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NOTIONAL SPACE WILL BE “DARK” BETWEEN 24 NOVEMBER AND 12 FEBRUARY. ENJOY YOUR WINTER.
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ARTHUR ARNOLD and MOIRA HOPFE-OSTENSEN
THURSDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2025 | DOORS AT 19:30, MUSIC FROM 20:00
This is a BENEFIT CONCERT TO SUPPORT PRISMA MUSIC FESTIVAL.
From Seoul to Spokane and Maastricht to Moskow, Arthur Arnold has spent the past 20 years conducting symphony orchestras all over the world. Amidst the recent volatility of wars and pandemics, he has found comfort in reconnecting with his roots as a cellist. Join us for an intimate evening of cello and piano, performed in collaboration with Dr. Moira Hopfe-Ostensen. This will be a benefit for the wonderful PRISMA Music Festival, which trains the next generation of classical musicians — as well as thrilling BC audiences.
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WINDS OF THE WORLD: the Vision of Fié Neo in Film and Imagination
SUNday, 16 February 2025 | DOORS AT 14:00, Screenings FROM 14:30
This is a gift economy event
Join interdisciplinary artist Fié Neo for an afternoon of social dreaming and collective imagination. It will feature three of her short, experimental documentary films, each looking at important social change moments at different parts of the planet. After the screenings, Fié will lead an interactive session utilizing an instantiation of her “Museum of Dreams and Imagination, a creative tool which animates hopeful visions of the future.
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SCOTT COOK & PAMELA MAE
SUNday, 2 March 2025 | DOORS AT 19:00, MUSIC FROM 19:30
This is a gift economy event
We love all the artists who play at Notional Space equally, as one does — except for the ones we love more than anything. We’re not saying Scott and Pamela fall into that latter group, nor are we denying it; we leave it to you to wonder why we mention this. The fact that they are vastly lovely people who, in 2023, gave one of the great live folk performances we’ve ever witnessed may or may not be relevant information for you to consider. Scott describes his songs as “equal part introspection and insurrection”; but we’d add that the songs are tightly, smartly written and performed with a spare, intimate beauty. Are these Albertans touring Scott’s seventh album, Tangle of Souls, or pre-touring their forthcoming work, Troubadourly Yours? That is also for you to decide.
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