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Play OFF: concept and introduction
“Play OFF” stands as a contemporary performing arts platform/festival that unfolds in the margin of HKPAX, uniting the local scene and featuring exciting emerging artists from the greater bay area and abroad. As an OFF festival, it wants to complement the main programming of HKPAX both on an artistic and a discursive level, aiming at
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Focus Region #1: Brussels
Brussels and the Flanders region (the focus area of the first edition of “Play OFF”), has experienced an unparalleled explosion in the contemporary dance and theater scene since the 1980s. This cultural renaissance was not just a product of talented artists but was also nurtured by a conducive arts ecology, shaped by policies, structures, and
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About ClapClapLab
(general website: www.clapclaplab.com ) Introduction, mission and activities ClapClapLab is a relatively new transient and nomadic non-profit organisation in Hong Kong and Brussels (Belgium) initiating, supporting and promoting projects and artists that are re-searching and reshaping the idea of performance and how through performance they can create a constant dialogue with our changing society and
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Preliminary Programme
This is a preliminary programme with a shortlist of works proposed by ClapClapLab or our partners. This is an indication for the final programme rather than a confirmed line-up, where other works may be added or removed, pending confirmation of artists, partners and funding. In this overview we split the programme in Brussels based work, Hong
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Partner structure
Our partner structure is still in development. This overview only mentions the partners that already confirmed, or who have expressed their willingness to partner pending some final negotiations (conditional confirm), or who have been invited to partner, where because of scheduling issues, negotiatons will only start in January 2024. Other partners could still be added
An ‘OFF’ contemporary performing arts festival in the margin of HKPAX, uniting the local scene and featuring exciting emerging artists from the greater Bay Area and a selection of artists from Brussels/Belgium in a vibrant dialogue platform.