Blue Prints: The Sacred Circuit

Sep 30, 1981
Field:

Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

While in residence at Western Front, Richard Purdy presented Blue Prints: The Sacred Circuit, a series of six dances based on blueprints from selected temples, earthworks, and natural formations from religious sites across Eastern and Western faiths. Using sand, Purdy mapped out these architectural plans on the floor of the Grand Luxe Hall and activated the symbols with his body.

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.