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Video documentation of Carellin Brooks' piece in the Performance Art Cabaret.

Video documentation of the Al Neil History Tribute, performed by Krista Lomax, Carole Itter, and Ben Wilson. Includes a reading by Randy Gledhill.

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

Video documentation of Alice by Thirza Cuthand.

Video documentation of Sector X: the hot new work by New Zealand fetish/punk artist Satina Saturnina.

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…

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

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…

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.

A participant raises an audio-smell guide to their nose. Still from The Seven Sauces by Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski.

John Boehme stands in front of an abstract projected image, holding sheets of paper. Still from The Performance Evaluation Review by Judith Price and John Boehme.

Two performances occurred simultaneously in adjoining rooms. Each performance reflects the disparate bodies of work that the two artists pursue separately. When they interface with each other (either purposefully or accidentally) a third performance…

Masked performer stands in an alcove at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Still from Mondo Artie Episode #6070 by Glenn Lewis.

Video documentation of The Human Faux Pas piece in the Performance Art Cabaret.

Video documentation of The British Umpire by Hester Reeve, live streamed from the UK and broadcast at grunt gallery.

Wide view of Kiss & Tell and their audience. Still from Borderline Disorderly.

Thirza Cuthand reads from a book on survival situations. Still from Alice by Thirza Cuthand.

Video documentation of Stephen Anthony's first piece in the Performance Art Cabaret.