In 1979, more than 110 local artists participated in the making of “ART MONTREAL”, and most of them in their studios, “on location” in and around the city. The TV series gave Montreal its first “gallery of the air”, a panoramic view of a thriving local art scene; the avant-garde of Montreal’s visual and plastic arts; dance, theatre, music, film, video art and... the most exciting and demanding of the performance arts... Performance Art. Of the 26 programs broadcast on Cable TV, 7 have survived. Now, almost 30 years later, we present these rare programs transferred to DVD from the original 3/4” masters.

Title: ART MONTREAL – volume 6
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1979
Length : 27 minutes
Language : English
Artists : David Moore (Performance), Vincent Dionne (music), IroTembeck (Dance)
Public Performance Rights: Yes

Title: ART MONTREAL – volume 9
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1979
Length : 27 minutes
Language : English
Artists : Tom Konyves (Videotheatre), The Neonz (Music-Performance)
Public Performance Rights: Yes

Title: ART MONTREAL – volume 10
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1979
Length : 27 minutes
Language : English
Artists : Doris May (Fibre Sculpture), Robert Rayher (Film), Stephen Lack (Visual Art)
Public Performance Rights: Yes

Titre: ART MONTREAL – volume 12
Format : DVD
Année de Production : 1979
Durée : 27 minutes
Langue : Français
Artistes : Claude-Paul Gauthier (Sculpture), Jean-Pierre Seguin (Arts Visuels), Marie Christine Larocque (Theatre)
Droits de Performances Publique : Oui

Title: ART MONTREAL – volume 14
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1979
Length : 27 minutes
Language : English
Artists : Don Mitchell (Film), Nancy Petry (Visual Art), David Cooperstone (Film)
Public Performance Rights: Yes

Titre: ART MONTREAL – volume 19
Format : DVD
Année de Production : 1979
Durée : 27 minutes
Langue : Français
Artistes : Marie Chouinard (Danse), Pierre Tetreault (Arts Visuels), Roger Cantin (Film)
Droits de Performances Publique : Oui

Title: ART MONTREAL – volume 21
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1979
Length : 27 minutes
Language : English
Artists : Margie Gillis (Dance), David Rahn (Video Art), Judy Garfin (Visual Art), Bill Vazan (Visual Art)
Public Performance Rights: Yes

En 1980, la série d’émissions ART MONTREAL devenait une production indépendante grâce aux subventions des organismes gouvernementaux et à laide du secteur privé et commercial. Des 6 programmes diffusés sur les ondes de Câble TV, 5 ont survécu.
Maintenant, presque 30 ans plus tard, nous présentons ses émissions rares, transférés en DVD des cassettes 3/4” originaux.

Titre : Performance Art Au Québec – volume 1 INTRODUCTION
Format : DVD
Année de Production : 1980
Durée : 55 minutes
Langue : Français
Artistes : Tim CLARK (Canada), Gary SMITH (États-Unis), MILLER and CAMERON (Angleterre), REINDEER WERK (Hollande), Claude Marie CARON (Canada), David MOORE (Canada), Louise GUAY (Canada), Daniel GUIMOND (Canada), C!aude LAMARCHE (Canada), Claude Paul GAUTHIER (Canada), Alain SNYERS (France)
Commentaires de : Jean TOURANGEAU, critique, Chantal PONTBRIAND, magazine PARACHUTE, Daniel DION, artiste, René BLOUIN, CONSEIL DES ARTS, René VIAU, journaliste, LE DEVOIR
Droits de Performances Publique : Oui

Titre : Performance Art Au Québec – volume 3 ROBER RACINE
Format : DVD
Année de Production : 1980
Durée : 55 minutes
Langue : Français
Artistes : Rober Racine, entrevue, extraits de performances VEXATIONS, ECHELLE R.V. WILLIAMS, MARTEAUX MUETS, GUSTAVE FLAUBERT 1880-1980
Animateur : Stephan Daigle
Droits de Performances Publique : Oui

Titre : Performance Art Au Québec – volume 4 SYMPOSIUM INTERNATIONAL DE LA SCULPTURE ENVIRONMENTALE CHICUOUTIMI
Format : DVD
Année de Production : 1980
Durée : 55 minutes
Langue : Français
Artistes : Monty Cantsin, Holly King, Hervé Fisher, Cyril Reade
Entrevues : Hervé Fisher, Klaus Rinke
Droits de Performances Publique : Oui

Titre : Performance Art Au Québec – volume 5 SYMPOSIUM INTERNATIONAL DE LA SCULPTURE ENVIRONMENTALE CHICUOUTIMI 2
Format : DVD
Année de Production : 1980
Durée : 55 minutes
Langue : Français
Artistes : Claude Lamarche, Claude-Paul Gauthier, Carol Proulx, Marie Chouinard, Pierre Gosselin, Michael Snow
Entrevues : Claude-Paul Gauthier, Carol Proulx, Marie Chouinard
Droits de Performances Publique : Oui

Title : Performance Art Au Québec – volume 6 MONTY CANTSIN/ THE NEOIST
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1980
Length : 55 minutes
Language : English
Artists : Monty Cantsin, Robert Filiou, extraits de performances INFRADUCTION (avec Robert Filiou), NEOIST CHAIR ACTIONS, HALLOWMASS SUPPER 2, RESTRICTION
Public Performance Rights : Yes

Titre : ART ET SOCIETE
Format : DVD
Année de Production : 1981
Durée : 55 minutes
Langue : Français
Artistes : extraits de performance de: Hervé Fisher, Monty Cantsin, Jean Claude Gagnon, François Gourd, Alain Snyers, Francine Chaine, Jean-Yves Frechette
Droits de Performances Publique : Oui

Titre : BILL VAZAN; ARTISTE - COSMOGRAPHE
Format : DVD
Année de Production : 1981
Durée : 55 minutes
Langue : Français
Commentaires de : Fernande St-Martin, Leo Rosshandler, Diana Nemiroff, Lise Lamarche, Paul Heyer
Droits de Performances Publique : Oui

Title : CHRIS BURDEN –INTERVIEW – May 3, 1983
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1983
Length : 25 minutes
Language : English
Artists : Chris Burden LIVE at Articule
Public Performance Rights : Yes

Title : FUTURIST SOUND – ANNA BANANA, BILL GAGLIONE LIVE
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1981
Length : 22 minutes
Language : English
Artists : Anna Banana and Bill Gaglione perform works by Futurists Francesco Canguilo, Remo Chiki, Jacobo Balla, Bruna Corra, Emilio Settimelli, Fortunato Capello and F.T Marinetti
Public Performance Rights : Yes

Title : POETRY AT VEHICULE
Format : DVD
Year of Production : 1978
Length : 55 minutes
Language : English
Artists : The 4 Horsemen – bp Nichol, Steve McCaffery, Paul Dutton and Rafael Barreto-Rivera – (Toronto), Gerry Gilbert (Vancouver), Richard Sommer (Montreal), Opal L. Nations (UK), bp Nichol (Toronto), Tom Konyves (Montreal)
Public Performance Rights : Yes

Title : TOM KONYVES – VIDEOPOEMS 1978-2004 Volume 1 & 2
Format : 2 DVD
Year of Production : 1978 - 2004
Length : 113 minutes
Language : English
Artists : Videopoems by Tom Konyves:
Disc 1: Sympathies Of War (1978), Mummypoem (Sympathies Of War - A Postscript) (1978), Yellow Light Blues (1980), And Once They Have Tasted Freedom (1981), Quebecause (1982), Sign Language (1985), Percussion 16 Mm Film B&W (1993), Hopscotch 16 Mm Film B&W (1993)
Disc 2: No Parking (1982), No Parking (2004) performed LIVE by Step Dans Fuego Theatre Collective, LIVE at Place des Arts, Montreal, April 8, 2004, See-Saw (1978) (with Ken Norris), Ubu’s Blues: The First Voyage of The Vehicle R (1979), Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1983), A Poem for the Rivers Project (2004) (with Alex Konyves)
Public Performance Rights : Yes

BALLET, BEYOND BASICS -
LEVEL TWO

This spectacular video dance class explores classical ballet for the Intermediate to Advanced student of ballet. With each viewing and practicing of exercises contained in this program you will enhance your level of fitness and conditionning. Stimulate your body and mind with Ballet, Beyond Basics, Level 2.

BALLET, THE CLASSICAL METHOD (1995)

.... the ideal exercise program, safe, effective, easy to follow and enjoyable. "Ballet the Classical Method" is an entire ballet class on video. The viewer is guided step-by-step, through a class, in the same sequence and manner that every student of dance and professional dancer goes through everyday.

Dance, Ballet

WISEMAN TECHNIQUE: Floor Stretching Exercises (40 minutes)

INCLUDES AN ONLINE 15 - PAGE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Now available for the first time on video! A revolutionary exercise routine for dancers, figure skaters and athletes - anyone interested in the physical development of the human body. The series of exercises presented in this video are a result of years of extensive research and up-to-date understanding of human physiology. Developed specifically for professional dancers and figure skaters, these precise & focused exercises are intended to free the performing artist from their physical limitations by expanding and strengthening the capacity of individual muscles, tendons & ligaments, as well as developing better coordination and physical awareness. Now the physical artist and athlete can break through the barriers of their body’s limitations and realize the vision of their creative spirit.
These exercises are also highly effective in the repair of muscle injuries and can assist in the rehabilitation from back problems.
The dynamic results from these exercises is well documented. Artists and athletes alike praise the results achieved through adding ‘The Wiseman Technique’ © to their training.
A must for anyone interested in the development of the human body... (it will even improve your golf score.)

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TO RETURN: THE JOHN WALKUS STORY
(2000)

This critically acclaimed documentary reveals the commitment and strength of a young man's struggle to belong, as he tries to return to the village he was forcefully taken away from as a child. Directed by Maureen Kelleher and Annie Frazier Henry. In English with Aboriginal language.

Native Indian Subject, Adoption Issues
(click here for more info)

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Leaving The House: Deborah Hay
(in English and French) 55 Minutes
(1981)
Choreographer/dancer Deborah Hay was one of the original members of the Judson Dance Theatre, and worked with Merce Cunningham in 1964. It was during the mid-60's that she became a dedicated student of T'ai Chi Chuan, which resulted in the increasing spiritual focus in her work. Hay is unique - while she likes to work with large dance groups, she manages to integrate non-dancers in the performances.
Her long-time collaborator is musician Bill Jeffers, who performs with her live on stage. He also accompanied her during this 1981 intensive weekend workshop in Montreal. It was a rare opportunity to capture Deborah Hay in the process of revealing her motivations to a new generation of Montreal dancers. Shot in natural lighting conditions, the video is a discreet witness to the inner workings of an accomplished choreographer and individual. The video also features her solo performance, Leaving the House.

Dance, Ballet

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THE GREAT DEBATE: 
YIPPIE VS YUPPIE
ABBIE HOFFMAN AND JERRY RUBIN
(1986)

Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were both on the leading edge of protest in the 1960's. Rubin became an entrepreneur and the chief spokesman for the Baby Boom generation. Hoffman remained active in environmental issues and grass roots politics, maintaining his anti-establishment stance until the end of his life. The 1986 debate featured in this one-hour video was the "final" debate for these two eloquent speakers, following 18 months of touring North America. Though many years had passed since their heyday as counterculture icons, thousands flocked to auditoriums to hear the opinions of Hoffman- idealistic, unrelenting champion for truth and justice- and Rubin- the pragmatic voice of the new right.

Contermporary Issues, Counterculture