INSTITUT 003 | vintage vinyl | SHAUNT RAFFI

Armenian folk, desert blues and ethio jazz on vinyl from Toronto curator SHAUNT RAFFI.

Vol 3: SHAUNT RAFFI closes out the night — expect the unexpected. Threads of the evening may resurface. New ones will appear.

This is the closing set of VOLUME 3 of the INSTITUT experiment. Every week, a different hypothesis. Underground at 620 Spadina Ave - around the back, through the lot to the steel doors, down the stairs, past the mechanical room, through the swinging wood laminate door...

Come earlier for a live score of Parajanov's The Colour of Pomegranates at 9PM, Ukrainian Poetic Cinema at 7PM, or the panel with MARCI SHORE at 5PM. But RSVP even though it's PWYC so we know who to expect.

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5:00 PM | PANEL | MARCI SHORE x KAROLINA KOZIURA | "NOTHING BAD HAS EVERY HAPPENED"

7:00 PM | FILM | "WELL FOR THE THIRSTY" (d. YURI ILLIENKO) — UKRAINIAN POETIC CINEMA curated by PYLYP ILLIENKO

9:00 PM | LIVE SCORE | SHAUNT RAFFI x THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES (PARAJANOV, 1969)

11:00 PM | VINTAGE VINYL | SHAUNT RAFFI

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SHAUNT RAFFI is an Armenian music curator, DJ and producer based in Toronto. He is the curator of Tapestry Jam, a monthly improvised music series, and the host of Sonic Salon, a program exploring boundary-pushing sounds. As the founder of Antikka, The Oud & the Fuzz, and Tapestry, Raffi has long built environments where artistry and community intertwine — rooted in a commitment to Armenian, South West Asian and North African cultures while fostering collaboration and experimentation.

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