Performance art

Boxed Rice Productions, also known by the acronym BRP is a cosplay performance group based in Toronto (and surrounding areas), Ontario, Canada. The group's founder and current head is Johnny Ngo, who has lead the group to several wins in different performance categories over the years. Originally founded in 2001, the group's lifespan has seen changes in membership, a variety of performance methods, and a general adherence to humour. The group is also known for its collaborations with other performance bodies related to cosplay. Its first major project was "The Showdown", which pitted Boxed Rice Productions and the group IDJIT, as well as friends, against one another in a dance-off to the song "It's Like That" by Run DMC at Anime North 2003's Skit Contest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boxed Rice Productions"

Busking is the practice of playing music in public places to receive donations of money. Those engaging in this practice are called buskers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Busking"

COUM Transmissions was a performance art group interested in pushing boundaries, influenced by Dada and the Merry Pranksters. ...more on Wikipedia about "COUM Transmissions"

(Darksoul) * Mirror of a Soul ( 2006) ...more on Wikipedia about "Darksoul"

Diamanda Galás (born August 29 1955) is an American-born avant-garde performance artist, vocalist, and composer. Her parents are Greek Orthodox. Galás was born and raised in San Diego, California. She was classically trained in jazz piano from an early age, training which reveals itself consistantly throughout all her work. Known for her distinctive, operatic voice, which has a four-octave range, Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror" ** . Galas often shrieks, howls, and seems to imitate glossolalia in her performances. Her works largely concentrate on the topics of suffering, despair, condemnation, injustice and loss of dignity. Critic Robert Conroy has said that she is 'unquestionably one of the greatest singers America has ever produced', and comparisons are frequently made between her and another soprano of Greek origin Maria Callas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diamanda Galás"

Extreme ironing (or EI) is an extreme sport and a performance art in which people take an ironing board to a remote location and iron a few items of clothing. According to the official website, extreme ironing is "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt." Part of the attraction and interest the media has towards extreme ironing seems to center on the issue of whether it is really a sport or not. ...more on Wikipedia about "Extreme ironing"

The gyrl grip is a performance art group established in 1998 by Llewyn Máire and Lisa Newman. It has had over 30 public showings in the past five years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gyrl grip"

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Following the late 1950s, a happening was a performance, event or situation meant to be considered as art. Happenings could take place anywhere, were often multi-disciplinary, often lacked a narrative and frequently sought to involve the audience in some way. Key elements of happenings were planned, but artists would sometimes retain room for improvisation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Happening"

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Marina Abromovic (b. 1946) is a performance artist from Yugoslavia. She had an exhbition called Seven Easy Pieces at the Guggenheim in New York ...more on Wikipedia about "Marina Abromovic"

Robert John Burck (born March 19, 1977) better known as the Naked Cowboy, is a New York City street performer and prominent fixture of Times Square. His routine, consisting of playing guitar wearing nothing but cowboy boots, a hat, and a pair of briefs, has provided him a comfortable living and international notoriety. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naked Cowboy"

A narrative link is storytelling provided by a leader of a story dramatization to link playable moments. This is a useful technique to fast forward over unplayable moments, to make time pass quickly, or to gently guide the players if they are getting stuck for one reason or another. ...more on Wikipedia about "Narrative link"

Performance art is art in which the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time, constitute the work. It can happen anywhere, at any time, or for any length of time. Performance art can be any situation that involves four basic elements: time, space, the performer's body and a relationship between performer and audience. It is opposed to painting or sculpture, for example, where an object constitutes the work. ...more on Wikipedia about "Performance art"

Performance art in China has been growing since the 1970s as a response to the very traditional nature of Chinese state-run art schools. It is becoming more and more popular in spite of the fact that it is currently outlawed. In 1999 the importance of contemporary Chinese art was recognised by the inclusion of 19 contemporary Chinese artists in the Venice Biennale. In recent years many of these artists have made performances specifically for photography or film. Interest in Chinese art has never been higher. ...more on Wikipedia about "Performance art in China"

Sand animation is the name given to a style of live performance art in which the performer creates a series of images using sand; a process which is achieved by applying sand to a surface and then rendering images by drawing lines and figures in the sand with one's hands. To increase visibility and to add further artistic aesthetic, a sand animation performer will often use the aid of an overhead projector or lightboard. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sand animation"

The Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) is an annual showcase festival of animation, cartoon and related art genres held in Seoul, South Korea since 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "SICAF"

Survival Research Laboratories is a performance art group founded by Mark Pauline in November, 1978. Through early 2004, SRL has conducted 45 shows throughout the world, most frequently in the Western United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Survival Research Laboratories"

Urban Housework began in December of 2000 as the Urban Housework Project. It introduced Urban Vacuuming as a sport - taking a vacuum cleaner and tidying up the outdoors for the good of humanity. It was created by " Elbonio", who soon found out about Extreme Ironing, now a rival group, which celebrates the sport of ironing in extreme locales. Originally looking to work with the Extreme Ironers, the Urban Housework Project added Extreme Ironing of its own variety to its outdoor housework disciplines. The Extreme Ironing Bureau did not wish to collaborate and thus the two factions have been rivals ever since. ...more on Wikipedia about "Urban housework"

Vaginal Davis is a punk rock drag queen and an avant-garde performance artist. She has performed with such artists as Lisa Crystal Carver, Margaret Cho, and Beck, and has collaborated with underground photographers/film makers Bruce LaBruce, Rick Castro, and with the performance artist Ron Athey. She has more recently collaborated with the "Cheap" collective in Berlin, Germany. Davis's name is an homage to the radical black feminist Angela Davis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vaginal Creme Davis"

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