Friday, March 28, 2008
Harbourfront Centre

235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON, M5J 2G8 416.973.4000
www.harbourfrontcentre.com

6:00 - 10:00 pm
Marilyn Brewer Community Space
Exhibition
WORLD PROCESSOR
Ingo Günther, Artist, Germany/USA

8:00 - 9:00 pm
Harbourfront Centre Studio Theatre
Performance HATCH: emerging performance projects
WEATHERING ARCHITECTURE
Filiz Klassen, Associate Professor, Ryerson University, Toronto

*Other Showtimes included with digifest Pass: Saturday, March 29 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, March 30 at 2:30 pm
(one performance per digifest pass)

9:00 – 10:00 pm
Harbourfront Centre Site
Performance
Rebecca Belmore, Artist, Vancouver

6:00 - 9:00 pm
Brigantine Room
Performance Dinner
* SOLD OUT*

THE WEDDING REHEARSAL
ATSA (Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable), Pierre Allard and Annie Roy, Montreal

Saturday, March 29, 2008
Design Exchange

234 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5K 1B2
416. 216. 2119
www.dx.org/digifest

10:00 am
Main Floor
Registration Opens

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Main Floor
Video Screenings
WORLD PROCESSOR
Ingo Günther, Artist, Germany/USA

ON MY KNEES: A Public Divorce Ceremony
Cathy Gordon, Artist, Toronto

WATER IS LIFE
Henk Hofstra, Artist, Netherlands

NATURE HAPPENS | A DECLARATION OF INTER_DEPENDENCE
Isabelle Rousset, Beal Institute, Toronto

VISUALIZING THE INVISIBLE
Liam Johnstone, Artist, Toronto

Exhibit
H20: New Scenarios for Survival
Various Artists, Italy

10:30 - 11:00 am
Trading Floor
Special Video Screening
ARK
Melissa Shiff, Artist, Toronto

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Trading Floor
Panel Discussion
PERCEPTIONS OF DISASTER
Cathy Gordon, Melissa Shiff, Liam Johnstone, Isabelle Rousset, moderated by Greg Van Alstyne

12:00 - 1:00 pm
Trading Floor
Keynote Speaker
CATASTROPHE, CREATIVITY, AND THE RENEWAL OF CIVILIZATION
Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon
professor and author of
THE UPSIDE OF DOWN, Toronto

1:00 - 1:30 pm
Trading Floor
Lunch

Re-Screening of ARK by Melissa Shiff

1:30 - 2:30 pm
Trading Floor
Special Presentation
LEADERSHIP IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND CHALLENGE
Peter Robinson, CEO, The David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver

2:30 – 3:15 pm
Trading Floor
Special Presentation
DISTRIBUTED TOTALITARIANISM
Portage: The Mobile Canadian Experience, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto

3:15 - 3:30pm
Trading Floor
Break

3:30 - 4:30pm
Trading Floor
Special Presentation
NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
AA Bronson, Artist, Toronto and New York

Sunday, March 30, 2008
Ontario Science Centre

770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON, M3C 1T3
I416.696.1000 or toll free at 1.888.696.1110
www.ontariosciencecentre.ca

10:00am - 4:00pm
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Challenge Zone,
Levels D & E
Charette
TORONTO CATASTROPHE SLAM
* Pre-registration Required *

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D
Digital Show Show
WORLD PROCESSOR
Ingo Günther, Artist, Germany/USA

ON MY KNEES: A Public Divorce Ceremony
Cathy Gordon, Artist, Toronto

WATER IS LIFE
Henk Hofstra, Artist, Netherlands

ARK
Melissa Shiff, Artist, Toronto

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D
Exhibitions
BODY MAPPING: Women Navigating the Positive Experience in Africa and Canada

72 HOURS PAVILION: Is your family prepared?
Public Safety Canada

1:00 - 2:00 pm
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D
Multimedia Performance
REVELATIONS GLIESE 581
Campbell Foster and David Porter, Multimedia Performers, Toronto

1:30 - 2:30 pm
Challenge Zone, Level D
Public Challenge
SHELTER CHALLENGE
Open prototyping sessions offered by OSC staff, duration one hour.

2:00 - 2:30 pm
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D
Performance
AUDIO-O-CATASTROPHES I
Audio Autopsy inside the secret activities of the turntable
Martin Tétreault, Sound Artist, Montreal

3:00 - 3:30 pm
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D
Public Discussion
CULTURAL JAM: De-Constructing
digifest 2008

3:00 - 4:00 pm
Challenge Zone, Level D
Public Challenge
ALTERNATIVE WATER COLLECTING DEVICES
Open prototyping sessions offered by OSC staff, duration one hour.

3:30 - 4:00 pm
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D
Public Conclusion
TORONTO CATASTROPHE SLAM

4:00 - 4:30 pm
Weston Family Innovation Centre, Level D
Performance
AUDIO-O-CATASTROPHES II
Audio Autopsy inside the secret activities of the turntable
Martin Tétreault, Sound Artist, Montreal

11:00am and 1:00pm
Omni Theatre, Level B
IMAX Dome Films
HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU

* Additional Ticket Purchase Required
(Adult $12, Senior/Youth $9, Child $8)