How Shall We Begin Again? is a new performance initiated by artist Jo Fong: a two-day live installation, created and performed by 50 people.

How Shall We Begin Again? is a collective action. Each person involved is invited to contribute twelve pieces of music of which three are randomly selected and played for them in no particular order. This live installation is about returning to the body, returning to ourselves. Each person interprets this opportunity. Taking up space, being seen, being present and for some it’s simply about liveness: the act of being in the moment.

Across the two days of the performance, nothing repeats. Audience members are invited to book a ticket for the time they want to arrive and then stay as long as they like.

Created and performed by 50 people:
Amelia Zhou, Annie Pui Ling Lok, April Lin, Ben Ash, Cai Tomos, Carlos Trenado, Charly Monreal, Cheniece Warner, Clara Nüzel Liang, Dawn Collins, Dermot Farrell, DJ Hassan, Elina Akhmetova, Ellis Legg, Emily Lue-Fong, Ghost Chan, Guido Orgs, Haeeun Lee, Iris Yi Po Chan, James Baker, Jamie Ward, Jane Chan, Jay Yule, Jemima Hoadley, Jia-Yu Corti, Jo Fong, Joe Wild, John Chan, Katherine Hall, Kayjay Maseko, Korina Biggs, Kuan-Yu Chen, Loe D’Arcy, Luisa Mateo Dupleich Rozo, Marc Stevenson, Matthias Sperling, Nareg Khachatoorian, Paulina Porwollik, Rachel Davies, Rachel Cooke, Renée Bellamy, Saurav Roy, Shamiso Oneka, Shivaangee Agrawal, Sophie Nüzel, Takako Hasegawa, Théïa Maldoom, Temitope Ajose, Uma Hung Ayala Lok, Vincent Chiu, Xi-mali Kadeena-Guscoth, Yuyu Wang, Zhaolin Zhou.

Artist: Jo Fong
Artistic Support: Temitope Ajose, Elina Akhmetova, Jia-Yu Corti, Jay Yule
Lighting Creative Advisor: Nao Nagai
Technician: Mo Yousef
Audio Description Design: Shivaangee Agrawal

How Shall We Begin Again? was performed at Siobhan Davies Studios on 12 & 13 November 2022, continuing from 11am-7pm each day.
Images from How Shall We Begin Again? performed at Siobhan Davies Studios, November 2022
Videos by Ana de Matos (CAMEYE)