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In person guests along one side of a table, silhouetted by a lit screen. Still from Dinner For Corporeal and Radiant Beings by Dinka Pignon.

Louise looks out and points upwards. Still from Taking in Strangers by Louise Moyes.

Boris Nieslony stands and faces a wall, which he places his left hand on. Still from Boris Nieslony for Black Market International.

Victoria Stanton stands on the stairs, squinting in an expressive gesture. Still from (If) not for me (If) not for you.

Lori, inside the YWCA, holds a martini glass up to the window, in front of an onlooker. Still from One Hundred Housewives by Lori Weidenhammer.

Jamie, standing in front of a projection, splashes water onto his face. Still from Barbed Wire by Jamie McMurry.

Collaborative work by Alastair MacLennan, Boris Nieslony, and Roi Vaara for Black Market International.

Dolores Dallas seated at a table with performance props, including apples, dolls, a basket, and a drum. Still from An Apple is an Apple by Dolores Dallas.

The Satina Droids hold feather duster and stuffed dog props. Still from Sector X: the hot new work by New Zealand fetish/punk artist Satina Saturnina.

An audience gathered in front of a table with Aiyyanna, Kirsten, David, and Jamie. Still from The Future of Performance Art panel with Rob La Frenais, Kirsten Forkert, Jamie McMurry, David Yonge, and moderator Aiyyanna Maracle.

Louise leans against a stool while pointing a finger. Still from Taking in Strangers by Louise Moyes.

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.

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.

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…

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

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.

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.…

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.

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.