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Performance
  • Multiple Artists …
    • Martin Bartlett
    • Hank Bull
    • Canada Shadows
    • Kate Craig
    • Patrick Ready

The Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll

Mar 13, 1977

Debut of Canada Shadows. Adapted from the novel by Alfred Jarry, commissioned by the City of Vancouver. The Western Front’s fourth anniversary event.

People: Bartlett, Martin | Bull, Hank | Canada Shadows | Craig, Kate | Ready, Patrick | Subject Keywords: anniversaries | artists' collectives | collaboration | performance art

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