# World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival Canonical: https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival, 2022. Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space. He Fa’s role: One of five project initiators; a named performer in A Common Festival. 2022 / Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space A month of collective work, from rehearsals at OōEli to a relocated programme on a public lawn. Animated poster published after the relocation of A Common Festival, 3 May 2022; its complete loop is preserved. He Fa’s role One of five project initiators; a named performer in A Common Festival Co-initiators Shen Bolun, Shao Yifan, Qu Wenhao, Jiang Haizhu and He Fa Announced residency period 7 April–6 May 2022, Hangzhou Programme change Falling into Alice Lake at OōEli cancelled; 3 May notice relocated the programme to Qianjiang Century Park ## Work record World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival, 2022. Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space. He Fa’s role: One of five project initiators; a named performer in A Common Festival. Work / series World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival Date 2022 Medium Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space He Fa’s role One of five project initiators; a named performer in A Common Festival Catalogue section Collaborative practice Cite this record: World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival · 2022 · One of five project initiators; a named performer in A Common Festival · [https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency) [2022-04-07 · Source article (Chinese)](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-04-07-下杭州-去-世界问题中心-The-World-Question-Center-4d3145ef76/) [2022-04-13 · Source article (Chinese)](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-04-13-北风剧社在杭州-绝不放弃在景观中重新夺回看的力量-ccf4b4680d/) [2022-04-08 · Source article (Chinese)](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-04-08-北风剧社招募-冰山-2-0-来杭州了-62e5c4c517/) [2022-04-26 · Source article (Chinese)](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-04-26-杭州公演-五月四日-让我们在天目里一起跌落爱丽丝湖-c76891739a/) [2022-05-03 · Source article (Chinese)](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-05-03-共同的节日-5-4来大草坪撒野-b067025353/) [2022-07-18 · Source article (Chinese)](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-07-18-p4剧场-过去-现在-未来-510-73d5a1df7f/) [2023-02-25 · Source article (Chinese)](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-02-25-全球私映-偷窥者与纪录片-恽剑辉与-重寻指南针-16774a984c/) ## A month within a temporary collective In April 2022, P4 accepted an invitation from the World Question Center to undertake a month of collective work in Hangzhou. The call named Shen Bolun, Shao Yifan, Qu Wenhao, Jiang Haizhu and He Fa as five initiators and invited local participants. North Wind Theatre also pursued rehearsals for Iceberg 2.0, with new members joining through writing, rehearsal and discussion. He Fa’s later signed retrospective confirms the residency and retains its disagreements, conflicts and divisions. Falling into Alice Lake, planned for 4 May at OōEli, proposed an interactive performance at the reflecting pool and a theatre party across several floors. A 30 April notice from BY ART MATTERS cancelled that performance; P4’s 3 May announcement moved the programme to the lawn of Qianjiang Century Park as A Common Festival. The revised programme named He Fa alongside Qingzhu, Dafang, Aigua, Zhang Xiao, Muli and others, retaining vocal interaction, Howlers on the Grass, Bed Theatre and a collection of embraces. ## Keeping changes within the work’s record The July retrospective lists A Common Festival among works produced during this period. This archive keeps the April plan, May relocation notice and later account together, distinguishing the residency, rehearsals, cancellation and move. It does not present the original OōEli plan as a completed performance there, or treat publicity graphics as proof that every lawn-programme component took place. ## Works & details Cancellation notice issued by BY ART MATTERS on 30 April 2022, reproduced in P4’s relocation announcement on 3 May. ## Moving image & related documents [2022-04-07 · Source article (Chinese) ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-04-07-下杭州-去-世界问题中心-The-World-Question-Center-4d3145ef76/) [2022-04-13 · Source article (Chinese) ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-04-13-北风剧社在杭州-绝不放弃在景观中重新夺回看的力量-ccf4b4680d/) [2022-04-08 · Source article (Chinese) ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-04-08-北风剧社招募-冰山-2-0-来杭州了-62e5c4c517/) [2022-04-26 · Source article (Chinese) ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-04-26-杭州公演-五月四日-让我们在天目里一起跌落爱丽丝湖-c76891739a/) [2022-05-03 · Source article (Chinese) ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-05-03-共同的节日-5-4来大草坪撒野-b067025353/) [2022-07-18 · Source article (Chinese) ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2022/2022-07-18-p4剧场-过去-现在-未来-510-73d5a1df7f/) [2023-02-25 · Source article (Chinese) ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-02-25-全球私映-偷窥者与纪录片-恽剑辉与-重寻指南针-16774a984c/) ## Archive note Compiled from contemporary public calls, project descriptions and later records. Retrospective accounts and announcements retain their distinct dates; English translations were prepared for this archive. ## Continue exploring ### Iceberg A small office and fifteen spectators: spatial proximity becomes part of the work. ### Purples / Purple Action Roles, rules, speech and collective judgment become theatre within a jointly constructed fictional world. ### Vortex A month of rehearsals and changing participants forms the company’s second production. ### P4 Theater Spaces, participants, events and documentation change one another through sustained work. TAKE A PATH ACROSS ## Other paths from this work. Spaces transformed How a place is rearranged [World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency) ↔ [Sanhetan](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/sanhetan) Sanhetan reconnects photographs of snow, amusement structures and waterside scenes; the Hangzhou residency archive retains cancellation and relocation. One rearranges space within images, while the other has to bring people together again. 2022 / Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space 2010 / Photography, archival pigment print Read the source materials Work image [Works & details ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/sanhetan#chapter-2) The three images show snowy trees and a watercourse, amusement structures in snow, and boats with a waterside pavilion; rectangular photographic seams run throughout. Period document [Keeping changes within the work’s record ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency#chapter-2) The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=sanhetan) Spaces transformed ### How a place is rearranged [World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency) ↔ [Sanhetan](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/sanhetan) Sanhetan reconnects photographs of snow, amusement structures and waterside scenes; the Hangzhou residency archive retains cancellation and relocation. One rearranges space within images, while the other has to bring people together again. 2022 / Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space 2010 / Photography, archival pigment print Work image [Works & details ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/sanhetan#chapter-2) The three images show snowy trees and a watercourse, amusement structures in snow, and boats with a waterside pavilion; rectangular photographic seams run throughout. The three images show snowy trees and a watercourse, amusement structures in snow, and boats with a waterside pavilion; rectangular photographic seams run throughout. Period document [Keeping changes within the work’s record ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency#chapter-2) The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. Spaces transformed Scale follows a venue; venues meet reality [World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency) ↔ [Lose losing](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/lose-losing) Lose losing’s record leaves dimensions dependent on the exhibition space; the Hangzhou residency retains cancellation and relocation. One preserves formal adaptability, while the other records actual spatial changes affecting shared production. 2022 / Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space 2014 / Any surface suitable for projection Read the source materials Period document [From photographs to a projectable image ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/lose-losing#chapter-1) The portfolio medium entry specifies any projectable material, with dimensions determined by the venue; the record supplies no screening duration. Period document [Keeping changes within the work’s record ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency#chapter-2) The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=lose-losing) Spaces transformed ### Scale follows a venue; venues meet reality [World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency) ↔ [Lose losing](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/lose-losing) Lose losing’s record leaves dimensions dependent on the exhibition space; the Hangzhou residency retains cancellation and relocation. One preserves formal adaptability, while the other records actual spatial changes affecting shared production. 2022 / Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space 2014 / Any surface suitable for projection Period document [From photographs to a projectable image ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/lose-losing#chapter-1) The portfolio medium entry specifies any projectable material, with dimensions determined by the venue; the record supplies no screening duration. The portfolio medium entry specifies any projectable material, with dimensions determined by the venue; the record supplies no screening duration. Period document [Keeping changes within the work’s record ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency#chapter-2) The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. [DOCUMENT RECORD](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/long-long-ago) Spaces transformed Taking turns and moving temporarily [World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency) ↔ [Long Long Ago / Project Proposal](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/long-long-ago) Long Long Ago proposes rotating gatherings through San Francisco neighbourhoods; the Hangzhou residency experienced recruitment, cancellation and relocation. Shared spaces depend on organization in both, but planned routes and documented changes remain distinct. 2022 / Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space 2017 / Collective art project proposal · Proposals Read the source materials Period document [Working together in the proposal ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/long-long-ago#chapter-1) The original proposal envisages artists from different neighbourhoods taking turns to host activities; recruitment and the year-long schedule are plans, not completion records. Period document [Keeping changes within the work’s record ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency#chapter-2) The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=long-long-ago) Spaces transformed ### Taking turns and moving temporarily [World Question Center: Hangzhou Residency and A Common Festival](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency) ↔ [Long Long Ago / Project Proposal](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/long-long-ago) Long Long Ago proposes rotating gatherings through San Francisco neighbourhoods; the Hangzhou residency experienced recruitment, cancellation and relocation. Shared spaces depend on organization in both, but planned routes and documented changes remain distinct. 2022 / Residency, collective rehearsal, interactive performance and work in public space 2017 / Collective art project proposal · Proposals Period document [Working together in the proposal ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/long-long-ago#chapter-1) The original proposal envisages artists from different neighbourhoods taking turns to host activities; recruitment and the year-long schedule are plans, not completion records. The original proposal envisages artists from different neighbourhoods taking turns to host activities; recruitment and the year-long schedule are plans, not completion records. Period document [Keeping changes within the work’s record ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/wqc-hangzhou-residency#chapter-2) The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. The April proposal, May relocation notice and July account separately record plans, cancellation and relocation, and later recollection, retaining their distinct event status. FROM HERE, ELSEWHERE ## Passages between works ### Related records in the archive [Iceberg ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/iceberg) 2021–2022 [Purples / Purple Action ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/purple-action) 2021 [Vortex ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/vortex) 2022 [P4 Theater ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/p4-theatre) 2015–present