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In 2004, artists and activists in Montreal, fed
up with art as a commodity and a culture for sale came together to form the
first infringement festival. Put together in under three months and featuring
over 25 local, national and international performers, the festival's success
made it clear that something wasn't right with the way things were going and it
was time to infringe...
Since that time, the festival in Montreal has grown and spread to other
communities around the world like Buffalo, NY (going into it's fifth year),
Regina, SK, Ottawa, Toronto and even Bordeaux, France in 2006. Earlier
this year, Brooklyn, NY held its first infringement and plans are already
underway for next year.
Despite it's growth, the infringement has stayed true to it's mandate to oppose
the corporate takeover of culture and create a space for local and out of town
critical artists to meet, collaborate and, above all, play.
Now, for it's sixth year, the infringement is once again welcoming anyone who
wants to artistically infringe on the monoculture: theatre groups and
performers, musicians and bands, visual artists, flim and video makers, street
perfromers, culture-jammers and more.
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