‘How to breathe while dying’ is NUMUS’ final concert of their mix series curated by Emerging Curator Winner Olivia Shortt. Featuring New York City-based advocate, acclaimed composer and performer Clifton Joey Guidry III as well as projections by Kichwa digital media artist and filmmaker Samay Arcentales Cajas, this concert marks the Eastern Canada debut of Guidry as they embark on a 5-day tour of Southern Ontario including stops in Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Toronto among others.

Guidry’s performance will highlight new works by Black and Indigenous composers for bassoon complemented by projections designed by Cajas at The Walper. This concert will also feature a pre-show discussion between Guidry and playwright, director, and DORA-nominated artist Yolanda Bonnell.

Pre-show Topics:
Fatness, Blackness, Indigeneity, mental health, white fragility, racism and systemic oppression.

 Clifton has been featured as a composer and performer on concerts and recitals all over the United States, Kenya and Aruba and at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Guidry’s compositions will be featured at the Spoleto Festival in 2020.  

Trigger and content warning:
Video used in one piece contains distressing images.

Program:
2:19 A.M. by Clifton Joey Guidry III
How to breathe while dying by Clifton Joey Guidry III
Following by Dai Fujikura (on tour in general)
Infinitely Ethereal by Michele Abondano (on tour in general)
Form Content Negotiations by Jessie Cox
World premiere by Olivia Shortt
Open improv with Samay