Graphic design by Najeeba Ahmed. Visit the media kit here to download.
The change of season once again brings a boundary-defying music and arts convergence at Pique’s fall edition, happening on September 28, 2024 at the Arts Court.
Experimental and underground music, media art installation, drag and ballroom performance, and more will be showcased across eight stages and exhibition spaces, indoors and outdoors. Admission is pay-what-you-can and all-ages.
The 14th edition of Ottawa’s signature art party brings together groundbreaking music, visual, and interdisciplinary artists for an unmissable function.
Broadcasting live from Club SAW and the SAW Courtyard during Pique, tune into Cybernetique anywhere in the world. Featuring dynamic performances all evening long, the Cybernetique live broadcast features professional-quality audio and visuals, making it about as good as being there in person. Virtual attendees can also tune into exclusive interactive interviews hosted on Debaser’s Instagram to engage with our hosts and socialize with fellow virtual attendees.
With more than 30 artists, curators, and speakers, there is so much to experience at Pique.
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Guest curators:
Yéila Siriano + Legendary OA Mother Maldita Siriano
Queertopia Kiki Ball
The Queertopia Kiki Ball is a journey through herstory, our roots as a culture, and a manifestation of what we'd like to see as Queer folx in the present and for the future. In collaboration with Debaser, The Queertopia Kiki Ball is here in hopes of bringing together the kiki ballroom communities of Toronto, Montreal + Ottawa to celebrate the expression of our unique identities and community at large.
More info about categories, prizes and how to participate here.
Curated and organized by Yéila Siriano + Legendary OA Mother Maldita Siriano
Topique
As part of the Pique fall edition, Topique returns with five illuminating sessions focused on ballroom culture and technique, DIY electronic arts, and artistic solidarity and resistance:
3:00-5:00 pm - Workshop: Open Level Vogue
3:30-4:30 pm - Panel: Creative Resistances - Practicing Solidarity in the Arts
4:30-5:30 pm - Artist Talk & Demo: From Scratch - DIY electronics and music-making
5:30-6:30 pm - Workshop: Runway
6:45-7:30 pm - Panel: Judges, Do You See It?
Read more about the Topique program here.
Topique sessions are free with a ticket to Pique.
No pre-registration required. First come first served. Please arrive early to secure your spot.
All sessions take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Arts Court (67 Nicholas St.)
TICKETS
Tickets to Pique are pay-what-you-can. Suggested range of $35-65 includes taxes and fees.
To buy a ticket for below or above the suggested price range, register here to choose-your-own price.
PLEASE NOTE that while a tickets gains you access to the festival, each individual venue space within is subject to capacity, and your ticket does not guarantee you access to each performance. Consult the schedule and arrive early to the stage to ensure you catch the performance(s) you want to see!
The event is ALL AGES and licensed.
Visit thisispique.com for more info.
Accessibility, harm reduction and safety information
Media Kit
DOCUMENTATION
Pique is documented by various authorized photographers and videographers. Photos and video documentation are used for internal and external use, and sometimes photos or videos of attendees are posted on Debaser social media. If a photo is posted of you is published, you can email hello@debaser.ca to request to take the photo down.
Selected stages at Pique are also broadcasted live on our Pique live stream. By attending Pique, attendees consent to appearing in the live stream broadcast.
PARTNERS AND FUNDERS
Pique is presented in partnership with the Arts Court, SAW, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Indigenous Curatorial Collective, Artengine, DAIMON, Radio Hull, Ottawa Fringe, Digital Arts Resource Centre, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa Dance Directive, Venus Fest, and Produced by Youth, with support from Dominion City Brewing Company, Kilam Media, Wall Sound, Planet Coffee, DAVIDsTEA, Postering Ottawa, n.10.as, Apt613, and CKCU FM, and is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, Ontario Trillium Foundation, the City of Ottawa, and the SOCAN Foundation.
