SITE-SENSITIVE
PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SPACE
A two-day workshop
led by Bill Aitchison, May 17-18
The workshop will
focus on two things: performing in the city space and making paths that lead
people through the city. The participants will spend two days understanding and
experiencing central Beijing from unfamiliar perspectives and then sharing these
discoveries with one another. The participants will be encouraged to explore
subtle styles of performing and they will create their own material. This will
involve a mixture of practical exercises in the city space led by Bill
Aitchison, theoretical discussions and the opportunity for the participants to
create a short walk of their own.
The workshop is
suitable for people who have an interest in the city and how it functions and
in how art and performance can be integrated into living city spaces.
Bill Aitchison is an
inter-disciplinary performance artist who has presented his work in galleries,
theatres and festivals in Europe, Asia, America and The Middle East. He holds a
practice-based PhD from Goldsmiths College is published in several languages, has
worked in radio and is associate research fellow at Birkbeck College,
University of London.
IFP is now accepting
registrations for participants, if you want to join please write to workshop@iprovoke.org
Participation fee: 150
RMB for two days.
The workshop be given
in English with Chinese translation.
