Vancouver Performance Poets

September 6 – 15, 1991
Performance Art, Literary

About the Program

This early series represents one of the key trends in Vancouver performance art history: the intersection of experimental literature, poetry, music, and the rhythms of live speech. grunt's first series of performance poetry took place between September 6 and 15, 1991, and included a variety of staged readings, spoken word, musical performances, slide shows, and other poetic experiments. The series featured the work Sheri-D Wilson, Madeleine Morris, Diane Wood, Jamila Ismail, Yvonne Parent, Maxine Gadd, Margaret Dragu, Sandra Lockwood, Elizabeth Fischer, and Alice Tepexcuintle.

Credits

Advertising: Anne Jew and Merle Addison
Coordinator: Merle Addison
Copy Editor: Ann McDonell
Curators: Glenn Alteen and Renee Rodin
Documentation: Merle Addison
Essays: Judy Radul and Billy Little
Layout and Design: Anne Jew and Merle Addison
Managing Director: Richard Beamish
Program Editor: Anne Jew
Publicity: Ann McDonell
Technical Director: Archer Pechawis

Identifier

1991.0906 VAN

Programs in this series

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The Blood of the Lambs
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Damon Nomad
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Secret Kitchen
Untitled
Madness and Civilization
Fast Driving Orange Trucks Road: A story of love and betrayal

Collection

grunt gallery Programming Archive

Location

grunt gallery (first location)
209 E. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 1J8
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

In copyright. For uses beyond Fair Dealing, research requests, corrections, takedown requests, or other inquiries, please contact grunt gallery: archives@grunt.ca

Vancouver Performance Poets

September 6 – 15, 1991Performance Art, Literary

About the Program

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