亞洲劇匯2012 Asia Meets Asia Theatre Festival 2012 | |
台灣劇評 Reviews from Taipei |
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1 寫在亞洲相遇2012《狂人日記》之後
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狂人日記劇照︰齒... 攝影︰許斌 |
《夢難承之六—希望》劇照︰亂中有序... 攝影︰許斌 |
2 美與意義:《希望》的希望
《夢難承6─希望》是一齣極美的戲,美到足以讓人願意放下所有考掘隱喻的動作,而這麼做是需要勇氣的。
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亞洲現場的共同體《夢難承6-希望》演出:2012亞洲相遇,身體氣象館主辦 文 薛西 墜落與混亂構成了開場的修辭──男子重重的跌落,演員以無舞台中心的移動在各處啟動著(披上日常感的)各自的行為──每一演員的行為都不在中心,也都是中心。他們以極張、極吼的姿態、不斷喊吶「stop/stopping」的語詞,並陳希望的亮面/暗面之圖像,毫不拖泥帶水,直接而暴烈。 最令人驚訝的也就在於,《夢難承6-希望》幾乎沒有「中心」可言,從舞台視點的給定到表演的操作,都是在一種去中心的過程逐步前進的。換句話說,它形成的毋寧是一個「共同體」的文本,但這裡說的「共同體」並非Benedict Anderson所提的民族主義式的「想像的共同體」,而是一種「現場」的「共同體」(因此,該說這個文本更接近行為藝術的語彙?)。 做為開場修辭的「墜落」與「混亂」,正分別對應著「現場」與「共同體」的內涵。我們眼前的舞台的「現場」,與其說是被分派成不同階層、社會身分的角色一起搭設的,不如說是演員都被剝除了角色,還原為人,進而每個人將潛意識自我揭發出來所共同構築的。至於「共同體」,並不意味「我們都屬於一個亞洲」,而是超越地理的範疇,讓每個人都屬於自己,唯有在這個層次上,我們才有可能找到人與人的共同處境,這樣的陳述。我們也別忘了,地上散落的張張紙片,標明1949、1976、1989、1997、2011、2012、民國38年、民國76年、昭和58年等年份,暗藏國民政府大撤退、文革結束、六四天安門事件、香港回歸、日本福島核災、釣魚台事件、解嚴等歷史事件,這是文本的底景──Hope is in history。 「希望」在這個現場,經過各種語言重複循環地道出,憑藉一種演員互相阻擋、施虐、拉扯的狀態形成它的深層意涵,不再僅是掛在嘴邊如時常可聽見的「我希望」之類的語句,而是去除語言,返歸行動,由精神性的「希望」統攝這些墜落與混亂。由是,當演員走近觀眾,直挺挺且充滿忿怒,上下顎緊緊咬住一顆石頭地直視前方之時,這個動作是如此簡單,卻能讓我們感受到動作背後的行動慾望;這樣深切的感受,在演員群體作勢要將石頭向前擲出的時候,同樣能夠讓人領略到那股足以延展至劇場之外的力度。或許岔題,但在這一刻,我反而體悟到「帳蓬劇場演員面對的觀眾不只是坐在帳篷內的一群,更要投射到帳篷外的那一大群民眾」究竟說的是甚麼意思。 亞洲究竟意味著什麼?至少在這一次的文本,我們看到的「亞洲」是一個跳離政治情境,超越地域主義,以精神性的思想,謙卑的態度,形構出一幅邊緣視角的開放式圖景,如同有一名演員說,「亞洲太大,大到我沒有辦法知道它的生日死日。」《夢難承6-希望》就是在這樣的邊緣性及開放性的互容語境,開創令人為之震動的可能性。 由日本DA‧M劇團的大橋宏導演開始啟動的「亞洲相遇(Asia meets Asia)」計畫,迄今不斷發展、積累,今年計有來自七個國家/城市共20餘位劇場工作者共同參與,台北場缺少阿富汗及印度的伙伴,成員分別來自香港、上海、曼谷、東京、台北五地,《夢難承6-希望》是此次展演的兩部作品之一,另一部為《狂人日記》。回想這幾年,台灣劇場界興起跨國合作的風潮,尤以兩廳院旗艦製作計畫的規格、資源為最。由此回看早在1997年便開始,有著國際連結/跨文化強度的「亞洲相遇(Asia meets Asia)」,始終站在實驗、前衛的位置持續發展,這不啻也是一種決絕的文化與抵抗。 |
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香港劇評 reviews from Hong Kong | |
Review- Unbearable Dreams VI- Hope
On Thursday I was invited to see Unbearable Dreams VI- Hope which was part of the Asia Meets Asia Festival 2012. It's a fusion festival of artists from all across Asia. This year's festival included participants from Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kabul, Bangalore and Bangkok. There will be several performances over this weekend. Due to the somewhat organic nature of this production I cannot guarantee that you'll see the same show I saw tonight. Hope is not for the faint of heart or shy audience members. It is a show for audience members who appreciate theatre pieces with high theatrical value and avant garde tendencies. Full of high theatrical movement, strong pictures, a tapestry of languages and a complete lack of plot... I thoroughly enjoyed my night with the cast of Hope. I know other members of the audience were really confused and some thought the show was terrible but I think the show comes down to a matter of taste. This show has some great things about it that I have never seen before as an audience member. One, it used all five of the senses. Sight and hearing are easy to hit in the theatrical arts. With touch, they hit the audience with water, flour, and occasional whip cream. With smell, they set something on fire back stage that filled the house with a positively acrid odor for most of the third scene. For taste, an actress ate rocks, vomited them up and then offered them to audience to lick and taste afterwards. I have never seen all the senses so thoroughly hit by one company at once. Bravo. I thought this company had some very brave ideas about pushing the limits of theatricality. I enjoyed the piece where the fluorescent tubing was used as bones on one of the performers and he performed a traditional chinese dance while in the dark. It made a stunning effect on stage and was one of my favorite moments. The music was beautiful in this part as well. Great job to whom ever was playing the instruments backstage - I couldn't see you but you did a great job! I also really enjoyed the performance of Chen Chih-Chung of Taiwan. First of all, I am not saying this to be super nice or patronizing in any way. I honestly had no idea this performer was disabled until about 3/4 the way through the production. His way of contorting his body around is simply astonishing to watch and his bird like posture when he crouches and tilts his head is actually very creepy (in a good way). I beg him, please don't be shy about taking your bow. You're an amazing performer and should be proud of your work. I thought you did an amazing performance tonight. This show was full of some brilliant images throughout the night that deserve special highlighting: the paper rubbish man (a la Endgame) during the pre-show, the flashlight scene, the creation of an ice-skating rink using flip-flops and the balanced rocks with the spike tape used to create the star scape for the last image. The show was filled with brilliant theatrical imagery that would make any artist really contemplate what they could do with their next piece. Now, would I recommend this show to the every day Joe off the street? No. It has no plot, no characters, no theme and they probably wouldn't like it. Would I recommend it to a serious artist who appreciates theatre of the absurb? Absolutely. This show demands an art loving audience. I think it's brilliant because it showed me some things I've never seen before. But there was very little rhyme or reason to their madness, despite its beauty. It's playing through the weekend at the JCCAC in Shek Kip Mei. If you think you're brave enough to take it on, go check it out! http://www.hkeld.com/articles/view/review-unbearable-dreams-vi |
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來自前進進的新生代導演兼編劇甄拔濤在5/10晚看罷<狂人日記>的感受: 剛剛在JCCAC看了"狂人日記",好看的演出,一個小時讓觀眾迫視與弱勢者的同在,表演者能量滿。人吃人的意象常見於舞台,能有像"狂人日記"的力量卻十分少見。不應錯過的演出。(on Facebook posted by Vinci) |
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我們資深劇場朋友兼觀眾許樹寧對於看畢4/10 8pm場<夢難承>的觀後感: 石硤尾,創意藝術中心黑盒劇場。今晚看到一群可敬的藝術家表演, 行為藝術結合在劇場裡,<希望>為題各自表述,再結合在同一畫面 中表達出來,看似沒有把內容組織好,但有零碎集結的意思,來自亞 洲各地的這群藝術家,演出有力,每個翻滾的動作,每個利用身體構 成的畫面,他們真心為自己相信的藝術而堅持,他們的堅持感動了我 。自愧不如! — with Vinci Mok. |