This illustrated volume documentsThe first International Festival of Women in Experimental Theatre, the Magdalena Project, took place in Cardiff in 1986. The author explores some of the theoretical issues relating to women’s theatre experimental theatre.

Documentation of Ann Liv Young’s performance Solo performed in Berlin.

Journal discussing Feminist Aesthetics. Key Articles: María Laura Rosa ‘Our bodies, our history: Mujeres Públicas’s activism in the city of Buenos Aires’ Veeranganakumari Solanki ‘Aesthetics and Identities: interview with Reena Saini Kallat’ Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez ‘Questions and Answers: interview with Lani Maestro’ Anna Bunting-Branch and Rose Garrard ”Frames of Reference’ Rose Garrard: Interview’ Ming Turner ‘Quasi-skin and post-human: Lin Pey Chwen’s Eve Clone series, Bracha L. Ettinger ‘Artists’ Pages’ Carol Archer ‘Womanly Blooms: Cai Jin’s Beauty Banana Plant Paintings’ Marta Cenini ‘Coco Fusco’s Room:Rethinking Feminism after Guantanamo’ Christine Conley ‘Making Space for Utopia, FAG and the Aesthetics of Activism: Christine Conley interviews Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Katy Deepwell ‘Re.act Feminism: feminist, gender-critical and trans-gender performance art: Katy Deepwell interviews Bettina Knaup and Beatrice E. Stammer’ Maria Photiou ‘The Green Line: Greek Cypriot Women Artists’ Politicised Practices, Lia Lapithi and Marianna Christofides’ Women on the Verge, Duba’ Women Artists at Manifesta, Genk, Women Artists at Arsenale, Kiev Women Artists at Documenta 13, Kassel.

This item is part of the ‘Glimpses of before: 1970s UK Performance Art’ Study Room Guide by Helena Goldwater (P2497)

Trashing Performance event programme. In miscellaneous folder 3.

Thirty texts written by Suzanne Lacy since 1974.

Collection of documentation, preparatory drawings, scripts, posters, interviews, essays, Polaroids, newspaper clippings and correspondence to provide overview of Valie Export. Works including “Tap and Touch Cinema,” “Action Pants: Genital Panic”, “BODY SIGN ACTION”.

2 DVD documentation and soundtrack excerpts, plus postcards documenting the performance Communist Bigamist: Two Loves Stories.

Documentation of Ann Liv Young’s performance Michael.

Living as Form grew out of a major exhibition at Creative Time in New York City. Like the exhibition, the book is a survey of more than 100 projects that use aesthetics to affect social dynamics.