Miriam Ginestier (born 1968) is a

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interdisciplinary performance curator living and working in

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, Quebec. She is best known for her work as general and artistic director of

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, Montreal's dance and interdisciplinary-arts centre. Between 1993 and 1995, Miriam Ginestier co-founded the long running feminist experimental performance festival

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in collaboration with Karen Bernard and Paul Caskey. Miriam has contributed greatly to the Montreal creative community by her artist-driven approach to curation and production. Along with public activities and performances, Ginestier's events have sought to create a community where people of various backgrounds can meet and share viewpoints, and have brought together various forms of feminism. Her work as a freelance cultural event organiser for the lesbian community earned her the Arc-en-Ciel Award in 2003 for her contribution to the community. She was also responsible for the legendary and greatly missed lesbian monthly dance parties, Meow Mix, where she DJed as well. Miriam has also performed on stage and in film, notably as flapper alter-ego, Fannie Nipplebottom.

Works

Curation

* 1994 - 2016: Edgy Women Festival * 1996 - 2006: Le Boudoir Cabaret * 1997 - 2012: Meow Mix Cabaret *2012 - ongoing: Cabaret Tollé *2016 - ongoing: Queer Performance Camp

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ginestier, Miriam 1968 births Living people Artists from Montreal Canadian women performance artists 20th-century Canadian artists 20th-century Canadian women artists 21st-century Canadian artists 21st-century Canadian women artists