Animated City is a presentation of large-scale animations throughout Calgary, projected GIANT on the sides of buildings and in the windows of our favorite coffee shops, bars, and stores in Kensington and on 17th Ave.
Animated City Installations Wednesday Nov 2- Saturday November 5, 7-11PM
Various Locations (See below)
Sip your coffee, beer or tea and visit your favorite stores to explore animations from across the world! Animated installations run nightly.
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Soft City by Lydia Karpenko Thursday November 3, 7-11PM
North Wall of TEATRO Restaurant (200 – 8th Avenue SE)
Soft City depicts an imaginary dreamscape full of strange animals and plants. Inspired by oceanic, under-water life, creatures emerge from openings in the façade, slowly filling the building with vibrant, tactile imagery.
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Beama projection mapping Plaza Theatre, Outside
Friday Nov 4, Saturday Nov 5 6-9PM
Artist collective BEAMA visual environments (Darren Caufield, Ben Leonard, Dillon Butz), with the help of local animator (EJ Negre) transform outside of the Plaza Theatre. BEAMA, best known for visuals at the Pagoda stage (Shambhala Music Festival), will be creating animations that interact with the building façade, turning the Plaza into a space defying illusion.
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Lacrimosa by Mohammad Sharar Lacrimosa By Mohammad Sharar
Friday November 4, 7-11PM
Enoch House, House on the Stampede Grounds (314 12th AVE SE)
Lacrimosa is an interpretation – the beginning of life and existence. It’s about when two pairs of eyes meet and what unfolds between them. It’s about weeping and vindication, passing through interpretive stages of sentience only to find itself back at the very “beginning”.
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Bloom by Sitji Chou Saturday November 5, various times between 7 and Midnight
Jubilee Auditorium, North Wall (1415 14 Ave NW)
At the LogDrivers Waltz Gala
Flowers bloom and perform, becoming characters in the process. “Bloom” is a short film made using a range of techniques: a mix of live footage, projections, compositing, and traditional animation.
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The Monstrocity: By Martin Warszawski The MonstroCity By Martin Warszawski
Saturday November 5, various times between 7 and Midnight
Jubilee Auditorium, North Wall (1415 14 Ave NW)
At the LogDrivers Waltz Gala
Inspired by classic monster-in-the city movies, colorful animated monsters inhabit the walls of the Jubilee in this GIANT animation– eating, growling, and proliferating.
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