(Live 12-hour performance) 
HOW TO RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY
Diane Borsato
Toronto, 2006

Description:
I created a 12-hour performance for the all-night public art festival Nuit Blanche in Toronto. For 12-hours, dancers dressed as Toronto Police officers, were seen dancing an intimate tango to music that blasted from parked cars.

Performers included:

Tatiana Melnyk and Lisandro Gomez, Mario Bruyere and Lisa Romaine, Toni Thrivnak and Joseph Baronka, Diane Borsato and Igor Rasic, Jennifer Leung and Robert Horvatek, and Sergio Smilovich.

Exhibition History:
Performance curated by Kim Simon, produced by and for The City of Toronto NUIT BLANCHE International Contemporary Art Event, Toronto, Fall 2006.

Photos 1 + 2 by Tatiana Andropova, and Helder Santos. Photos 1,2 and 7 by Amish Morrell. Photos 5 and 6 by Lorne Fromer.

Click here for a Quicktime version of the video document for How to Respond in an Emergency, performed in Toronto, 2006.

The DVD version of the video is 2 min. and 30 secs. and is available on DVD for $100.00 CND. Contact the artist at dianeborsato@gmail.com for purchase inquiries.