Preserving Performance in the Pacific Northwest
February 20th (University of Victoria) — Feb 21st (Royal BC Museum) Victoria, British Columbia
On the traditional and unceded Coast Salish territories of the Esquimalt, Songhees and WSÁNEĆ nations.
This gathering highlighted the vibrant performance history of the Pacific Northwest region and gathered together many of the region's leading voices in archival knowledge, performance research, and artistic practice to...
deepen knowledge related to the performance activity of the Pacific Northwest region
imagine best practices for the preservation of performance materials by surveying and discussing the approaches currently used by local, regional, and national performance organizations
highlight the significant role archives play in creative process and production
Click one of the options below to access documentation of the event’s talks and conversations and find out more about our speakers’ ongoing research into performance history.
Keynote: Living Culture and Sleeping Collections
Gerry Lawson
Currents in Pacific Northwest Performance Research
Patrick Blenkarn, Eury Chang & Selena Couture
Performance in the University of Victoria Archives
James Hoffman & Lara Wilson
The Place of Performance in Pacific Northwest Museums, Archives and Galleries
Katherine Bunn-Marcuse, Michelle Jacques,
Lou-ann Neel & Lara Wilson
Approaches to Archival Practice in the Performing Arts
Amy Bowring, Carolyne Clare, Matthew Payne, & Janis La Couvée
Performance In/As Archive
Danette Boucher, Kathy Carbone & Lindsay Delaronde