WESTERN FRONT – Performance by Evelyn Roth

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.

Seen in black and white, a spotlight illuminates a performer staring into a hand mirror. Behind them, another performer places a wig on their head.

Seen in black and white, a hand mirror reflects a distant expression of a performer’s face. Behind the mirror, a nylon net seeps through the darkness into the spotlight.

Seen in black and white, a spotlight illuminates a performer’s laughing expression. Behind them, in dim light, another performer stands.

Captions:

Evelyn Roth performing at Western Front, photo documentation, February 1982.
Evelyn Roth performing at Western Front, photo documentation, February 1982.
Evelyn Roth performing at Western Front, photo documentation, February 1982.
Unidentified artist and Evelyn Roth performing at Western Front, photo documentation, February 1982.

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.