Set in the unusual and suggestive setting of ExRotaprint, a former printer factory in Wedding, the Biographical Chronicle of Industrial Production retraces the stories of the people who produced the world we live in today. Using a model of the construction of the ExRotaprint factory, participants will re-present the workers originally involved in the construction of the building over 60 years ago by appearing ‘on stage’ for a time proportional to the the historical person they are representing. This time ‘on stage’ will generally be quite short, on the average 5 seconds up to one minute at a time...The rest of the participants, when not on stage or getting ready to go on stage, will produce background sounds ‘back stage’ for the performance. The sounds will consist of physical sounds like shuffling feet and vocal sounds like whispering, murmuring and humming.  The BCIP is an experimental, site-specific and outdoor performance by Baruch Gottlieb in collaboration with Francesca Romana Ciardi and The Oral Syndicate.  Come and join in (arrive around 1pm) or come just to watch (arrive at 3pm). 

Francesca Romana is project managing the MONTH OF PERFORMANCE ART - BERLIN (MPA-B) a city-wide and month-long platform dedicated to highlighting, connecting and promoting Berlin's independent, contemporary and experimental Performance Art scene and its players. Running for its second year in May 2012, MPA-B will present over 100 projects at 67 locations in 10 boroughs, and will feature innovative and experimental work by hundreds of artists, curators, producers, networks, organisations and initiatives from Berlin and around the world. From indoor and outdoor performances, screenings, site-specific interventions, impromptu happenins and actions, to lectures, talks, exhibitions, dinners, discussions and unique audience encounters and interactions, MPA-B 2012 will truly reflect the creative force injected by independent cultural players into the city's Performance Art scene.

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