INSTITUT 014 | live score | TAREK FUNK x LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

An epic crossing the desert. Arabic trip-hop. Live woodwind looping against one of cinema's most enduring landscapes.

Vol 14: Tarek Funk performs an original live score to David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962), blending Arabic folk traditions, hip-hop, improvisation, and experimental rhythm with a cinematic classic.

This is the second half of VOLUME 14 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 early for an open folk session with KRYVA KOSA at 5PM and White Bird with a Black Mark at 7PM. Stick around — Ivanna Lunazul paints live throughout the performance, followed by vintage vinyl at 11PM. But RSVP even though it's PWYC so we know who to expect.

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5:00 PM | RESIDENCY | KRYVA KOSA
7:00 PM | FILM | White Bird with a Black Mark (Yuri Illienko, 1971) — curated by Pylyp Ilienko
9:00 PM | LIVE SCORE | TAREK FUNK × Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
9:00 PM | LIVE PAINTING | IVANNA LUNAZUL (AR/SP)
11:00 PM | VINTAGE VINYL | TBA

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TAREK FUNK is a Syrian Palestinian multi-instrumentalist, MC, and bandleader whose work moves between Arabic folk, hip-hop, Afrobeat, funk, cumbia, and experimental jazz. Since 2007, he has toured extensively across Canada, bringing a deeply improvisational approach to stages ranging from DIY venues to major festivals.