An Underground Music Venue in Beijing: fRUITYSPACE

Edward John Sanderson

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-5913-6_15

An Underground Music Venue in Beijing: fRUITYSPACE

Edward John Sanderson

Academy of Visual Arts

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This text addresses fRUITYSPACE, a live music venue in the centre of Beijing founded in 2016 by the experimental musician Zhai Ruixin. Zhai’s vision for fRUITYSPACE is that it should demonstrate an underground and DIY approach to its activities, and this text outlines what this means in the current socio-political context of China. A number of live performances and other activities taking place within the space are described in order to understand the space, its audience, and its surroundings and the relationship between them. This provides insights into the practical aspects of such activities, as well as suggesting the importance of Zhai’s approach in creating a space for non-mainstream ways of life in China.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Fractured Scenes
Subtitle of host publication	Underground Music-Making in Hong Kong and East Asia
Editors	Damien Charrieras, François Mouillot
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	205-223
Number of pages	19
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811559136
ISBN (Print)	9789811559150, 9789811559129
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5913-6_15
Publication status	Published - 30 Mar 2021

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