Back to Text Performing with Personae: Entrée into Psychology and Politics by Margaret Dragu (aka Lady Justice) When a performance artist creates a persona or alter-ego it is very similar to having an imaginary friend as a child. Psychologists used to describe children’s need for imaginary companions as a narcissistic self-absorption of unrealistic fantasies that …
Back to Text THE DIRTY SHOW Curatorial Statement by Margaret Dragu (April 2006) Every person believes he/she is an expert about art. An expert about sex. About sexual representation. Erotica and pornography. And censorship. We all firmly believe that we KNOW. The Every(wo)man saying, “I don’t know much about art but I know what I …
Back to Text | Back to Art Cinderella ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Je suis reconnaissante de pouvoir travailler comme artiste au Canada. And very grateful for this award so I can make more art. Pour moi, la création d’une œuvre d’art constitue un acte d’intimité. It is my joy and responsibility to connect – with a …
VIDEO [click here] This process-based, research-driven and durational performance was created using THE BODY as a source of knowledge and performed in Hart House’s Bikersteth Library at University of Toronto.
curated by Todd Janes for Latitude 53, Edmonton, Alberta VIDEO GALLERY [click here] During a one month residency with Freya Bjorg Olafson concurrent with the OCCUPY Movement, Dragu created a one woman TV station. She made 4-7 pm broadcasts of projection-performances featuring her live interactions with her daily video reportage-exploration of the city of Edmonton …
VIDEO [click here] a made-for-camera performance about the tyranny of white sugar. This heroic and mythical video features Lady Justice, The 7 Vices/Virtues and Rose Man who are a well-known Vancouver performance ensemble whose work spans parades, commemorative ritual performances, as well as art gallery and cabaret performances. Lady Justice and the Epic Burden employs …
