Performance by Evelyn Roth

Feb 12 — 15, 1982
Field:

Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Time:

6:00 p.m.

Description:

Evelyn Roth presented a performance within an environmental installation in the Grand Luxe Hall. The work explored ritual through video, dance, writing, and music. Activities took place under Roth’s People Web, a suspended net crocheted from rainbow nylon cord. During the performance, audience members were invited to climb the web and view the happenings from above. 

The performance began on the evening of Feb 12 and ran until the morning of Feb 15. 

Captions:

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.