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Performers comb and bleach hair. Still from Lori Blondeau's Bleached.

Lori Blondeau's Bleached takes a humorous and poignant look at Indigenous family life, identity, whiteness, and discrimination framed as the familiar chatty dialogue at a salon or home haircare session. This performance was curated by Lynn Hill…

Participants wearing a mask and a feather-covered helmet stand in between audience members. Still from I'll Show You Happiness by Bérangère Parizeau.

Parizeau dedicates her work to freedom and the demystification of enlightenment. In this piece she represents the dream state and explores themes of death and rebirth symbolically through the psychological hysteria of a clown. This piece unfolds…

Members of Norma face the wall, standing with clothing wrapped around their heads to obscure their vision. Still from Walk, Walk, Shuffle by Norma.

Roi Vaara masked and standing with his feet tied together, next to a table with a radio and antennae and a projector screen. Still from Roi Vaara for Black Market International.

In person guests seated along one side of a long table, across from a projection of virtual guests. Still from Dinner For Corporeal and Radiant Beings by Dinka Pignon.

Dana Claxton braids grass accompanied by Peyote Singers Johnny Mike and Verdell Primeaux. Still from Ablakela by Dana Claxton.

Peter Conlin makes a note with participants in the background. Still from Freedom by Peter Conlin.

Bérangère Parizeau stands on a small square, with hands on bent knees. Still from I'll Show You Happiness by Bérangère Parizeau.

Audience members watch the performance from the floor. Still from the collaborative work by Roi Vaara, Alastair MacLennan, and Boris Nieslony for Black Market International.

Zoë Eakle and Anna Camilleri sing to one another while Lynx Dean and Ivan Coyote play. Still from Too Close to Fire by Taste This.

Randy Gledhill, Susan Stewart, Lizard Jones, and members from One Night Only seen through the gallery window. Still from the Collaboration panel with One Night Only, Lizard Jones, Randy and Berenicci, and moderator Susan Stewart.

Larry Krone performs ukelele solo, on stage at the Anza Club. Still from A Country & Western Jamboree by Larry Krone.

Irene Loughlin dangles from a ladder on the side of a building in the Downtown Eastside. Still from Vertigo by Irene Loughlin.

Jude Norris lies inside the tipi with stones on her chest as an image of a horse and rider is projected. Still from Blue Lodge.

Three members of HUMAN 5 stand in front of their work, with their backs to the camera. Still from Human 5 by HUMAN 5.

Monitors and video projections in the Havana Gallery. Still from Wireless Bodies by Ruby Truly.

Louise Dubreuil kneels on stage, wearing a blazer covered in hanging toy figurines Still from Impure: Reinventing the Word: The Theory, Practice, and Oral History of 'Spoken Word' in Montreal with writers Vincent Tinguely and Victoria…

Alastair MacLennan looks down on a table set with plates of soil, wearing a bag full of plant material. Still from Rove Over by Alastair MacLennan for Black Market International.

Alastair MacLennan stands in a dark outfit, with his face obscured, holding a tall stick. Still from the collaborative work by Roi Vaara, Alastair MacLennan, and Boris Nieslony for Black Market International.

Aiyyanna and David lean against a side wall, next to seated audience members. Still from The Future of Performance Art panel with Rob La Frenais, Kirsten Forkert, Jamie McMurry, David Yonge, and moderator Aiyyanna Maracle.

Louise reaches up towards feathers being dropped. Kerriann Cardinal stands to the right, on a chair, with a bowl of feathers. Still from Taking in Strangers by Louise Moyes.

Alastair reaches over a long table, set with dishes of soil, plants, and footprint cutouts, as audience members watch in the background. Still from Rove Over by Alastair MacLennan for Black Market International.

Members of Norma stand, facing each other in a circle, with clothing wrapped around their heads to obscure their vision. Still from Walk, Walk, Shuffle by Norma.