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The corner storefront of the YWCA thrift store with onlookers and passersby. Still from One Hundred Housewives by Lori Weidenhammer.

This durational performance explores notions of fluidity in identity through a series of costumes, wigs, and make-up. Each costume or 'persona' of popular housewives (both real and fictional) was documented and produced as a series of…

Alice was performed as part of ALA's Havana Gallery series and was curated by Lynn Hill. A monologue rich with moments of reflection and humour, Thirza Cuthand's Alice examines survival, visibility, and intersecting Queer and Indigenous…

Roi Vaara has been most active in Finland, becoming one of the country's most internationally recognized performance artists. His work since 1982 emphasizes an aesthetic discourse between the artwork and its specific place or situation.

Irene Loughlin surrounded by audience members in a Downtown Eastside alley. Still from Vertigo by Irene Loughlin.

Jeanne Randolph leans against a podium, in front of a projection of the painting Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga by Francisco Goya. Still from Syntax errors: Acting out, Play-Doh* and Doubt by Jeanne Randolph.

Devon Gifford, dressed as a cheerleader, rolls on the floor as the audience looks on laughing. Still from Untitled by Devon Gifford.

Zoë Eakle performs on stage. Still from Too Close to Fire by Taste This.

Closeup of a stuffed rabbit performance prop. Still from strangling my kitten/her mouth in my mitten by kim dawn.

Berenicci near the water's edge, below Vancouver's BC Place. Still from Feu de joie by Randy and Berenicci.

A performer prepares a clothesline. Performers comb and bleach hair. Still from Lori Blondeau's Bleached.

Victoria Stanton on stage at the microphone with Louise Dubreuil, Josée Tremblay, and Nathalie Derome watching. Still from Impure: Reinventing the Word: The Theory, Practice, and Oral History of 'Spoken Word' in Montreal with writers…

A participant raises an audio-smell guide to their nose. Still from The Seven Sauces by Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski.

Ivan Coyote at the microphone. Still from Too Close to Fire by Taste This.

Andrew McCully and Lena Olin perform together. Still from The Crash by Andrew McCully.

Irene Loughlin and a group of people walk down a Vancouver street, in the Downtown Eastside. Still from Vertigo by Irene Loughlin.

A seated Marie Baker looks at the camera and raises her hands. Still from Kyoti Bites by Marie Baker.

Roi Vaara reflected in a small mirror that he holds up. Still from the collaborative work by Roi Vaara, Alastair MacLennan, and Boris Nieslony for Black Market International.

John Boehme at the microphone, surrounded by Hank Bull, Anna Banana, and masked performer. Mary Beth Knechtel stands to the left. Still from Mondo Artie Episode #6070 by Glenn Lewis.

John Boehme stands in front of an abstract projected image, holding sheets of paper. Still from The Performance Evaluation Review by Judith Price and John Boehme.

Two performances occurred simultaneously in adjoining rooms. Each performance reflects the disparate bodies of work that the two artists pursue separately. When they interface with each other (either purposefully or accidentally) a third performance…

Masked performer stands in an alcove at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Still from Mondo Artie Episode #6070 by Glenn Lewis.

Surrounded by a large audience, a masked David Yonge prepares for his wrestling match. Still from Yellow Diablo by David Yonge.

Members of Radix Theatre, including the The Good Lookin' Roller Team, drive around in a car with their hands thrown into the air. Still from Half-a-Tank by Radix Theatre.

The bus, marked with a sign reading 'Sniffy', awaits passengers at a tour stop. Still from The Sniffy the Rat 10th Anniversary Bus Tour.