https://2011.vivamontreal.org/2011/10/stephane-st-laurent-on-my-last-cigarette/ Festival d'art performatif Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://2011.vivamontreal.org/2011/10/stephane-st-laurent-on-my-last-cigarette/#comment-94 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:57:40 +0000 http://vivamontreal.org/?p=2659#comment-94 this relationship of tenderness and love between grandmother and grandson. a relation that one performs slowly, over time. a durational performance…and here we are, witnessing this particular point in time. a point in time that will be covered over in many other moments yet to come. for me, this performance exposed a glimpse into an already existing performance – a performance of a life-long relationship between two people who love each other, who have spent time together, who have endured together. stephane shared with us, exposed himself, in the position of grandson, and yes he exposed a vulnerability, and as tout va says, he performed his belief in the power of the capacity for empathy, for care. beautiful.

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