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_^個好消息，香港舞蹈聯盟缎獲得藝術發展局今年的"多項計刻 ”資助，舉辦如《各自 各舞蹈系列》及《舞蹈教育工作坊》等活動外，最近又成功取得藝術發展局的專項撥

款以支持《舞蹈手扎》的出版。相信自此《舞蹈手扎》能更穩定地注视香港舞蹈創作，爲香 港舞蹈發展多使一分力 。香港舞蹈創作在近年漸受國際舞壇重视，原因一方面是本港编舞水 平不斷提高，另方面在九七回歸中画的背景下，香港舞蹈（甚至整個文化）的形象在囤際間起了微炒的變化： 大概五'六年前，香港舞蹈仍只是一種殖民地式的壁•術，什麼中西融合、別具一格等，都使人感到有趣，遊容到香 港便不妨一看，也不會有太大失望：但國際間眞正重視的藝術文化活動，要邀請某些能夠代表國家的舞蹈®體時 ，香

港的藝術家們往往遠憾地被摒諸門外，是他/她們的藝術份量不足嗎？更大的原因是國家代表性不足而已 。

九七前後，香港的舞蹈創作突然倍受國際傳媒及藝術節組織重视，爲要查看一個在資本主義社會下發展出來的藝術 形態，如何過渡至共產主義社會中，創作是否仍然自由？靈感有否窒息？作品要否受審查？藝術家是在忐忑？在害怕？ 在悄怒？還是在悲鳴？

回歸兩年後，初期因爲前途未卜的亢奮平淡下來。可能因爲身在局中，未必最能清晰地審度時勢，但大部份舞蹈家 們確實認爲香港的創作環境眞的沒什麼變動 ，而大概國際間對香港舞蹈創作的興趣便要開始減退 — —

事實卻不然，愈來愈多的因際藝術活動及舞蹈節組織向香港舞蹈家們發出邀請 ：而最有趣的，是他們視香港舞蹈家 們不但代表香港，更足以代表中國。剛在十月初應邀在意大利威尼斯藝術雙年展演出的梅卓燕 ，不但大受歡迎’而且 在妯的名字背後註名的代表画籍是 — —中S。當然梅卓燕也曾跟大會負責人説明她只是來自香港 ，但對方瞪大眼睛並

理直氣壯的説：香港不就是屬於中國的嗎？

此外，法國里昂發術節在明年要以中國舞蹈藝術爲主題，節目總監爲了選取節目 ，在全中囤跑了一圈後’來到了香 港。臨離開時留下一句話：在這裏終於找到最能代表現代中國的舞蹈節目 ！明年（公元二千年）秋天，我們將拭目以 待，在里昂，展現在欧洲觀眾面前的最具代表性的中國舞蹈節目。

IW 出版人：

香港舞蹈聯盟

Published by :

Hong Kong Dance Alliance

總編輯：

曹誠淵

Editor-in-Chief :

Willy Tsao

白朗唐 鄭志銳 劉自荃 馬才和 曹誠淵 吳易珊 余仁華

Contributors: Tom Borek Anna Cheng Pun Siu-fai Edwin Lung Andy Ng Andy Wong Daniel Yeung

舞蹈手扎盟友： 湯布力 鄞煥美 潘少輝 龍植池 吳偉碩 王廷淋 楊春江

設計及排版：黃翠玲

Design & Layout :

香港灣仔告士打道一?虎 香港演藝學院舞蹈學院 副院長辦公室

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7期 Preface

Press Clippings 剪報服務

編者的話

作者：曹誠淵

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大公報 北京現代舞网踏上成長路

舞盟快訊 Author : Tom Brown

作者：白朗唐

作者：史玉琪

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大公報 自編自跳探索人生

北京現代舞圃節目「九九•艷陽」觀後感

評論

藝資 林懷民的舞埴藏禮進出於燦爛與純淨間

作者：洪捷

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Commentary

FestArt Thankas And Mani Stones Author: Pan Shih

明報 澳門文化中心首個現代舞演出 「城當」舊作濠江重演

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作者：思念

EQ

Our Lady in Red Author: Edwin Lung

CQ

Xpression

Members List 會員名單 香港舞蹈聯盟會員名單

專論 CCDC Triple Bill for Macau Author: Ock

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會員申請表

月圓月缺，小團大作！ 作者：小棕

□ 十月份演出節目名單

《大團小作》分享會後随想

什麼是舞蹈？為什麼跳舞？ 作者：淺見

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Spring Poetry Made the Difference Author: Ock

EB

十一月份演出節目名單

香港g術發展局資助

封面設計：Lilia Ng

Supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council

EB

T am happy to announce great news for the Hong iKong Dance Alliance and Dance Journal/UK.

including a series at the McAulay Studio Theatre,

Funding fora further 12 issues of the Journal has been

series at the Fringe Studio as well as workshops and

approved by the Hong Kong Arts Development

forums continues to go forward.

Council. I would like to also remind members that

news in the next issue but I would like to ask members

part of our funding is defrayed by your advertisements

who have an interest in participating in these events

Decadance at the Shouson Theatre, and a newcomers I will have more

in the Journal. I would like to encourage as many

to please send me your proposals as soon as possible.

members as possible to use the Journal to promote your

Last month I'd asked for members to respond by 1

upcoming performances, school schedules, and other

November.

We have decided to extend that to 20

events.

November.

I would also like to request that, were

New members of the Hong Kong Dance Alliance

include the Jean M. Wong School of Ballet. Ms. Wong

is no stranger to the Alliance, having contributed to the 1999 Hong Kong Dance Award Gala. Her work

possible you include a video tape of your proposal or other work.

Please send to me at: Office of the

Associate Dean, School of Dance, HKAPA,#i

Gloucester Road, Wanchai, HK.

and that of her school continues to make a major

As promised in my last column, we have confirmed

contribution to Hong Kong Dance and we extend our

Marcia B. Siegel's participation in the Dance Critics/

warm welcome. Susan Street, who is the incoming

Writers workshop. The dates for the workshop will

Dean of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for

be 5 through 10 March 2000.

Performing Arts has joined the Alliance both in her

organizational members City Contemporary Dance

capacity as representative of organizational member

Company and Hong Kong Academy for Performing

the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, School

Arts School of Dance will have productions.

During this period,

of Dance, and also as an individual member. Ms. Street

Productions by other members are planned including

comes to Hong Kong from Australia where she was

some in conjunction with the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Professor and Head of Dance at the Queensland

It promises to be a very exciting workshop and I urge

University of Technology. She is also the Chair of the

members who are interested in criticism and dance

World Dance Alliance Asia Pacific Dance Education

writing to save the date and attend.

Association and was a very active member of Ausdance,

details will be announced in a future issue.

Registration

the World Dance Alliance organization in Australia.

The Alliance looks forward to Dean Street’s

participation in its activities and is very happy to

welcome her on board. Other new members include The Flying Works, directed by Phoebe Chu former dancer with the City Contemporary Dance Company.

We look forward to presentations by Ms. Chu’s new company.

Tom Brown

Chairman

Planning for the All Independent Dance Series

October 1999

要求會員於十一一曰前EJ覆，現本會決定將截止日期

i人十分高興告訢大家一個開於香港舞蹈聯盟及 1 r舞蹈手扎j的大善訊，香港簪術發展局已批淮 了對r舞蹈手扎j新十二期的撥款。順此一提，我們部

延至十一月二十日。此外，可以的話，會員請連同所建

份經費來自各會員在本手扎所刊登的廣告。希望大家盡

明香港灣仔告士打道一號香港演簪學院舞蹈學院副院副

量利r舞蹈手扎j來宣傳你們的演出、學校活動及其他

院長收。

項目。

議的演出或閣下其他演出的錄影帶一併送交本人，並註

上次的r舞盟快訊j中，我們曾宣佈舉辦一個由瑪

關於加入舞盟的新會8，有我們熟悉的王仁曼芭蕾

希婭.希格爾主持的r舞蹈評馀及寫作j工作坊。該工

舞學校，王仁曼女士曾贊助＜香港舞蹈聯盟舞蹈年獎九

九＞的活動。王女士及其舞蹈學校對舞盟貢獻良多，我

作坊謹訂於明年三月五日至十日舉行 。在這段期間，a 體會員如城市當代舞蹈團及香港演登學院舞蹈學院將參

們對此衷心表乐謝意並歡迎這位新會貝加入 。另一位新

與演出。屆時亦會安排其他會貝演出，製作一些配合香

會員是施索心女士，施女士是香港演藝學院新任的舞蹈

港藝術節的項目。這工作坊内容豐富，對舞蹈評治及寫

學院院長。該學院爲舞盟團體會員，而施女士除了代表

作有興趣的會g不容錯通，報名及登記坪情將於下期公

該學院外，亦以個人名義加入舞盟。施女士自溴洲來

港，妯是當地昆士蘭科技大华舞蹈系的教授及主管 ，同 時爲r因際舞蹈聯盟亞太局舞蹈教育協會j的主席，亦

是一位非常活雄的Ausdiimx•會員（Ausdancc-

香港舞盟聯盟主席

—個澳洲

國際舞蹈聯盟組織）。我們十分殽迎施院長加入，相信 她曰後會積極參與舞盟活勤 。其他新會8還有朱债兒領

導的r舞蹈菲場j，朱女士曾任城市當代舞蹈 a舞者， 我們热切期待其新舞a的演出。

計釗中的r各自各舞蹈系列j包括將於麥高利小劇

場舉行的一系列演出：於壽臣劇院上演的r九大簋」： 以及於發穗會進行的新秀系列 ，當然還有工坊及討論*3 會。下期的r舞蹈手扎j將提供更多有r»i消，a 加上述項目的會員請盡快將建議書送交本人 。

一九九九年十月

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A PRAYER FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM FROM LlN HWAI-MIN Kaleidoscopic, peripatetic, meditative, prayerful...

A performance dazzling to the beholder's eye.

A dance beyond description That has the means to exalt.

Burning the Pine Branches centres Around Tibetan religious practices.

A mandala patterned on the stage Is pointer to the religious theme.

Chanted sutras, arcane rites, vivid thankas ...

Fluid, colourful, and protean, The dance draws the viewer Into a meditative journey.

...thus the dance-maker's description.

Dance seems an ideal means of conveying the essence of Tibet- the vivid colours of prayer flags fluttering in the wind; the rugged masses of rock looming over the

landscape ...to choreographer Lin Hwai-min, these

take the place of both spoken and written word in bearing witness to the history of the people and the passage of time in the mountain fastness known as

the Roof of the World.

To him, the visual impact of Tibet unveils the

significance of the land's spiritual wealth. Its blue

skies, snowy peaks, craggy mountains, and profusion of colourful strips of cloth printed with Buddhist sutras that fly heavenward with every gust of wind - these are what he translates into dance.

Burning the Pine Branches represents Lin Hwai-minzs

farewell to the 1900s, In Taipei, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre will perform this new work for the first time

on New Year's Eve. It then comes here to help the

Hong Kong Arts Festival usher in the 2000-cycle of

years and also the year of the Dragon.

constellations...

He wants to use the pebbles and stones of Tibet, both the mani stones carved with Buddhist mantras

The title comes from the Tibetan custom of burning

and the plain ones that travelers place in cairns as a

tree branches in the springtime. As the smoke and

mark of respect as they pass by a particularly revered

scent from bonfires rise, they mingle propitiously to

site. He sees the presence of these stones on the stage

convey prayers to the gods, to cleanse the air of all

and hears their sounds as they group and regroup in

that is noxious, and to pave the way for a better life.

different shapes.

The Tibetans also read the rising smoke for portents

But all this will be left to interpretation by Ming

of the future. The burning of these branches is one of

Cho Lee, the Shanghai-born American who is Lin

the images that Lin Hwai-min promises to show us in

Hwai-min's stage designer of choice. Ming Cho Lee

his new dance piece.

Since Pine Branches is still in the making, no one, probably not even the choreographer himself, knows

is a well known name in international theatre, where

his spectacular stage sets for ballet, opera, and drama

have brought him countless awards and accolades.

for sure its final form. If past Lin Hwai-min practice

Lin Hwai-min was featured not long ago in an

can be taken as a clue, then we can expect to see a

RTHK television series on Chinese who have made a

metaphysical exploration through moving energy

name for themselves. On the screen, Line comes across

patterns expressed with fluidity and strength. We can

as a sage and benign man of middle-age (he was born

anticipate rare beauty and an emotional involvement

in 1947). See him at a rehearsal, however, and you

that leaves the audience incapable even of applauding

realise that he has lost none of the fire and fury of

when the curtain drops. There may also be the blend

youth. See a piece of his choreography, and you can

of Tai Chi fluidity and the vital energy engendered by

tell that he is a deeply insightful person capable of

qi that we saw in Lin Hwai-min's Legacy and Nine

profound thought.

Songs. Both of these dances have been performed by

Cloud Gate in Hong Kong, along with others of Lin's dances in the company7s eight visits here since 1975.

Although bom in the rural surroundings of Chiayi

in central Taiwan, Lin Hwai-min comes from a family with scholarly inclinations, and his father attained

Tibet has long held a strong fascination for Lin

considerable eminence in public service. Young Lin's

Hwai-min and since early last year, a dance focused

intellectual slant became known every early, when his

on the spiritual aspects of Tibet has been very much

writing was first published at the age of 14. While

on his mind. In August last year, he and a lighting

still a university student, Cicada brought him

designer friend, Chang Tsao-tao, went to Tibet to

recognition as a leading literary figure. His writing

explore possibilities.

In terms of stagecraft, the choreographer told Ruby

skill earned him first an undergraduate degree in journalism in Taiwan, then a Master of Fine Arts degree

Shih (no relation, but her article in Chinese elsewhere

from the University of Iowa, home of the famed Writers

on these pages is incorporated here) that "the dance

Workshop. But dance continued as another of his

will slip in and out between the pyrotechnics of

passions, and he took advantage of his years in USA

operatic drama and the pristine purity of a blank

in the 60s and 70s to dance with the companies of

spirituality" He sees the stage as being "a vast

Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham.

grassland of the soul that contains boundless hope,

endless optimism, and certain redemption".

On his return to Taiwan, he founded the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in 1973. As writer and dancer, he could

He envisions a colour scheme revolving around the

have made a name for himself as a "Man of Success"

vivid reds and greens of thankas, wall hangings of

on his merits as an intellectual, a writer, or a creative

religious paintings. Silk hangings will cbnvey

artist, but he showed himself to be just as adept as an

suggestions of mountains, flowing water, flames, the

administrator. In the beginning, Cloud Gate was a one-

DansÂŁj^!^MÂŁ^ No. 7

man operation. He pulled the company in an

was rather strict in his expectations, and one can well

astonishingly short period of time from nil to

imagine the conflicts that must have raged in a young

resounding success as he handled finances, casting,

Lin Hwai-min with thoughts of rebellion held back

publicity, and bookings and then went on to attend

only by a strong sense of filial duty. He described his

rehearsals and appear on stage.

father, in his80s, as now being as pure and simple as a

Today, Cloud Gate's reputation is international.

Was it all due to Lin Hwai-min? Probably, yes, in great measure. Some years ago when Lin was absent from

Cloud Gate for a

period, his absence hurt.

Since his

child. He feels closer to his father that even before

and time spent with the elderly man is interesting. "I wish I could be at his side every day, pushing his wheelchair as we together revisit the places and friends

of his past," Lin

Hwai-min said.

the

What hopes does

company has gone

he have for the

from one triumph

future and are these

another,

hopes evident in

garnering raves

Burning the Pine

along the way. In

Branches?

the first half of last

dance is seen as a

year, the company

prayer for the future,

return,

to

"If this

four

as a hope that will

continents and then

bring new for old;

in July appeared at

then this was not the

Munich and for the

intention," he told

toured

second time at

Ruby. "The thing is

Vienna at their dance festivals. In October, Pina Bausch

that the creative process has always constituted a social

invited Cloud Gate to Germany to help celebrate the

contract." Time does not bring cures, he explained.

25th anniversary of her Tanztheater Wuppertal. This

"Whatever the apparent changes in this world that may

year, they have toured Holland, Belgium and Germany,

come in the new millennium, its basic nature of the

and when Sadler's Wells reopened its theatre, Cloud

world has not changed, and there's nothing in the way

Gate was invited to inaugurate it along with Pina

of great hopes that I can offer for it to do so".

Bausch, the Frankfurt Ballet, the Netherlands Dance

Theatre, and Sankai Juku.

TEXT: Pan Shih

Tibet is where Lin Hwai-min's attention is now focused, but he has always had an inclination toward

far-away places of spiritual significance. He has been to India six times, and to Bali ten times. He told Ruby

Shih that the simple life in those places attracts him but adds that it is a "very rich simplicity" He said:

"It's only when I visited Bodhgaya (where Buddha

attained enlightenment) that I realised a cup of water

is, after all, just a cup of water. It was only then that I was able to set aside the petty little details of life."

Simplicity and a sense of purity have come to form

elements of his personal outlook as well. His father

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才禮

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＞^»姻離麗 一場沒有說法. 卻洋溢箸宗教氣息的性靈之舞，

柔的絲綢和極粗碾的岩石 ，替代了語言，見迸歷史與時

光，「舞台的形式上，將在視覺燦爛的歌劇式和（水 月》、《白〉的空靈、純淨間出入！到時候，舞台就是

《焚松》的舞題•

心靈的原野，洋溢希望、歡樂以及可能的救贖。」

取自西藏的宗教儀式。

舞台散佈的曼陀羅國案• 是舞蹈的主要精神指標。

林懷民在98年初開始醞釀編作＜焚松》，同年八月， 與燈光設計家張贊桃赴西藏蒐集資料 。在拉薩街上，一 名藏族青年聽説林懷民來自台涔，便殽喜地拉著他問：

藏密的梵唱、儀式•乃至唐卡的顔色

「去年，達賴喇嘛到台•灣時您有見過他嗎，請多跟我説

綿柔流動的引領觀衆• 隨著台上的色相與迴邏的精氣•

些達賴喇在台涔的事，好不好？ J林懷民和這名青年的 對話，是他唯一較顧意對媒體透露的西城印象，他回熄

進行一場冥想之旅。

當時的景象，說：「我端詳眼前的青年，他頂多二十歲

編舞家如是說。

過達賴喇嘛嗎？青年搖搖頭，我接著問他爲什麼那麼渴

出頭，但達頟喇嘛已流亡印度三十多年，我便問青年見

望知道達稍喇嘛的事 ？誰知，青年説了一句：因爲我好

想念他！立刻號啕大哭、淚流滿面！ j

负

門舞集自從94年在香港演出（流浪者之歌〉，96

年演出 ＜紅樓夢〉之後，將在2000年二月香港藝 術節中，再度與香港觀眾見»

這相隔三年的時光裏，雲鬥在國際間的舞步不曾稍 停，僅是98年二月至六月，雲門舞集應邀赴美固、溴

洲、耶路撒冷和新加坡演出，七月除了慕尼克陀塢舞蹈

談到内心，林懷民始終锘往遙逮且有宗教美學的地 方，他曾赴印度六次、答里島十次，他锐：r那裡的生

活常簡單，但對我來説卻是非常豐富的簡單，我唯有到 了菩提伽耶（印度，佛陀的成道處），才發梵一杯水就

是一杯水，才能在生活中每個細節安住下來。」

節，並二度應邀參加維也納國際舞蹈節 ，十月，當今國

二十一世紀即將來臨，對於自我的生命情態，這位

際舞囲祭酒翩娜■包殊親自邀請雲門參加爲慶祝其舞園

備受國際敬重的編舞家如此説道：「早年，父親對我的

25週年而舉辦的藝術節。99年二月至四月，雲鬥在荷

教育非常嚴格，但現在他已經八十多歲了 ，純眞一如孩

比德三國巡演，當儉敦300年歷史的Sadler掇Wells劇

童，和他相處讓我梵得親密、有趣，我希望每天都能陪

院重新開幕，雲門舞集和翱娜•包殊、法蘭克福芭蕾、

伴在他身旁，爲他推著輪椅，一一重訪他年輕時在曰本

荷蘭舞蹈劇場、山海塾等31體同時應邀開幕季演出。

留學的故地舊友！J

目前，僅是千禧年的演出，雲門便已獲得十四項國

至於新世紀對世界的期望，林懷民説：「如果將

際邀請，包括紐約「下一波藝術季J及2000年奧運藝術

〈焚松〉視爲一場内心祈祷，是新萏世紀交替之作的

節，而林懷民的最新作品 《焚松＞＜Burning

話，那並不是刻意的釗作，而是因爲創作本來就和社會

Ihe

Pine

Branches） *將在本世紀最後一天夜裏在台北首演，隨

契合，或説，正好我也是世纪末的一群吧！然而，從二

後，林懷民與雲門也將帶著這支舞作來到香港。

十世紀初便飽受戰火摧折的科索沃，直至今日依然顧沛

＜焚松》的舞題，取材自西藏民族春天時燃燒松針枯

枝的習俗，冉冉的松香煙霧，有祈福、除障、淨化的意 味，藏人也在煙中閲讀吉凶。林懷民説：「觀眾進劇院

流離，孩子的眼中仍然映照著恐怊、無望，那麼，儘管 淅世纪外在運作的形式有所改變，但本質沒變，也就沒

什麼好期望的了。J

文：史玉琪

a考，將可以看見焚燒松枝的意象 ！ j

雲門將再度邀請李名梵擔任舞台設計，在林懷民心

目中，西藏的藍天、雪山、礫石，以及處處楓揚的五色

*雲門舞集《梵松》將於明年香港竪術節期間•二月

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旌旗，都將是視觉的重點，他認爲，在西藏，極細軟軽

十八至二十日於演藝學院公演，

HI

ARWtES CCDC Triple Bill for Macau masterpiece. Many different soloists have performed this dance, however, Mui’ performance stands alone.

Eulogy was performed in Macau by Wong Manchui. The sensitivity required for the usage of props and to perform the organic movements in Mui's choreography are always a treat.

Wong performed Eulogy with extreme precision, grace, and superb technique but an aura of the piece

was lacking. The choreography has an innate quality that is hidden requiring, most often, moving between

the lines.

To perform such a piece is a tremendous

t was the 100lh day before the Macau hand-over and CCDC performed at the new Centro Cultural

executed but nuances and the continuity of the highly

I

challenge for any dancer. Eulogy was excellently

de Macau. This amazing structure is an architectural

complex emotions of the piece were missing.

monument for Macau for the coming millennium.

Nonetheless, it still gripped the audience at certain

The timing, though not intentional was,

nonetheless, perfect for the programme that CCDC brought to Macau before touring Germany in mid-

September with the same bill.

moments.

The performance ended with a revised version of

Willy Tsao's

China Wind . China Fire. Mr. Tsao's

post card-like choreography of invoked fusion and

Yuri Ng's award winning choreography Boys

conflict when contemporary issues in China confront

traditional norms. The highly symbolic concoction of

Story, began the night's programme.

Man in traditional Chinese wedding gown, Man with guitar, lip-singing, Man at the barre, Man in a head stand, Men marching, and a timer counting-

down every second comprised the images that made

up Yuri's highly stylized and whimsical work.

this piece is full of Chinese rock'n roll music and rich characterization. Each scene is carefully crafted with telltale semiotics, be it in costumes, gestures or even the drama. Willy Tsao's usage of lexicons in the piece

was clear and direct which gave the work a unique

blend of entertaining artistry and meaning behind each The male images were highly juxtaposed together

scene. It is always a privilege to watch the entire cast

with hidden agendas and a clever intertwining of

of dancers from CCDC in a large group work, in this

relationships.

work even more so, as they were really enjoying

The careful control of emotional,

spacial, and physical tension was beautiful to see.

themselves.

Performed by a strong cast of male dancers from

CCDC to carefully selected music, the work demonstrated an impeccable maturity.

Although it

has been performed many times, the piece evolved within itself at every performance, a feature that makes Yuri Ng’s choreography very interesting to watch. It

definitely won the hearts of many in the audience.

The company were treated to an unusually long

round of applause and it was a pity that the stage manager called the curtain too early, putting a stop to

the appreciation of the awe-inspired Macanese

audience.

TEXT: Ock City Contemporary Dance Company

Inspired by Li Qinzhao's ci poems from the Song

Dynasty, Mui Cheuk-yin's solo work Eulogy is a

11 September 1999

Centro Cultural de Macau

月圖月鉄，〉

作

白説，我是懷蓊極高期望去看「小®大作」的， 因爲演出革位包括了五個充滿釗意和堅持的小型

現代舞園— —X劇場、方舟舞蹈劇場、南群舞子、原體

系和霹靂啪勒身體劇場。香港的現代舞界多姿多采 ，各 發芬芳，實有楨他們的努力，今次大家合作發表五段大

作，確是甚有噱頭。然而........... 原體系的李笑玲和方舟的鄭楚娟所編的舞蹈均與月

亮上的主角— —婶娥— —有關，唯一虛一實的演繹，效

果大相逕庭。原髖系的（十五》，以不斷流動的山溪流 水作景，配以重覆又深沉的歌泳琴聲，李笑玲在兩張椅 子之間舞動、遊離，意景幽這：縱使她時有激動憤慨的

時刻，但整隻舞仍是淡淡然，正如耶背景的流水一樣 ， 説的是永不止息的一種思情，只是棟選了某章節、某曰 子、某時刻的悸動而作舞。觀眾「浸」在這「心潮」之

中，很難被李之激動情感所牽引，沒有什麼高潮位，淹

不死你，卻要良久才能體會身在流水中的味道。因此，

對觀眾而言，無論在舞的開首看、中段看或是尾段才看 似乎都沒有什麼分別，一切都是淡淡然的。

反觀方舟的《月圆狂想之夜》，雖説是一個虛構的

神話，但處理卻一點也不「虛」，這和她選擇用語言和

戲劇去交待神話的始末有關，而説故事本身，尤其是 「序」所説的神話，既冗長又未能提供任何線索和啓

發，如何叫觀眾「狂想」？「嫦娥奔月J 一段，舞者把

長袖揮了耶麽久卻一點也感受不到那奔月之苦 ，舞動之 情，地的「心」到底在哪裏？後期説嫦娥也用電子郄件 寫信給牛郎是有趣的一段，最後用辦公室的椅子旋轉出

「月亮代表我的心」的獨舞也非常悦目，然而這兩段是

説故事還説故事，舞蹈還舞蹈，但加起來卻並不能説這

就是「舞蹈劇埸」啊！這種結構使觀眾看得斷斷續續，

感梵鬆散，浪費了舞技精递的编舞者。 南群舞孑的《撒洒》充滿著宗教祭祀儀式的意味 ， 以「道」説「道」，流露生命的各種色相，在一片渾沌

之中，一男一女承著轟然作響的大銅片，小心翼翼的漫 遊時空，承若的「天J逐漸成爲他們爭長互惠之 「地」。

吊下來的鮮紅色裝置，在渾沌中顯得份外美麗和熱闡， 然而這種喜氣洋洋的 「紅」，卻隱隱暗示了危險的搞

機：其實大銅片也可以弄得「轟天動地、鬼泣神嚎」，

但編舞王榮祿卻刻意壓抑這種巨響，更加突顯了危機 感。最後人被捲進這銅片之中，似乎是返回宇宙萬物的

本源，而觀眾則屏息靜氣的上了一謀「道J。

X劇場的〈追影》把我們帶回現代社會，編舞廖美 燕用婧戲，開玩笑的手法將人「無良心」的行爲表達出 來，透過投射影像，我們看到一幕幕大壓小、爾虞我 詐、把自己又或是被人聞迫牢籠内等等的景象。我想 编舞花盡心思，卻是貪心了一點，玩樂得太久，似是

沒完沒了，舞者倦透之餘，觀眾也看得很腻，尤其是 後段將吹氣人形公仔反轉再反轉，那裏才是出路呢？

最後，製作單位霹靂啪勒身體劇場派了賴文慈的 《木蘭》作代表，竞是一隻中國舞，有點意外。意外的

是编舞對中國敲擊音樂有一定的掌握和體會 ，把木蘭

的内心掙扎用鼓聲節拍媚媚道來，曉是有趣。舞蹈编 排方面，她喜愛將舞台填得充實工整 ，有不少悦目和 偉大的構圖和畫面。然而，所説的内容一定是老土的 了，怎樣才能突破？我恝編舞今次還是保守了一點，

舞蹈具形具像，如茅:放膽處理得更虛又會如何 ？ ＜木

蘭〉大有潛質發展成長篇的舞蹈作品，今次在上環文 娛中心的場地演出，題得很侷促，又由於時間所限，

木蘭的心情在短短的十數分鐘内就能平復，決定入伍 出征，似乎又來得太快，有點「趕收場J之感，令人失 笑。

五隻舞蹈之間還同場加映錄像作爲連接，但此等錄

像卻是可有可無，純粹爲與中秋節扯上關係而製作： 朿影影，西影影，是在尋找月亮吧。最後打出「刀亮

呢？ J三個字，唏，我也想知道，但它一定不在劇場

裏！

文:小棕

霹靈啪;勒身體劇場 九月二十四及二十五曰 上環文娛中心劇院

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7

什麽足舞蹈

一九九九年九月廿五日追月晚上。

當晚在上環文娛中心劇院裏，原链系、方舟舞蹈劇

場、南群舞子、X劇場及霹靂啪勒身骽劇場表演後，隨 即舉行了分享會。那是一個十分長的分享會 。

7

卷什麽純舞

事。當中亦可以加插很多其他美好的事物，如音樂、服

装、燈光、佈景或其他剌激视梵或聽梵的事物：甚至是 加上一些無形的東西，如故事、寓意、情感、想法等。 也許曰後可以加上更多更美好的朿西，但我想那個本質

一定要保留，無論邵個本賀是什麼。

本是凝聚了五股舞壇新勢力 ，代表著一份熱誠、一

份愛的一場舞蹈表演，竞然在劇院的舞台與觀眾席之間 接起一場唇舌颱風。 先不理颱風的風眼何在，如何登陆。雖然有人乘颱

對於喜歡採索動作原理的我來説，擁有能夠在空間

中隨意流動的肢體已經是件美:if極的事。動本身在人類 的生存模式中就是不可或缺的 。意動學（kkokinesis）的

其中一位先驅者，Lulu Sweigard在她的Human Movemenl

風吹毛求疵，有人則被「吹沙入眼」，但避風不總是個

Potential : its Ideokinetic Facililalion 一書中提到人顏直

壞傢伙。有颱風，我們學會居安思危：有颱風，就有雨

骨掛是個「不穩的平行J *而她的老种Mabel Elsworlh

水滋潤思想的大地。

Todd在1937年發表的The Thinking Body中更曾提及在人

經過多位前輩的多年努力，香港舞壇發展已具規

•的

類的存在中有一種牽涉到機械、生理及心理的關於尋找

模，如果説開始時我們屈居斗室，現在雖無花固洋房，

平行的採扎。依她們所説，動是人生中不能被免的命

但络算有個「見得人J的私人單位，有朋自逮方來時也

運，而意（思想〉和動（行爲）是不可分割的。意動學

可仗江湖之義，供其暫住。但我們這個私人單位，到底

本來是個鍛練身體的方法；隨意而動，有點太極的味

能否抵受這種與論颱風的吹襲呢？防風措施到底如何

道。當中引申出來關於意和動的一呰關系實是有趣。

做？做得夠不夠？ 要知道怎樣防戳，首先要知道自己的單位用料是何

在這一幅先意而後動的圈畫裏，舞蹈應放在哪裏？

如果舞蹈是肢體在空間中隨意的流動，那麼舞蹈大概也

物。淺見的我想出了兩個我們可以著手考慮的課題 ：

是一種意動學吧！淺見的我亦淺舞。雖然我對於编舞不

「什麼是舞蹈」及「爲什麼跳舞J。

什有研究，但在我愚陋的理解中認爲動作的尋找理應少 不了隨意而動這一環。又或者對一些有「意義」要表達

到底什麼是舞蹈呢？

雖然有人以此著書立説，但我總會問這爲什麼不可

的舞瑪來锐，在尋找恰當的動作前可能先有情感、有想 法，甚至有故事。這麽■一來，是否就產生出一種「意意

以簡單一點：比如説舞蹈是肢體在空間中隨意的流動 。

動」學？如果先有動作，後有意義，是不是又變成「意

容後冉談如何「隨意」。這本來已經是一樁很美好的

動意」犖？

多了一個「意J，把事情弄得複雜多了。可以説成 多姿多采，但從另一個角度看這也可能是麻煩的開端。

主j地動下去，社會

在還未有語言文字的日孑裏，人們用動作及沒什意義的

濞通模式缺憾衍生

聲音溝通。現在大部份時間我們都用捂言文字去讓人明

出來的問題了。

白，去明白他人。偏偏在劇場裏，舞者有意思要表達的

時候，往往卻來個反璞歸具，用近乎史前的渚通方式跟 一班「現代人J打交道。觀眾席上若有「意意動J學或 「意動意J學的妞楚當然沒問題，要不然別人看不明白

也無可厚非。

上又會多了一個由

我喜歡接觸即 興，喜歡那種互動

的感覺。發現接觸 即興的時候，那種 喜悦該我想起阿基米德從浴缸中跳出來大喊Eureka !的

不通，就算有那些「意意動J「意動意」又怎樣？看

一刻。初學接觸即興，以爲一定要有肌膚上的觸磋才能

得開心，跳得快樂不才是最重要的嗎？在這裏恝引用出

互動。後來才發梵，那個接觸原來可以是一個眼神、一

現在九月的舞蹈手扎，摘自一九九九年七月十五日北京

個呼吸：甚至是一個噴嚏、一下咳嗽，一下偷笑、一個

報的「北京、香港、藝術、生活、現代舞J一文中，任 華■萍前輩所提及的幾句話：「總聽冇人說看不後現代

悶哼。最美的原來是那種默契 ，那份信任。

舞，看半天不知其所舞爲何意，可是我倒是觉得你有這

個必要去看個究免，弄個一清二楚嗎？有必要去解讀每 個動作每個舞段嗎？未必！現代舞更多的是一種隨心所 欲，而反4元舞蹈動作的程式化。J

哪又爲什麼跳舞呢？ 能夠隨意讓肢體在空間流動是件快樂的事，我喜歡

這種快樂。有兩件不爭的事實：一是人赶是非動不可的

爲什麼跳舞？爲喜盘跳舞。其實就是那麼簡單-£ ! 偏偏在這個複雜化的人類社會中很難容許這種單純的喜 歡。有人會説你傻，罵你瘋。我已給人暗地裏、私底 下、當眾旳説遇、篇過很多遍。以前眞的很恝任性地 、

單纯地簡單下去：馒慢發跫閉門造車的日孑並不好熬 。 不是要推廣接觸即興，但如果舞蹈能夠跟社會的不同階

層發生那種默契，達到那份信任的話，那將會是很美的 事。

動物：二是人類的身體會隨年月退化 。我喜歡動，喜歡 舞。我希望今生也可 舞下去，舞到死。跳

舞除了可讓我享受到

那份當時、即时的隨 意而流動的快感外， 還可保持身戠的茧活

度、協調性，去迎接

未來舞下去的曰子。 如果不能保持動、保

持舞，能夠舞到死的

機會大概不高。 説回非動不可這

—點。既然每一個人 也非動不可，哪到底

是獨動好，還是互動、與眾同動好？在現今的社會，大 家時常都談及一些從人類溝通模式的缺憾中衍生出來的

一些問題。這些問題的因由，會不會是新一代太沉醉於 所謂「獨立自主j的生活模式中呢？小學生的社會科教 育電視節目中提及現代社會的生活中 ，人根本不可以獨

自生存，因爲我們不可能獨自同時兼顧耕種、畜牧、織 布等此類基本但必須的工作。在現代社會中，互動、與

眾同動大概是無可避免的事 。 無動難成舞，互動更易動。看舞的開心，跳舞的快 樂當然最重要，但就如有位前輩在分享會上所説：「這

文：淺見

佃世界總有人喜歡將所有事情複雜化。J要互動的話， 就不H■以把這些人拒於門外。要是大家都只是「獨立自

Ho.

7

Spring Poetry Made the Difference The Spring Poetry was foundein

performance. Having to accomplish quick changes

1992 by dance couple Terry Tsui

and be in three to four jazz pieces must be quite an

and Lonce Yu. Since then the

experience for most of them.

company has focused on the strong task of advocating

harmony amongst the disabled and the general population through the art of dancing. Its

members and guests performers include the disabled, amateur

dancers, and students and

The modern works were performed by younger

dancers. For young dancers to execute the works set

on that night was a bit too ambitious, nonetheless they tried very hard. The maturity of the choreography and

the themes behind it made it even more difficult for the dancers to handle. The break came with Terry and

Lonce’s solo. One could then piece the entire picture together logically.

graduates of the HKAPA.

With such an strong objective, Spring Poetry's

impressive track record through the years has directly influenced and molded the idea of sharing the joy of

dancing with different groups of amateurs thus allowing dance - the art form - to go back to its grass

roots.

Terry Tsui and Lonce Yu have constantly provided opportunities for enthusiasts from all levels in all fields

to experiment, explore, experience, and enjoy dance.

Such efforts are truly worth mentioning and these

pioneering efforts in this field need support from all

directions.

"Different World" debuted at the "Le Cremeire"

theatre at the Fringe club on the 16 -18 September 1999.

Lonce's solo, Freedom, was soothing. Her body

movements were unique and interesting to watch, one could easily be transported to a state of freedom in the

mind with her enticing performance.

The audience gasped when dancers appeared with swinging lanterns that created an enchanted space with

a feeling of serenity. The swinging, illuminated

pendulums pulsated with the eagerness of the

delinquents to turn over a new leaf and start afresh.

The performance ended with a high energy jazz piece

'Climax' which sent the audience into a wild frenzy of jubilation.

The audience loosened up and joined in

the fun, cheering and screaming along with joy.

Spring poetry through its production process has

slowly but successfully tapped the nurturing of the

right attitude towards

It themes focus on war and peace, mother's love,

dancing

and prodigals and delinquents of urban society.

and

performance of its

It was interesting to see that choreographically, both

participants and also

choreographers have explored different dance styles

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of multi-media projections as transitional elements to

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create the entire programme.

Dancers were used well to set the tone of 'the good

and the bad'. Most of the jazz pieces were used to depict the decadence of society and the modern works

were the serene voices. Though most of the dancers were amateurs they delivered an energetic

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心自半年前落成以來第一個現代舞演出。

當晚雖然有另一個慶百日的歌舞表演於該中心大劇院舉

行，但「城當j仍有二•§•至三百人的榉場客，主辦者表 示已相當不俗。

現代舞對溴門觀眾來説，仍是淅鮮事。雖然溴鬥每 年都有校際舞蹈節，而凡不論師生，都全情投入地參

與。但學生們一旦步出校門 ，便難再在渙門投身舞蹈事 業之中。因爲溴門政府對民間文化藝術活動的支持不足 夠，缺乏專業舞者或業餘舞因，情況就如七十年代的香 港一樣。

所以，在當晚表演中，時有觀眾不停拍照，或在表 演迫行中大聲拍掌的情況出現，可説不足爲奇。

在當晚演出後，「城當j —眾台前幕後的主要工作

人員，特別到當地曉角劇社的排練室參觀，並與當地劇 場工作者交流心得。老大哥曹誠淵更詳述了香港舞蹈發 展的歷史，並鼓勵溴門的藝術工作者，與政府表達需

要，缎續爭取下去。畢竟，羅馬並非一天才建成的 。

觀眾有此等表現，反映了他們對文化藝術的缺乏和 需要。他們無疑是需要教育的，但如果社會沒有這樣的

一個文化氛園：如果政府不重视推廣文化藝術的教育， 或在政眾和財政上支持文化藝術的發展。空談教育觀

眾，也變得無意思了。要接受教育的不單是民眾，該是

政府本身。

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文:小露寶 城巿當代舞蹈團

九月十-曰 澳門文化中心

IBH

大公報 一九九九年九月十六FI

要耔一梗新的藝5行表演棋式帝S3中画内 ±之，：ft京况代•舞團豕單铃藝術S3馆上幻 造新思?fc，也在運馆形式上刀求秸合® 方、香港及內地的畏粟。战格孩團成立 至令只有三丰，一切尚在探紊實•贼的階 段，發畏下去，成我4B何，扠目》•人待

jL京現代舞囿日前首度訪港表演。本報記者抓緊訪

該團與國際上的聯繫相當緊密。爲了讓成員認i我現

問的時機。北京歌舞曲藝藝術中心書記邵鍾世

代舞領域中的不同形式及藝術理念 ，該圓經常邀請外囤

説，現時該中心旗下共有三個藝術囿體 ：北京歌舞31、 北京曲藝團及北京現代舞因 ，政府並沒有在經濟上直接

舞蹈家或编舞家任客席教授，或爲該囲編舞。這些交流

活動也能刺激演員們棍脱小環境的自我封閉意識。也可

資助北京現代舞囲。但在政策上卻資助該圓逐步成長而

了解世界現代舞趨勢走到 了哪兒。這種「撞激J不只對

至自力更生。這三個藝■困的行政 、舞美、宣傳人手及資

該囿成員有益，應邀而來的舞蹈家及編舞家也能在該因

源都是統一運用的。達到節省資源的原則。邵鍾世表

成員的身上找尋靈感。

示，一般人認識現代舞這種形式便是由北京現代舞®成

北京現代舞囫現有舞者十四位 ，部分成員同時兼任

立開始，過去政府有了不了解的地方，現在也了解及支

編導工作，藝術取向由藝術總監曹誠淵及執行藝術總監

持该团。任何新生事物總要有一段成長階段，部分民族

李捍忠擔任，行政方•&由®長武明華負責，總監張長城

舞蹈若要表達人們的情感意識，也有未夠深入之處。

則是作爲藝術與行政之間的協調人，平衡兩方面的需

成立三年不斷採索

北京現代舞圓不設終身制 ，不會長久用固定的一批《

演負，因此，不管演員來自哪個团體 ，只要在壁•術上有 成就'有熱情，便可加入北京京現代舞囲，該团有些成

員來自舞蹈學校，有些來自其他藝團，有些來自港溴，

甚至外國，每位成員都是以二、三年合约形式聘用。每 年都有考核，表現欠佳I便會調到其他單位，合約結東 後可以磧約或不•續約，以保證舞31的素質。該因要求演

員全副精力和全情投入，不贊成成員私自答應其他工 作，除非是政府的表演任務，或一些文化交流的活動，

例如執行藝術總監李捍忠去年應邀往美國爲當地一個藝 術節编掛舞蹈，而舞S給予演員的待遇，相對來説比其

他藝困略高。

要。該团希望參考香港及國際藝團的模式，但又發觉沒

有一個模式是可以完全照搬的，因此現時是邊採索邊嘗 試的階段，盡量找到一種最合適的運作方法。

發掘資源爭取贊助

該園雖然得不到政府的財政資助，其資金的來源主 要是演出的票房收入，或者與一些社會及慈善機構合

作，還有部分是商業贊助。張長城表示，政府對該固是

政策上的協助，他認■爲藝術團體也不應將責任完全推到 政府身上，而是發掘各種資源，找尋在社會上生存的位 置。他説：「我們不可太過自我，要有愛心，關心社

會，藝術也得面對歷史與未來。藝術家就参社會精英，

是人類過去與未來的橋樑 。不要總是采蓊人家應编給我 們甚麼，而是想想自己可給社會甚麼，從而建立自己的

/ #舞福舞雙線發展

該困达監張長城表示，北京現代舞園就如一般容 器，容納不同來源與背景的舞者，而该a的最大侵势是 位於首都這個政治、文化中心，有著很深厚的文化氛 圍，该困鼓勒舞者積極參與编舞工作 ，也是希望他們將 來發展成熟時，各自襄•組織舞圓或工作室 ，將現代舞的

藝街礙展開去8

價値。」他很有信心，將來會有更多内地企業願意贊助

該囲，而這些企業也有一定的意識 。在商業上獲益之 餘，回饋社會及藝術界。只是，要他們了解現代舞這種 表媒因，還需要一個過程。

文：洪捷 99 .艷陽—北京現代舞蹈團

九月四及五曰

大會堂音樂廳

大公報

一九九九年九月三+FI

自编自跳棵紊人i 扑京現代舞園節目「九九•艷陽」軋後或 jL京現代舞圍日前首度在香港舞台演出，舞者演繹 自己的創作，跳出自己的靈魂與情感 ，大部分作

風娌微塵，風吹而起，風過無痕。编舞巧炒地以一白一 紅的布幔，就如冥冥中的造化之手 ，安排著時空分散、

品都具主題性，反映出舞者們對生活對人生的探索 ，不

交匯，女主角髮絲長而及地，男主角也有長長的辦子，

波於個人的窄小空間，很想與觀眾分享他們的世界觀 。

很有戲劇性的造型，加重了盪氣迴賜的愛情色彩。男女

唯一编而不跳的是曹誠淵，開場的 ＜烏之歌》是好

主角在布幔的編配下不由自主地相見、分離，像人世間

多年前的作品。＜烏之歌〉很有一種過渡而至昇華的感

措手不及的緣起緣滅。舞姿的詩意之美，布幔控制的流

梵，舞者那些充滿原始風味的衣服 ，巧妙地採用彈性質

暢輕快，古琴伴奏烘托出李清照「淒淒慘慘戚戚……j

料，舞動時一伸一展，都象徵著破繭而出，採脱過往的

的輕吟，結合著整個故事。震動著觀眾的思想。好像有

4元衡拉力，最後，舞者們一路上脱下衣服 ，走向和煦的

許多生命的題目，由這支舞蹈來引發……。舞蹈反映出

暘光下，安心3也接息著，令我聯恝起耶些廣場上的烈士

中囤人對人生無常的接受與嘆息，有相聚的機會，可別

雕像，述説著飽受折磨，歷盡修煉，最後「羽化登天」

空讓流逝。

的故事。曹誠淵的舞蹈，就是他理想主義人格的寫照，

最後一支較大型的舞蹈 ＜野性的呼喚》，由李捍忠

而《烏之歌》也寄寓著他對北京現代舞團的希冀與勉

與馬波合编，舞蹈帶著強烈的信息，警惕著人類在現代

勵。

與文明的進化中，有一股由洪荒帶來卻偷偷潛藏著的野

舞蹈可以表達崇高的理想 ，當然也可以是純粹的情

蠻煞氣，隨時一發不可收拾地呑＜自己的靈魂。舞蹈的

緒抒洩，滕愛民的獨舞＜活蓊〉便是他某段時間内心的

過程也是扎的過程，.印象最深的是最後一個場面 ，所

悒班，舞蹈簡短又精煉，滕愛民向著一條斜角線走去，

有舞者脱下西裝衫裙，動物般猙獰地咬，觸目驚心的感

每一個高難度動作的開始或結束，都總要雙手托天的姿

梵，令觀眾不其然想起最近世界上發生的人稱禍患 。

式，他步步爲難地前迫，或跌倒或趴下或翻騰或打滾，

＜野性的呼喚》的回到野性，與《烏之歌》的逐漸步

最後必定娥續顶天立地。每一個動作的奮力支撐，流露

入理想境界，一醜一美的呼應對比，都流靈出藝術家對

出一股男人面對壓力的不忿與悲情，就算怎樣吃力，似

世界的關愛，對人類未來的善意啓發。

乎沒有鬆弛下來的餘地。滕愛民鐵漢柔情的演繹 ，將心

中的壓抑融入其使出的每一力度，舞姿粗中有幼，剛中 帶柔，令人對男人的堅毅，深感敬重。

文：思念

高艷津子的「塵」，是所有作品中唯美浪漫的一

99 •艷陽—北京現代舞蹈團

支，因爲，内容關乎一個「緣」字。開場時由頭到腳披

九月四及五日

著白輕紗的舞者疾速地飛過舞台，像一陣風，人生就如

大會堂音樂廳

道歉啓示

手扎九月號專論《兩齣完全不同的作 品中》黃庭琳先生應為王廷琳•本人

就此對王先生致歉*

金默姬

DongeJSgK^UiL? No. 7

XPRESSIONS 17 TUNE 1999

Our Lady in Red It has been 13 years since Hong Kong choreographer

Mui performed with dignity. She interlocked the

Mui Cheuk Yiu began her Diary Series. She described

many scenes while sustaining her own concentration.

it as a series of one-hour solo dance productions that

However, I wondered a little at the way she interpreted

captured feelings relating to people and issues in her

the character in a scene where she got up one morning

life. I do not happen to have seen the first four diaries

in her gown, drank her usual morning cup but

and the current one is number five - "Once upon a

appeared disturbed by a letter that she had just opened.

time..." It was presented at the Shouson Theatre at the

I am not questioning Mui's acting ability here, but the

Hong Kong Arts Centre from June 4-6 and I had made

way she interpreted the scene. It was the combination

sure I had a seat on return from Taipei despite the

of the silence and calmness that made her larger than

Cathy pacific saga and Typhoon Maggie.

life at that moment. Suddenly, it felt utterly out of place

The piece opened with Mui in a rose-red dress

in the theatre and I asked myself if it was real. This

slowly walking towards the audience with a gigantic

question remained unanswered for me. With the huge

wardrobe (about three metres tall) behind her. The

wardrobe on stage, the piece relied on black gauze that

sheer size of the wardrobe had an impact on as Mui

went up and down to disguise the set-up of the

explored the possibilities between herself and the box.

following scene. The crew and the performer did a

It was as if she was telling her story of "how I live my

wonderful job to create all the extremely smooth

life in a box, a big big box". Though it was

transitions. However, from an aesthetic point of view,

claimed to be a wardrobe, it was more like a box with a few household items inside.

the flow of the show was completely disrupted by this device.

Whenever Mui work hard This was a dance production that clearlv showed Mui having forn

to build up a mood or

feeling, it was wrecked by

mature taste, working wit

the scene change.

collaborators such as lighting designer

Diary V: "Once upon a

Gabriel Fung and

time..." has kept Mui on the

ball. She came up with a lot of

visual /graphic designer Sylvia

solutions to handle the huge

Chan.

wardrobe to make it an

Both

attraction prop. But Mui

contributed

deserves to have points taken

tremendously to the performance. Their

away because she did not

visual elements helped

credit all the recording artists'

sustain the piece and

music (Including Laurie

sometimes even "spoke"

Anderson's) which she used for

to us on their own terms.

her work. I suspect she would

The accurately-focused

not like to see someone using

and level lighting kept itself

her choreography and not

within the mood of the

crediting her.

work, no more and no less.

I

t

worked like a zoom lens, guiding us

towards the subject. The colour combination of the production bluntly

confirmed that Mui is a woman and not

a girl.

TEXT: Edwin Lung Mui Cheuk Yin - Dairy V:

Once upon a time...

4-6 June 1999

Shouson Theatre, Arts Centre

Members of Hong Kong Dance Alliance

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聯絡人

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8.15 pm

歪:的示体 v. d. theater

靈靈性性•「翻身」天體樂園

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:Daniel Yeung

編舞

份

7-10

9 & 10

9

7.30 pm

230 pm

7.30 pm

9.30 pm

15

16

19

8.00 pm

8.00 pm

藝術中心麥高利小劇場

Dance Exh&nisj Revisit - a caradis£±aKtoal ixd'-McAulay Studio, HKAC

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香港芭蕾舞團

羅密歐與朱麗葉

文化中心大劇院

HK Ballet

Romeo & Juliet

Grand Theatre, HKCC

Choreographer

:Bengt Jorgen

編舞

:畢•約根

城巿當代舞蹈團

瘋狂英語

藝術中心壽臣劇院

CCDC

Crazy English

Shouson Theatre, HKAC

Director

:Zhang Yuan

導演

:張元

多空間

••緣舞場-現場計劃一、二、三。

藝穗會劇院

Y - Space

Dance taprovisationsal Land - Live Plopct 12,3

La Cremeria, Fringe Club

Choreographers

:Victor Ma, Mandy Yim, Lim Chee Ki t藝穗會畫郎/酒吧

編舞

:馬才和、嚴明然及林志傑

Nokia, Fringe Club

藝穗會天台

8.00

Roof, Fringe Club

20

22

1,00 pm

嶺南大學

錢秀蓮舞蹈團

易經八卦韻

Miranda Chin Dance Ca

The Chinese Eight Diagrams

Lingnan University

中國武術的源流及發展

城巿大學

6.30 pm

The Origin of Martial Art and its Development The City University of HK

26

22 & 23

5.00 pm

8.00 pm

太極韻源

中文大學

The Origin of Tai Chi

The Chinese University of HK

Speaker

:Lin Guang Lai

講者

:劉廣來

伍宇烈

操操蘇絲黃

Yuri and Company danaNG Ciao Ciao Suzie Wong

藝術中心壽臣劇院 Shouson Theatre, HKAC

yc j初 i-j'.-kGr 9

Choreographer 遝：Yuri Ng TioKe's

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編舞

:伍宇烈

醐中心

小亞細亞舞蹈綱絡

藝術中心麥高利小劇場

Art Centre

Little Asia-Dance Exchange Network

McAulay Studio, HKAC

Choreographers

: Edwin Lung, Akiko Kitamura, Cazerine Barry, Ku Ming-shen

編舞

：龍植池•北村明子• Cazerine Barry及古名伸

Ago,100

31-3/11 7,45 pm

NOVEMBERS EVENTS 11

12

13

7.30 pm

7.30 pm

5.15 pm

城巿當代舞蹈團不要迫我衰老

Choreographer

: Kevin Ma, Ronly Kong & Class member of CCDC Scholarship Class

編舞

：馬松漢•鄺韻儀及城巿當代舞團獎學金計劉班

DMR芭翯舞學校舞之變

香港演藝學院戲劇院

DMR School of Ballef Variations

Drama Theatre, HKAPA

Choreographers

: D. M. Waybume & Holly Coombes

編舞

：D. M. Wayburne & Holly Goombes

多空間

環境舞蹈•舞蹈拼貼嘉年華

香港文化中心廣場

Y - Space

Sis Sfec& Dsce Ftefanance "Dance CoSege

Piazza. HKCC

Choreographers

:Victor Ma & Mandy Yim

編舞

:馬才和及嚴明然 《舞影流韵》系列二

7.30 pm

香港舞蹈團

21

3.00 pm

HK Dance Company Motion & Emotions II

21

7.00 pm

200 pm

Drama Theatre, HKAPA

Being Young! Growing Old? No!

19, 20

21

香港演藝學院戲劇院

CCDC

Choreographers

:Dancers of HK Dance Company

編舞

:香港舞蹈團舞蹈員

27

8.00 pm

Sai Wan Ho Qvil Centre Theatre

喧圏小劇場

傳說

香港藝術中心壽臣劇院

Qioreo Qiildren Theater

Legend

Shouson Theatre, HKAC

Choreographers

:Bilibcda Physical Theater, Choreo Children Theater & X- tanzlheatr

編舞

:霹菘啪:勒身體劇場•喧圏小劇場及X®lj場

區獅鯛

《舞在高山》嘉年華

Provisioned Urban Council Dance Parade

26

西潘河文娛中心劇院

高山劇場 Ko Shan Theatre

Choreographers

:Bilibala Physical Theater, DanceArt HK, Y-Space & Others.

編舞

:霹靂啪:勒身體劇場、動藝、多空間及其他舞蹈團

城巿當代舞蹈團

《99六段錦》-舞蹈劇場之夜

上環文娛中心劇院

CCDC

Re: Vision - Dance Theatre

Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theali

《99六段錦》-肢體動律大展

8.00 pm

Re: Vision - A Kinetic Exhibition

30

Choreographers

:Willy Tsao, Helen Lai, Mui Cheuk-yirt Pun Siu-fcri, Yuri Ng, 2iang Xiaoxiang

編舞

:曹誠淵•黎海寧，梅卓燕•潘少輝•伍宇烈及張曉雄

胃少年愛滋教育基金我"舞"愛滋

壽臣劇院

Teen AIDS

Teen AIDS Night

Shouson Theatre, HKAC

Choreographers

: Andy Wong, Victor Ma & Mandy Yim, Yeung Wai-mei

編舞

:王廷淋、馬才和及嚴明然•楊惠美

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