VITAL 07 NEWS RELEASE
VITAL 07 will continue with a major programme of Live Art events by
Chinese Arts Centre.
The festival will take place on the 20th and 21st November 2007 followed
by the conference at Liverpool John Moores University on 22nd and 23rd
November 2007.
Details of submissions:
Vital 07 The essence of performance
Artists of Chinese descent are invited to submit a performance proposal
for Vital 07. The theme of the festival is the simplicity, directness and
the pure nature of Live Art performance. We would like artists to work
with minimal set and aim to make a strong connection to the audience.
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Vital Bodies: International conference
22nd and 23rd November 2007
Liverpool John Moores University
Vital Bodies is a two-day international conference, organised in
conjunction with the Vital 07 Festival of Chinese Live Art.
Vital Bodies will consider both historical and aesthetic representations
of 'the body' in visual art practices by artists of Chinese descent,
bringing into dialogue a broad range of participants including artists,
theorists, curators, policy-makers and arts educators.
Proposals for 30 minute papers considering the following broad areas, are
invited:
Representations of the body in art historical terms
Current artistic and curatorial strategies in the field of Live Art
Considering audience in the presentation of Live Art
Communicating meaning through documentation of Live Art practice
Interventions in public space and site responsive work
Panel proposals of up to three people will also be welcomed.
Conference papers and transcripts from discussions will be brought
together with writing and documentation from the festival programme, and
will be reproduced in a publication due out in Spring 2008.
Deadline for abstracts: 1st June 2007
Proposals for papers should include a one-page abstract and a CV, and can
be submitted via email to Cathy Butterworth at Liverpool John Moores
University
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