateshead, UK, May 2024 - Festspillene i Nord-Norge (Arctic Arts Festival), Norway, June 2024 - Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong, 2025

Free of charge Extremely limited capacity (tickets awarded by lottery). Reservations will be confirmed on December 11th. Please fill out this form to express your interest: https://forms.gle/EaGqyeaLFby2Boh28

MANUAL is a guided experience for one person at a time, which involves reading together and moving around in a public space. The performer/guide primarily uses hand written notes to facilitate the process with the viewer. It involves listening to audio in headphones.