Saturday 31 August
24°C and Broken Clouds
Another milestone: Agnes is closed to the public as we prepare for Agnes Reimagined. Stay tuned for plans for off-site programming!
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Agnes welcomes back students by joining in Orientation Week at Queen’s University.
Fan Wu at Queer Karaoke Dance Party, 2022. Photo: Tim Forbes
QUEER KARAOKE hosted by Fan Wu
Welcome new and returning students! As part of a two-day orientation program, Agnes’s annual Queer Karaoke Party continues this year in partnership with Union Gallery.
Karaoke is our community in song, our channel of catharsis. I’ve seen versions of AQUA and Tina Turner that are burned into my memory. Karaoke is the forgery, the dupe, the knockoff raised to the status of a new original fuelled by the enthusiasm of the amateur. Come sing with us at Union Gallery in a warm and welcoming space of resonant expression. Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but even better is your will to mark the song with the distinctiveness of your spirit.
Biography
Fan Wu is a multidisciplinary artist and curator. His new band with Thom Gill, The Heart of Going La, explores the intersection between funk & jazz idioms and Buddhist & Daoist mantras. You can listen to his debut album, touch The Ten Thousand Things without dependency, on Bandcamp for free. Write to him anytime at fanwu4u@gmail.com.
