With performances by socially-progressive Toronto collective LAL, members of the Mississauga dance troupe Grace N' Style hooked up to sound-producing devices and works from new media artist Jessica Thompson, bland is most assuredly not on the menu. The eclectic show is being presented by Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot, outreach co-ordinator for the Art Gallery of Mississauga and the University of Toronto Mississauga's Blackwood Gallery.
LAL, fronted by singer Rosina Kazi, will come to town to perform at a CD release party for it's latest album, Deportation. The album has been described as having a dramatic sense of urgency and includes the track Erase Me, among others.
The band combines elements of down-tempo soul, thick bass lines and cross-continental rhythms to form its own sound. Hints of South Asian roots and hip-hop beats also make their way into the music.
The collective also embraces new media with video images and an interactive stage set-up that encourages the audience to explore the social messages included in the band's songs.
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Opening the event are dancers with Grace N’ Style. The crew will perform while wearing Freestyle SoundKits that generate electronic beats as their bodies move.
Thompson, meanwhile, lives in Buffalo and creates art that encompasses sound, performance and mobile technologies.
Freestylie runs from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
It happens at the Civic Square stage. Admission is free.
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