Co-initiated by Shen Bolun, He Fa and Shao Yifan, Purples developed in 2021 from a participatory theatre precursor, Coliseum. Final Solution and Duel Club formed distinct models within this fictional world. A later presentation proposal also describes CCTV, a model of video meetings and individual monitoring spaces.
This span describes the original publication dates of the linked public records. It does not establish the project’s end date or the dates of performances.
VISUAL TRACE / PUBLIC VIDEO FIRST
Project image slices
Thumbnails from public YouTube videos assigned to this project take priority. Archive images fill the remaining slots, and future reviewed uploads can enter automatically.
Roles, rules and collective judgment generate the event
Co-initiated by Shen Bolun, He Fa and Shao Yifan, Purples developed in 2021 from a participatory theatre precursor, Coliseum. Final Solution and Duel Club formed distinct models within this fictional world. A later presentation proposal also describes CCTV, a model of video meetings and individual monitoring spaces.
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Read each rule document in its own version. The project trailer is a montage; the presentation document records proposed arrangements. Dated event records remain separate.
Co-initiated by Shen Bolun, He Fa and Shao Yifan, Purples develops several participatory theatre models within a fictional world. Coliseum / Final Solution and Duel Club retain their own rules and event records. A later presentation proposal also sets out CCTV, a model of video meetings and individual monitoring spaces.
Project trailer, approximately 1 minute 48 seconds. Original Chinese captions, eye bars, editing and soundtrack are retained. Watch on YouTube ↗
Selected historical documents
Chinese-language selections retain the original page layout and source page numbers. The presentation document describes proposed models and a residency schedule; completed events are identified through their own dated records.
