How to participate in the project 15th Performance Art Conference

Nyepi 2007

Option A : PARTICIPATION IN BALI
° To come to Bali, you have to find your support by yourself. The E.P.I. Zentrum, has prepared an personal application for you to ask for support. ( in German and English). If needed, Melati Suryodarmo and Lemah Putih Foundation can give you additional letter.
° The conference means only the 24 hours of silence ( Nyepi). The ritual by the Balinese people needs 4 day. Two days before and one day after Nyepi. It is suggested to arrive at least 3 days before Nyepi, on the 16th of March 2007.

° Melati Suryodarmo offers a help to organize places to stay and a meeting place in a village called Bedulu, located in the middle of Bali. In Bedulu, “Nyepi” Ritual is still deep tradition and in very strong practice. In this village, there is a Pura Samuan Tiga Temple, which has a very strong inter-religious background and history. A simple open theatre and a simple village hall are located in front of the temple.

° Another possibility is to go to Bali to celebrate Nyepi somewhere in country-side with the people there and after the 24 hours you leave. As another possibility, you may choose to stay at the hotel in Ubud area.

 

We like the idea that performance artists from worldwide celebrate the conference in Bali and worldwide without having contact to each other.

Option B : WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATION

In this case it needs no condition, only your will to participate.
Fact is:
° You will be quiet for 24 hours on March 19th 2007. (Time in Bali) in Europe is to start March 18th 04:00 p.m. in England, later on this day in USA.
° In a private room or in some public space.
° You will do it alone or with some others, some artists or some people in sense, groups.
° You will do it with a press-information (Audience can see you be quiet and less of movements) or without any information for outside, without any audience.
° You inform me how you will do this and how your participation looks out. I, and the E.P.I. Zentrum will collect the information about participation and bring this in a website www.asa.de
° when I get some theoretical text about silence or movelessness, I will prepare next issue of the online magazine ‘slaps banks plots’
That’s all facts in moment. To ask for support, maybe you will and you have to start now.