Canonical: https://p4theater.cn/en/ Initiated 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](https://p4theater.cn/en/he-fa/) , working across performance, moving image and collaborative practice. [Explore projects & people](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/) [Read articles & field notes](https://p4theater.cn/en/archive-index.html) P4 Theater entrance and handwritten sign, Beijing, 2020. [P4’s space and history](https://p4theater.cn/en/p4-theater/) [712 articles · search original text](https://p4theater.cn/en/archive-index.html) [32 project files · people, images and sources](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/) 01 ## 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 archive image · Shoot Self with You 2023–2024 · Film ### [Shoot Self with You](https://p4theater.cn/en/shoot-self-with-you/) Directed by He Fa; collectively created by the crew. Watch the public edition with English subtitles. [Project introduction & credits](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/human-surrender/) Project image · Real Image 2019–2020 · Historical collaboration ### [Real Image](https://p4theater.cn/en/real-image/) A one-to-one encounter initiated by Zhang Shaohua and He Fa. [Project introduction & credits](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/real-image/) Performance record · Howlers on the Rooftop 2021 · Live performance ### [Howlers on the Rooftop](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2020/2020-12-23-january-2nd-plan-p4u-the-howlerer-on-the-top-8b8a4feb70/) Initiated and written by 入梦; directed by 金子. Performed at P4 on 2 January 2021. [Project introduction & credits](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/howlers-on-the-rooftop/) Participant close-up · Cocoon 2020 · Presented at P4 ### [Cocoon](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2020/2020-10-21-october-31st-the-cocoon-room-at-the-p4-p4-theater-f0da3a2138/) Directed by Huang Yiyin, with choreography by 郝杰; performed at P4 on 31 October 2020. [Project introduction & credits](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/cocoon/) Project Introduction · document cover, page 1 2021– · Collaborative practice ### [Purples / Purple Action](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/purple-action/) Co-initiated by Shen Bolun, He Fa and Shao Yifan. Explore the 2021 reworking, rules and project documents. [Project introduction & credits](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/purple-action/) [Explore all projects, credits and source records](https://p4theater.cn/en/projects/) 02 ## 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. 01 Start with P4 ### [P4 Theater, ten years](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2025/2025-03-08-p4-theater-ten-years-7455016cd1/) Trace P4’s beginnings, open calls and project connections through its ten-year account. 2025-03-08 · Publication: p4剧场 [Read article](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2025/2025-03-08-p4-theater-ten-years-7455016cd1/) 02 How projects take shape ### [North Wind: meeting Qu Wenhao](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2021/2021-12-07-recruitment-to-the-north-wind-theatre-me-and-man-ho-from-the-drama-deser-c54ab36f1e/) An account of meeting Qu Wenhao connects the P4U programme with North Wind’s practice. 2021-12-07 · Publication: p4剧场 [Read article](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2021/2021-12-07-recruitment-to-the-north-wind-theatre-me-and-man-ho-from-the-drama-deser-c54ab36f1e/) 03 How people take part ### [Reading together: the theatre hub](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2022/2022-11-23-theatrical-theatrical-hub-experience-phase-two-c4bac2f7ee/) Read the activity rules and first-session photographs of a theatre hub built around reading, acting and discussion. 2022-11-23 · Publication: p4剧场和你 [Read article](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2022/2022-11-23-theatrical-theatrical-hub-experience-phase-two-c4bac2f7ee/) 04 How practice is questioned ### [Writing theatre again for the ninety percent](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2022/2022-11-30-it-has-to-be-rewritten-for-90-percent-fe14230736/) A North Wind reflection examines creation, control and the need to test practice against everyday reality. 2022-11-30 · Publication: p4剧场和你 [Read article](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2022/2022-11-30-it-has-to-be-rewritten-for-90-percent-fe14230736/) [Search every article](https://p4theater.cn/en/archive-index.html) 03 ## Beyond a single stage P4’s ecology grows as participants initiate projects, collaborate, record their processes and bring theatre into everyday life. Theatre hub, first-session photographs. Published by p4剧场和你, 23 November 2022; the article does not identify the photographic date. [Source article](https://p4theater.cn/en/articles/2022/2022-11-23-theatrical-theatrical-hub-experience-phase-two-c4bac2f7ee/) 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. [Kousi Theatre / 口死戏剧](https://p4theater.cn/en/ecology/#collective-kousi) [North Wind / 北风](https://p4theater.cn/en/ecology/#collective-beifeng) [101 Theatre](https://p4theater.cn/en/ecology/#collective-101) [Glass Theatre / 玻璃剧团](https://p4theater.cn/en/ecology/#collective-glass) [Wormhole Theatre / 艺术虫洞](https://p4theater.cn/en/ecology/#collective-wormhole) [Theatre Public Toilet / 戏剧公厕](https://p4theater.cn/en/ecology/#collective-theatre-public-toilet) [Explore the co-creation archive](https://p4theater.cn/en/ecology/) [158 Fourth Log video records](https://p4theater.cn/en/ecology/#videos) 04 ## From practice to writing Books, methods and questions that continue across projects. 2026 · 44 pages in Chinese / 55 in English ### [Relational Image-Making](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/reading/relational-image) A book by He Fa about the relationships between theatre, moving images and collective creation. [Read online](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/reading/relational-image) [Chinese & English PDFs · DOI record](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23474187) [Deleuze and film reading](https://deleuze.p4theater.cn/en/) [The Grammar of Events / AGT](https://p4theater.cn/en/agt/) [From Position to Relation: Ten Years of P4](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2025/2025-08-01-从位置到关系-p4剧场十年实践的行动者网络拓扑学研究-e15f97eab0/) ↳ ## Explore the P4 network Continue through project archives, individual artistic practice, research and public moving images. [A Main archiveProjects, people, images and article records](https://a.p4theater.cn/en) [TI DeleuzeConcepts, films, shot playback and reading guides](https://deleuze.p4theater.cn/en/) [B Research libraryWorks, original documents and research texts](https://b.p4theater.cn/) [HF He FaWorks, biography and chronology](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/) [P4 About P4History, works, people and public records](https://p4theater.cn/en/p4-theater/) [膜 MembraneAn interactive walk through Shoot Self with You](https://s.p4theater.cn/en/) [M Film memoryDialogue, characters, timecodes and stills](https://sswy.p4theater.cn/en/) [C CanonTwelve books, chapters and concept maps](https://canon.p4theater.cn/en/) [R Recursive referencePublic reading and project entry](https://book.p4theater.cn/) [S SubstackEnglish writing and project letters](https://p4theater.substack.com/) [▶ Film channelFilms, trailers and performance records](https://www.youtube.com/@p4theater510) [CA CAProjects and participation](https://ca.p4theater.cn/) 04 ## Stay connected with P4 Watch films, read the writing, or contact P4 about screenings, research and collaboration. Email [563073224@qq.com](mailto:563073224@qq.com) WeChat · p4theater03 [Public contact details](https://p4theater.cn/en/brand/#official-channels) Follow films and writing [Substack · Writing](https://p4theater.substack.com/) [YouTube · Films](https://www.youtube.com/@p4theater510) [YouTube · Archive](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp_LyzepcrZX6Cgzv2Qit4w) [Bilibili · Video archive](https://space.bilibili.com/550002608) [Instagram · Images](https://www.instagram.com/fa.p4theater/) [Guide to the works](https://guide.p4theater.cn/?site=p4&lang=en) ## 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 record](https://p4theater.cn/en/p4-theater/) Where 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 record](https://p4theater.cn/en/shoot-self-with-you/) Where 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 record](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/) Where 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 record](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23474187) How 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 record](https://p4theater.cn/archive-index.html)