Performance - Tuesday 20th November 2007 at Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester

11 AM - 1st performance of the day starts at 11am

Rosa Mei
Lee Wen
Ying Mei Duan (Durational)
Jason Lim

Lunch - 1.00 - 2.00pm approx

2.00 PM

Artist round table discussion
He Cheng yao (2-3pm, durational in the City)
Rosa Mei / LEUNG Po-Shan (limited capacity for each performance)
Hao Lang

Performance - Wednesday 21st November 2007 at Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester

11 AM

Becky Ip (Durational)
Zhou Bin
Yang Zhi Chao - Due to unforseen circumstances, Yang Zhi Chao is unable to perform at Vital 07. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

2 PM

Artist round table discussion
He Cheng yao (2-3pm, durational in the City)
Yadong Hao (2 4pm, one-to-one, booking required)
Jenevieve Chang
Lushan Liu
Lee Wen
Poshui, Marcus Young and Brendan Fan will be creating work, interventions and responses through-out the two days.

Conference - Thursday 22nd November 2007 at John Moores University, Liverpool

11 AM - Introduction to the conference starts at 11am

Nuria Querol
Ming Yuen S Ma
Zhou Bin

Lunch - 1.15 2.15pm approx

2.15 PM

Becky Ip
Yang Zhi Chao - Due to unforseen circumstances, Yang Zhi Chao is unable to perform at Vital 07. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Break - 3.15 - 3.30pm approx

Dr Jason Wang
Tsai Kun Lin
Discussion with Lee Wen chaired by Lois Keidan

Conference Friday 23rd November 2007 at John Moores University, Liverpool

10 AM - Introduction to the conference starts at 10am

Lesley Sanderson
Voon Pow Bartlett
Yang Zhichao
Nicole Wong

Lunch - 12.30 - 1.30pm approx

1.30 PM

Patricia Karetzky
Yeung Yang
Dr Tsen Wang

Break - 3.10 - 3.30pm approx

Writing from Live Art discussion
Round up discussion
Closing remarks

Note: Festival programme days will end at approx. 5-6pm

Writing From Live Art

In collaboration with Live Art UK's Writing From Live Art Scheme and a-n's new Interface website, VITAL 07 will look at the critical frameworks surrounding Live Art. How is Live Art written about; where is it written about; who it is written for; and, within the context of VITAL 07, what kinds of issues does writing about culturally specific practices raises The Writing From Live Art writers Hazel Tsoi-Wiles and Rachel Lois Clapham will create responses to the VITAL 07 performance programme and discuss these and other issues with Interface's editor Rosemary Shirley, and VITAL artist Leung Po in the VITAL 07 conference.

Live Art UK is the national network of Live Art promoters, working together to support artists and audiences. Live Art UK explores new models and partnerships for the promotion of Live Art, and develops new ways to increase the national and international visibility of Live Art.

Writing From Live Art was conceived to provide an opportunity for new writers, or writers who are new to Live Art, to engage with Live Art and performance work. Writing From Live Art is focused upon supporting writers to become established commentators on Live Art in the arts and mainstream press. The scheme encourages writing that is critical but accessible, and seeks to engage new audiences and readers through articles, reviews and debate. The facilitator for Writing From Live Art is artist and writer Joshua Sofaer.

WFLA writers post reviews, interviews and comments on the blog.

Interface is a brand new web development from a-n The Artists Information Company. With What's on and Reviews unedited, a-n's platform for critical writing, Interface is a focal point around the presentation of art. It covers the breadth of contemporary visual arts practice, including exhibitions, live art, new public artworks and artists' books. It provides a unique open resource for curators, artists, critics and writers to write and upload their own reviews, and comment on someone else's. www.a-n.co.uk/interface