Performance Art

A new edition of the essential chronicle of disco culture In 1973, Vince Aletti became the first person to write about the emerging disco scene. H...

This book is an investigation of movement, and in particular of a marked subset of that: dance. In its many peregrinations it seems to ask, what ki...

Lia Chavez deepens her exploration of performance- generated imagery in this recent photographic series, which uncovers the stunning, surreal paral...

Double Exposures is a new collaborative venture between Manuel Vason and forty of the most visually arresting artists working with performance in t...

Step down a little closer; you don't want to miss a thing. Join fifty-year sideshow veteran, Rick West, on a strange and wonderful trip through beh...

In her performances, videos, and installations, Sharon Hayes (b. 1970) explores the nexus between politics, history, speech, and desire. Her works ...

Hijikita: Revolt of the Body examines the life and work of Tatsumi Hijikata (1928-86), who invented a revolutionary performance art and dance known...

Beyond the Happening uncovers the heterogeneous, uniquely interdisciplinary performance-based works that emerged in the aftermath of the early Happ...

Othello is one of Shakespeares most contemporary and moving plays, with its emphasis on race, revenge, murder, and lost love. Chris Ofilis new edit...

A valuable and timely collection. Alan D. Filewod , author of Committing Theatre Following the Final Report on Truth and Reconciliation, Performin...

Performance Now charts the development of performance by visual artists across six continents since the turn of the 21st century. It reveals how li...