A global event combining technology with cutting-edge art, music, film and design, the Creator's Project, is touching down in Beijing again this year. Projects from big names like David Bowie, Arcade Fire and Spike Jonze and performances from local favorites Carsick Cars and P.K.14 are definite must-sees. Art installations are open from today at the UCCA, and performances, workshops and film screenings will start from tomorrow. Remember to RSVP for these one-off events.
Art Installations
Room With A View: United Visual Artists
Life on Mars Revisited: David Bowie, Mick Rock and Barney Clay
Life Mapping: Aaajiao
Space In-Radar: Francis Lam
Small Heart Beat – 30: Yao Chung-Han
Bruce Lee VJ Project: Feng Mengbo
Sound of the City: Lou NanLi (aka B6)
Traces: Joao Vasco Paiva
Helioscope: Matt Hope
Performances
September 16
7:30pm: Supermarket
8:35pm: Zhang Shouwang of Carsick Cars
9:40pm: Glasser
10:45pm: P.K.14
11:50pm: Mount Kimbie
12:50am: Optimo
Film Screenings
September 17
2:45pm: Runscape: Map Office
4-6:30pm: Assorted Shorts: Ray Lei; Logorama: H5
September 18
4pm: Scenes from the Suburbs: Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire
4:30pm: Follow Follow: Peng Lei
Workshops and Panels
September 17
1-2:30pm: Co-working Manual: Xin Dan Wei
4-6:30pm: Indie Animation Films In China: Ray Lei and Liu Jian
September 18
1-2pm: Fashion With New Media: Triple-Major
2:15-3:45pm: New Music Interfaces: Gaybird
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