Space-ifesto 2012 (A Manifesto Toward Conditions and the Proliferation of Culture in a BETTER CANADA)

Abstract

OCCUPY SPACE ALWAYS START BACKWARDS: (TO BE READ ALOUD) To the civil servant, the city counselor, and MP! To our friends, supporters, benefactors. To the courageous follower (you know who you are!) You are making space for ART: Cheers to you! To the women and men who make space on the fringes for the masses who like Fringes. To the festival organizers, the fundraiser, the arts administrator, WE, THE ARTISTS, Thank you! To the theatre managers who in this day and age might be wishing for a “found space”, To the architects who thought about the city, the people, and what would happen inside, To function first! (with no disrespect to form). To large washrooms, with twice as many stalls for women, To soft lighting that makes you look good, To artists paying artists. Let this never be a bad thing, To designers who deal in magic, To postage stamp size studio spaces, To the agora, where it all began, and to the faithful technician, devoted, sitting watch. THREE CHEERS TO THE THEATRE AND ALL ITS PARTS!! LONG LIVE THE THEATRE!!! Hip Hip, Hurrah! Hip Hip, HURRAH!! Hip Hip, HURRAH!!!