Everglades (2018)

C’est avec un très grand plaisir que nous vous annonçons le lancement de notre livre Everglades.
Valerie LeBlanc et Daniel H. Dugas

Everglades est un essai poétique sur l’impact de l’Anthropocène, époque durant laquelle l’activité humaine perturbe l’environnement. Dans leur exploration des marécages protégés, les auteurs recueillent les bruits ambiants et documentent la moindre découverte afin de produire des poèmes et des textes inspirés des lieux. Se construit une cartographie qui donne à voir la complexité du territoire.

Tiré d’un projet multimédia qui comprend des vidéopoèmes et des marches sonores, ce livre invite à une prise de conscience du passage de l’être humain dans la biosphère et de ses conséquences, des traces qu’il y dépose; il propose une réflexion sensible et troublante sur la communion avec l’environnement et les forces de la nature.

Date : Mars 2018
Genre : Poésie
Collection : Poésie
ISBN : 9782897441029

Everglades – lancement (2018)

Les Éditions Prise de parole vous invitent à célébrer la parution de Problème trente, de Thierry Dimanche, et d’Everglades, de Daniel H. Dugas et Valerie LeBlanc.

Le lancement suivra le spectacle Sols et sous-sols, qui réunira musique contemporaine, poésie et arts visuels. En deux parties, le spectacle donnera à voir et à entendre des prestations des auteurs, du concepteur visuel Patrick Harrop, du compositeur Robert Lemay et du quatuor de saxophones Proteus. Plus de détails ici.
(Une présentation des Concerts de musique contemporaine 5-Penny.)
Le samedi 17 mars, au Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario.
19 h 30 – Sols et sous-sols

21 h – Lancement
Les billets du spectacle (23$ pour les adultes et 17$ pour les étudiants) sont en vente à la billetterie du TNO.

Entrée libre au lancement.

Verse Fest

Very happy to be part of Verse Fest 2018! I will be reading at the Knox Presbyterian Church (120 Lisgar Street) at the Plan 99 Reading Series event on Friday, March 23 at 7 pm.

VERSeFest is Ottawa’s annual International Festival of Poetry. Built on a mandate of fostering creative crossroads and community, we feature English and French poetry of all traditions, styles, and forms. Since 2011, we have showcased the best local, Canadian, and international poets performing in both spoken and written word genres. As one of Canada’s largest and most successful poetry festivals, our stages have featured readings by Griffin, Governor General, and Pulitzer Prize winners.

VERSeFest est le festival international de poésie qui se déroule annuellement à Ottawa. Notre
mandat consiste à encourager le rassemblement communautaire par le biais de carrefours de
créativité. C’est dans ce but que nous présentons en anglais et en français de la poésie
représentative de toutes les traditions, formes et styles. Depuis 2011, nous avons mis en valeur
les meilleurs poètes locaux, canadiens et internationaux dans les divers styles de poésie parlée et
écrite. Forts de notre succès comme l’un des festivals de poésie les plus importants du Canada,
notre scène a accueilli de nombreux gagnants du Prix Griffin, du Prix du Gouverneur général et
du Prix Pulitzer.

aequilibris (2018)

Synopsis aequilibris

Des images d’anciens films familiaux défilent sur l’écran des chutes du Niagara. Une ficelle, comme une mémoire collective tendue au-dessus des chutes, se défait et se refait donnant aux souvenirs évanescents une dernière chance de s’agripper à la réalité.

Home movies shot at Niagara Falls run over current footage set on the same plane. An unraveling rope stands in for the collective memory of challenging the odds.

aequilibris from Daniel H. Dugas on Vimeo.

Almost Everything (2018)

Brock University (2018)

I am very happy to have been invited to Brock University for two events. If you are around St-Catherines, Ontario, January 25 and 26, please drop by. I would be delighted to see you!

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The programs Etudes en français (Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures), Interdisciplinary Humanities, Studies in Arts and Culture (Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts) and Studies in Comparative Literatures and Arts of Brock University are pleased to welcome Canadian author/artist Daniel H. Dugas for two public lectures!

Dugas writes and creates art in a variety of forms. Technology, ecology, and economy are recurrent themes often explored in his work; poetry and video poetry are two favourite platforms. Whether his projects are first accomplished in French or English, Dugas’ motivations remain similar.

Public lecture in English: Thursday January 25, 2018

Time: 2-3 pm

Location: MW 156 (Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists’ Common, downtown St. Catharines)

Dugas will talk about his individual and collaborative practice with a focus on the ecological work created in partnership with Valerie LeBlanc over several years.

The artist’s talk will be in English.

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Conférence en français : vendredi 26 janvier 2018

horaire : 1-2 pm

lieu : PL 410, Campus principal (Brock University)

Artiste numérique, poète et musicien, Daniel Dugas a participé à des expositions individuelles et de groupe ainsi qu’à plusieurs festivals et événements de poésie en Amérique du Nord, en Europe, au Mexique et en Australie. Son neuvième recueil de poésie L’esprit du temps / The Spirit of the Time vient de paraître aux Éditions Prise de parole.

La présentation se fera en français.

This is a free community event. Tickets are not required.

For more information contact Professor Catherine Parayre, cparayre@brocku.ca

https://brocku.ca/miwsfpa/stac/2018/01/08/canadian-authorartist-daniel-h-dugas-delivers-public-lectures-at-brock/

6th International Video Poetry Festival ATHENS (2018)

6th International Video Poetry Festival ATHENS 2018
Self Organised Theatre Embros
Riga Pallamidi 2 Psirri

FR.19 + SAT.20 JANUARY 2018 STARTS 17.00
134 video artists and poets from 25 countries. 5 performances
21 live poets + 3 djs. 4 live concerts. 2 video art installations + BookFair

FRIDAY 19 JANUARY VIDEO POETRY DAY starts at 17.00

GREECE: Yiannis Deliveis . Evi Stamou. George Zafiriou. Αngel Ballas & Katerina Bakagianni. Stellios Oikonomidis.Christine Papanicola Τziadora. Κarina Verdi & GlitchA. Lokatola ITALY: Francesca Bonfatti. Puccio Chiesa & Roberto Moroni SPAIN: Eduardo Yague. Hernán Talavera. Igor Luna. Cristina Ruberte París. Adriana Páramo Pérez FINLAND: Hanna Ojala PORTUGAL: Mario Henrique Leiria. Takis Panas. Andre Birken IRAN: Niyaz Saghari UNITED KINGDOM: Eleonore Dambre. Amber Agha AUSTRIA: Lisa Seidenberg SCOTLAND: Susannah Ramsay ALBANIA: Eni Derhemi GERMANY: Julian Weinert Justine Bauer & Andre Patten. mmmmmfilms: Adrian Fisher. Ginés Olivares . Luna Montenegro. Kuesti Fraun. Vera Sebert Soar FRANCE: Suki USA: Adrian Frost. Ellen Evjen Matt Mullins. Outlier Moving Pictures: Pam Falkenberg. Jack Cochran. Mark Freeman CANADA: James Pomeroy. Daniel H. Dugas. Valerie LeBlanc ISRAEL: Jasmin Even AUSTRALIA: Ian Gibbins. Rose Staff. Nick Azidis. Lisa Greenway. Elena Knox. Radheya Jegatheva. Marie Craven URUGUAY: Martín Klein BRAZIL: bagadefente COLOMBIA: Alejandro Fernández Mouján RUSSIA: Inga Shepeleva. Maria Terentieva. Dima Anikin ARGENTINA: Yanin Lorey. Paloma Violeta Gonzalez Santos MEXICO: Cristina Bustamante. Guillermo Fuentes SOUTH KOREA: Finn Harvor CHINA / NEW ZELAND: Chen Chen

http://theinstitute.info/?p=2600

The Ghost in the Machine (2018)

While the airwaves are filled with news that computers are vulnerable to the Meltdown and Spectre attacks, something incredible happened deep inside my own Yamaha synthesizer.

I have been playing on this keyboard since 2002 without a glitch. Last year, after a gig, I mentioned to someone that my synth was a workhorse; after fifteen years of composing and playing music, it was still going strong. That must have been the signal for something to go wrong. Suddenly, the up and down arrows stopped working. Without these, I lost access to crucial functions in my workstation. I contacted a local electronic service center and brought the keyboard in for an emergency visit. The technician found that one of the PCM boards was not working and a replacement part was purchased from Japan. After weeks of waiting, the part finally arrived and the keyboard was healed. This renewed vitality was more like a short remission as the arrows soon lost their power for a second time. I brought the keyboard back to the shop but nothing else could be done. My beloved sound-making machine looked like it would never be the same.

The keyboard still worked, it just wasn’t what it used to be. As time went on, I learned how to live within its reduced capabilities. Then a few days ago, I turned it on, selected the piano voice and started to play, but the machine seemed to have another idea in mind. It kept cycling through voices and parameters. The yellow, red and green lights on the controls were flashing on their own. I tried to regain control but was unable. In desperation, I hit the surface of the keyboard with my fist to power it off. I thought this could be the death rattle of it, the end of music.

I waited a few seconds and turned it on again. The lights flashed once more, the names of voices on the LED window kept cycling around and around. And then, all of a sudden, all of that madness stopped. I looked at the keyboard as if it was a wild animal, unsure if it was going to jump at me or burst into flames, but nothing happened. I touched the keys; the piano was there. I played a little something. Everything sounded okay. Then I noticed that the up and down arrows were working! I played some more, accessing things that were not optional since the breakdown. I was shocked. I thought that these reemerging sounds might be the last to come out of my machine; if I closed it, it might die. I was afraid to power it off, so I played all day thinking that it was the last day.

Then, at some point, when I was ready, I shut it down. I waited a few minutes and put it on again. It was still working, and it is still working now, days after the incident. I don’t know what happened, maybe the ghost in the machine decided to make a move, or a speck of micro dust stuck under something fell off when I hit the keyboard. What do I know of the secret lives of microprocessors? Maybe I will never know, but for the time being I am ecstatic, enjoying the return of the way things were.

The Mountain – Prime Number Magazine (2018)

I am very happy to have one of my texts included in the excellent @PrimeNumberMag.
Issue #127 is now live!

https://www.press53.com/issue-127-daniel-dugas

About Florida Bay, exhibit + panel (2017)

Panel discussion ‘Issues surrounding About Florida Bay’ Left to right: Naturalist Steven Tennis; Interpretive Park Ranger Leon Howell; Dana Wildsmith; Valerie LeBlanc; Daniel H. Dugas; Nathaniel Sandler; Houston Cypress; Jason Hedges; Nick Gilmore. Not seen: Jason Hedges.

On view at AIRIE Nest Gallery from October 1, 2017 – January 15, 2018: About Florida Bay, featuring work by Houston Cypress / Mark Dion / Valerie George / Nick Gilmore / Jason Hedges / Valerie LeBlanc and Daniel H. Dugas / Nathaniel Sandler / Magnus Sodamin

About Florida Bay: 95% of Florida Bay is located in the Everglades National Park, and has undergone a series of ecological changes that have severely altered the natural ecosystem. To support the state’s agricultural water needs, the water was rerouted and no longer flows into the Bay, causing severe environmental issues and loss of native wildlife. About Florida Bay is a group exhibition in response to the unpredictability of this environmental dilemma, in which nine artists strive to capture the historical significance of this contested area while also featuring a sense of nostalgia and raising concerns about the future.

In addition to new work form our artists, this exhibition contains archival photographs are on loan courtesy of the South Florida Collections Management Center. In a unique partnership with AIRIE, Miccosukee Reverend Houston Cypress of Love the Everglades Movement presents sacred waters borrowed from the water cycle. Gladesman Glen Simmons’ photographs, notebook and carving generously provided by anthropologist Laura Ogden and specimens courtesy of Deborah Mitchell.

About Florida Bay is curated by Deborah Mitchell, artist and Executive Director, AIRIE, Inc. About Florida Bay is the third exhibition held in the newly renovated AIRIE Nest, made possible by a grant from the Knight Arts Challenge. AIRIE programming is also supported by a Culture Builds Florida grant and by a Hannibal Cox grant from Miami-Dade County.Works contained in this exhibition do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the National Park Service.

Opening reception and informal tours are offered on Sunday, October 8th, 1-3pm

Sundays in the Park ecology discussion and sculpting workshop Sunday, October 22, 1-3pm

All events are free and open to the public, open daily from 9-5pm