DEFIBRILLATOR

        performance art gallery


1136 N MILWAUKEE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60642


DEFIBRILLATOR (a.k.a dfbrL8r or dfb) is a non-profit arts organization under the fiscal sponsorship of Fractured Atlas. Part studio and  part gallery, dfb provides a gathering place to conceive, present, and promote performance art and other ephemeral forms of expression.



DEFIBRILLATOR aims to:


  1. Bullet Provide opportunities for emerging and established Chicago artists to conceive and present performance art.

  2. Bullet Present decidedly heterogeneous programming - focusing on international/out-of-town artists to represent a vast range of styles and forms.

  3. Bullet Build discourse and criticism surrounding performance art.

  4. Bullet Raise appreciation for performance art among the general public.

  5. Bullet Cultivate a resourceful and supportive transdisciplinary artistic community.



  “Our end-goal is to foster a stimulating artistic atmosphere in order to attract and retain high caliber artists in Chicago. Our interests are global - a destination for international artists; providing them with an American venue while exposing Chicago artists and audiences to work from other parts of the world. We aim to confront the boundaries and expectations that people have regarding ephemeral or enigmatic forms of expression.”

                                                                    -  Executive Director,  Joseph Ravens  

                                                    

DEFIBRILLATOR produces the following:


  AMPERAGE

Primarily a resource for opportunities and information. It will one day evolve into an on-line forum to champion performance through discourse and criticism.


  ELECTRODES

Performances and/or installations in the front display windows.


    DIRECT CURRENT

Defibrillator curated events.


    ALTERNATING CURRENT

Guest curatorial endeavors.


    RAPID PULSE

An International Festival demonstrating the vastness of performance art.


    JOLT 

A series for new and emerging artists.


    VOLT

Workshops, lectures, and symposia.


    JOULES

A queer performance series.


    HIGH VOLTAGE

Festival of controversial performance.