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A chance for the audience to experience with Cardinal the tender relationship that she had with her grandmother who taught her about her Métis heritage. This performance was presented by grunt gallery.

In Flower Girl, Lisa Deanne Smith created an interactive performance piece wearing a costume incorporating fresh flowers. Standing on a pedestal, Smith spoke about her desires then walked through the audience and surrounding neighbourhood asking…

In principle all objects or actions are potential sources of sound. For his performance, Shawn Bristow slowly dismantles an electric guitar while it is plugged in. Without creating any traditional compositions or music, the guitar will provide an…

Larry Krone (b. Chicago, 1970) is based in New York and has been exhibiting drawings, sculptures, installations, and videos since the early 1990s. His work has been shown widely, including at the Whitney Museum of American Art, The New Museum, The…

A live large-scale mixed media installation was produced by anonymous collaborators HUMAN 5. The event is process-based and will bring to light diversity within practices alive in the public realm. Presented by the Helen Pitt Gallery, now known as…

The second in a series of Sunday panels at grunt gallery exploring notions of performance from the perspective of practitioners and the academy and the complex relationship the form of performance art has negotiated with institutional representation…

Ablakela, meaning 'calm' in the Lakota language, is a performance work by Dana Claxton, accompanied by Peyote Singers Johnny Mike and Verdell Primeaux of The Native American Church. The performance employs a large video projection of…

"I am fascinated by memory...a subtle tone in the voice, a colour, a smell or a sudden light end up being part of our memories and, ultimately, being part of us." Jocelyn Robert is a multidisciplinary artist from Quebec City. Known for his…

Nihilist Spasm Band has performed with various lineups since their formation in London, Ontario in 1965. Known internationally for their home-made instruments and unconventional approaches to tuning, tempo, and time signature, the Nihilist Spasm…

Le Journal de Tire Lire was the magazine of the FPFCB for the parents of students in the Conseil scolaire francophone de la C.-B. (CSFCB), from June 1995. This is an incomplete collection, from June 1995 to Nov. 1997, with gaps. It was …

"For a little while, the world cared about a rat..." Travel on a luxury tour bus for an in-depth examination of the story behind Vancouver's most famous rodent. Visit the sites that made the Sniffy story happen, watch the video, meet…

La Boussole is a resource centre for Francophones in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Its publication is Le Journal La Boussole. The collection includes only one issue, from April 1995 (no.6). It seems to have appeared in April and in September.

The Bulletin Mensuel was the monthly pubication of the SFV from May 1985, probably to Aug. 1986, when the SFV’s publication Le Phare begins publication. The collection is incomplete. The format was folded 8 ½ in. x 14 in. pages.   Le Phare was the…

Boris Nieslony has worked in performance art since the 1970's and is the founder of Black Market International. He works extensively around the world organizing and networking performance art activity.

The Performance Art Cabaret at the Vogue Theatre was the kickoff event for LIVE at the End of the Century, the first LIVE Biennial of Performance Art. Organized by Glenn Alteen and Brice Canyon, this event continued a tradition of cabaret…

Based in Courtenay, the AFVC provided programs and activities to the Francophones in the Comox valley. It no longer exists. Its publication, L’Écho, was published in at least two formats. This is an incomplete collection, ranging from March-April…

The CBA provides programs and activities for the Francophones of Powell River. Le Petit Accueil was its publication. This incomplete collection ranges from April 1994 to Nov. 1995 Le Petit journal francophone was its following publication. This…

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…

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…

The Bulletin was published at least in 1989 by La Fête Colombienne des enfants, which was a major children’s festival held in Vancouver, which led to the establishment of the Vancovuer Children’s Festival. This is an incomplete collection,…