As one of its major initiatives towards connecting the museum with the forefront exploration of contemporary art and with the public, RAM is happy to announce the new public program for performative art, “Live at RAM”. Drawing on RAM’s unique spaces and excellent exhibition programs, Live@RAM is dedicated to artists active at the forefront of performative practices – practices involving the use of body, which may otherwise be known as contemporary dance, performance art, sound art, new media, experimental music/theatre, or inter-disciplinary projects, under different circumstances. The program combines a 10-day residency at the museum, which leads to a live presentation to the public in the exhibition spaces at RAM at the end. Coinciding with the museum’s annual exhibition program, Live@RAM provides 3 residencies a year, open to applications from all over the world.
Unlike the black box of a theatre or a white box in a museum, the spaces at RAM combine western and Chinese elements and change as the exhibition requires. These challenges make the performances at RAM so different from those happening on the stage.
Moreover, set in spatial and intellectual conversation with the works of the on-going exhibitions, the performances would enjoy a new, provocative framework which provides enriched experiences and meaning-making of the work itself as well as the exhibition on site. The proximity between the performer and the audience would also enable intensive emotional and bodily interactions between the audiences and the artists, which is a rare challenge in other circumstances.
The program provides an opportunity for artist(s) to connect with RAM and work alongside its Education team and interns while advancing their practice. RAM offers selected artist(s) free access to the exhibition, free studio space, accommodation and return (economy) tickets to Shanghai, plus financial support for production (amount to be determined according to the proposal). At the end of the residency, the artist’s performance will be presented in the museum.
“Live@RAM”是RAM推出的一个全新表演艺术的公共项目，该项目旨在成为连接美术馆与当代艺术的前沿探索实践、连接美术馆与公众的主要发展平台之一。“Live@RAM”整个驻地过程长达10天，将利用RAM独特的空间和出色的展览项目，面向活跃于表演实践前沿的艺术家——表演实践活动包括对身体的运用（或当代舞蹈）、行为艺术、声音艺术、新媒体、实验音乐/剧场或交叉学科计划，项目最后会在RAM的展览空间向观众进行现场展示。“Live@RAM”与RAM每年的展览项目同步举行，一年组织三场驻地活动，欢迎世界各地的艺术家踊跃申请。
与剧场的黑匣子和美术馆的白盒子空间不同，RAM的空间将把中西方元素融合在一起，可根据展览的需要进行调整，这也是RAM的表演与舞台上演出的不同之处。
此外，为了能更好地与当前展览作品进行空间和知性对话，表演将享有一个充满启发的全新框架——表演者和观众之间的零距离使两者可以进行深度情感和肢体互动，这将赋予作品以及展览更多内涵和意义，而这在其他环境中很难实现的。
该项目为艺术家提供了创作的机会，也提供了RAM与其教育团队及实习生同他们并肩工作的机会。RAM在为入选艺术家提供免费观展待遇的同时，还将为其提供的免费工作室、差旅住宿费、到上海的往返机票（经济舱）及艺术制作资金（金额视艺术项目提案而定）。