Multidisciplinary artist Annie-Claude Deschênes combines experimental music and performance art in a unique performance at Club SAW
Avant-garde saxophonist & multireedist Colin Stetson returns to Ottawa for an intimate performance at St. Albans Church, joined by sound artist FUJI||||||||||TA
Avant-garde saxophonist & multireedist Colin Stetson returns to Ottawa for an intimate performance at St. Albans Church, joined by sound artist FUJI||||||||||TA
Drone Day is an annual celebration of drone, community, and experimental sounds open to experienced and beginner sound-makers. We invite artists and sound-makers of all kinds to join us in celebrating this international day of drone!
A signature building-wide art party like no other, Pique kicks of the summer season with live music, installations, DJs, and more!
Since her time as 1/2 of Hype Williams, the stoner dub project she formed with Dean Blunt, the persona of Lolina (UK/EE) has always been a mystery. Come find out at her Ottawa debut with Hamilton’s Man Made Hill and Please, and local artist Jules Filmhouse. Recommended if you like Suicide, Prophet, trip hop, experimental hip hop.
Laylit is a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Over the last four years their dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place in North American nightlife, becoming an anticipated social gathering and unique musical experience.
Can't make it to Pique in-person? Join the party from your own (cyber)space!
Announcing Cybernetique, a FREE virtual party and accessible means of attending Pique from the comfort of your own home on March 9. Accessed via Zoom, this party is more than just a live stream; dance, chat, and listen to exclusive artist interviews! And don't forget to dress to impress, as Cybernetique will be projected on the IRL walls of the Arts Court for all attendees to see.
Cybernetique Meeting ID: 856 6089 0707
If you're attending Pique in-person, you can also interact with our Zoom audience at a designated IRL-to-URL station. So, get ready to login and help us bring the Pique experience to more people than ever before!
Cybernetique will be live streaming from 6:30pm-1:00am on March 9, with performances from:
Echönymphia‘s ethereal harp and synths
Maylee Todd‘s innovative brainwave music
Maria Chávez‘s house music DJ set
G L O W Z I’s Afro-electro sonics
Plus exclusive live artist interviews from TUSH, Echönymphia, G L O W Z I, and more!
Since Cybernetique is free, please consider donating to UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. We’ll be dropping links in the Zoom chat all night.
Hosted by skulK!d (live from the Arts Court in Ottawa, ON) and moderated by fagofcolour (Zooming in from Vancouver, BC), with segments hosted by Zoë Argiropulos-Hunter and Calum Jeacle, this cross-country party is an opportunity for people from all over the world to connect, dance, and reflect on modern modes of (in)accessibility.
Almost exactly four years after the first Zoom parties emerged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many immunocompromised community members are still unable to attend large-scale arts events, like Pique. We aim to provide an active and social space for everyone to gather and enjoy the arts through Cybernetique!
Topique, a forum for idea and knowledge exchange at Pique festival, returns this spring with three days of artist talks, workshops, and more. Taking place March 8-10, 2024 at the Arts Court around Pique festival programming, Topique invites attendees to dig deeper into the ideas and processes behind its artists’ groundbreaking work, exploring a range of topics including digital and analogue production techniques, mindful listening, womanhood and representation, and accessible improvisation.
Pique is back with the spring edition opener of its 2024 season bringing groundbreaking international and Canadian artists to the Arts Court in downtown Ottawa. For the first time, Pique will present a multi-day edition of its acclaimed music and art festival series happening on March 8–10, 2024. Transforming the Arts Court into a dynamic venue-wide celebration, Pique is a seasonal showcase of underground and avant-garde performance, visual art, and more.
Laylit is a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Over the last four years their dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place in North American nightlife, becoming an anticipated social gathering and unique musical experience.
2nd show in a double bill of dynamic live collaborations, featuring DJ'ing by Queenyy and live percussion by Chady Tam-Tam
A tender winter concert featuring Siaka Diabaté (kora) and Raphael Weinroth-Browne (cello) with support from singer-songwriter Mars Aspen
December 9, 2023 marks the return of Pique winter edition, as it once again transforms the Arts Court into a vibrant hub for its renowned building-wide celebration, spotlighting underground and avant-garde music and art from across Turtle Island. Pique promises to be a destination for uncovering groundbreaking and future-oriented artists.
On November 3, opponents of the Ford government’s controversial plan to build a prison in Kemptville, Ontario are joining forces with Mohawk community leader and singer-songwriter Logan Staats to host a benefit concert in Ottawa at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre (CDCC), presented by the Coalition against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) with co-presentation from Debaser.
A touring showcase of music and video works from Indonesia represented by the Yes No Wave music label run by the interdisciplinary artist and producer Wok the Rock, co-curated by Aki Onda.
The 5-year anniversary celebration of Laylit, a party series celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora, featuring Saliah (UK), Loosey Lou (Ottawa), Nadim Maghzal (Mtl) and MNSA (Mtl).
Debaser descends on Pop Montreal for a showcase featuring old favourites and new obsessions: Ombiigizi, Pony Girl, blackwinterwells and Magella.
Pique fall edition collides with the Ottawa International Animation Festival for the multidisciplinary art party of the season
Free outdoor concert of local music co-programmed by Debaser and DAÏMÔN for Radio Hull festival.
Free outdoor concert of local music co-programmed by Debaser and DAÏMÔN for Radio Hull festival.
The return of Laylit, a party series celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora, featuring DJs Hiba Salameh, Wake Island (MNSA and Nadim Maghzal) and Loosey Lou.
Radiant songwriting force Julie Doiron returns to Ottawa to perform as a duo at St Albans, joined by local songwriters Modeville and Mukazi.
Prodigious Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar boldly reforges contemporary Saharan music. Don't miss this rare and intimate acoustic performance.
The return of Laylit, a party series celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora, featuring DJs Hiba Salameh, Wake Island (MNSA and Nadim Maghzal) and Loosey Lou.
Pique is back with its largest edition yet! Join us for a joint-birthday bash to celebrate Debaser's 10th anniversary and SAW's 50th anniversary with groundbreaking performances, art exhibitions, screenings, workshops, and more
An annual celebration of drone, community, and experimental noise that stretches around the world.
Experimental Hip-Hop, Dance & R&B music from three visionary musicians from Montreal, Waterloo and Ottawa.
A look back at 2022 and an opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions to the Debaser staff and board.
RSVP required. RSVP by emailing hello@debaser.ca.
Harmonic guitar riffs, deep danceable grooves, pop experiments and raw vulnerability
Dub-damaged art rock and lofi bedroom pop by gentle rockers Boyhood (Central Frontenac) and Uh Huh (Toronto).
The 2023 season premiere of Pique brings cultural multi-hyphenate and pop star Vivek Shraya, avant-garde Pow Wow singer Joe Rainey, experimental vocal and saxophone duo Amirtha Kidambi & Darius Jones, rap supergroup No Tourists, and many more to the Arts Court for its quarterly building-wide art party on March 11, 2023.
An all-star cast of sonic brutarians in a no-holds-barred survey of Lunch's musical output from 1977 to the present, performed by Lydia Lunch, Weasel Walter, Tim Dahl, Kevin Shea. Including music from 8 Eyed Spy, Queen of Siam, 1313, Big Sexy Noise and Shotgun Wedding. With support from KAY-Fayb (Pierre-Luc Clément and Yolande Laroche with Linsey Wellman).
Presented in collaboration with Congrego and Also Cool, Palingenesis brings you more than a dozen musical and multimedia artists for a deep-winter church takeover at All Saints Event Space.
Pique is back again bringing visionary, artist-driven programming to the Arts Court and the Ottawa Art Gallery on December 10th, 2022. Featuring Cartel Madras, Pantayo x Marisa Gallemit, JJJJJerome Ellis, Laylit, Lia Kloud, Markus Floats and more
