Project archive image · Shoot Self with You
2023–2024 · FilmShoot Self with You
Directed by He Fa; collectively created by the crew. Watch the public edition with English subtitles.
Project introduction & creditsInitiated in Beijing · Since 2015
P4 Theater
Theatre · Film · Artistic practice
Theatre into everyday life.
From watching to making together.
P4 Theater is an independent experimental theatre initiated in Beijing and led by He Fa, working across performance, moving image and collaborative practice.
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Works & encounters
From a one-to-one encounter to shared life, rehearsal and film. Follow each project into the people, decisions and records behind it.
Project image · Real Image
2019–2020 · Historical collaborationReal Image
A one-to-one encounter initiated by Zhang Shaohua and He Fa.
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Performance record · Howlers on the Rooftop
2021 · Live performanceHowlers on the Rooftop
Initiated and written by 入梦; directed by 金子. Performed at P4 on 2 January 2021.
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Participant close-up · Cocoon
2020 · Presented at P4Cocoon
Directed by Huang Yiyin, with choreography by 郝杰; performed at P4 on 31 October 2020.
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Project Introduction · document cover, page 1
2021– · Collaborative practicePurples / Purple Action
Co-initiated by Shen Bolun, He Fa and Shao Yifan. Explore the 2021 reworking, rules and project documents.
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Read the practice, in people’s words
Four ways into the archive: history, project formation, participation and reflection. Publication dates distinguish historical records from current activity.
Start with P4
Read articleP4 Theater, ten years
Trace P4’s beginnings, open calls and project connections through its ten-year account.
How projects take shape
Read articleNorth Wind: meeting Qu Wenhao
An account of meeting Qu Wenhao connects the P4U programme with North Wind’s practice.
How people take part
Read articleReading together: the theatre hub
Read the activity rules and first-session photographs of a theatre hub built around reading, acting and discussion.
How practice is questioned
Read articleWriting theatre again for the ninety percent
A North Wind reflection examines creation, control and the need to test practice against everyday reality.
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Beyond a single stage
P4’s ecology grows as participants initiate projects, collaborate, record their processes and bring theatre into everyday life.
P4 / CO-CREATION
Initiate. Participate.
Make connections.
The archive distinguishes project incubation, shared spaces and later collaborations. Each collective keeps its own initiators and history.
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From practice to writing
Books, methods and questions that continue across projects.
2026 · 44 pages in Chinese / 55 in English
Relational Image-Making
A book by He Fa about the relationships between theatre, moving images and collective creation.
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Explore the P4 network
Continue through project archives, individual artistic practice, research and public moving images.
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Stay connected with P4
Watch films, read the writing, or contact P4 about screenings, research and collaboration.
Follow films and writingGuide to the works
Questions about P4 Theater
What is P4 Theater, and where did it begin?
P4 Theater began in Beijing and is led by He Fa. Its practice spans experimental theatre, photography, moving image and writing.
Related recordWhere can I watch the complete film Shoot Self with You?
The official film page links to the complete public edition with English subtitles. It records He Fa as director and the crew’s collective direction and screenplay.
Related recordWhere can I find He Fa’s individual artworks?
He Fa’s individual artworks are presented on his artist website. The P4 website documents theatre projects, collaborations and performances, with their respective authors and participants.
Related recordWhere can I read P4’s English materials and bilingual book?
This English homepage links to works, research and archives. The Chinese and English editions of Relational Image-Making share a DOI and are free to read and download, with copyright retained.
Related recordHow do I find past P4 performances or arrange a screening or research enquiry?
The article directory preserves performance records and interviews by year. Email 563073224@qq.com for enquiries. Historical event pages do not describe current performances.
Related recordP4 / WEBSITE HISTORY
Website history
Earlier homepages, images and reading routes. Browse by date or enter through an original section.
Browse all historical editions ↗Earlier section directoryBrowse by edition and subject
2026-10-27 · Published homepage
2026-10-25 · Edition 2
2026-10-25 · Edition 1
2026-10-21 · Edition 2
2026-10-21 · Edition 1
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