For the first time in North America, the cult Swiss-German favourites Les Reines Prochaines will be presenting their latest performance piece Halluzination in Canada, in March 2005.

The musical performance troupe Les Reines Prochaines was established in 1987 by several artists, among them Pipilotti Rist and Muda Mathis. Pioneers of Swiss feminist performance, the collective works of Les Reines Prochaines have been revered in several European countries. They have recorded over five original albums and produced multiple videos.
Their last performance piece Halluzination was a huge success in Europe with stops in Spain, Germany, Austria, France, and Switzerland, before being presented in Québec, Montréal and Ottawa.
This project has been made possible with the help of Pro Helvetia, la Fondation Suisa pour la musique, Studio 303, Galerie La Centrale, Groupe Intervention Vidéo (GIV), La Bande vidéo, Saw Gallery, The Swiss Consulat General in Montreal, GeoLogistics, Omya and Europack. We are proud to present Halluzination with one solo exhibition in Montréal and two artist talk evenings in Montréal and Québec. Artists Muda Mathis, Sus Zwick, Michèle Fuchs, Fränzi Madörin, Barbara Naegelin and Tina Z'Rotz, who make up the group Les Reines Prochaines will all be in attendance.

Tour Dates March 2005

Concerts
March 17, 2005 at Galerie Rouje in Québec (in partnership with La Bande Vidéo)
March 19-20, 2005 at Sala Rossa in Montréal (in partnership with Studio 303)
March 24, 2005 at Club Saw in Ottawa (in partnership with Saw Gallery)

Art Exhibition by Muda Mathis, Sus Zwick and Barbara Naegelin
March 11, 2005 - Opening of the exhibition La Géographie transparente
March 11 - April 17, 2005 - Exhibition at Galerie La Centrale in Montréal

Artist Talk - Evenings
March 16, 2005 at complexe Méduse in Québec (in partnership with La Bande Vidéo)
March 23, 2005 at Galerie La Centrale in Montréal (in partnership with GIV)
Infos : Chantal Molleur (514) 527-1407
molleur@cam.org - www.reinesprochaines.ch