Stories from the Edge showcases internationally renowned artists as part of a series of events that explore performance art and its relationship to identity, storytelling, theatre, activism, politics, and archives.
Friday, October 2, 7:30pm - An evening of performance art, Metro Studio Theatre. $20 tickets advance/door, 250-383-8833 to reserve.
Native American visual and performance artist James Luna, in collaboration with Gwich’in artist Jeneen Frei Njootli, will present a powerful new work Ishi: The Archive Performance.
La Pocha Nostra troupe members Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Saul Garcia Lopez, and Jessica Balitrónica will present two Psycho-Magic performance actions The Mexican God of Corn and The Shooting Gallery.
Saturday, October 3, 1:30pm - Performance and Conversation, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Amy Malbeuf will perform Ravel and then participate in RED WORDS: Conversation on Indigenous Performance with James Luna and Amy Malbeuf, facilitated by Chris Creighton-Kelly.
Wednesday, September 30 - Artist Lectures
2:30 PM - James Luna Artist Lecture, Camosun College, Room 216, Young Building, Landsdowne Campus
8:00 PM - Guillermo Gómez Peña, Orion Lecture, University of Victoria, Room A162, Visual Arts Building.
Thursday, October 8 - 1–8 p.m. - Performance Art Workshop, conducted by Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Saul Garcia Lopez, Open Space Arts Society, contact 250-383-8833 to register.
Full program schedule and ticket information: http://www.openspace.ca/stories-from-the-edge
Below is a list of Artists and Resources in the database. We have worked hard to collect as many individuals and bands as possible, though we are certainly aware that this list is incomplete. There may be inaccuracies in the collected information. Please contact us if you find anything that needs correcting, or click the + sign at the top right of this page to add People and Resources who are missing from the listings.