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Hangzhou Dock 47

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Fearghus

It is only gradually that I have discovered that the reason that we had so much free time in the very beautiful Hangzhou. The original local partner of the festival was refused official permission to host the festival. The reason … read more…

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Tadeo’s post

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Fearghus

Another perspective on the Dadao Live Art festival in Beijing http://tadeoberjon.blogspot.com/2007/10/798-art-space-5th-dadao-live-art.html

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Oxwarehouse: Bernadette fits right in

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Fearghus

One of the most flattering observations made about our performance is that it looked as if we always lived in the Oxwarehouse with its funny drainage troughs and sloping floors. For some of the Performance artists, the immediacy of response … read more…

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Oxwarehouse: Echo a friend

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Fearghus

The growing sense that dance and, by extension, my work isn’t entirely welcome in this Live Art context has made it harder for me to be open in performing. I’ve been aware for a while that some of the artists … read more…

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Shenzhen Free Arts Zone

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Fearghus

Shenzhen is a city which didn’t exist, except as a small fishing village, 20 years ago. It’s now a young city full of young people from all over China. It’s a city full of new high rises, some already abandoned … read more…

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Filipina urban occupation

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Fearghus

I was mesmerised by how Hong Kong’s Filipina maids appropriate the city’s public space for their day off. On roads and squares they set up encampments for the day where they sleep, eat, socialise, play cards, dance, access union counselling … read more…

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Second performance day in Hong Kong

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Fearghus

The second day of the Hong Kong/Dadao festival brought performances to the Queen’s Pier area of the city. The afternoon of performance were engaging and stimulating, unfolding in a kind of carnival atmosphere which some individual performances managed to focus … read more…

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Hong Kong performances

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Fearghus

I performed in Hong Kong last night, on a terrace of the Osage Gallery (www.osagegallery.com). Hong Kong has been challenging but that may have had to do with the long and bureaucratically tedious journey from Beijing via Shenzhen: a 5 … read more…

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Beijing Olympic Site

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Fearghus

Since I visited the Olympic area, I knew I should dance there. The impressive Bird’s Nest Stadium and Water Cube are still surrounded by a desolate building site which was once a place where many people lived before the imperatives … read more…

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Wanfujing interrupted

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Fearghus

After the opening performance, I was really tired or allowed myself to be so. Dancing on concrete takes its physical toll too. It’s something I can manage occasionally and am happy to do if it allows my work to find … read more…

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