SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014 - reVelation
NIGHT 3 ~ Theme: reVelation
An amazing journey through art, live music, poetry, fashion, performance, dance and much more to stimulate our body and soul in the theme of change. We saw some very edgy designs, some with frayed edges, in models of every type of body, hair colour and expression. Stellar dance performance, and MC! I was most impressed with K-O.ME design, as she had the best models, and with such variety and craftsmanship. Her silk ponchos were to die for. The crowd gave her a standing ovation. Another designer who was called DisctractedMoths also intrigued me, I would love to wear his design for Halloween or to a cosplay party. The most freaky part was the Bizarnival where 2 girls had a skit performance ended with one stapling lace to the other's body, leaving bloody marks. I don't know how this is considered performing art, stapling lace into someone's flesh and head....
Music kept it whimsical and fun, while there were many fashionable people there with fantastic outfits, hair, and make up.
FEATURED DESIGNERS:
coidlyn wight
DistractedMothsK-O.ME clothing for EVERYbody
LoopDLoo
MIKIKO KATAHIRA
Taare (pronounciation: Thaa-ray)
FEATURED PERFORMERS:
Dawna (Harp Pixie) McLennan
Bizarnival
FEATURED FILM:
"That No One May Know My Suffering" ~ Ulla Laidlaw
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Andrew Macklin
Bill Stewart
Carla Dearman
Dayna McCuaig
Dean Shearer
Famous EmptySky
Flavia Chan
Jack Clift Robinson
Jenn Brisson
Jennifer Chernecki
Kaz Simpson
Lani Imre
Nina Pak
Peter Gikandi
PHRESHA
Vancouver Alternative Fashion Week[End] provides Vancouver's wildly explosive underground arts scene with a unique departure from typical arts affairs. This three-day event boasts over 50 jury-selected artists, musicians, performers and designers, in a celebration and promotion of unbridled creativity. VALT encompasses wearable art, music (from solo musicians to full contemporary bands to electronic artists), drawing, painting, mixed-media works, sculpture, film (documentary, art film and narrative), performance art (from short theatrical works, to interpretive dance and beyond), photography and interactive installations.
#VALT2014 Theme: Vicissitudes ~ [vi-sis-i-tood] noun
1. a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
2. interchange or alternation, as of states or thing.
3. successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune.
4. regular change or succession of one state or thing to another.
5. change; mutation; mutability; ups and downs.
The theme of #VALT2014 is broken into three parts for the three consecutive nights:
reVolution, eVolution, reVelation
VALT is run by SEAMS - The Style, Entertainment, Art & Media Society of Vancouver. This not-for-profit organization focuses on developing local arts programming that assists emerging and fringe artists of every medium and media in the province.
2014 East Side Cultural Crawl
These fabulous art, sculpture, jewellery, clothes and wearable art are at 1000 Parker Street in Vancouver. Go catch this fabulous FREE annual art exhibit of our city's best, find out more at www.culturecrawl.ca