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Jeanne Randolph leans against a podium, in front of a projection of a person seated on a couch in a living room. Still from Syntax errors: Acting out, Play-Doh* and Doubt by Jeanne Randolph.

Millie Chen assists a participant with an audio-smell guide. Still from The Seven Sauces by Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski.

Blue Lodge was performed as part of ALA's Havana Gallery series and was curated by Archer Pechawis. Also known as A Little Piece of Unity, this performance is an unconventional multi-media storytelling that recorded and reflected on aspects of…

A series of short works from the Montreal performance festival FA3, performed in sequence at grunt gallery.

Paddy Ryan reads from a script above a video projection of a clock. Still from Mondo Artie Episode #6070 by Glenn Lewis.

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…

Marlene Madison speaks with collaborator Coat Cooke in mock psychoanalysis. Still from Little Miss Mira.

A projected screen shows a figure spreading a powder across the floor. Still from Intimate Investigations by Lezli Rubin-Kunda.

Evelyn Von Michalofski pushes the market cart while Millie Chen steadies an audio-smell guide. Still from The Seven Sauces by Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski.

André keels against the wall while waiting a TV in the corner. Still from White Trash by André Stitt.

Participants seated with their backs to a table filled with plates and pots of food, surrounded by groups of standing people. Still from Picnic by Mima Preston and Gareth Moore.

A participant experiences an audio-smell guide with artists Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski. Still from The Seven Sauces by Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski.

"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…

Participants gather around the market stand to experience the audio-smell guides. Still from The Seven Sauces by Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski.

Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski manuever their market cart. Still from The Seven Sauces by Millie Chen and Evelyn Von Michalofski.

Marlene Madison presents her collaborators Coat Cooke and Jamie Hutchinson to the audience. Still from Little Miss Mira.

Lezli sits cross-legged on the floor, speaking with someone and surrounded by objects found from November 16-20, 2003. Still from Intimate Investigations by Lezli Rubin-Kunda.

Lezli Rubin-Kunda spent five days wandering Vancouver, collecting plant materials, debris, and assorted objects: a process of playing and exploring the intertwining of the magnificent and the mundane, from primal forest to parking lots. After…

A participant crouches, examining a note on the floor. Still from Freedom by Peter Conlin.

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…

In A Simple Truth, Belmore discusses her process of creating work through a narrative involving her connection to the suicide of a student with whom she worked with during a residency. During the performance, she lies down while being surrounded by…

Matching outfits and brightly coloured dance shoes were Norma's uniform for this performance that emphasized and undermined the boundaries that separate audience and performer. This performance was presented by Access Gallery.

Rodney Graham plays guitar and sings at the Anza Club. Still from A Country & Western Jamboree by Larry Krone.

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…