RAPID PULSE aims to represent a vast range of styles and forms in order to provoke thought and stimulate discourse surrounding performance art. Committed to presenting a vast range of styles and forms of performance art, DEFIBRILLATOR is dedicated to fostering local talent while invigorating Chicago by bringing to the city artists of exceptional caliber from around the world. Contextualizing performance withinvisual art, we embrace those who look to the body, objects, space,and time for inspiration, research, and practice. Providingopportunities for established and emerging artists alike,DEFIBRILLATOR provides a platform for underrepresented voices andtime-based work. Dynamic programming, decidedly fearless andunique, aims to provoke thought and stimulate discourse surroundingperformance art. Our goal is to foster and contribute to a globaldialog surrounding conceptual, ephemeral, or enigmatic forms ofexpression.www.dfbrl8r.org(http://www.dfbrl8r.org)