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Nathalie Derome shakes one hand side to side while holding a cigarette in the other. Still from Girouette-Weathercock.

Devon Gifford, standing in a cheerleading outfit, facing a laughing audience. Still from I quit art school to become a cheerleader by Devon Gifford.

Dana Claxton braids grass in front of a live projected video showing a close up of her braiding work. Still from Ablakela by Dana Claxton.

A fish balances atop a martini glass rim, on a long set table. Still from Rove Over by Alastair MacLennan for Black Market International.

Peter Conlin and participants at the Western Front. Still from Freedom by Peter Conlin.

Audience members and panelists face one another in a windowed room. Still from the Collaboration panel with One Night Only, Lizard Jones, Randy and Berenicci, and moderator Susan Stewart.

John Boehme looks down, reading from the sheets of paper he holds. Still from The Performance Evaluation Review by Judith Price and John Boehme.

Marginalia is a performance and installation work by Dragu and Hall that began in February-March of 2004 during their Vasistas' residency at Theatre La Chapelle in Montreal. Since then they have been extremely busy exchanging email/snail mail…

Randy Gledhill, Susan Stewart, Lizard Jones, and members from One Night Only sit at a table. Still from the Collaboration panel with One Night Only, Lizard Jones, Randy and Berenicci, and moderator Susan Stewart.

A live durational performance piece carried out in isolation performed by Hester Reeve in England but projected into a prepared location at grunt gallery in Vancouver for LIVE 2001. The projected performance presents the spectator with the virtual…

Projection of Hester Reeve leaning forward with head lowered. Still from 2001 a space odyssey – an excavation of truth by Hester Reeve.

Susan Stewart and Persimmon Blackbridge perform together. Still from Borderline Disorderly.

Communitea features a video-viewing of past tea performances occurring in the development of this piece in at Gallery Gachet in the Downtown Eastside. Bryan Mulvihill will serve tea in this closing performance art event of the LIVE Biennial of…

Sector X: the hot new work by New Zealand fetish/punk artist Satina Saturnina (Victoria Singh with Derek Champion and Chris Swain). A 45 minute autoerotic journey in two sexual stages, symbolizing mental states associated with the orgasmic process.…

Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa smiles as he serves tea. Still from Communitea: A Portrait of Tea in the Community hosted by Bryan Mulvihill and World Tea Party.

A wooden fence on the ground, painted with the words: “Work will set u free”. Still from Barbed Wire by Jamie McMurry.

A car covered in paint splatters sits in a large Vancouver lot, surrounded by other cars and audience members. Still from Half-a-Tank by Radix Theatre.

Audience members seated against the wall next to Alastair MacLennan holding a large stick and covered in sheets of paper. Still from the collaborative work by Roi Vaara, Alastair MacLennan, and Boris Nieslony for Black Market International.

Jamie uses his feet to pull a large brick, with a rope, down the street. Still from Barbed Wire by Jamie McMurry.

Aaron Vidaver stands on stage, behind a podium. Still from Syntax errors: Counter-Interpellation Negative by Aaron Vidaver.

Victoria Singh projects slides during the performance. Still from Sector X: the hot new work by New Zealand fetish/punk artist Satina Saturnina.

Irene turns to speak with Roi, Alistair, and Boris at panel table. Still from the Trauma and Endurance panel with Alistair MacLennan, Boris Nieslony, Roi Vaara, and moderator Irene Loughlin.

Marie Baker stands over a plinth, reaching for a reading light. Still from Kyoti Bites by Marie Baker.

Lori, in a wig and leopard print coat, stands over a toaster in the YWCA window. Still from One Hundred Housewives by Lori Weidenhammer.

Three participants gather in a corner. Still from Freedom by Peter Conlin.