arbor-artist | composition • performance • arboriculture
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Kim Farris-Manning is a fun-loving queer arbor-artist: composer-performer (UVic '18), nature educator, and arborist/forest technician (La Cité '23). Kim's artistic and arboricultural practices are deeply connected, feeding and nourishing each other. They are currently developing an exhibit celebrating forests as part of their MA in Music and Culture and Grad. Diploma in Curation at Carleton University. They are the founder/Artistic Director of Queer Youth Choir, and collaborative pianist for Tone Cluster and Queer Cadence. Named one of "Six Emerging Canadian Composers to Keep an Eye On" (Ludwig van Toronto, 2022), their work has been experienced across Canada, the USA, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Kim is part of folk-indie duo YELLOW, and is a founding member of the Paramorph Collective, who launched their debut album on Redshift Records in 2023.
Artiste-arboriste queer qui aime s'amuser, Kim Farris-Manning est compositaire/interprète (UVic '18), éducatrice en nature et arboriculteur/technicien forestier (La Cité '23). Les pratiques artistiques et arboricoles de Kim sont profondément liées, se nourissant l'une l'autre. Iel prépare actuellement une exposition qui mettra à l'honneur les forêts dans le cadre de sa maîtrise en musique et culture et de son diplôme en curation à l'université de Carleton. Iel est le fondatrice et directrice artistique du Queer Youth Choir, et pianiste pour Tone Cluster et Queer Cadence. Nommé.e l'un.e des « six compositeur.ices candien.nes émergent.es à surveiller » (selon Ludwig can Toronto, 2022), son travail a été présenté à travers le Canada, les États-Unis, la République tchèque et les Pay-Bas. Kim fait partie du duo folk-indie YELLOW, et a co-fondé le Collectif Paramorph, qui a lancé son premier album sur Redshift Records en 2023.
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Kin of Chlorophyll | drag • arboriculture
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A botanical being, Kin of Chlorophyll celebrates nature through drag, drawing inspiration from the forest's embrace - lurking in the shadows with flying squirrels, singing with cicadas, and communing with the sun. ☀️
. Beyond the stage, Kin's work is rooted in artistry, ecology and education. As an arbor-artist, composer and nature educator, Kin of Chlorophyll explores the stories of forests and the playful unpredictability of the natural world, channeling these elements into their art. Through their drag, they offer audiences a chance to reflect on the interconnectedness of all living things. |