when ↓
August 2 & 5 at 4:00-7:00pm ET on Zoom

about the sessions ↓ 
In life and in art, our ‘selves’ are numerous and changing; social, political, emotional, physical, and spiritual worlds that can be joyous and revealing, confusing and even confining. Layering these ‘selves’ into art practice -- whether image, gesture, or text -- can be equally joyous or confining. How do we put our memories and the events that shaped them into the studio, and into our work?

Memorist and performer Tanya Marquardt will lead two 3-hr zoom classes in sourcing the self for LoveIn’s online offerings. The first lecture will introduce the memoir form, as well as a free writing exercise called a ‘Body Paper’ which allows the artists’ body/ies to offer stories, memories and experiences for creative use. The second class will focus on frameworks for integrating experiences of the self into creative work. Writing and performance improvisations about the self, the belovéd, the difficult other, as well as things we hide, and things we show, will be peppered into these lecture style classes, alongside video and audio examples. We will also cover methodologies for self and community care, and how to work with (or not work with) trauma. 

Participants will leave the course with generative writing and/or physical improvisations that can be fodder for future work. Bring a notebook, pen, comfortable clothes, food and water.

about the artist ↓ 
Tanya Marquardt is a writer and performer. Their performances have been presented at PuSh, VIDF, rEvolver, Summerworks, foldA, The Tank, Brooklyn Museum, The Brick, The Collapsable Hole, and at U500 in Budapest, Hungary. Tanya has worked with JoAnne Akalaitis, Jerome Bel, Ballez, Jess Barbagallo, Mallory Catlett, Fay Nass, the only animal, radix, and the Leaky Heaven Circus. They live and work on the unceded, ancestral and occupied traditional lands of the xwməθkwəy̓əm, Sə̓lílwətaʔ, and Skwxwú7mesh Nations and in Lenapehoking, the homeland of the Lenni-Lenape People, and Canarsie and Munsee Nations. IG: @Tanya-Marquardt // tanyamarquardt.com

who are the sessions for? ↓
All artists -- writers, performers, makers. Also activists, therapists, those working in narrative medicine or art therapy.

where ↓
on Zoom

accessibility ↓
Digital sessions will be hosted over Zoom, and wifi connection and a digital device are needed to access the session. Ideally you would participate from a space where you can have some privacy and also be able to move around a bit, or lie back and fully extend your body as is best suited for your individual needs. Participants are encouraged to engage in the ways that feel best for them, video on or off, engaging verbally or not. Closed captioning will be available in the Zoom room.

If you are d/Deaf/HOH and would like to attend, please let us know no later than 2 weeks before each session so we can do our best to confirm qualified ASL interpreters. 

sessions cost ↓
Love-In is currently offering a pwyc sliding scale by using the discount codes listed below at checkout. We ask that community members with a consistent income or salary pay at the regular price so that we can support community members with less access to income, wealth, or assets to attend barrier free. Thank you for locating yourself in the place that best matches your economic situation and paying accordingly so that we can make our programs available to more people for years to come! 

SOLIDARITY — 75% off
REDUCED — 50% off
REGULAR — 25% off

abundant
This rate reflects a medium increase on the rate for the session. If you have access to a salary, savings, investments, assets, or generational wealth, paying this rate will subsidize the attendance of someone for whom cost is a barrier to attending. If you are moved to donate $10 or more, there is an option to do so.

supporter
This rate reflects a moderately increased rate for the session and will allow us to partially subsidize the attendance of folks for whom cost is a barrier. Please add a donation of $5 if you have access to a salary, savings, investments or assets. 

regular
This rate reflects the regular cost for the session. Please select this rate if you have access to a regular income and are able to meet your basic needs around food, housing and transportation.

reduced
This rate reflects the reduced cost for the session. Please select this rate if you are able to meet your basic needs around food, housing and transportation, but have gaps in your income and no access to savings or familial financial support.

solidarity
This rate reflects the solidarity cost for the session. Please select this rate if you are able to meet your basic needs around food, housing and transportation, but don't have access to regular income.

access
The option to access this session at no cost ensures that members of our community for whom price is a barrier to participation are able to join us. Please email us at info@tolovein.com to receive this option. 

covid-19 & illness protocols ↓
Masks are not mandatory, but welcomed. Please use your discretion and prioritize your health as needed. Thanks for continuing to work with us to keep our most at risk community members safe.

acknowledgements ↓
The TO Love-In is thankful to gather on traditional Indigenous territory known as Tsi’Tkaronto, “Where the trees meet the water” “The Gathering Place.” This land belongs to the Wyandot, Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabeg and Mississaugas of New Credit. We recognize these nations and any other Nations (acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded) as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land. We are grateful to the Elders, and story-keepers who make the first stories of this land known. We honour the history of this place. Agreeing to continually support our Indigenous community and members, and to center Indigenous practice where and when appropriate. With our action, heart, and word, we commit to providing spaces for inclusivity, respect, love, and working to uphold the treaties of these territories. 

Toronto Dance Community Love-In is supported by Canada Council for the Arts and Toronto Arts Council. 

Photo by Davis B Smith