Margaret Dragu began her art practice in 1971 as a dancer and choreographer. She collaborated with many artists in Toronto, New York and Montreal moving into ?lm, visual art, theatre, publishing, television, radio, and burlesque. Her work has been shown across Canada and Western Europe. Dragu is the ?rst artist featured in Canadian Performance Art Legends (a performance and publication project initiated by the Toronto-based organization FADO) to highlight the work of senior Canadian performance artists. She has created many large-scale performances and videos that include participants from all of her communities.