NIGHT I: RANI JAMBAK + PRINCESS DASHA + NEVER TEMPLE

Event Details

Event type: All Ages / Licensed

NIGHT I OF VENUS FEST
This will be a gorgeous night of experimental and ambient electronic sounds, filling the newly renovated Palm House at Allan Gardens.

Live Electronic Sounds by
RANI JAMBAK + PRINCESS DASHA + NEVER TEMPLE

Live Projections by
FONGKIKID

Official Opening Night of Visual Art
Curated by JUDE ABU ZAINEH
feat. ANAHITA NOROUZI, LIDO PIMIENTA, SUKAINA KUBBA

For more info, visit
www.venusfest.net 
@venusfestival

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RANI JAMBAK, a prominent composer, producer, field recordist, instrument designer, and vocalist of Minangkabau heritage from Medan, is deeply engaged in exploring electronic music and soundscapes sourced from various regions across Indonesia. Her extensive body of work frequently examines themes surrounding nature, socio-cultural dynamics, and the intricate relationship between humanity and ancestral heritage. Pursuing a profound exploration of cultural identity as a Minangkabau individual, Rani's artistic practice delves into the philosophical dimensions of Minangkabau traditions and investigates how ancestral wisdom can offer responses to modernity. Additionally, her work envisions the concept of future ancestors, grounded in spiritual values that are critically essential in contemporary life. 

As part of her creative endeavors, Rani has designed instruments inspired by the traditional Minangkabau watermill, Kincia Aia. This innovation serves as both a critique of the climate crisis's impact and an effort to reinterpret ancestral knowledge in a novel dimension. Moreover, Rani, in collaboration with Hario, has developed performances rooted in the 19th-century manuscript, Tambo Alam Minangkabau, in partnership with Naskah Sumatra of SOAS University of London. In recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to sound, music, and technology, Jambak received The Oram Awards in 2022. 
@ranijambak

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Coming to you live from beyond the official broadcast band, PRINCESS DASHA is the fm radio live-sampling project of Winnipeg-based artist Dasha Plett. Drawing on traditions and techniques of ghost-channeling, plunderphonics, and illegal leftist radio transmissions, PRINCESS DASHA re-dj’s the radio, bringing you high-femme glossolalias conjured from the dying light of daytime fm itself. Radio pirate, genre mystic, top-40 bottom-feeder, PRINCESS DASHA is scanning the waves and as far as the eye can see it’s EIGHTIES, NINETIES, WHATEVER, FOREVER. Alongside her sound practice, Dasha is a founding member of performance collective We Quit Theatre, an award-winning composer and sound designer, and a professional audio describer. Visit the princess online at www.princessdasha.com.
@princessdashafm

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Welcome to NEVER TEMPLE, the Temple is a ship, the ship is made of water. Never Temple spans the Atlantic: Blumas is based in Toronto, and is known for her work with E-Prime and Doomsquad, and Duvekot in Amsterdam, a member of Blue Crime and art collective Meduse MagiQ. Within this ever-evolving collaboration, the interconnections of sound, performance, and ritual are constantly explored. Debuting with a series of performances at Amsterdam’s Dok Zaal, Never Temple was then approached to join New York’s 24hr Drone Festival at Basilica Hudson in 2019.
This performance showcased their signature midnight ritual—a fusion of ethereal cello, otherworldly vocals, and haunting synths, all adorned in attire suited to the characters present in the world they create. During the 2020 lockdown, the pair presented another performance at the 24hr Drone Fest, which was recorded and released via Manchester's Golden Ratio Frequencies label. Incorporating the energy of oceans and rivers, Never Temple seeks to transport listeners into deep sonic landscapes that resonate within the body. Visual artist Erato Tzavara (Athens) joined the project in 2023. While the group utilizes spatial sound techniques, Tzavara's contribution expands the work into a multidisciplinary, theatrical experience. With multiple EPs on the horizon, Never Temple’s latest work, Automatic Pilot, was released worldwide in May 2025 through Canadian label Halocline Trance and the UK’s DUPE, a cassette subsidiary label of Bella Union. As the project grows, it continues to redefine the limits of experimental music, creating a truly immersive, multidimensional sonic experience.
@lordauk


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ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Flanked by Jarvis on the west, Sherbourne on the east, Carlton on the north and Gerrard on the south, the gardens are easily accessible by foot, TTC and excellent bicycle lanes. Street parking available. The entrance to the Palm House faces east.

There are stairs and a ramp to the Palm House and an accessible door.

All washrooms are all gender and accessible.

As this is an instrumental concert w/ limited words, there will not be a live ASL.