4.2: Kelly Ruth by New Music Edmonton

Welcome back to The No Normal.

In this episode of The No Normal we are delighted to feature one of the key figures in the experimental arts scene here in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan/ Edmonton, Kelly Ruth. Since moving here from Winnipeg in 2017, Kelly Ruth has given dozens of live performances, mainly featuring amplified weaving looms, collaborated with many local and visiting artists, created gallery installations, and worked within, or alongside, some of the key arts organizations here. Among her many activities, Kelly Ruth has for several years been developing a performance practice that takes place in the virtual world, on Second Life. Through her avatar, Poppy Morris, she has cultivated a unique approach to artistic world-building while developing an entirely new, international audience. To top it off, Kelly Ruth has developed a really amazing practice that hybridizes simultaneous in-person and virtual performances.

Music included in this episode:

02:27 Simulacra - Real Virtuality (excerpt)
Kelly Ruth, from the album Simulacra, Released 2021
Label: Pseudo Laboratories

13:21 Simulacra - Illusory Perceptions (excerpt)

21:00 Simulacra - Sensorial Waters (excerpt)

34:25 Pixelated Oscillations (excerpt 1)
Kelly Ruth and Allison Balcetis
Hybrid Live/ Virtual Performance, Harcourt House, Edmonton
April 21, 2023

44:36 Hybrid Live/ Virtual Performance (excerpt 1)
New Adventures in Sound Art
South River, Ontario
December 9, 2023

54:20 Hybrid Live/ Virtual Performance (excerpt 2)
New Adventures in Sound Art

62:09 Pixelated Oscillations (excerpt 2)
Kelly Ruth and Allison Balcetis
Hybrid Live/ Virtual Performance, Harcourt House, Edmonton
April 21, 2023

For more Information:
Kelly Ruth:
https://www.kellyruth.ca/
https://www.youtube.com/@kellyruth5063

Pseudo Laboratories:
https://pseudolaboratories.bandcamp.com/

Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
https://harcourthouse.ab.ca/

New Adventures in Sound Art
https://naisa.ca/

Moment Discovery
https://momentdiscovery.ca/