Shining Dimensions is a new event series curated by Guiguisuisui and Aotu Space that aims to create an intersection between different dimensions of creativity: live music, visuals, and movement all mixing together whilst removing the barrier between performers and the audience. Taking place every Friday evening at Aotu Space, Shining Dimensions features a constantly shifting line up of musicians, illustrators, and dancers organized around a different theme each week with an aim to give audiences a unique experience every time.

The eighth and final volume of Shining Dimensions will take place on Friday July 19. For the conclusion of this series the organizers have decided to do something a little different: a round robin show. The premise of a round robin is that the performers set up around the edges of the space and the audience is located in the middle. There is no headliner, no support, and rather than focusing on one performer for a whole set the performance passes from one edge of the room to another, round and round, song by song, piece by piece, the creation shifting around the audience. The round robin concept was pioneered by USA musician Dan Deacon (who’s organized whole tours based around the concept) and was introduced to Asia by Seoul based concert organizers Supercolorsuper.

This is the first time somebody has done a round robin in Beijing (to the best of our knowledge) and in keeping with the vibes and energy of the previous Shining Dimensions shows we’re adding a couple of twists in there; while the room with be divided into four sections each containing a different musical artist, each area will also contain a visual artist who will be going to work on found objects sourced from the constantly shifting hutongs to create a mini scene that will start off the performance in muted colors but slowly be brought to life with pens and paintbrushes. There will be a dance performance at one conjuncture in the show that the audience will be invited to take part in, and then the audience will be encouraged to join the scenes and get artistic with the materials within.

For this final event we’ve gone full on with the line up, including some returning faces and some artists we’ve been longing to work with since we started the series. The evening will feature music by Lastboss all the way from Zhuhai, 4 Channels Club, thruoutin, and Nico & Rudi. The visual artists will include James Sserwadda, Chandoso, Shui Wong, and Nan Guazi南瓜子, and the movement will be curated by Duna兮子.

Needless to say you probably won’t have seen an evening like this before and you might never get a chance to see it get, so join us in the eight dimension one last time.