Topics: one-on-one theatre, participatory theatre, experimental documentary, independent theatre in Beijing
Each topic starts from texts published by He Fa and P4 Theater and links to specific works, videos and ideas; it does not survey unrelated organisations.
One-on-one theatre: what it is, through P4 Theater’s one-to-one photography theatre Shixiang
What is one-on-one theatre? P4 Theater’s one-to-one photography theatre Shixiang (Real Image): one person, one camera, one image of oneself; the 8½ structure, watching/performing/shooting, and who decides publication.
Participatory theatre: what it is, in P4 Theater’s works and methods
What is participatory theatre? P4 Theater’s answer: what participants can decide, whether they can change what comes next, how the work responds. With Purples, Duel Club, Final Solution, p4U immersive theatre and P4X workshops.
Experimental documentary: what it is, with Shoot Self with You as the example
What is an experimental documentary? P4 Theater’s three-axis view: film and theatre define how a work exists, documentary its responsibility to reality. Shoot Self with You is both experimental film and documentary.
Independent small theatre in Beijing: where and how P4 Theater works
Independent and small theatre in Beijing through P4 Theater, led by He Fa: from a Tiantongyuan studio in 2015 to the Diaosutai art district, a fifteen-seat Wangjing room, a parking garage, a boxing ring and a bookshop.