MUSIC

IMPULSE : May 19 / May 20, 11 :00 Pm, Tango Club

After a one week workshop session, 18 young International DJ’s and three special Guests Sam Zaman of State of Bengal, Ges-E and Yangbing will perform for two incredible evenings of beats and video art with the collaboration of the Walkscreen project.

(Tickets 60 Rmb, 50 Rmb with ID student– For Information & reservations,
please call : 6428 2288)


VISUAL ART

DRAW YOUR OWN CITY : May 16 – May 21, Thinking Hand Office

An interactive installation : drive a car, be creative and see the result, in an Etch-a-sketch style over an electronic-click soundtrack.
A very original artwork, come and try !

ARCHITECTURE

SOLDIERS AT THE GATES - OPEN FORUM – Daily 9:30 am – 5:30 pm

A three day forum with international architects, artists, academics and specialists who will discuss Beijing’s most likely and most desirable future identity.

May 19 – Gui Gongfu, Dafangjia Hutong
Moderated by Wu Hua, curator

May 20 – 706 Space
Moderated by Neville Mars

May 21 – 706 Space
Moderated by Hou Hanru, curator

The public is warmly invited to listen and take part in the discussion.

FILM PROGRAM

NORDIC FILM FESTIVAL & SEMINAR (EUROPE) May 13 – May 19, Hart Center of Arts, daily 4 :00 pm & 7 :30 Pm

Curated by Henry Seng

The Five Obstructions + The Perfect Human by Jorgen Leth, Lars von Trier 2003 Denmark
Tokyo Noise by Kirstian Petri, Jan Roed & Johan Soderberg, 2003 Sweden
My Body by Margreth Olin, 2003 Norway
All about my Father by Even Benestad, 2002 Norway
Surplus by Erik Gandini, 2003 Sweden
United States of Afghanistan by Pal Hollender, 2003 Sweden
110% Surburbia, 2004 Denmark
Raw Youth by Margreth Olin, 2005 Norway

CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

SMALL IDEAS FOR A BIG CITY May, 20 2 :00 Pm – 4 :00 Pm / BTAP Garden

Curated by Mei Mei

Big …Beijing… City… --- Small … Children.... Ideas
While the entire festival will throw their eyes on Beijing/ Background, Mei Mei and her companions will gather together to look at the City of Beijing, from the eyes of the children.
Children can play while their parents can visit the art district and enjoy exhibitions and openings !

All of the children are welcome to participate to this programme.

A TALE OF TWO CITIES May 20 & 21 – 10 am – 5 pm / Sanctuary Arts Centre

Two artists, Martin Derbyshire (UK) and Bita Farid-Mohebati (USA) worked with art teacher and their students in local school to explore the city as both an expanding and developing international city and an intimate, personal space. A very spontaneous and colorful result .

HEAD ROOM

LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, INTERVENTIONS AND SCREENINGS April 29 – May 21, 24 hours, 7 days a week

Curated by Bilderwerfer/Daniel Aschwanden and Peter Stamer / Theatre in Motion

Through seven interventions in the city, hosted by seven different Beijing residents using the Head Room HOMEBOX, an open discussion on the boundaries between private and public space.

Tuesday 19:30 screening: "lost gold" (Qiao Xingyue)
Wednesday 19:30 screening/talk: "in conversation with" (Bilderwerfer/Aschwanden and Stamer)
Thursday 19:30 lecture: Georg Blume: "speech in China"
Friday 15:00 opening of the Head Room home box exhibition 19:30 archive talks#1
(three week base camp topics and intervention experiences are summarized in a real time home box setting)

Saturday 19:30 archive talks#2 and head room closing party
(three week base camp topics and intervention experiences are summarized in a real time home box setting
Sunday 20:30 head room joins the bal moderne!

DANCE

HEAVEN & EARTH, May 20 & 21 – 3:00pm – 6:00pm / Outdoor

Curated by Wang Chunhong

PHOENIX, May 19, 20, 21 – 8:00 pm, Yan Clu

Curated by Aly Rose

Phoenix is a unique and striking modern dance theatre production. Featuring aerial dancing, this story is directed and choreographed by Aly Rose. Through the painful journey of four separate lives, Phoenix explores the profound mystery that only when a being sets foot in the plane of sacrifice, the realm of dying to the self and all its attachments, do we witness the evolution of self.

(For More information , please call : 84573506)

BAL MODERNE, May 21 – 9 :00pm (doors open at 8 :30 pm), Daoyaolu Studio & Theatre
Choreographies by Wen Hui, Ana Cristina Velazquez and Matthieu Bajolet. Co-ordinated by Oonagh Duckworth.

The bal modern is an extraordinary combination of professional dance and active participatation of amateurs. Three choreographers teach you how to ma ke the moves !
Don’t just sit and watch but join in and dance for the closure of DIAF 2006 !

Doors open at 8 :30 pm, free drinks and free moves ! You are warmly invited to participate to this Bal ! Come and enjoy !

AND OTHER EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS ARE ALSO CONTINUING FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK !!!

China – Chai-na (art and architecture exhibition) 706 East Space, until May 28
Beijing 1966 (Photography exhibition) Memowall Gallery, until May 21
Intilmate Beijing (Photography Exhibition), 706 East Space, until May 21
Ziboy’s Here (Photography exhibition and Video) Dimensions Art Centre, until May 21
Beijing Progress Mound (Mural) Wall opposite Timezone 8, until May 21
DKFF (Korean Film Festival) IEUM Theatre, until May 21