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2boys.tv

2boys.tv (Stephen Lawson and Aaron Pollard) are a Canadian art duo based in Montreal, Quebec. Trained at the National Theatre School of Canada and at Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design and Concordia University, respectively, Winnipeg-bred Lawson and Montrealer Pollard are also known both as Gigi L’Amour and Pipi Douleur. This creative team and real-life couple work in video-supplemented performance and in video itself and have presented in arts and queer spaces across the Western Hemisphere, Europe and New Zealand. The duo are known above all for extravagant and intense stage spectacles. [1]

Selected performances and presentation history

CatoptROMANTICS (2019)

Generation (2012)

Phobophilia (2008, 2009, 2011)

Zona Pellucida (2009)

Battle Hymn (2002)

Selected film and video

Installations

Publications

Lawson, Stephen. "Emcee Etiquettes: Experts Weigh In on How to Host the Perfect Cabaret Night." Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 177, 2019, p. 67-72.

Pollard, Aaron and Stephen Lawson. "Bonus Insert." Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 150, 2012, p. 1-17.

Pollard, Aaron and Stephen Lawson. "Tightrope, Translation and Transformation." Performance Research, vol. 21:5, 2016, p. 131-133.

Prizes and awards

2009 VICTOR MARTYN LYNCH-STAUNTON AWARD for outstanding achievement by a mid career artist working in the Interdisciplinary Arts, Canada Council for the Arts[3]


CATEGORIES:

Art duos

Canadian performance artists

Living people

21st-century Canadian LGBT people

20th-century Canadian LGBT people

Canadian Drag Queens

  1. ^ a b Waugh, Thomas (2006). Romance of Transgression in Canada : Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 452.
  2. ^ Levin, Laura; MacDonald, EmmaRose (2015). "Where Is Theatre Going?". Canadian Theatre Review. 163 (163): s1–s13. ISSN 1920-941X.
  3. ^ a b "Art duo 2boys.tv pass on drag torch to mark their 10th anniversary at Phenomena Festival". The Montreal Gazette. Oct 20, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2024.((cite news)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Soloski, Alexis (2011-01-12). "Under the Radar Returns to NYC". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  5. ^ Piepenburg, Erik (2011-01-07). "Under the Radar: 5 Questions About 'Phobophilia'". ArtsBeat. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ^ "Performers open eyes and minds". The Herald. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  7. ^ Doyon, Frédérique (2008-02-09). "Danse et performance - Phobie créatrice et pièges de chasse". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  8. ^ Sumi, Glenn (2009-01-14). "Diva act - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  9. ^ "Audio, video and a drag queen. It works!". The Globe and Mail. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  10. ^ Fortin, Sylvie (2007). "La Biennale de Montréal, 2007". Art Papers Magazine. 31 (5): 52–53.