Animals in the Room is a thesis project consisting of written scholarship and a series of performances that investigate communication between human and animal species while expanding upon concepts of performance art. In Animals in the Room, I discuss human-­‐animal relationships in the context of contemporary performance art practice, focusing on potential frameworks, methodologies, and mythologies contained therein. Animals in the Room explores the ways in which humans and animals collectively cultivate self-­‐knowledge and connection across the barriers of our species. It is an inquiry into the removal of these barriers and the absence of division. It explores the human-­‐animal relationship through research-­‐led performative practice.