Project: So Many Feelings (2014-) Dates: January 22, 2026 The Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Vancouver, BC An embodied call-and-response with live singing and projected video, Lucien Durey’s So Many Feelings juxtaposes expectations for the live and recorded performer, creating an emotional and humorous interplay between audience, singers, and screen. This ongoing project was first presented for Regina’s Performatorium 2014: Festival of Queer Performance, and its latest 50-minute iteration interweaves picturesque video footage spanning over a decade. Joined by Caroline Ballhorn, Chance Lovett, Amanda Sum, and Mark Wolf, Durey presents new and old chapters that layer heartfelt and comic video performances with live singing, field recordings, and foley Special Thanks to Cyrus Boelman, Tyler Brett, Emmalena Fredriksson, Curtis Grahauer, Maggie Halford, Veda Hille, Leanne Kallal, Katie Kozak, Maria Kozak, Phyllis Kozak, Sophie Ostrowski, Kerri Reid, Nathalie Therriault and Kevin Truong
Images: Video stills from So Many Feelings (2014—) Excerpts from So Many Feelings (2014-)
Lucien Durey acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and of the Saskatchewan Arts Board for various stages of this project.
