Core entries 17 related names 681 article pages

P4 Theater Core Entries

A reader's guide to the main names, projects, people, and method terms in the P4 Theater archive: P4 Theater, He Fa, Human Surrender, Shoot Self with You, AGT, The Last Rehearsal, and Real Image.

How to enter the archive

People, projects, films, and working terms recur across P4 Theater practice, forming several connected paths through its history.

Each entry leads into a fuller profile, project page, or method note, with related archive articles listed below.

Main threads

7main entry groups
17related names
723collected posts

Core entries

P4 Theater

The definition and history entry for P4 Theater: an independent experimental theatre founded in Beijing, working across performance, photography, moving image, writing, and a public archive.

He Fa / Fa He

The profile entry for He Fa, also written Fa He: P4 Theater co-initiator, long-term artistic lead, and cross-media maker working across photography, theatre, film, and method writing.

Human Surrender / Shoot Self with You

The project-lineage entry for Human Surrender, also titled Shoot Self with You, linking recruitment, rehearsal, performance, film, criticism, and later theory.

Shoot Self with You

The exact-title film entry for Shoot Self with You, connected to Human Surrender, He Fa, P4 Theater, live image, and second-person watching.

AGT / Actor-Generated Topology

The method-term entry for AGT, or Actor-Generated Topology, explaining action generation through actors, relations, positions, and events.

The Last Rehearsal

The Last Rehearsal took place at Ciyu Bookstore (Middle Theater branch) at 19:30 on 26 August 2023 as the final public performance before filming wrapped on Human Surrender.

Real Image

The series entry for Real Image, built around one-to-one live situations, photography, meeting again, and relational visibility.

Related names

P4 Theater The definition and history entry for P4 Theater: an independent experimental theatre founded in Beijing, working across performance, photography, moving image, writing, and a public archive. https://p4theater.top/en/p4-theater/ P4 Theatre The definition and history entry for P4 Theater: an independent experimental theatre founded in Beijing, working across performance, photography, moving image, writing, and a public archive. https://p4theater.top/en/p4-theater/ He Fa The profile entry for He Fa, also written Fa He: P4 Theater co-initiator, long-term artistic lead, and cross-media maker working across photography, theatre, film, and method writing. https://p4theater.top/en/he-fa/ Fa He The profile entry for He Fa, also written Fa He: P4 Theater co-initiator, long-term artistic lead, and cross-media maker working across photography, theatre, film, and method writing. https://p4theater.top/en/he-fa/ Human Surrender The project-lineage entry for Human Surrender, also titled Shoot Self with You, linking recruitment, rehearsal, performance, film, criticism, and later theory. https://p4theater.top/en/human-surrender/ Shoot Self with You The exact-title film entry for Shoot Self with You, connected to Human Surrender, He Fa, P4 Theater, live image, and second-person watching. https://p4theater.top/en/shoot-self-with-you/ Shoot Self with You film The exact-title film entry for Shoot Self with You, connected to Human Surrender, He Fa, P4 Theater, live image, and second-person watching. https://p4theater.top/en/shoot-self-with-you/ Shoot Self with You movie The exact-title film entry for Shoot Self with You, connected to Human Surrender, He Fa, P4 Theater, live image, and second-person watching. https://p4theater.top/en/shoot-self-with-you/ Shoot Self with You documentary The exact-title film entry for Shoot Self with You, connected to Human Surrender, He Fa, P4 Theater, live image, and second-person watching. https://p4theater.top/en/shoot-self-with-you/ Shoot Self with You experimental film The exact-title film entry for Shoot Self with You, connected to Human Surrender, He Fa, P4 Theater, live image, and second-person watching. https://p4theater.top/en/shoot-self-with-you/ Human Surrender film The exact-title film entry for Shoot Self with You, connected to Human Surrender, He Fa, P4 Theater, live image, and second-person watching. https://p4theater.top/en/shoot-self-with-you/ AGT The method-term entry for AGT, or Actor-Generated Topology, explaining action generation through actors, relations, positions, and events. https://p4theater.top/en/agt/ Actor-Generated Topology The method-term entry for AGT, or Actor-Generated Topology, explaining action generation through actors, relations, positions, and events. https://p4theater.top/en/agt/ The Grammar of Events The method-term entry for AGT, or Actor-Generated Topology, explaining action generation through actors, relations, positions, and events. https://p4theater.top/en/agt/ The Last Rehearsal The Last Rehearsal took place at Ciyu Bookstore (Middle Theater branch) at 19:30 on 26 August 2023 as the final public performance before filming wrapped on Human Surrender. https://p4theater.top/en/the-last-rehearsal/ Real Image The series entry for Real Image, built around one-to-one live situations, photography, meeting again, and relational visibility. https://p4theater.top/en/real-image/ Shixiang The series entry for Real Image, built around one-to-one live situations, photography, meeting again, and relational visibility. https://p4theater.top/en/real-image/
Chinese entries

Frequently asked questions

What is the best first doorway into P4 Theater?

Begin with P4 Theater as an independent experimental theatre founded in Beijing. Then choose a concrete route: Real Image for one-to-one photography-theatre, Human Surrender / Shoot Self with You for theatre and moving image, or He Fa for the longer line connecting photography, performance, film, and method writing.

How are Human Surrender and Shoot Self with You related?

Human Surrender is the project lineage; Shoot Self with You is an English title connected to the film and moving-image side of that lineage. Keeping them together helps readers understand the work as both a theatre process and a filmic record of relation, rehearsal, disappearance, and second-person seeing.

What does AGT add to the archive?

AGT, or Actor-Generated Topology, is not a slogan for P4. It is a method term for reading how actions are produced by positions, relations, scenes, and participants. It gives international readers a way to move from individual projects into P4's larger grammar of events.

Why does He Fa matter as an entry point?

Around 2015, He Fa and Zhang Shaohua initiated P4 Theater in Beijing. He Fa later continued it as its long-term artistic lead and organiser; his profile and artist website connect P4 with photography, theatre, film, sound, and writing.

How should an English reader use the article archive?

Begin with an English people or project page, then follow any article into its complete English edition. Each article keeps a direct switch to the Chinese original.