Hill Leslie, Paris Helen. The Guerilla guide to performance art

Continuum, 2004. — 331 p.The Guerilla Guide to Performance Art is the ultimate guide for artists, at all stages of their careers, who are engaged in creating original performance and multimedia work, including hybrids of theater, visual art, installation, physical theater, dance, CD-ROM and web design. It covers all aspects of artist support including starting up a company, funding, multimedia tools, and documentation and marketing, and incorporates a useful Yellow Pages section with contact information for production, funding, venues, galleries, publications, festivals, printers, equipment hire, technical support, artists organizations, performance archives, copyright offices and software support. The book is lavishly illustrated and includes interviews with major artists and directors of some of the leading artist support groups in the UK and US. There are also illuminating case studies address practical questions and offer indispensable insights into how to succeed in the performance arts.Artists in Profile
Bobby Baker
Johannes Birringer
Laurie Beth Clarke
Toni Dove
Leslie Hill
Hsin-Chien Huang
Joe Lawlor, desperate optimists
Tim Miller
Helen Paris
Guillermo Gomez—Peña
Nancy Reilly McVitie
Vanessa Richards, Mannafest
Rachel Rosenthal
Stelarc
Julie Tolentino
Lois Weaver
James Yarker, Stan's Cafe
Organizations in ProfileJudith Knight & Gill Lloyd, Artsadmin
Sara Diamond, The Banff Centre
Thomas Mulready, Cleveland Performance Art Festival
Barry Smith, Performance Arts Digital Research Unit
Paul Couillard, FADO
Martha Wilson, Franklin Furnace
Lizbeth Goodman, INMPR
Sophie Cameron, New Work Network
Kathy McArdle, Project Arts Centre
Tanja Farman, queerupnorth
Section 3: FundingDaniel Brine, Live Art Development Agency
Paula Brown, London Arts
Helen Cole, Arnolfini
Mark Dey, WestMidlands Arts
Manick Govinda, Artsadmin
Lois Keidan, Live Art Development Agency
Richard Loveless, ISA
Mark Waugh, Arts Council of England
ProductionEmma Wilson, Lighting Designer
Zara Waldebeck, Film & Video Production
Ian Grant, Digital Production
Documentation & MarketingChris Lord, Marketing & PR
Frances McMahon Ward, Demo Tapes
Tony Nandi, Photography & Digital Imaging
Stay Out of JailSteve Ehrlicher, Accountant
Charlotte Jones, Director of ITC
Ursula Smartt, Performance, Multimedia & Copyright Laws