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Paul Wong with a crown, robe, and flowers. Still from Re-Act by Paul Wong.

Video documentation of Bleached by Lori Blondeau.

Hank Bull, in a chef's hat, plays accordion at a music stand. Still from Mondo Artie Episode #6070 by Glenn Lewis.

A performance in a retrospective format, inventing and telling tales of performance in Vancouver from the 60's and 70's. Featuring an ensemble cast made up of a who's who of Vancouver performance artists, this multimedia project was…

Jamie bends over, holding a pie tray, among barbed wire and stacked pieces of wood. Still from Barbed Wire by Jamie McMurry.

The Performance Network Symposium brought together curators from across Canada to develop and explore networking and exchange opportunities in the performance art sector via three days of attending LIVE events and discussions for participants,…

'Barbed Wire' is McMurry's autobiographical performance that will challenge our perceptions and emotions. We witness him in states of physical danger as he performs defiant and dangerous activities that young boys specifically engage…

Margaret Dragu addresses the audience with assistance from Bobbi Kozinuk. Still from Margaret Dragu's piece in the Performance Art Cabaret.

Margaret Dragu's piece in the Performance Art Cabaret.

Jeanne Randolph leans against a podium, in front of a projection of a Sigmund Freud. Still from Syntax errors: Acting out, Play-Doh* and Doubt by Jeanne Randolph.

Double exposure of Sandra Lockwood reading a poem. Still from Havana Performance by Sandra Lockwood.

A figure stands along the Vancouver Seawall, adjusting a telescope. Still from Feu de joie by Randy and Berenicci.

Boris Nieslony stands, facing the wall, and holding a long piece of string. Still from Boris Nieslony for Black Market International.

Vancouver artist Sandra Lockwood is known for her strong, graceful, emotional performances. Lockwood presented a song/poem cycle based loosely on the life and work of astronomer/inventor Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) and his wife Elizabeth as part…

A performance piece further exploring the persona La Abortada, who performed the previous piece "Western Lard: Fall of the American Hamburger." In this new piece, Ramírez-Figueroa explores Freudian theories of sexuality and modernist…

We step into the year 1929 and the big crash is looming ahead. We see him. perhaps mad in the surrounding whirlwind and we see her who shapes his destiny. The Players flit in and out of his mind, and as the paranoia grows does anyone know where to…

Roi Vaara in a suit, painting onto a white wall in grunt gallery. Still from Roi Vaara for Black Market International.

Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa as La Abortada holds a paintbrush and sits on a scaffold. Still from Sodomizing Diego Rivera by Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa.

Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa as La Abortada sits on a scaffold in front of a painted face. Still from Sodomizing Diego Rivera by Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa.

A costumed participant with cigarettes. Still from The Crash by Andrew McCully.

Devon Gifford with pom poms, stands in front of the audience. Still from I quit art school to become a cheerleader by Devon Gifford.

Nathalie Derome sings into the microphone and plays a small keyboard. Still from Girouette-Weathercock.

Josée Tremblay leans to the right as she emerges from her plaster costume. Still from Same line.

Video documentation of A Mile in My Moccasins by Kerriann Cardinal.

The tour bus drives along the route, while a video plays for participants. Still from The Sniffy the Rat 10th Anniversary Bus Tour.