Last Friday, Grace Exhibition Space was overtaken with the infamous, dynamic and always entertaining Non Grata performance group. The Estonian troupe presented a powerful tour de force, not only with their own visually and sensory-filled anarchic, post-apocalyptic world, but through the curation of several other equally impressive acts, from the mystical and stoic Physical Poets, to the Yves Klein inspired body painting of Nestor Topchy, and the epic and often difficult-to-stomach performance of renowned artist Jim Pirtle. In step with a typical night at Grace, the evening was marathon in scope, pushing both its artists and the audience to test their physical and mental limits, beckoning us all further down the rabbit hole as the night went on. While the night experienced highs and lows, lulls and explosive moments, the constant blaring of Non Grata frontman Al Padrok into a megaphone kept us moving forward seamlessly through each new experience.

