DIRECT ACTION * 2014 / MONTH OF PERFORMANCE ART – BERLIN

INTERESTED IN PROVIDING SPACE FOR ARTISTS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF PERFORMANCE ART, WELCOMING ACTIONS THAT ACTIVATE AN INTERPLAY WITH THE WORLD AND THE SAYING „GOING UNDER THE RADAR"**, DA*14 IS AN OPEN AND INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR ACTIONS, CONVERSATIONS AND NETWORKING OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS. THIS IS THE FIFHT AND LAST EDITION IN WHICH DA* WILL BRING TOGETHER ARTISTS UNDER THE THEME OF NON-EXPRESSIVE-, NON-DRAMATIC-ACTIONS, MINIMAL MOVES, CONCEPTUAL GESTURES AND MEDIA INTERVENTIONS. DA*14 HIGHLIGHTS THE CONCEPT OF "WORKS-IN-PROGRESS" - GIVING THE PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND DEVELOP THEIR WORK FURTHER DURING THE WEEKEND. DA*14 WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE "ABTEILUNG FÜR ALLES ANDERE" IN BERLIN-MITTE, DURING THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE "MONTH OF PERFORMANCE ART – BERLIN" IN MAY 2014. RUNNING IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE INSTITUT FÜR ALLES MÖGLICHE, DA*14 WILL FEATURE A WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMANCES AND EXPERIMENTS.
**TO TRICK THE SIGN AND AVOID REFLECTING BACK...OR TO BE ALREADY „UNDER IT"