Annie-Claude Deschênes

Multidisciplinarity is an integral part of Annie-Claude Deschênes’ creative process, who

continues her perpetual personal quest of uniting music and performance art by bending the

pre-established conventions of stage presence. A key figure on the Montreal independent

music scene for almost twenty years, she made her mark as a singer, musician, songwriter,

performer and visual artist with Duchess Says and PyPy, two bands that are renowned as

much for their electrifying performances as for their artistic sensibility. Her exploratory

approach to staging and sound design takes a new direction with the genesis of this solo

project: the urgency that characterizes her work remains, but frustration and aggression give

way to introspection and vulnerability. Annie-Claude Deschênes explores and reinvents

herself under her own name, driven by a constant need to create outside her comfort zone.

Inspired by minimal pop and the pioneers of electronic music, Les manières de table, her

first solo album due out in spring 2024, is as danceable and melodic as it is disquieting and

dystopian, proposing to set the table differently by deconstructing the social codes of

politeness imposed on us.

https://www.bonsound.com/en/artist/annie-claude-deschenes/

All ages / licensed event.

Debaser operates on the stolen land of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin people in so-called Ottawa. As a non-Indigenous-led arts organization that presents work by Indigenous artists and other artists of colour, and which benefits from funding from the Canadian government that continues to deprioritize access to clean drinking water for many Indigenous communities, we at Debaser strive to remain mindful of how ongoing colonial processes position us in relation to the artists we support and the work we present. We also acknowledge the building that Debaser and Club SAW are based in, the Arts Court, is the former Ottawa Courthouse, right next to the former Ottawa J*il. While we acknowledge the dark history of these buildings and the oppressive connotations of prisons and courts for Indigenous and Black community members, we also thank Indigenous and Black artists and community members for reclaiming this space and filling it with art and performance that have the potential to transform and educate the community. Learn more about this land acknowledgement and find educational resources and ways to support at www.debaser.ca/land-acknowledgement

Club SAW is a wheelchair accessible spaces. The indoor venue is accessible by a ramp from street level, the doors are automatic, and bathrooms are wheelchair accessible (including adult-sized change tables). Bathrooms are also gender neural.

More accessibility information available here (see Accessibility heading).

Masks are encouraged. Free KN94 masks available at the door while supplies last.

Please wash your hands often, and do not come if you are feeling sick.

Attendees, artists and staff are expected to respect one another. Zero tolerance for violence, aggression, oppressive behaviour or language, or bullying. If you are currently implicated in an accountability process, please ensure you are respecting the space and well-being of those you have affected.

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