Performa Records
PERFORMA (Organization)
PERFORMA (Organization) (Role: Donor)
This collection consists of materials created and collected by Performa in paper, analog audiovisual, and digital formats. A majority of the material relates specifically to Performa's biennial events, beginning in 2005 with Performa 05, through Performa 17. Biennial material includes press kits, mailers, program schedule booklets, individual event programs, t-shirts, tote bags, biennial catalogs/booklets, websites, and related work files, press clippings, posters, video recordings of events/interviews/performances, 10th anniversary material/planning files, and tote bags. The Biennial is documented both physically and digitally. Also included in this collection are a small amount of membership, development, and Board of Director material, as well as correspondence/office files generated by founder RoseLee Goldberg.
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-11-10 15:47:15 -0500.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Finding aid written in English
Fales Library and Special Collections
Archived Websites
This series includes the website for Performa, the Performa magazine and tumblr, information on the Performa Institute and public programs, and the subdomain websites for the Performa Biennials. The websites contain information on the artist participants, events, venues, classes, commissions, and other projects. The series also includes Performa's online magazine for contemporary, interdisciplinary performance featuring essays, interviews, video, and audio. The magazine's tumblr page features Q&As in video and text form with questions from users, short write-ups about performances (with images) and installations, and promotions for events.