Backstory of Our Creative Community Since 1995 ELAN Sota Summit, September 22, 2011

1995
DANCE: Dance Shows Phenomenon: more audiences. Cirque du Soleil phenomenon: good vs. Bad. Alternate Forms of Healing & Training. WRITING: Institutions, 1990s: AELAQ, BLUE MET, QWF, Expozine, Anarchist Bookfair, et al FILM/TV/VIDEO/MEDIA: 1999: CRTC Policy reducing broadcaster Canadian Content Requirements. ELECTRONIC MUSIC: Late 90s: MUTEK montreal as centre for electronic/electro-acoustic music.

2005:
THEATRE: QDF. 80 Companies. Mainline Theatre (2005). FILM/TV/VIDEO/MEDIA: c. 2005: Montreal becomes home to numerous successful double shoots. VISUAL ARTS: Negative: RAAV (our professional funding body) is not accessible to Anglophones (applications, information, etc.); VS. Positive: RAAV now offers some content in English (thank you, ELAN!). Sutton ranks 6th in Canada of numbers of artists; studio tours in townships. Anglophone artists recognized.Daniel Olson wins Louis Comptois Prize, 2009. Anna Riley wins Pierre Ayotte Prize, 2010. THEATRE: Creation of Wakefield Fringe Fest. & performance space

2000
FILM/TV/VIDEO/MEDIA: Start of revolution in inexpensive shooting, editing, animation, and distribution of projects. THEATRE: Beginning of The End of Media Coverage for Theatre. ELECTRONIC MUSIC: Late 90s now: Explosion of indie music scene. Ingredients: Referendum, venues, affordability, recommitment of remaining English community, insulation/iscolation from mainstream culture, political system favours culture, D.I.Y., and web technologies. WRITING: Visibility, 2000s: Blue Met, mRb, ELAN, Casa del Popolo

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