An artist who want to „live in truth“ should always adapted his statement according to the context. The relationship with the audience is one of the most important context that each performing artists should consider. Without audience, there is no performance. Hence I would like to formulate a manifesto which is always in a fluid state where each encounter will change it. This page will serve as an archive of theses changes.
Version 1 (revised on 2021.09.01)
| # | On Tyranny | The Artist’s Manifesto |
| 1 | Do not obey in advance. | Beside arousing emotions, my works also create a space for reflection, bring mindfulness into daily life. |
| 2 | Defend institutions. | Whoever will use the rehearsal space has to clean it together before and after using it. |
| 3 | Beware the one-party state. | Treat every work as my last work, and never regret even if I can no longer create any more. |
| 4 | Take responsibility for the face of the world. | My Knowing and Doing should be united, and the process itself has to match my value. |
| 5 | Remember professional ethics. | More time during concepting, rehearsal and performance are spent to share my ideas with others, and accept any challenge. |
| 6 | Be wary of paramilitaries. | My work shouldn’t only represent the world, but to change it. |
| 7 | Be reflective if you must be armed. | My work is a means to arm the audience with the ability to communicate. |
| 8 | Stand out. | Stand out with the value I believe in. |
| 9 | Be kind to our language. | Don’t take any background knowledge as granted. Every work is an opportunity to unlearn language, culture, technique, world view, knowledge…… |
| 10 | Believe in truth. | Tell the truth (even with the means of telling lies). |
| 11 | Investigate. | In the name of Art, being responsible for what consequences my works create. |
| 12 | Make eye contact and small talk. | Take every opportunity to create human connection. |
| 13 | Practice corporeal politics. | Provide a safe space for the People to co-presence. |
| 14 | Establish a private life. | Never violate others’ (materials, participants, co-creators) privacy. |
| 15 | Contribute to good causes. | Construct the sense of community. |
| 16 | Learn from peers in other countries. | Transpass the national boundary. |
| 17 | Listen for dangerous words. | Beware the use of language. |
| 18 | Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. | Prepare the audience to face the unthinkable in real lives. |
| 19 | Be a patriot. | Create art for the one I love. |
| 20 | Be as courageous as you can. | Be as courageous as I can, as we can. |