99 Live Shanghai 2017

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A 99-voice polyphonic comedy, the play 99 Live Shanghai stages 99 men and women who tell us the little things and the great moments of their lives. Inspired by the testimonials of more than 150 Shanghai city dwellers, it gives a striking picture of the diversity of cultures and the profound uniqueness of every person.

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Processus

The play 99 Live Shanghai was written and staged following the 99 project principles. The project started in March 2016 with the interviews (150 interviewees, 70 interviewers). In June 2016, 50 writers in French, English and Chinese transformed the interviews reports in short theater lines. The final version of play was edited and translated in 3 languages (English, Chinese and French) in January 2017.

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About the interview experience
Be ready to be surprised! Inès
As an interviewee, the interview really helped me get to know myself better and I really enjoyed being listened to so attentively by someone for two hours.Valérie
It’s amazing how you can finally share a secret and important experience with someone you’ve never met before. Candy
What makes the interview process so interesting is that it makes possible authentic interactions. Stella

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About the writing & composition experience
In this workshop we do not judge our writing skills, but we focus mainly on the way we describe a person. Above all, it’s about being honest about how one observes a character. Gaëlle
Obviously, we all bring our own experience when creating a character, our reflection, what we experienced before and what resonnates with the interviewee life story. In that sense, it makes it very personal. Pierre
Writing 99 makes me think of how different characters are created. How a person becomes what he or she is, between all possibilities. In the end, I become more aware of the difference between people and I try to understand why such a difference exists. Jingyan

About staging

In January 2017, the play was ready but we had to wait until summer 2017 to overcome the obstacles of local theatre production. Reading performances with dedicated readers in each language and staging team were programmed in different venues and in Fall 2017, the public of Shanghai discovered the 99 LIVE SHANGHAI play in Chinese at Ming Contemporary Art Museum (上海明当代美术馆) and in English and French in the co-working space MIXPACE.

A creative team formed by 金晶晶Jessie JIN, 王一茗Geneviève WANG, Geneviève FLAVEN, Sarah BUSSY, Marta COTRIM, Lelia TAHABURT co-created the staged reading in June 2017.

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