Trick or Drink

Mar 19, 1985
Field:

Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Time:

9:00 p.m.

Description:

Vanalyne Green’s one-woman performance Trick or Drink confronts her experience as the child of addicts and her own struggles with disordered eating. Drawing a parallel between these two illnesses, Green’s monologue is structured around epistolary texts and confessional prose that mirrors the format and language of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Reflecting on feelings of shame, desire, and relapse, Green confronts the intergenerational impact of addiction and its manifestation in her own body and habits.

Audio documentation is available upon request.

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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.