Kilometer Zero

Kilometer Zero is an international collective of artists and writers who met in Paris through George Whitman’s Shakespeare & Company bookstore in the year 2000. We publish a magazine, produce theatre and performance art, host shows and events, and engage in political debate.

Since the project’s conception, we have published five magazines that are distributed commercially in the United States and carried by independent bookstores in 14 other countries; held more than 60 of our celebrated ‘Venues' which present new art, literature and music in cabaret style settings; presented theatre, mixed media and performance art in London, Paris, New York, Amsterdam, Prague, and Beijing; and organized political movements in Paris and the United States.

For two years, the project operated out of art squats in Paris first ‘In Fact', then ‘Le Gousset Vide’. The collective now operates as an international network for project-driven activities.

Kilometer Zero is a non-profit association registered in Paris, France, and is run by an elected board of directors.

A Brief Overview of Events

9 Jun 2007
Emily Monologue (The Space, London)

2-21 Oct 2006
Until I Get My Gorgeous Wings Acts I & II (Union Theatre, London)

14 May-15 June 2005
The Short Step Installation (DCF Studio, Dashanzi 798, Beijing)

1 May 2005
The Short Step (Dashanzi 798, Beijing)

15 Feb 2005
Kilometer Zero 05, Marseille Launch (Daki Ling, Marseille)

15 Dec 2004
Kilometer Zero Issue Five (print run 1500) — Paris Launch

20 30 Oct 2004
Pssst…America! (Boston, New York, Philadelphia, D.C., Toronto)

4 Apr 2004
Third Happening: Parallel Worlds (passage de Choiseul, Paris)

7 Mar 2004
Second Happening: Macondo Colombia (Place de l’Opéra, Paris)

1 Feb 2004
First Happening: Year of the Monkey (Place de l’Opéra, Paris)

17-21 June 2003
Three Parts (Sudden Théâtre, Paris)

13-15 June 2003
Marion Davies & the Moon (Sudden Théâtre, Paris)

17 May 2003
Kilometer Zero in Double Dutch (Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam)

6-31 May 2003
The Dumb Waiter (Théâtre de Nesle, Paris)

14-21 Apr 2003
Laugh Cry Cry Laugh (Espace Cardin, Paris)

20 Mar 2003
“!” (le Zenith, Paris)

3 Mar 2003
Lysistrata (Espace Créateur, Paris)

15 Dec 2002
KMZàNYC (Galapagos Art Space, New York)

24 Sep 2002
Kilometer Zero 03, Prague Launch (Shakespeare a Synové, Prague)

30 Jun 2002
Kilometer Zero 03 (print run 3000) — Paris Launch

June-July 2002
The Venue, Third Season (Espace Créateur, Paris)

3-15 June 2002
First Love (Akteon Théâtre, Paris)

26 May 2002
Earth (Café de la Danse, Paris)

15-18 May 2002
Fringe Tent, Cannes Film Festival (Cannes)

31 Mar 2002
Free Market Show ( Jean Pierre Timbaud, Paris)

21 Mar 2002
Show at Théâtre 347 (347, Paris)

3 Feb 2002
Free Market Show (Cabaret Sauvage, Paris)

2 Feb 2002
Growth (Espace Créateur, Paris)

23 Dec 2001
Kilometer Zero London Show (The Shipwright’s Palace, London)

21 Dec 2001
Kilometer Zero 02 ( John Calder Bookstore, London) — London Launch

13-15 Dec 2001
Three Parts (Espace Créateur, Paris)

2 Dec 2001
Kilometer Zero 01 (print run 2500) — Paris Launch

Nov-Dec 2001
The Venue, Second Season (Caveau de Bolée, Paris)

Jun 2001
Kilometer Zero 00 (print run 1500) — Paris Launch

May-June 2001
The Venue, First Season (Bistro des Artistes, Paris)

Dec 2000
Kilometer Zero 00 (print run 1000) — Paris Launch