Creation of a zig-zag performance venue for the Aranya Theater Festival in China,
MAD has created a curvy outdoor performance venue for the Aranya Theater Festival in China.
The performance venue, dubbed the City of Time, is located on Anaya Beach, North China.
It consists of a main path to access different performance spaces.
Through the metaphor of bird migration, 300 migratory birds gather, a 300-hour technical stay,
300 creators from different fields and backgrounds gather and co-create at Anaya Beach, China.
The festival, which takes place between June 12 and June 25, was created to host 300 artists.
and 131 group works, 194 works, as well as residential performances,
installations, sculptures, figurative art, performance art, paintings, and videos.
The spaces consist of different types, and are surrounded by two-meter-high walls.
While some spaces are covered in white metallic awnings, giving a sharp contrast.
Design features
To highlight contrast, sharing, fun, discovery and sharing,
the structure is an open space where participants can access from different wall entrances,
stimulating exploration and curiosity.
The City of Time, dissolving after 300 hours and rotating on an axis perpendicular to the sea,
offers a spiritual home for creators.
In real cities, the need for jobs stifles spiritual spaces.
Building an imaginary city on the sea allows for the essence of theater and art,
infusing natural life into this space.
The Journey and Transcendence of Reality is a place dedicated to time,
human behavior, nature, and an inspiring meditation on our relationships with ourselves and with the world.
Migratory Birds 300 is perhaps the most romantic,
inventive and polyphonic of the Aranya Theater Festival’s programmes.
As the most widely discussed public art residency project, it is unfolding in two locations: Aranya,
China, and the Regent’s Canal in London, England.
The value of the Migratory Birds 300 lies not only in the gift of uninterrupted time to create new work but also in the 300 hours of shared living and working space.
The residency promotes new collaborations between previously unfamiliar artists,
It encourages creators to push the boundaries of their work and to complete innovative teamwork.
Each room is dedicated to a different display of the work,
while in some rooms some water elements occur as part of the artwork.
Sculptures, tents, seating areas, sunshades, and scaffolding add a lively layer and soul to the structure.
