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Condition: Very good. [Vancouver, B.C.]: Women's Wing, Royal Canadian Aerial Theatre, [1973]., [1973]. Very good. - Quarto, 10-5/8 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide. Unbound sheets. A series consisting of a title leaf, seven 4-page brochures (including one with a broadsheet insert), followed by a colophon leaf with text describing scenarios for performance events celebrating the International Women's Year, with profuse illustrations. Near fine. RARE. WorldCat locates only one copy located at the Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa. That copy mentions an envelope not here present. As per the title leaf description by Catherine Hahn and Joyce Ozier of the Women's Wing Royal Canadian Aerial Theatre: "The Aerial Theatre Women's Series is a collection of performance pieces using balloons and/or kites." "Over the past three years the Royal Canadian Aerial Theatre has developed aerial scenarios based on themes ranging from the destruction of the environment to mental patient's rights. The form has proven to be of value in calling attention to issues of concern." "These scenarios are intended to be adapted for your own purposes. Expand on them, change them, think of more." "Perform them where people naturally congregate; take them to parks, beaches, downtown plazas, rooftops, parking lots, harbours & courthouse lawns." "The sky is a vast unused theatrical arena - explore its vastness or contain its intimacy." The illustrated brochures consist of descriptions of a "Feminist Balloon Event" by the Royal Canadian Aerial Theatre, an illustrated "D'Arcy Event" with a quotation by Frederic Rewski, "Human Sexuality" with text from newspaper columns and articles, "Abortion Piece for dr morgantaler" with illustrated cover leaves, a double-page illustration and an inserted broasheet with a collage of newspaper columns abour Dr Morgantaler, "Women's Responsibility" with illustrations of women & men flying kltes, "Out From Under" with illustrations of female cut outs attached to flying balloons, and "Tokenism" with charts of the percentage of women in various professions. The colophon leaf states that "This publication has been made possible through a grant from the Secretary of State / Women's Program in recognition of International Women's Year." "Photo Credits: D'Arcy Piece - Catherine Hahn; Barbara Trantor / Covering Insert - Vancouver Sun / Human Sexuality - Robert Cook / Women's Responsibility - Sheila Rowswell; Robert Cook / Abortion Piece - Robert Cook / Tokenism Event - Robert Cook; Sheila Rowswell / Media Event - Robert Cook / Feminist Event - Robert Cook." "Acknowledgments: Jane McDonald, Christopher Knight, Vivian Prince, Judith Berlin, Richard Nathans, Flower Partington, Patrick Gillespie, Alison Ware, Lib Spry. Orving Ozier, Christine Jarvis.".