March of the Monarch (How to Fly a Tank)

August 30, 2018
Performance Art


About the Program

For March of the Monarch, David Khang creates a new public performance from recurring tropes in his art – monarch butterflies that camouflage a military soldier and his bicycle-powered tank. The public will be invited to form a “migration” of cyclists, and participate in a butterfly-themed bicycle ride through the city, accompanying the tank along False Creek, to Granville Island. Accompanied by the Korean music troupe Tazza, and with projected visual imagery as a backdrop, the audience will be invited to help release live butterflies. This multimedia project looks to engage the audience towards a social metamorphosis as part of Khang’s ongoing work of being open to change.

Meeting Location Science World at TELUS World of Science
Bike Route: False Creek Bike Path 
Destination Point: Chain and Forge, Granville Island 

Identifier

2018.0830 MAR

Location

Science World at TELUS World of Science
1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6A 3Z7
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

False Creek Waterfront
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

The Chain and Forge
1402 Anderson Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 4E5
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations
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