Wednesday, November 30, 2016

单看一张照片,你看见什么?

单看一张照片,你看见什么?


 

《黑白变》华穗艺术节2016开幕典礼总彩排
Photographed by Samantha Kam | 2016


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这是一张舞蹈家、舞台监督与灯光设计师在工作中的照片,图中看不见的地方,还有坐在观众席里正与灯光师沟通的编舞家。

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一场演出,台前幕后多少人的精神与心血……

作品问世前编舞家日日夜夜、多少年月的琢磨与沉淀,奠定作品的外观、内涵、表层和深度;作品初成舞者与演员多少汗水、不厌繁复地不断叼啄与演练,偶尔耗尽体力、偶尔伤及筋骨,仍凭着超强的运动和艺术精神,坚持做到最好。

除了舞台上闪耀的他们,背后还有作品的魔术师——灯光设计师、作品的幽灵——音乐指导、让台前幕后一切运作井然有序,如流水般渠成的舞台监督和他的左右护法——前台与后台工作人员。再来,还有服装设计师、道具设计师、美妆设计师等人的巧思与作业。

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这些是看得见的,活生生的心血。还有不作声地,安静地任我们操作的场地与器材,大到演出证、剧场、灯光、音响、灯光音响操作台,小到座位和每一张票券都需要计费,燃烧的是制作与呈献单位荷包里的血。

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无数人的心血。

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单看一张照片,你看见什么?


Black & White @ Variation Rerun 2016 - Photographs by Lum Heng

Photographed by Lum Heng | 2016

Photographed by Lum Heng | 2016

Photographed by Lum Heng | 2016

Photographed by Lum Heng | 2016

Photographed by Lum Heng | 2016




马来西亚表演艺术界的惊叹号!A Masterpiece of the Time for Malaysia Performing Arts!


马来西亚表演艺术界的惊叹号!
A Masterpiece of the Time for Malaysia Performing Arts!

Photographed on 2010


Black & White @ Variation Rerun 2016 - Photographs by Shawn Ng

Photographed by Shawn Ng | 2016

Photographed by Shawn Ng | 2016

Photographed by Shawn Ng | 2016
Photographed by Shawn Ng | 2016

Black & White @ Variation Rerun 2016 - Photographs by Shawn Ng



Monday, November 7, 2016

我们被大环境绑架了吗?Are we kidnapped by our Environment?

我們被大環境綁架了嗎?

感謝《中國報》劉純瑤記者的精彩報道。

黑白變,心靈蒙塵,浮沉灰色地帶…

Thank you China Press for the interview on <Black and White @Variation>.



 Photographed on 2010    





原稿件来自:


Globe trotting and traipsing: The nature-inspired dance production, Black And White @ Variation by NST



Dua Space Dance Theatre’s main focus is tackling environmental issues, writes Loong Wai Ting.



Thank you New Straits Times for the article [Dance for Mother Nature] in New Sunday Times.


感謝《新海峽時報》關於《黑白變》載譽重演的報道。



Photographed on 2010

Chapter 4: 黑界白界不分的家庭 A Family Where Black and White Is Tangled Up

黑界白界不分的家庭
A Family Where Black and White Is Tangled Up




就是同根所以相煎
伦理颠倒吗
灰的世界
是似非   白似黑
都混合了
睿智全然堕落

Conflict and discord arising from the bonds of family blood
How did ethics come to so confounded
In the grey area
Right seems to be wrong, White seems to be black
Everything is muddled and unclear
All wisdom is eroded and weak
 Photographed by LitHeng | 2016    
                   



互相背叛的人们,互相贪图吞噬的人类。
用一个家庭作为脚本,带出上述主题。

Betrayal and conflict among human being has swallowed our humanity. 
Using the members of a family as a media to bring out the corrupted nature.

 Photographed by LitHeng | 2016    




Black & White Rerun 2016 (Full Trailer)



In conjunction with the "Eco Art Festival" organized by Nets Group Malaysia, Dua Space Dance Theatre rerun "Black & White @ Variation" for the third time this November 2016.

This work of contemporary dance invokes deep reflection on the issue of ‘returning to innocence’, while conveying a moving message on the erosion of ethical values and the reckless damage to Mother Nature.

As grim realities of the constantly occurring calamities haunt us, this work seeks to deliver a message: in the face of all these disasters, what can we do about our future? Using the subtle power of the stage, Dua Space Dance Theatre sends a silent appeal to the audience against the recklessness and selfishness of our darker nature has inflicted on Mother Nature, and urges us to strive for higher ideals of morality and ethics. Hence, humanity and environment are the main quests of this creation.

共享空间专业舞团将第三次重演舞蹈作品《黑白变》。而这次我们非常荣幸地能够配合Nets Group Malaysia举办的绿化地球运动"Eco Art Festival" 共同把人文企业与生态环境共生共善的理念与众人分享。

这个现代舞所要表达出来的是’返璞归真’的思考,同时也是目前人性与人心败坏而造成伦理价值与大自然遭破坏的热门话题。作品中主要探讨两个课题,即人性与环境。

人类面临现在的天灾人祸,如何去思考未来。这也是作品的主要讯息,借着祸魇不断的发生,共享空间用了一个舞台作品诉求人性对大自然的破坏及对人类文明富有价值的伦理观念称颂。

Ticket Open Sales for:
17 November 2016 (Thursday), 8:30 p.m.
18 November 2016 (Friday), 8:30 p.m.
20 November 2016 (Sunday), 3 p.m.

Contact us:
Aldus Lee 018-207 1005 /
Samantha Kam 018-207 2006 /
Dua Space Dance Theatre 03-8070 0890

Thursday, November 3, 2016

20161103 [星洲日报] [艺文周报] [黑白变为世界种一颗种子]

20161103 [星洲日报] [艺文周报] [黑白变为世界种一颗种子]
Published on SinChew Daily, 03/11/2016


黑白变
为世界种一棵种子
Plant A Seed For The World

撰文 马金泉
Written by Anthony Meh Kim Chuan

第一次演出,是因为环保。
第二次演出,是因为许多人想看。
第三次重演,我们有了作品,也有了观众,我们想种一棵种子。

一个作品,可以陪伴一个舞团,一群舞者,以及创作者在每一场演出之后停驻脚步思考,打开眼睛、耳朵及身体让来自大地的声音及人们的感观压碎成空气中的薄片,如霜如雾,入体存温。

一个单纯的创作,5年里成为一个舞台行旅的祝福。

“黑白变”从2010年首演,之后经历了几个国内外的艺术节的洗礼,像是一种内在进化的仪式,每一次的音乐响起。脚下的舞步也会随着不同大环境的发现,有了新的诠释。

在巡回印度的演出中,我们在导演李安拍摄的电影“少年Pi的奇幻漂流”的本地冶里(Pondicherry)地方,在一棵巨大的树木底下参与了静坐,合上双眼聆听旷野中的风声,空气弥漫着大地冉冉升起的热气味道,宛如看见最原始的美丽风土。在那里我们看见大众对静坐禅心的信仰,对大自然与动植物种的礼敬,让我们全体多了一个自心的探问,也得幸让这个作品从一个环保诉求的阶级,多了善种子绿化人性的思考。

这个作品也曾在北京国际艺术节中演出。犹记得在北京下机时,遇上当地有史以来的最大暴雨,路面严重淹水。飞机在空中不断盘旋将近一个小时,折腾3个小时后离开机场时,一路上看见的都是水迹,如城中水潭。雨水虽然让北京的沙尘暴当天不再肆虐,但眼晴看见的真实,让这个作品有了更多值得存在探索的价值。

马来西亚近年来的城市水灾,特别是吉兰丹瓜拉吉赖、话望生的世纪水灾很强烈地带出讯息。

在印度、菲律宾、中国及台湾巡回演出的舞台上,第三次重演这个作品的“种子”也在旅途中渐长。旅途中对环境视野的喂养,看见人们应该与周遭环境的共善,相信艺术作品可以穿透现实而取得温度,连接每个人心中的种子,让它苏醒。


《黑白变》第三次重演,配合Nets Group Malaysia举办的绿化地球运动“Eco Art Festival”,共同把人文企业与生态环境共生共善的理念与众人分享;回到首演的场地,宛如回到母体,聆听5年前的初心。

在本土,我们初心不忘;在世界里,我们希望唤醒改变环境的种子,让我们的生活更美好。


The first performance was an appeal of environmental protection.
The second was due to the overwhelming audience demand.

Now, the third time, we have the dance and also the audience, but we wish to plant a seed.

A dance piece can accompany a dance company, a group of dancers, and also the creators to rethink about its meaning after every performance. It opens up our senses, our eyes, our ears and even our bodies to take in the soft voices from the earth and inhale the emotions present  in the atmosphere.

A simple creation has become a blessing for us five years after it was created.

Since the premier of 'Black & White @ VARIATION' in Malaysia, it has been performed at a few festivals locally and abroad. Most of the time, it seems to be undergoing a ritual of internal evolution. Everytime when the music plays, the same steps find their new interpretations with a different environment.

During our tour in India, we sat and meditated under a huge tree at Pondicherry where director Ang Lee shot 'Life if Pi'. While listening to the whispering wind with eyes shut and smelling the scent of warm breath arising from the earth, a beautiful primitive scene appeared in our minds. We noticed that people there have great faith in Zen and meditation, and they have immense respect towards flora and fauna in Nature. This triggered us to reflect on the piece, advancing it from an appeal of environmental issues to a soft touch of greening the minds and souls of human beings.

The piece was invited to perform in Beijing International Dance Festival too. We still remember the time when we landed in Beijing, it was the most severe storm the city had ever experienced. Roads were flooded and the plane had to circle in the sky for hours. When we finally managed to leave the airport, the city was inundated in pools of water. Although it washed away its infamous sandstorm, what we saw in Beijing extended the width and depth of the understanding that the creation of the dance could explore.

Also recent floods in Malaysia, especially the impactful ones in Kuala Krai and Gua Musang of Kelantan gave us intense messages too.

As we perform this creation in India, Philippines, China and Taiwan, the seed of this third performance sprouted along the tour. We had seen people living harmoniously with the environment along this journey and we believe that artistic creation can bring everyone closer to the seeds in their hearts, nourish them, germinate them.

Dua Space Dance Theatre is performing the full-length version of 'Black & White @ VARIATION' for the third time and we are very glad to partner with Nets Group Malaysia in conjunction with their Eco Art Festival to spread the idea of redirecting the economy toward the community, environment and a sustainable future.

This time, 'Black & White @ VARIATION' is back to where it was premiered, as if returning to the womb, relooking at the creation's initial intention. We will never forget our initial intention of developing arts in Malaysia, at the same time, we hope Seeds that can change the environment for a better future will be awakened!


link: http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/1583528