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Niao Niao Festival 2017

Conceived and launched by contemporary art duo Xiao Ke x Zi Han, The INSTANT project features the multi-faceted socially-engaged theater that consists of three parts:

1_ On July 22nd 2017, it will present an on-site theater spatial installation which is portable, transformable and able to be disappeared, and by inviting young performance practitioners to perform in the space, the project will also provide them a public platform to display their independent practice.

2_ On July 22nd and 23rd,2017, the project will intensively present INSTANT Niao Niao Festival, an interactive and engaging performance festival in city’s public space, to build up a platform for communications between the public and the artists. Meanwhile, along with the collective creation and presentation of artists` works, the dialogue between community culture and contemporary artwill be initiated as well.

3_ In October 2017, Xiao Ke x Zi Han`s latest contemporary theatre with the same name INSTANT will debut.

Members of Shanghai-based Niao Collective, Xiao Ke x Zi Han have been dedicated to contemporary theater art and expanding the interactive communications between various forms of artincluding visual, sound and installation and the public. They have been widely acknowledged and promoted by international art platforms due to their researching this area.

Based on the concept ofmulti-facted socially-engaged theatre, The INSTANT project mixes the possibilities and various artistic language of conceptual space, public performances and contemporary theaters, performing in-depth exploration and creation on Chinese contemporary social communities and independent theaters. The project aims at giving the concept of theatre as aform of art back to the public and extracting useful material from the public`s participation, of which they can integrate it into artists` work and bring it to international platforms. The final results can be exhibited in different forms, like documentaries, photography, and installations,

The Crew

Concept_ Xiao Ke x Zi Han
Artistic Direction_ Zhang Xian
Producer_ Zhang Yuan
Project Executive_ Huang Zhihao, Fengzi XX
Installation Design Consulting_ Lv Hengzhong, Xu Yiling
Media Collaboration_ The Creative Project, VICE
Participants: Shanghai cutting-edge artists, the younggeneration, the public
Supported by_ RUIHONG TIANDI, Arthub
Project Partner_ Department for Culture and Education of the German Consulate General Shanghai
Public Education_ Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

INSTANT Niao Niao Festival
Date: July.22-23, 2017
Venue: RUIHONG TIANDI
Address: No.188 Rui Hong Road, near Tian Hong Road, Hong Kou District, Shanghai

HOW TO QUALIFY

AGE: 10 – 100
GENDER : any of the 71 Google genders
NATIONALITY : no limitation
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE : not necessary

RULES AND REGULATIONS

NOT OKAY:
We do not allow the following…
1- Drama (no stagedramas,and nothing from a script)
2- Dance that can be categorized (such as ballet/folk dance, etc.)
3- Performance art that causes harm to yourself or others
4- Previously staged works: This should be the first time this piece is seen.
5- Any behavior or performance in breach of the law and public security
6- Fire and any inflammable material is strictly forbidden

OKAY:
We welcome…
1- Your authentic body and movement : no acting, no faking, no putting on heirs
2- Solo work
3- Amateurs
4- The live performancethat is improvised: bring us your impulse/spontaneity
5- We welcome performative music or sound performance (but need to bring your own equipment)
6- We welcome expect that you could bringsomething unexpected: break our expectations

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PROPOSAL

1- Short bio
2- Links to video of previouswork (optional)
Your application can be in Chinese or/and English

HOW TO DELIVER YOUR PROPOSAL

Please send in PDF or Word document to kklee920@qq.com

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER SUBMIT

“We regret to inform you that this festival has no selection process or jury.”
Any proposal that follows the above requirements in general will not be rejected (we are trying hard to accept youall). BUT we must consider our limited space and time.

WHEN WILL YOU BE NOTIFIED

We will inform you via email before JULY 18th, 2017. Due to limitation of venue space and time, early applicants will have priority. Those who cannot be a part of it – we will see you next year.
*we will try to accommodate most pieces with any time limit (aka durational pieces)

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Your proposal must be submitted by July 15th, 2017
Proposals will be accepted from starting from June 23rd until July 15th 2017

WHAT IS (IS NOT) PROVIDED

1- We do not provide any performance fee
2- We do not provideany production fee
3- We welcomefriends who are not based in SH and come from other places, but we cannotprovide travel or accommodation fees.
4- We do not provide any performance license or certificates
5- We do not provideany instruction for your performance;
6- We DO provide awonderful performance venue, simple equipment, and interesting objects
7- We DO provide help tofacilitate your performance (we will do our best to give you the support youneed)
8- We WILL invite onlinemedia report and review.
9- Nicephotos and a place for exchange.
10- … please feelfree to tell us what you need.

About Zuhe Niao (Niao Collective)

Zuhe Niao（Niao Collective）was founded in Shanghai, China, in 2005. She is committed to making contemporary Chinese theatre international and experimental. The group consists of “New Dance” actors, visual and musical artists, New Media artists, Life Art and other experimental performers, who have had a pioneering role in creating “Liminal Theatre.” Niao does not want to limit itself to a certain style but creates pieces without set boundaries, so the result will be different and new each time. In order to realize this, Niao was established as an open collective: the basic line-up is a group of professional and amateur artists from various disciplines, but members are not fixed and different people participate in productions each time. Since establishing itself in Shanghai’s and Beijing’s underground theatres, the group has enjoyed a strong following among young people.

Its representative works include Tongue’s Memory of Home (2005), Sickroom No. 14 (2006), Left Cheek (2007), Sickroom No. JI (2008), Stay with Me Overnight (2009), The Red Chamber (2010), Sickroom QING MING (2011), Dance, Stupid! (2011), and Silent Acapella (2011). At the invitation by several theatres, Zuhe Niao has toured major European and Asian cities such as Berlin, Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, Oslo, Salzburg, Düsseldorf, Zurich, Dublin, Edinburgh, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing.