The International Performance Association (IPA)
The International Performance Association (IPA) is an expanding network of process oriented artists, devoted to cultural awareness through the professional practice of performance art. IPA strives to provide a platform for such artists from all over the globe to exchange ideas and initiate progress in the world of performance art. Founded as IPAH e.V. in 2006, we have formed a series of workshops, performance festivals and meetings that encourage the development of participants‘ artistic endeavors.
In 2012 the original organization was split. IPAH e.V. still remains in Hildesheim/Germany. The original IPAH Summercamp and the Platform For Young Performance Artists is from now on organized by IPA, seated in Hanau/Germany, under the new title IPA Summer. In 2012, IPA Istanbul was established as partner organizations, followed by IPA Bucharest in 20014, IPA Bristol in 2015 and IPA The Hague in 2017.
Since 2023, IPA is a non-profit association based in Hanau. The purpose of the association was extended to socio-cultural projects.
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PA arose from a seminar, which Jürgen Fritz had held in winter 2005 at the University Hildesheim. In spring 2006 he founded together with students the International Performance Association Hildesheim (IPAH e.V.). In summer 2006, the first summercamp with students from the University took place. The first teachers had been Boris Nieslony and Jürgen Fritz. In autumn 2006, the first meeting for Performance Art was organized, already with the partizipation of international artists: Marylin Arsem USA), Clemente Padin (Uruguay), Gusztav Üto (Romania), Boris Nieslony and Christopher Hewitt from Germany.
A special thanks for the development and commitment to the IPAH e.V. shall include: Adina Bier, Malte Beisenherz, Markus Gustav Brinkmann, Lisa Bauer, Tesi Gburek, Nadine Grobeis, Sascha A. Hermeth, Mayte Kappel Rovira, Isa Lange, Malte Pfeiffer, Heike Pfingsten, Kathrin Weber – Krüger and Sina Wachenfeld.
J ürgen Fritz is the artistic director of the IPA Summer. Since the founding of IPAH e.V. he is instrumental in the design and implementation of all events.1982 – 1990 he worked as a theater director, curator and actor, since 1984 as performance artist. He is co-founder of Black Market International, since the beginning of this international Cooperation of Performance Artists with whom he works since 1985. He showed his performances in all countries of Europe, the USA, Canada, Mexico Asia and Australia. Since 2012 he lives as free lance artist in Hanau, Germany. He is co- founder of the International Performance Association (IPAH, registered association) and artistic director of the festival of performance art ZOOM!, co-founder and co-organizer of the Platform for Young Performance Artists and the IPA Summer. Since 1995 he is a lecturer in performance art at different Universities in Germany.
IPA History
Dominik Lipp, IPA Summer 2011, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Richard Spartos, Tina Kramer, IPA Summer 2007, RAW Tempel, Berlin, Fotograf Jürgen Fritz
IPA Summer 2008, Schloss Bröllin, Fotograf Jürgen Fritz
IPA Summer 2009, Schloss Bröllin, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Marita Bullmann, IPA Summer, Schloss Bröllin, 2009, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Summer, Schloss Bröllin, 2009, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Summer, Schloss Bröllin, 2009, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Burçak Konukman, IPA Summer 2011, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Nora Jacobs, IPA Summer 2011, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Summer Istanbul 2012, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Rocio Boliver, IPA Summer Bucharest 2014, Photo by Jürgen Fritz
IPA Bristol 2015 - Photographer Juergen Fritz
IPA VENICE 2016 - Photographer Juergen Fritz
IPA The Hague 2017 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA The Hague 2017 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Aino Sirje, IPA The Hague 2017 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA The Hague 2017 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Platform Lublin 2017, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Summer Istanbul 2012
IPAH 2006, Performance Art Festival, Hildesheim
IPAH 2006, Performance Art Festival, Hildesheim
Festival Emerging Artists, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, 2009, Photographer Arielle Bier
Festival Emerging Artists, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, 2009, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Festival Emerging Artists, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, 2010, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Festival Emerging Artists, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, 2010, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Platform Istanbul 2012
Platform Istanbul 2012
Platform Istanbul 2013, Performance in Hayderpasa, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Platform Istanbul Istanbul 2013, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Summer 2014, Workshop Presentation at the Pionierul Factury in Bucharest, August 31st 2014, Photo by Juergen Fritz
IPA Summer 2014, Workshop Presentation at the Pionierul Factury in Bucharest, August 31st 2014, Photo by Juergen Fritz
IPA Summer 2014, Workshop Presentation at the Pionierul Factury in Bucharest, August 31st 2014, Photo by Juergen Fritz
IPA Summer 2014, Workshop Presentation at the Pionierul Factury in Bucharest, August 31st 2014, Photo by Jürgen Fritz
IPA Venice 2016 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Venice 2016 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Venice 2016 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Venice 2016 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA VENICE 2016 - Photographer Juergen Fritz
Launch of DisOrders, a 2 year-trajectory with Slovenian composer Petra Strahovnik and Ensemble Modelo62, The Hague 2018 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Jan Willem Troost, Launch of DisOrders, a 2 year-trajectory with Slovenian composer Petra Strahovnik and Ensemble Modelo62, The Hague 2018 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Enric Sans i Morera, Launch of DisOrders, a 2 year-trajectory with Slovenian composer Petra Strahovnik and Ensemble Modelo62, The Hague 2018 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Launch of DisOrders, a 2 year-trajectory with Slovenian composer Petra Strahovnik and Ensemble Modelo62, The Hague 2018 - Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Aurelia Lohmann, Exploring Don Quixote, 9 hour performance at Kunstverein Montez and Atelier Orbit 24, Frankfurt am Main, 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Larysa Bauge, An Malv, Exploring Don Quixote, 9 hour performance at Kunstverein Montez and Atelier Orbit 24, Frankfurt am Main, 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Helena Tochka Kushnir, Exploring Don Quixote, 9 hour performance at Kunstverein Montez and Atelier Orbit 24, Frankfurt am Main, 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Ira Kharlamova, Thomas Reul, Exploring Don Quixote, 9 hour performance at Kunstverein Montez and Atelier Orbit 24, Frankfurt am Main, 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
An Malv, Florence Lam, Exploring Don Quixote, 9 hour performance at Kunstverein Montez and Atelier Orbit 24, Frankfurt am Main, 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Stefan Mießeler, Performance Art Netzwerk Hildesheim 2018, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Carlotta Oppermann, Performance Art Netzwerk Hildesheim 2018, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Groupwork, Performance Art Netzwerk Hildesheim 2018, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Florencia Antonia Lasch Macaya, Performance Art Netzwerk Hildesheim 2018, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Carlotta Oppermann, Zabih Festival, Lviv/Ukraine 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Léann Herlihy, Zabih Festival, Lviv/Ukraine 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Marina Gaba, Zabih Festival, Lviv/Ukraine 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Carlotta Oppermann, Ira Kharlamova, Zabih Festival, Lviv/Ukraine 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Eva Weingärtner, BLACK MARKET INTERNATIONAL - Exploring 2021, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Warum habt ihr denn alles nassgemacht, BLACK MARKET INTERNATIONAL - Exploring 2021, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Warum habt ihr denn alles nassgemacht, BLACK MARKET INTERNATIONAL - Exploring 2021, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Burçak Konukman, Nataša Zupan, An Malv, Beyond the civilized body - 9 -hours performance, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Petra Strahovnik, Ira Kharlamova, Beyond the civilized body - 9 -hours performance, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
An Malv, Stefan Mießeler, Beyond the civilized body - 9 -hours performance, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Group Action, Beyond the civilized body - 9 -hours performance, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
An Malv, Stefan Mießeler, Florence Lam, Beyond the civilized body - laboratory, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
An Malv, Florence Lam, Beyond the civilized body - laboratory, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
I n 2006 it was the first time that the IPA Summer took place. In this time it was called IPAH Summer Camp. The idea was, to install workshop for the artists from Hildesheim, to create a situation for the exchange with experienced artists. But already in 2007 young artists from 11 different nations took part. Since 2008 IPAH cooperated with the Performer Stammtisch and the Flutgraben e.V. from Berlin. In this year, the results from the workshops were shown publicly, what was continued from 2009 on as Platform For Young Performance Artists. The Platform was mainly organized by Janine Eisenächer from the Flutgraben e.V.. In 2010 the “Conference about teaching Performance Art” was initiated by Jürgen Fritz.
Thus, the IPA Summer consists of three parts: the workshops, the Platform and the Conference. In 2012 the IPA Summer took place for the first time in Istanbul, followed by Bucharest and Bristol. Until IPA 2021 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 401 artists from 42 different nations took part in the IPA events.
Origin of the participants since 2006
A bout the IPA Workshops: Most workshop participants are young artists who are professionally engaged in the practice of performance art. The workshops are open to age, the average age is between 20 and 35 years. There are about 45 invited participants who are taught in three groups. The teachers are well-known international performance artists. When we invite teachers, it is important for us, that they have developed an own artistic position. The educational qualification is of secondary importance for us, i.e. we usually invite any professors from universities, unless they are in the sense mentioned above artistically active and well known.
The workshops have been funded solely from the registration fees of participants, we get any public subsidies. Nevertheless, we try to keep registration fees to a minimum. There is no profit motive. It is important for us to also facilitate the participation of those artists who have little financial opportunity.
IPA CHRONOLOGY 2006 - 2021
Petra Strahovnik, Ira Kharlamova, 9 -hours performance, Alte Schmelze, Frankfurt am Main, 2021, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
BLACK MARKET INTERNATIONAL – EXPLORING 2021 – Workshop, artist talk, conference, Solo- and Groupperformances at the Alte Schmelze in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Artists: Elvira Santamaria Torres, Boris Nieslony, Jürgen Fritz, Jacques van Poppel, Myriam Laplante, Alastair MacLennan, Roi Vaara, Eva Weingärtner, Christine Biehler, Hermann Böhler, Benedikt Helmer, Steffen Scheuermann, Snežana Golubović, Lea Melchior, Julian Fuchs, Stefanie Trojan, Marlene Schlarb, Ira Kharlamova, Ukraine; Florence Lam, Hong Kong; Stefan Mießeler, Germany; Petra Strahovnik, Holland; Van-Lam Trinh, Germany; Nataša Zupan, Slowenia; Burçak Konukman, Turkey;
Jacqueline van de Geer, Canada, 9 hour performance, Kunstverein Montez, Frankfurt a. Main, 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
1 week Workshop and 9-hours performance at the Kunstverein Familie Montez in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Artists: Larysa Bauge, Netherlands; Andriy Helytovych, Ukraine; Ira Kharlamova, Ukraine; Helena Tochka Kushnir, Nomad; Florence Lam Hong, Kong; Aurelia Lohmann, Germany; Thomas Reul, Germany; Petra Strahovnik, Netherlands; Van-Lam Trinh, Germany; Jacqueline van de Geer, Canada; Eva Weingärtner, Germany;
Ira Khalrlamova, Lviv 2019, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Workshop and performance at the Zabih Festival in Lviv, Ukraine. Artists: Marina Gaba, Léann Herlihy, Ira Kharlamova, Danylo Kovach, Kateryna Mamchur, Carlotta Oppermann
Stefan Mießeler, Hildesheim 2018, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Workshop mit dem Performance Art Netzwerk Hildesheim. Beteiligte Künstler*innen: Thomas Reul; Stefan Mießeler; Michael; Katerina Kitsikoudi; Johanna Johnen; Clara-MariaScheim; Carlotta Oppermann; An Malv, Violeta Ymai Barros Heckmanns; Aurelia Lohmann; Florencia Antonia Lasch Macaya;
Larysa Bauge, Enric Sans i Morera, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
Launch of DisOrders, a 2 year-trajectory with Slovenian composer Petra Strahovnik and Ensemble Modelo62. 10-day intensive performance art workshop with Jürgen Fritz. Artists: Ezequiel Menalled, Jan Willem Troost, Vasilis Stefanopoulus, Gemma Tripiana Munoz, Justin Christensen, Enric Sans i Morera, Jorge López García, Klára Andrlová, Santiago Lascurain, Nataša Zupan, Petra Strahovnik, Larysa Bauge
Ximan Wank (China), Olga Skliarska (Ukrain);
Photographer Jürgen Fritz
The Performance Platform Lublin 2017 was organized by the Performance Art Foundation Lublin in cooperation with IPA. 27 young artists from mainly Eastern European countries took part. The workshops lasted 5 days followed by a three-day festival. All events took place in the Galeria Labirynt in Lublin.
Workshops led by Marylin Arsem (USA), Martin Zet (Czech Republik) and Jürgen Fritz (Germany).
Lisanne van Brakel (NL), IPA The Hague 2017 – Photographer Jürgen Fritz
This year IPA worked with P. S – Performance Site Den Haag and PAS – Performance Art Studies on the topic of „the poetic in performance art“. The event lasted 12 days and included one-week workshops, live performances by local and internationally renowned artists, premieres, lectures, panel discussions, presentations and screenings. The events took place in Quartair, the former ‘The Hague Breadfactory‘ and in the ‘Nutshuis‘. 15 participants from 11 nations.
Workshop led by BBB Johannes Deimling and Jürgen Fritz, both from Germany. Organised by P.S. Performance Site The Hague, Jolanda Jansen and Lisetteh.
Kimi Nguyen (UK), Gulhatun Yildirim (TR);
IPA Venice 2016
In the framework of the Learning Program of the Venice International Performance Art
Week, Studio Contemporaneo in collaboration with Live Arts Cultures and IPA presented
IPA Venice 2016. IPA Venice 2016 took place in the performing art work space – Palmanova
Pavillion in Forte Marghera, led by the Live Arts Cultures association and located
inside the former military area of Forte Marghera just 10 minutes from the island of Venice.
28 Participants from 16 different countries.
Workshop led by VestAndPage (Germany/Italy) and Jürgen Fritz (Germany). Organised by Live Arts Culture, Marianna Andrigo and Aldo Aliprandi.
Thursday 22nd October 14:00-16:00, Castle Park
Artists
Alba Murcia (Spain)
Nicole Murmann (Switzerland)
Oozing Gloop Ye Olde (UK)
Taz Burns (UK)
Bojana Videkanic (Canada)
Pete Kennedy (UK)
Andrea Greenwood (UK)
Jolanda Jansen (Netherlands)
Carol Andrea Montealegre Pinzón (Colombia)
2015 – IPA Autumn Bristol. The first week we could run in Glastonbury / Uk, the magical home of King Arthur, the Round Table and the Holy Grail. The second week, organized by Eva Martino and Fay Stevens in Bristol, with performances at the Arnolfini, St. Nicholas Market and Bristol Harbour. Symposium entitled „Where performance Happens“. 21 participants from 12 countries. In collabaration with Arnolfini, organised by IPA Bristol Eva Martino and Fay Stevens. Performances in the Arnolfini, at St Nicholas Market and Bristol Harbour. Workshop led bei VestAndPage and Jürgen Fritz.
Björn Neukom, IPA Summer 2014 Istanbul, Photo Juergen Fritz
IPA Istanbul 2014, 29 participants from 12 countiries:
Jessica Batut, Belgium; Bernadette Laimbauer, Austria; Inês Miguel, Spain; Numan Okutan, Turkey; Michael Prandstätter, Austria; Daina Pupkeviciute, Lithuania; Gülhatun Yıldırım, Turkey; Öykü Aras, Turkey; Tina Backhouse, UK; Ebru Demiral, Turkey; Kelly Ann Gardener, Germany; Burçak Konukman, Turkey; Helena Tochka Kushnir, Palestine; Eva Martino, UK; Carla Roca Mora, Portugal; Edit Bapcanyovam, Slovakia; Işıl Çalışkan, Turkey; Ariel Garcia, Switzerland; Adam Gruba-, Polonia; Deniz İkizler, Turkey; Ariane Koch, Switzerland; Seyhan Musa, Turkey; Björn Neukom, Switzerland; Gaynor O’Flynn, Uk; Anne Rochat, Switzerland; Sarina Scheidegger, Switzerland; Ergin Soyal, Turkey; Marcel Sparmann, Germany; Lara Stanic, Switzerland; Teacher: Nezaket Ekici, Turkey; Jürgen Fritz, Germany;
Workshop Presentation Rocio Boliver, IPA Summer Bucharest 2014, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
IPA Bucharest 2014, 30 participants from 13 countries:
Jessica Batut, Belgium; Bernadette Laimbauer, Austria; Inês Miguel, Spain; Arianna Ferrari, Italy; Julischka Stengele, Austria; Sarah Zaltash, UK; Burcak Konukman, Turkey; David Scheffler, Germany; Gabriela Mateescu, Romania; Iivi Meltaus, Finland; Lilia Scheerder, Netherlands; Yolanda Benalba, Spain; Ruth Biene, Germany; Roxana Riege, Germany; Vivian Chinasa Ezugha, UK; Lena Kienzer, Austria; Nilofar Rezai, Germany; Martin Zepter, Germany; Marina Oprea, Romania; Priya Mistry, UK; Paul Gubernachuk, Australia; Salla Hakkola, Finland; Imke Zeinstra, Holland; Vaida Tamoševičiūtė, Lithuania; Valentin Cernat, Romania; Manuel López, Spain; Jolijn de Wolf, Netherlands; Daniela Takeva, Bulgaria; Diana Miron, Romania ; Helena Tochka Kushnir, Palestine; Teacher: Jürgen Fritz, Germany; Rocio Boliver, Mexico; Alexandra Zierle, UK; Paul Carter, UK;
In 2013 there was great political unrest in Istanbul, hence the IPA Summer almost had to be canceled. Fortunately, we were able to conduct the workshops with 14 participants from 7 different countries in two groups. Workshops, conference and round table in Istanbul. Teacher: VestANDPage (Italy/Germany), Jürgen Fritz (Germany). Partner: Koza Visual, Mixer, Salt Galata, Istanbul Modern, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Siemens Sanat.
48 Participants from 21 different countries. Workshops, platform for young performance artists and round table in Istanbul. Teacher: Lynn Lu (Singapore/UK), Roi Vaara, (Finland), Jürgen Fritz (Germany). Partner: Koza Visual. See Video Gallery. See Gallery of Participants here
41 Participants from 9 countries. Workshops, platform for young performance artists and round table in Berlin. Teacher: He Chengyao (China), Ray Langenbach (Malaysia), Jürgen Fritz (Germany). Partner: Flutgraben e.V. und Glogau Air
Manuela Centrone, IPAH Summercamp 2010, Schloss Bröllin; Photographer Jürgen Fritz
43 participants from 14 countries, workshops at Schloss Bröllin/Germany, platform and round table in Berlin. Teacher: Kira O´Reilly (UK), Bartolomé Ferrando (Spain), Jürgen Fritz (Germany). Partner: Schloss Bröllin und Flutgraben e.V.
Tina Kramer, IPAH Summercamp 2009,
Schloss Bröllin; Photographer Jürgen Fritz
43 participants from 12 countries. Teacher: Klara Schilliger und Valerian Maly (CH), Elvira Santamaria Torres (Mexico), Jürgen Fritz (Germany). Partner: Schloss Bröllin und Flutgraben e.V.
Christine Haase, IPAH Summercamp 2008, Schloss Bröllin, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
41 participants from 13 countries. Teacher: Adina Bar-On (Israel), Arti Grabowski (Poland), Jürgen Fritz (Germany). Partner: Schloss Bröllin und Flutgraben e.V..
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Neil Jefferies, IPAH Summercamp 2007, RAW Temple Berlin, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
24 participants from 11 countries. Teacher: Monali Meher (India), Alastair MacLennan (Irland), Jürgen Fritz (Germany). Workshop at RAW Tempel, Berlin. See Gallery
Verena Lobert, Malte Pfeiffer. IPAH Summercamp 2006, Fusion area, Germany, Photographer Jürgen Fritz
First IPAH summer camp on the grounds of the Fusion Festival in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 17 participants, mainly from the University of Hildesheim. Participants: Julia Schrook, Melanie Hintz, Heike Pfingsten, Georg Florian, Sascha Hermeth, Marcel Sparmann, Vanessa Lutz, Nadine Grobeis, Malte Beisenherz, Sina Wachenfeld, Verena Lobert, Alexandra Müller, Elisabeth Schelhas, Margret Schütz, Kathrin Weber-Krüger, Carolina Martinez-Luther, Yola. Teachers: Boris Nieslony and Jürgen Fritz.
A bout the „Platform For Young Performance Artists“: The platform serves primarily for networking and the exchange between artists of the IPA summer and artists from the region. It takes place in the week following the IPA workshops. Through this link, the platform receives a sometimes chaotic and anarchic liveliness, which differs pleasantly from other festivals. On two days here can be seen about 40 performances.
T he “Conference on the Teaching of Performance Art“ serves for the exchange of views about the methodology of the workshop. The invited workshop teachers will present their approach, and guest lecturers are invited to contribute on the subject.
IPA Teacher since 2006 (in random order)
IPA Organisers
