Changing Cities : Wang Qingsong

Changing Cities : Wang Qingsong

Saturday 13 September

Northern Stage

FREE

In September Northern Stage will be undertaking a week long residency with internationally renowned Chinese artist Wang Qingsong.

Strangers sitting in close proximity, waiting to be seen, to be enlightened, to be healed… Caught up in the corridors of an artificially lit hospital or sitting confined in a dark theatre. 

This new photographic work will explore the notion of pain and healing, and of theatre as a cathartic experience. 

300 local volunteers will be part of this unique live installation with acclaimed artist Wang Qingsong, whose ironic, humorous photographs hover provocatively between fiction and reality. 

The one-day process will be photographed, documented and transmitted live onto screens throughout Northern Stage with the final piece being exhibited at Baltic from the 21 October – 24 November.

Register your interest online at: http://www.northernstage.co.uk

To celebrate Wang Qingsong's visit, Northern Stage is running a number of events around the residency.

Lost in Music
Tue 9 - Sat 13 September
British artist Rose English presents still and moving images direct from current rehearsals in China for Lost in Music, a new performance with the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe.

Sub-stage
Tue 9 - Fri 12 September 1 - 5pm
An installation by composers and sound designers Max and Ben Ringham.  Sub-stage is a multi-space sound installation exploring the lesser sides of the theatre.  Utilising the sonic fabric of the building it is a journey into the heart of Northern Stage. 

Lunch break Tai Chi
Fri 12 September 12.30-1.30pm, £4
Join our one-off tai chi class followed by a complimentary lunch buffet all within your lunch hour!

How can the arts contribute to our emotional  health?
Fri 12 September 6.30pm, Stage 2, FREE
An in-depth discussion between Dr. Dominic Slowie of Operating Theatre and Northern Stage's own Chief Executive and Director, Erica Whyman.  Together they will look at pain focussing on real-life stories.

More information about how to book will be coming soon.This work is being produced as part of the culture 10 Look East programme.