Performance Art Movies

  • 2007
    The Announcer

    The Announcer

    The Announcer

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    An elderly lady pushes the limits of customer service at an up-market department store by continuously requesting announcements for...

    The Announcer
  • 2003
    Weird Woman (State I and State II)

    Weird Woman (State I and State II)

    Weird Woman (State I and State II)

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    Genesis P-Orridge: We used to just improvise at night, making up stories to each other. And so at some point we began making videos but when that one...

    Weird Woman (State I and State II)
  • 1971
    Broken Fall (Geometric)

    Broken Fall (Geometric)

    Broken Fall (Geometric)

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    One of a series of ‘falls’ by Bas Jan Ader that he recorded on film, this work was filmed in West Kapelle, Holland in 1970.

    Broken Fall (Geometric)
  • 1987
    A Study In Scarlet

    A Study In Scarlet

    A Study In Scarlet

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    A ritual of transformation and awakening within the walls of the only existing original 'diorama' building in London. Followed by a celebration of...

    A Study In Scarlet
  • 2010
    One Meter Democracy

    One Meter Democracy

    One Meter Democracy

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    One Meter of Democracy (2010) challenged the endurance of viewers, as well as the courage of the artist. In a quasi-democratic process, He Yunchang...

    One Meter Democracy
  • 1970
    Living Lines

    Living Lines

    Living Lines

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    Living Lines is a series of performances and poetry by artist Stephanie Trujillo documented as a short film, drawing inspiration from her Peruvian...

    Living Lines
  • 2018
    Walking On Piano

    Walking On Piano

    Walking On Piano

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    An experimental short where one's footsteps create sound on a piano, creaks and all.

    Walking On Piano
  • 2013
    Naked Stand-up Tragicomic

    Naked Stand-up Tragicomic

    Naked Stand-up Tragicomic

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    A performance art piece by activist-artist Tasha Diamant. Shot on Feb. 13, 2013, at Diversion 2, a variety show at the Victoria Event Centre.

    Naked Stand-up Tragicomic
  • 2018
    Homophobe

    Homophobe

    Homophobe

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    Performance documentation of Mees Joachim's 'Homophobe', a 10 minute live-reenactment of a scene from 'E Kolór Korrá' (2017). A...

    Homophobe
  • 2025
    Hair Sacrifice For Abuelo Pedro (South Of The Border) Performance

    Hair Sacrifice For Abuelo Pedro (South Of The Border) Performance

    Hair Sacrifice For Abuelo Pedro (South Of The Border) Performance

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    Artist Fabiola Cepeda sacrifices her hair remaking herself into her Abuelo Pedro as a way of reclaiming the hostile space in Southern Carolina...

    Hair Sacrifice For Abuelo Pedro (South Of The Border) Performance
  • 2021
    Salt,

    Salt,

    Salt,

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    Performance artist Selina Thompson recreates her award-winning and deeply personal monologue about her journey by cargo ship, retracing the route of...

    Salt,
  • 1970
    Vende-se Castelo em Ruínas

    Vende-se Castelo em Ruínas

    Vende-se Castelo em Ruínas

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    Vende-se Castelo em Ruínas
  • 2026
    If This World Were Mine

    If This World Were Mine

    If This World Were Mine

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    If This World Were Mine: Poems is an intimate, cinematic short film adaptation of a layered poetic journey—a visual meditation on identity,...

    If This World Were Mine
  • 2021
    normal eating

    normal eating

    normal eating

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    A group of people return to see the feast.

    normal eating
  • 2014
    DIVISOR / VILLEURBANNE

    DIVISOR / VILLEURBANNE

    DIVISOR / VILLEURBANNE

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    Documentation of Lygia Pape’s 1968 performance Divisor - reactivated in the city of Villeurbanne (France) in October 2014. Commissioned by...

    DIVISOR / VILLEURBANNE
  • 2012
    Broad Sense

    Broad Sense

    Broad Sense

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    Broad Sense is based on an three day long intervention in the European Parliament in Brussels. The video reveals the diversity of security responses...

    Broad Sense
  • 2023
    The Allegory of The Bla Bla Bla (Video Edition)

    The Allegory of The Bla Bla Bla (Video Edition)

    The Allegory of The Bla Bla Bla (Video Edition)

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    This work is an attempt to overcome alienation amidst the fragmented construction reality of everyday narrative. Rethinking the meaning of...

    The Allegory of The Bla Bla Bla (Video Edition)
  • 2025
    Gurning at Patrons

    Gurning at Patrons

    Gurning at Patrons

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    During the Royal Academy of Arts’ annual open studios, three world-champion gurners process through the institution’s cast corridor,...

    Gurning at Patrons
  • 2021
    By Rook Or By Left Hook

    By Rook Or By Left Hook

    By Rook Or By Left Hook

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    In 2003, Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh became the first World Champion of Chessboxing. This brain-busting combination of alternating rounds of chess and...

    By Rook Or By Left Hook
  • 1971
    Broken Fall (Organic)

    Broken Fall (Organic)

    Broken Fall (Organic)

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    Bas Jan Ader hangs from the branch of a tall tree, until he loses his grip and falls into a river below.

    Broken Fall (Organic)