For the fourth evening of the Les caresses qui nous unissent performance series, Fonderie Darling invites the public to explore the work of multidisciplinary artist Lara Kramer. Later, Place Publique transforms into a dance floor for the rest of the evening, pulsating to the rock and funk beat of Louis Philippe Moore’s DJ set.  

EVENING SCHEDULE

6:00 PM / This is the Place Where We Pray by Lara Kramer
8:30 pm to 10 pm / DJ set by Louis Philippe Moore

Terrace bar open until 10pm

LARA KRAMER / THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE WE PRAY

This is the Place Where We Pray is a durational exploration that delves into silence and stillness. Inspired by the 2022 visual artwork (Baptiste and Kramer) of the same name, the project employs the original artwork and its creation process as a reference point for the performer’s instinctual engagement of Place Publique. This work seeks to expand the sensory and dimensional reach of the original piece through experimental experiences and knowledge of place-based relationality.

Located outside of Fonderie Darling, This is the Place Where We Pray aims to uncover new modes of expression and a wide spectrum of stories through Kramer's visualization, renewal, and embodiment of the original piece. Although the artwork isn't displayed, the project creates a space where time, memory, and space intersect, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the unfolding narrative and transcend conventional limits alongside the performer.

Lara Kramer is a performer, choreographer, and multidisciplinary artist of mixed Oji-cree and settler heritage, raised in London, Ontario. She lives and works in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal. Over the past fifteen years, her choreographic work, research, and fieldwork have focused on intergenerational relations, intergenerational knowledge, and the impacts of the Indian Residential Schools of Canada. Kramer is the first generation in her family not to attend the Residential schools. Her approach to experiential practice and the creative process of performance, sonic development, and visual design is based on embodying experiences like dreams, memories, knowledge, and reclamation. Her dance, performance, and installation creations have been showcased across North America, Europe, Australia/Oceania, and Martinique.