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Judith Price wears rollerblades and a tutu while moving a TV on a rolling stand. Still from The Performance Evaluation Review by Judith Price and John Boehme.

Irene Loughlin suspended from the side of a building with rope. Still from Vertigo by Irene Loughlin.

kim dawn eats a piece of watermelon in front of a projection. Still from strangling my kitten/her mouth in my mitten by kim dawn.

Irene Loughlin incorporates states of grasping and hanging from a fire escape in an off-site performance located in a local alley of Canada's poorest postal code. A memorial piece for people who have died in the alley and a testimonial to those…

This is a loss of bodily control, of bodily functions. She experiences both repulsion and desire simultaneously. She is abject. She is outside of herself. Her body lies dormant beside her body being traumatized. This performance was part of the…

Thirza Cuthand pauses. Still from Alice by Thirza Cuthand.

Roi Vaara stands in a suit, next to a stereo on the floor, speaking to the audience. Still from Roi Vaara for Black Market International.

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…

Two singers perform together in front of a band. Still from The Return of Talent Hut by Talent Hut.

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.

Devon Gifford, dressed as a cheerleader with the word 'ART' emblazoned on her skirt, holds up a card. Still from I quit art school to become a cheerleader by Devon Gifford.

LIVE Biennial of Performance Art 2005 is the final festival featured in this collection. Coordinated by Jeremy Turner, LIVE 2005 saw the launch of a dedicated website listing festival events and the decentralization of photography duties from grunt…

Two children and an adult look in on Lori through the YWCA storefront window. Still from One Hundred Housewives by Lori Weidenhammer.

"Take that paint!! Put it there!! You can do it!! Cause you care!!" After quitting art school, Gifford committed to a year-long regimen of physical training for cheerleading. She performs her "opening cheers" designed to unite…

Ron Samworth and participants at the door to the bus. Still from The Sniffy the Rat 10th Anniversary Bus Tour.

A participant experiences an audio-smell guide with artists Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski. Still from The Seven Sauces by Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski.

Helena Goldwater with a performance prop. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.

A member of Norma with obscured vision, standing in between other members arranged in two lines of four. Still from Walk, Walk, Shuffle by Norma.

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.

Wide shot of the stage setup and audience at Video In. Still from Re-Act by Paul Wong.

Video documentation of Reservoir by Rebecca Belmore.

Peter Conlin and participants, including Glenn Alteen, gather in the Western Front. Still from Freedom by Peter Conlin.