altered states 1 VE % BIENNIAL OCTOBER OF 15 # PERFORMANCE - NOVEMBER f^— ART 26 WWW. LI VEVANCOU VE R. BC. C A The LIVE Society with the participating galleries and artists would like to thank our sponsors, the Canada Council Visual Arts Section and the InterArts Office, The Province of BC and the City of Vancouver whose generous support has fuelled LIVEs growth and continuation. THE CANADA COUNCIL I LE CONSEIL DES ARTS & BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTS C O U N C I L Welcome to LIVE 2005! Altered States As the Co-Ordinator of the LIVE Performance Art Biennial, I see my personal role in this festival as a bridge builder between the organizers, the performers, the curators and the audience. Performance artists have a history of caressing, poking, prodding, and wrecking havoc on the boundaries that define all kinds of states: from nation states to states of spiritual enlightenment to states of mind. Part of this process often involves rituals that alter the way these artists ordinarily perceive the world around them. The approaches to achieving altered states range from gentle forms of meditation and mindfulness to extreme physical labor and acts of limit-testing endurance. While not all performance artists take excessive measures to create a heightened state of awareness, many do employ tools such as endurance, fasting, taking hallucinogenic drugs, and remaining awake for unnatural periods of time. I encourage the public to take in the work of these exciting artists and stay tuned to our LIVE website for up to date venues and events. For info about venue changes and additional venues, please consult our webpage www.livevancouver.bc.ca This festival home page will be our main resource for additional information about our featured performers, panelists and venues. LIVE would also like to thank the funders of the LIVE Biennial and the various supporters of the individual projects. Without them, LIVE would simply not have been possible. I encourage you to read Lori's thematic statement on the next page as it sets the tone for this years Biennial. Thank you for checking out LIVE 2 0 0 5 ! Jeremy Turner Co-Ordinator, LIVE 2005 W e are living in a consumer-driven, conservative era - a time when Canadians are generally very protective of their concepts of "normalcy", and the status quo, so to ask Vancouverites to come to a performance art festival about altered states is taking quite a risk. Who is our "target audience"? Who is willing to seek out cultural experiences that go beyond entertainment into the troubling, evocative, mind-bending work of our most exciting artistic risk-takers? That audience is you. Thank you for supporting the work of our local and visiting artists and explorers. Lori Weidenhammer WWW.LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.Cy IVVWW.LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.CAl Friday October 1 4th 6pm Opening Remarks and Welcome at grunt gallery www.grunt.bc.ca 7pm Biliana Velkova, Marching Bond Performance, from grunt gallery to Western Front, presented by OR Gallery www.orgallery.org 8pm Nihilist Spasm Band at Western Front presented by Western Front Music www.front.bc.ca Saturday October 15th 1 pm Margaret Dragu, Biking Woman: (No) Refuge from Metaphor, performance at Richmond Art Gallery www.richmondartgallery.org 8pm Al Neil Project, concert/performance /screening at Western Front, presented by the Al Neil Project Sunday October 1 6th 6pm Szuper Gallery, The Extras, at Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch www.vpl.ca 9pm Reception at Western Front Monday October 1 7th 7pm Hans Winkler Project, The Nova Library, opening and panel discussion at Vancouver Public Library, first floor of Central Branch, presented by grunt gallery, runs until November 26th WWW.LIVEVANCOUVELBCCA Wednesday October 1 9th 8pm Linda Rae Dornan, Out Set We, performance at 5 3 6 Site-Space, presented by STRUTS All Jason Fitzpatrick, 536 STAFF SECURITY, Day performance, (all day) at 5 3 6 Site-Space Thursday October 20th TBA Margaret Dragu, Biking Woman: (No) Refuge from Metaphor, performance at Richmond Art Gallery 7pm Dan Olson, lecture at Contemporary Art Gallery www.contemporaryartgallery.ca 9pm Anthony Schrag, Our Body is the World /It Has All Gone Terribly Wrong, performance, Helen Pitt Gallery www.helenpittgallery.org Friday October 2 1 st 8pm Al Neil, Under the Influence, by Downtown Eastside Artists, part of the reading series at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, presented by the Al Neil Project 8pm Judy Radul & Geoffrey Farmer opening at Artspeak www.artspeak.ca 9pm Dirty Gender Secrets at Video-ln runs until midnight, co-presented by Nannygoat Trannygoat 'Zine. www.videoinstudios.com www.dirtygendersecrets.blogspot.com WWW.LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.C^ Saturday October 22nd am Dirty Gender Secrets Workshop at Video-ln, runs until 2pm 8pm Astrid Hadad and Los Tarzanes at Chan Centre for the Performaing Arts, UBC presented by International Arts Initiatives and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts www.ticketmaster.ca 604-280-331 1 www.mundomundo.com 8pm Szuper Gallery, Radul & Farmer panel discussion, opening at Artspeak 9pm Dirty Gender Secrets at Video-ln performances by Aiyyana Maracle and Bobbi Kozinuk, runs until midnight. Sunday October 23rd 1 1 am Dirty Gender Secrets Workshop at Video-ln, runs until 2pm 5pm Dirty Gender Secrets, reading and artist talk at Video-ln, runs until 8pm Monday October 24th 7pm Book Launch, Caught in the Act, anthology of female performance art in Canada. Johanna Householder and Tanya Mars, authors, at grunt gallery Tuesday October 25th 7pm Knitting Circle, performance art discussion at Western Front, special guest Martina Viale, runs until 9pm, bring your own knitting and handicraft Free WWW.LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.CAl Thursday October 27th bpm Martina Viale, Object Sculptural, performance at Western Front 10pm Peter Baren, ARK, performance at Helen Pitt Gallery Friday October 28th TBA Lida Abdullah at Video-ln presented by On Edge/Video-ln www.onedgeonline.com I Opm Peter Baren, ARK, performance at Helen Pitt Gallery Saturday October 29th 2pm Jenny Ham, artist talk and performance at The Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (Centre A) www.centrea.org 8pm Peter Conlin, Between All and Nothing, performance at Access Gallery http://vaarc.ca All Paula Jardine, Festival of All Souls Night Cemetery at 41 st and Fraser 604-325-2646 Sunday October 30th TBA Disateroids at Video-ln, Altered Piece, front window of Video-ln, runs to Nov. 7 8pm Martin Beauregard Fireworks performance at grunt gallery WWW.LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.CA Wednesday November 2nd 8pm Daniel Anderson, China Clipper, performance at Video-ln Wednesday November 9th 8pm Warren Arcan, Flora and Fauna, performance at Western Front Thursday November 3rd TBA Pam Hall and Margaret Dragu Marginalia, performance and installation at grunt gallery Thursday November 10th 8pm Al Neil Project at The Roundhouse Centre presented by N O W Workshop and Coastal Jazz/Blues, in conjunction with the Al Neil Project www.coastaljazz.ca Friday November 4th 8pm Mark Brady, performance at Beehive Hair Salon on Main, presented by T E A S . (The Escape Artists Society) TBA Out of the Storm, opening at Gallery Gachet, presented in association with The Roundhouse Community Centre as part of the 'Out of the Rain: Art Against Homelessness' project, runs to Nov 26 www.outofthera i n. org www.gachet.org" Saturday November 5th 6pm Disasteroids at Video-ln, LIVE Procession: Short Circuit, performance/installation /procession 10pm Silent Headphone Party, Butchershop Gallery www.butchershop.ca Sunday November 6th 2pm Peter Conlin, artist talk at Access Gallery IWWW.LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.CA Friday November 1 1th 7pm Meredith Monk, artist talk at The Ironworks, presented by Vancouver Art Gallery and International Arts Initiatives www.vanartgallery.bc.ca Saturday November 1 2th 4pm K.I.T. and Robert Saucier, Infrasense, to December 0 3 , at grunt gallery 8pm Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble at Chan Centre for the Performaing Arts, UBC presented by International Arts Initiatives and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts www.ticketmaster.ca 604-280-3311 www.mundomundo.com Monday November 14th 7pm Knitting Circle, performance art discussion at Western Front, special guest Donato Mancini, runs until 9pm, bring your own knitting and handicraft Free IvVVVVV. LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.C/^ Wednesday November 1 6th 4pm Irene Loughlin, Nadia, performance with the Renfrew Gymnastics Club at Waterfront Station Main Lobby, presented by grunt gallery, runs until 6pm Thursday November 1 7th 8pm S. Siobhan McCarthy, Primal Scream, performance at 7 Studios, 8pm (doors open), 8:30pm (performance), presented by absolut theatre company, in celebration of Addictions Awareness Week http://7studios.tripod.com TBA PHONO (Felipe Diaz and Anna Scott). 1:1 A Project in Locative Media, Mobile performance (GPS and Mobile Phones), presented by Neutral Ground (Regina), runs until November 1 8th www.neutralground.sk.ca Friday November 1 8th 8pm Ellen Fullman at Western Front Saturday November 1 9th 8pm Radix Theatre, Experiment # /: Dissected Body, please check website for performance location www.radixtheatre.org Monday November 21st 8pm Maya Suess, An Evening of Performance Art, at Access Gallery WWW.LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.CAl Tuesday November 22nd bpm Maya Suess, Helmet Piece, performance at Access Gallery Friday November 25th 8pm Rod Dickinson, Greenwich Degree Zero, exhibition opening,at Western Front, runs to Dec 30 9pm Al Neil History Tribute, performance event at Vancouver Art Gallery, performance art by Krista Lomax and Carol Itter, electronic music by Stephan Smolovitz, additional electronic music by Ben Wilson doors open at 9pm www.vanartgallery.bc.ca ALTERED STATES MODERATED PANELS Themes TBA All Panels are at grunt gallery. Scheduled Panel Dates: Sunday, October 23rd Sunday, October 30th Sunday, November 1 3th Sunday November 20th 3pm 2pm 2pm 2pm For more information, please visit our website www. I iveva ncouver. be. ca WWW. L1VEVANCOUVER.BC.CA VENUES 7 Studios 3 4 0 - 4 4 0 West Hastings Street c / o absolute theatre company Phone: 604-263-1859 www.whoareyoucallingcrazy.com 5 3 6 Site-Space 5 3 6 East 20th Avenue Phone: 604-872-7773 Email: jameswhitman@hotmail.com Access Gallery 2 0 6 Carroll Street Phone: 604-689-2907 http://access.rubyarts.org or http://vaarc.ca Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6 2 6 5 Crescent Road, UBC Phone: 604-822-2697 www.chancentre.ca Ticketmaster: 604-280-331 1 www.ticketmaster.ca Contemporary Art Gallery 555 Nelson Street Phone: 604-681-2700 www.contemporaryartgallery.ca Gallery Gachet 88 East Cordova Street Phone: 604-687-2468 www.gachet.org grunt gallery 1 16-350 East 2nd Avenue Phone: 604-875-9516 www.grunt.bc.ca All Souls Festival Cemetery located at 41st and Fraser Infoline: 604-325-2646 Helen Pitt Gallery 102-148 Alexander Street Phone: 604-681-6740 www.helenpittgallery.org Artspeak 233 Carrall Street 604-688-0051 www.artspeak.ca The Ironworks 235 Alexander Street Phone: 604-681-5033 Beehive Hair Lounge 4 3 8 5 Main Street Phone: 604-709-9928 Richmond Art Gallery 7 7 0 0 Minoru Gate, Richmond Phone: 604-231-6457 www.richmondartgallery.org Butchershop Gallery 1 95 East 26th Avenue Phone: 604-876-9408 Roundhouse Community Centre 1 8 1 Roundhouse Mews Phone: 604-713-1800 www.roundhouse.ca www.butchershop.ca www.theironworks.ca Centre for Contemporary Asian Art - "Centre A" 4 2 5 Carrall Street Phone: 604-683-8326 www.centrea.org Vancouver Art Gallery 7 5 0 Hornby Street Phone: 604-662-4719 WWW.LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.CA ryVWW. LIVEVANCOUVER.BC.CAl www.vanartgallery.bc.ca Vancouver Public Library (Main Branch) 3 5 0 West Georgia Street Phone:604-331-3603 www.vpl.ca Video In Studios 1 865 Main Street (west side of Main Street) Phone: 6 0 4 - 8 7 2 - 8 3 3 7 www.videoinstudios.com Waterfront Skytrain Station Water Street and Richards. For directions and details, phone grunt gallery 604-875-9516 Western Front 303 East 8th Avenue Phone: 604-876-9343 (Building) - 604-878-7563 (Events) www.front.bc.ca ADDITIONAL PRESENTERS 5 3 6 SiteSpace 604-872-7773 absolute theatre company www.whoareyoucallingcrazy.com Coastal Jazz and Blues Society www.coastaljazz.ca International Arts Initiatives www.mundomundo.com Neutral Ground (Regina, SK) www.neutralground.sk.ca On Edge Productions Or Gallery www.onedgeonline.com www.orgallery.org STRUTS (Sackville, NB) www.strutsgallery.ca T.E.A.S. escapeartistsociety@yahoo.ca WWW.L1VEVANCQUVER.BC.CA