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Burlesque
File
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File includes a range of materials including photocopies of newspaper reviews, photocopies of photos, and articles related to stripping in Toronto and about Dragu’s performances and work as a self-identified stripper. Some of the performances related to records in this file include: “Sunset Strippers,” “The Beauty and the Beast Thing,” and “33 1/3 LP”.

W/ Susan Swan
File
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains photos, articles, and correspondence related to “Dancereading” (performance) at the 1985 National Book Festival with Susan Swan.

Dance
File · 1975-1992
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains a range of materials, including: photographs of unspecified performances; articles about Dragu’s dance work; articles, posters, program guides, and other materials related to Dragu performances. Some of those performances were “Beauty and the Beast Thing,” “Bad Apples,” “Oh True, Oh Real, Oh Helpless Love,” “Easy Over,” “Mother Talk Back,” and “Cajun Burgers”. File also contains an advertisement for dance classes taught by Dragu and records related to a collaboration with Susan Macpherson in 1981.

Cleaning and Loving It
File · 2000
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains photographs from Dragu’s “Cleaning and Love It” performance (2000) and also an article about the performance written up in the West End Review.

Subseries · 1984-
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

D.W.I. (Dragu Worker International) was a piece of protest and performance art by Dragu first performed in 1984. Dragu organized a parade and demonstration. On leaflets distributed at the time, she wrote: "I started calling myself Dragu Worker International in July 1984. My official walkout started on Sept. 10th (one day before my 34th birthday). My strike is personal; an opportunity to articulate what my demands are. What the hell I am complaining about. They change and expand as my strike continues; and as I get in touch with my feelings about how I work as an actress, choreographer, performance artist, filmmaker, producer, cleaning lady, teacher, etc. etc...." The leaflet includes a list of demands and a photocopy of her parade permit from the Toronto police.

D.W.I.
File · 1984-
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

This file contains materials related to Dragu’s D.W.I. (Dragu Worker International) performance, and includes DWI parade permit documents, invitation to parade event, business cards, and a certificate from electronic typing education course. File also includes a subfolder that holds the original materials she used in creating this DWI show. Also contains the finalized flyer she made explaining the piece and articulating her demands.

Lady Justice: Olympic Parade
File
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains financial records (photocopies of cheques); ‘Remember Our Sisters Everywhere,’ program for ceremony; and creative writing (song lyrics, poetry, monologue script).

Writing/Drawing
Series · ca. 1967-2006, predominate 1987-2001
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

Series consists of materials pertaining to Dragu’s work as a writer of poetry, fiction, non-fiction (including personal essays), and chapbooks, as well as some of her drawings. These materials include writing drafts, reviews of her books, copies of pieces written for various publications, press releases and publicity related to her books, and a large number of chapbooks (which feature a mix of creative writing, drawings, and collage). There are also drawings, including comic strips, made by Dragu.

File · 1987-2001
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains 15 little chapbooks which Dragu refers to as "Paste-Ups" containing collage art made with clippings from newspapers (images and articles), magazines, and stickers. The books also contain creative writing (especially poetry), recipes, and sometimes original artwork by Dragu and others. Some books say they were a product of Same Day Edit Press. These books are the originals.

Little Books Biz
File
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains documents related to ISBN; CIP (Cataloging in Publication) guide from National Library of Canada (1989); library services correspondence, receipts; and Legal Deposit guide and documents.

Writings
File · ca. 1967-1991
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains reviews of books Dragu edited or contributed to. There are also some photographs as well and other projects related to her writing. (File contains many duplicate items.)

Photography
Series · 1978-2012
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

Series consists of photographs pertaining to the life and work of the creator. They depict the Dragu, her friends and family, performances, and everyday aspects of her life. These are photographs not already part of an existing series or subseries. They are a mix of colour and black-and-white.

VIDEO*
File · 2002-2005
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains financial documents, insurance, invoices, receipts; photocopied sections from Canadian Art (magazine); articles about Dragu’s work; advertisements/posters, listings for screenings of her work (2002); paperwork, contracts, and correspondence related to film at South Arm Community Centre (2005).

GG
File · 2012
Part of Margaret Dragu fonds

File contains two CD-ROMs: (1) “2012 GGAVMA Event Photos”, (2) Canada Council - The Canadian Press images. There are also a range of items including photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and Dragu’s acceptance speech.