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A Universal Music Translation Network
Research from Facebook AI Research has produced Style Transfer for music, able to apply the style of one song and translate it into another:
We present a method for translating music across musical instruments, genres,and styles. This method is based on a multi-domain wavenet autoencoder, witha shared encoder and a disentangled latent space that is trained end-to-end onwaveforms. Employing a diverse training dataset and large net capacity, thedomain-independent encoder allows us to translate even from musical domainsthat were not seen during training. The method is unsupervised and does notrely on supervision in the form of matched samples between domains or musicaltranscriptions. We evaluate our method on NSynth, as well as on a dataset collectedfrom professional musicians, and achieve convincing translations, even whentranslating from whistling, potentially enabling the creation of instrumental musicby untrained humans.
The paper can be found here
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韦恩的染色体自传
韦恩选了23组词(组),想了想,映射到了23对染色体上。
每一条染色体上带满了基因,每一条都有自己的特性,尊属于同一个细胞内,全部加在一起定义了这个人的遗传基因。
每个词组或许都是韦恩对自己的认知或感悟,每个词或能反映“自我”的一部分,看似有联系又全不相关,合起来,才是他这个韦恩·麦格雷戈( Wayne McGregor)。
记3.8 - 3.10.2018,YBCA Theater上演的Company Wayne McGregor的作品Autobiography。
编创解读
早些时候,韦恩和一些遗传学家合作还请人测了他的基因序列,拿到了自己庞大的基因数据(比23andMe上能给你的多多了)。然后他选了23 组词汇,对应��本人的23条染色体,编创了23支舞蹈片段。
摩斯·坎宁汉(Merce Cunningham)早年提出了机遇编舞法(Chance operations),事先将动作编上号,通过掷骰子决定动作之间的前后关系,从而形成舞句、舞段,串联而成舞蹈作品。
受坎宁汉太多机遇编舞法的影响,韦恩这次也采用了随机顺序。不过随着科技进步发展,我们已经可以用代码来掷骰子了!! 每一场演出之前,有一个计算机程序会随机生成这23支片段的顺序。所以,除了固定的开头结尾之外,每一场演出几乎都不一样(要不你算算20多个个体随机顺序两次一致的概率有多大)。不过这对舞者来说倒是很头疼,因为每场演出都不一样,每场都需要临时记忆(而且如果某场顺序中有连着好几场都要同一个舞者出现,那他\她就要累残了...)

此作不是真的他自己的25年舞蹈生涯的自传,而是他从人工智能的抽象角度思考机器如何审视和记录一个人的作品。机器会怎样提取元信息,理解元信息,再通过舞蹈动作作为代码来重新组合和重现。即是对他过去生活的学习和表达,也是假象未来的预测。整部作品也恰巧呈现了人生变幻无常不可预测的本质。
舞台重温
23个片段,包含了avatar, nurture, instinct, nature, traces, lucent, not I, (dis)equilibrium等,每支片段开始时相关的词汇投到舞台顶端的LED板上。
整场演出则是以一个英国小哥黑猩猩式的各种软体动作而开场。实话说,韦恩的舞者质量好的绝对没法说。小哥既很完美的呈现了🦍运动的原本特性,比如深蹲以及其上加一些小弹跳,松散而悠长的上臂,低头伸手,同时还揉进了很多舞蹈技巧和肢体质感,我有种小冲动想把安迪·瑟金斯叫过来给他的职业生涯来一次艺术升华。



23支短片段里混杂了多种风格,爵士,芭蕾,现代,弗拉明戈舞蹈,街舞等等。延续了韦恩经典的去人性去感情的基础之上,每个舞者又有空间发挥和表现自我。舞者们的情绪基调始终在一个恰当的范围之内。结果是观众对作品始终保有一定的距离感,不过也有一些例外,比如中间“remember”片段中一段环境音的7人散独舞。
舞者之间的动作关系编排非常复杂,节奏整体也很快。 有的时候队形会模仿DNA双螺旋的形态,舞者像一个个的小脱氧核苷酸,仿佛是某个很小的内向转动的物质,缠绕聚合成的一长链。名叫“aging”的一个片段里,10个舞者围绕一个大圆圈顺时针行走,好像在一步步一秒秒的用身体表示流逝的年华。

音乐
音乐有点儿意思,整体上有点过于激烈。有的媒体评论说电音部分有太多的刺耳爆炸音,也确实为难了老评论家们的小心脏了。不过整体上音乐层次感和多元化很强。虽说电音为主,甚至还有一个专门的hiphop片段,但其他部分还融入了很多环境音,室内乐甚至巴洛克式音乐。
有一段叫“three scenes”的片段还加进了鸟声为背景,颇有大自然感。叫“traces”的一段是小提琴,就好像在描绘音乐的轨迹。

舞美
灯光(Lucy Carter��
我看的那场在“world”的片段灯光开始惊艳了起来。很浑厚的环境音为背景。舞台背后一左一右两个光源成风车的形状,打出来的光也是片状的。从左到右逆时针成风车式的缓慢旋转。有点儿像下面这样(透视不对,不过意会就可以了)

好像在宇宙里看地球自转和公转一般。灯光又渐渐把舞台分成两部分,光明下的群舞,和阴暗世界里两个舞者缓慢的双人舞,有种异常奇异空旷的感觉。

最后的结尾段,两侧的三排灯光又开始重现,然后在水平旋转的基础之上又加了垂直的旋转维度。舞台上有淡淡的雾,切光滑过,雾竟能作为投影打在灯光上面。除了有点小小刺眼之外,简直要美死了。

舞台(Ben Cullen Williams)
本的巨型倒挂钉子头格子顶。感觉挺有科技感。“sleep”的那个环节,很暴躁的电子音,倒置的钉子头们还从空中倒下来,好像要把台上的三个dancer压扁,不知道这个片段是不是从显微镜看被压扁的蛋白质受到的启发......

小花絮
韦恩的团里有一个来自台湾的舞者董柏霖Po-Lin Tung,2013年从台湾来到纽约,后又在2016年来到伦敦加入了Company Wayne McGregor。演出前在Alonze King Lines Ballet Studio办了个小的工作坊,谈了很多他加入之后的一些感悟和编创的花絮。
比如韦恩会让每个人把自己的生日数组分段,0有固定的动作,剩下的数字每个数字有一些固定的模式。每当舞者跳0的动作时,你就大概能能知道这是在跳生日了,如果自己编的很准确的话说不定还能猜出来女孩儿有多大年龄。
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[Autobiography] Wayne McGregor的自传降至
年后开始“不完全的满血”复活了。上周末去看Robert Moses' Kin的时候本来打算写一小篇文章来着。不过后面不小心偷懒了没写成。今天只好mark一下,年度大爱。绝对的低成本但是顶级作品。
下个月8-10号,大名鼎鼎的Wayne McGregor男神会携其作[Autobiography]来三番演出喽!
此场需必看

https://www.ybca.org/whats-on/company-wayne-mcgregor
https://sfperformances.org/performances/1718/CompanyWayneMcGregor.html
Autobiography
Thursday–Saturday | 7:30pm | March 8–10, 2018
YBCA Theater
700 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
British choreographer Wayne McGregor’s exhilarating company returns to SF Performances at YBCA Theater, with a new work being developed in McGregor’s signature process that fuses dance, art, philosophy, science, technology and current events for a deeper look at how movement embodies much more than movement. The piece is called Autobiography and is inspired in part by McGregor’s own DNA.
Wayne的作品的典型之处就是他所��造的一种在科学规律,技术实现和艺术表达之间的惟妙对话。他的作品从来都不属于优雅、气势恢宏、浪漫柔和的范畴。本场,虽说是[自传],但却不是讲述Wayne自己的故事。而是......把他自己基因序列的运动映射出来的编创
(我先脑补一下)

所以,本场将会比较机械化和,费脑子
与之同时而来的还有他的一系列超现代的合作伙伴,其中包括了灯光设计师老伙伴Lucy Carter。

还是介绍一下男神好了。
Wayne McGregor,英国一个拿奖到手软的现当代舞蹈家。大众知晓他可能大多是通过他在TED上的一个演讲“一个编舞家的实时创作过程”(a choreographer's creative process in real time)。
作为一个自小就开始玩电脑的艺术家,Wayne McGregor本人兴趣很宽泛,喜欢用不同领域的知识作为他创作的能量源泉。也很经常与其他先锋艺术家合作,其研究主要是舞蹈编创以及身体智能两个方面。
大概探索过的东西可以简单不完全的罗列一下。
投影生成艺术产出的图像,虚拟自我,CGI舞蹈视频,从两个国家直播共同现场创作作品,融合不同领域知识的各种作品:生物,物理,化学,数学,认知科学,社会人类学,人工智能......
自2002以来,Wayne的工作室开始和高校及研究机构合作,如与UC San Diego合作的分布式创作认知项目; 开发人工智能编舞软件; 探索编舞式思维工具来打破正常人为编舞的固化程式等等。“编舞式思维工具”后面还被发展成为了一种实用的教育资源,被用在了一些学校的教学之中。
最后放上Wayne在TED上的演讲及译稿。
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你们能想象到,我对舞蹈充满了热情 我热衷于编舞, 看别人跳舞,鼓励他人 参与到舞蹈中来, 我同样对创造力充满了激情。 创造力对我来说是至关重要的, 我认为创造力是可以教的。 我认为创造力的技术细节是可以教的也可以被分享,我认为你可以找到 你自己的标志性动作, 你自己的认知习惯, 并以此为起点优美地去“不守规矩”。
我是一个七零后,那时候约翰.屈伏塔是大明星 《油脂》、《周末夜狂热》 他给了我一个男性舞者的最好榜样 让我开始习舞。我父母非常支持我。 他们绝对鼓励我去冒险,去努力,去尝试,不断地尝试 我当时有个机会,进了一间 本地的舞蹈培训班,有一位开明的启蒙老师 她允许我自己编排,创造自己的舞蹈 她让我自己编排 舞厅舞和拉丁舞的节目 并教给同学们。 那就是我生平头一次有机会 感受到自己有能力表达自己的声音, 这成了之后我想做编舞的动力, 我感到自己有东西要说,要分享。
它的有趣之处在于,也是让我为之沉迷的是, 人体技术。 我认为这是我们拥有的最具技术文明的东西, 我一门心思想要找到一种方法 能通过肢体语言与观众交流 能够带动他们,感动他们, 帮助他们转变思维和观念。
对我来说,编舞是一个用肢体思考的过程 不光存在于我们的思维中, 也存在于我们的身体里。它是一个互相协作的过程。 这是需要与他人合作才能完成的。 从某种意义上说,这是一个分散的认知过程。 我经常与设计师和视觉艺术家合作, 当然还有舞者和其他的编舞, 但越来越多的,我会与经济学家、 人类学家、核物理学家、认知科学家搭档, 大家的专业领域各不相同, 他们为 个人专业之外的创作过程贡献才华。
我觉得今天要让大家 稍稍发掘一下肢体思考的理念, 我们全都是肢体思考的专家。 大家都长了一个身体,不是吗? 我们都知道现实世界中的人体是什么样子的, 所以肢体思考的一个方面就是 我们一直要提到“本体感受”这个概念, 在真实空间中对自己身体的意识。 比如说,我们都知道 自己的手指尖在哪里 当你双臂平举的时候,对不对? 你完全知道当你去拿一个杯子的时候, 或者杯子动了一下,你需要重新调���方向。 所以我们已经是肢体思考的专家了。 我们只是不太关注自己的身体。 我们只有在身体出问题时才关注它, 比如手臂骨折了,比如心脏病发了, 这时候你才会密切关注自己的身体。 但是我们怎样才能开始 用舞蹈艺术的思维,运动知觉的智慧去武装我们的思维呢?
我想我要做的是,办一个TED首演。 我不知道能不能成功。 只要试试看。 我想要用三种肢体思考的方法 来做个什么东西。
我要向大家介绍:这是保罗,这是卡特琳娜。
他们不知道我们将要做什么。 所以这不是一种已知的舞蹈编排 我脑海中已经有成品舞的那种, 我要打破惯例 只是要教他们, 这所谓的两张白纸就能学会。 这不是我们通常用的方法。 这里的关键点在于 他们是如何获取和接受信息的, 他们如何运用这些信息来思考。
我从非常简单的开始。 通常,舞蹈都有一个或多个刺激因素 我用个简单的,TED标志,我们都能看到, 用起来很简单,我将要做的也很简单 就是你从一个肢体提取一个信息, 假设这个肢体是我的身体,然后将它 翻译成另一个人的肢体语言, 所以这是个直接的信息传递,能量的传递。
我会想象,如果喜欢你也可以这么做, 我只取这个字母“T",我要 在我的脑海中想象它的形状,然后我把它呈现在 外面的实体世界。所以我真切地看到一个字母T在我面前。 对吗?它的的确确在那。 当我看到它的时候,我完全可以绕着它走,对吗? 好像一种语法。我知道我将用它来做什么 我可以开始描述它,比如我简单地 描述一下。我可以用我的胳膊描述它,对吗? 我做的仅仅是拿起我的手,然后舞动我的手。 我也可以,哇,用我的头描述它,你知道吗?哇。 好。我还可以用我的肩膀。不是吗? 它让我有东西可做,给了我一个目标。 如果我拿那个字母T,把它推到在地板上 在这里,或者要掉下舞台, 突然我可以用我的膝盖做些动作, 是吗?哇。如果我同时运用我的膝盖和手臂, 我就有了些实体的东西,对吗?然后我可以开始组建些东西。 所以在接下来的大约1分半钟,我要做的是 用这一概念,创造些东西, 我身后的舞者将诠释它, 他们会连续地定格它, 提取它的某些部分,就好像我在卸载记忆 而他们在接收这些记忆?是吗? 让我们看看究竟会有什么收获。 请注意一下他们是,他们是如何 接收这些,他们在做什么, 我仅仅只是要用这个字母T,字母E, 和字母D,来做些东西。好,现在开始。
我得站在这块区域。对。一些手臂的交叉
我在做的仅仅是探索”T"的空间 通过一些动作穿梭于这个空间。 我没有在记忆我做过的动作。 我只是在做我的任务。我的任务是“T"。 从这侧看一下,哇。 爆发的时候。 就是它。
所以我们开始组建一个词语。
所以他们在做的,让我们看一下,类似那样的 他们在做的是抓住那个动作的某些方面 用它来生成一个词语 你可以看到这速度相当快,是吗? 我并没有要求他们完全复制我的动作。 他们用他们获取的信息 来生成一句话的开始。 我可以观看它,它能告诉我一些东西 关于他们在舞动些什么。 他们现在已经很快了,是吗?
所以我用了TED的这一方面,把它翻译成 有形的东西。 一些舞者,当他们观察动作的时候, 吸取的是大致的形状,动作的弧线, 动作的动力感, 以此作为信息的来源。 有些则比较关注细节。 他们以很小的单元开始,慢慢构建。 好,你体会到些什么了吗?还有一点。
他们在帮我解决这个问题, 用一点-- 他们在组建那个词语。 他们有些信息,他们会抓住它, 这是一种创造的方法。 这将是我世界首演的开始。
好。接下来我要做一些不同的事。 简单地说,我要创造一个二重唱。 我需要你把他们想象成建筑的零部件, 所以他们是什么,仅仅是线条。 他们不是人体,仅仅是线条 我将他们一起合作,但把他们当成物体。 所以我在想的是 在运动的时候,从身体本身做一些形体的延伸 我让他们移动,通过给他们一些建议: 以如果,那么;如果,那么的形式。好,我们开始。
抓住这手臂。 把它放下到地板上可以吗? 对,到地板上。然后你从下面穿过去可以吗? 对。小凯,你把腿跨过那边可以吗?对。 再旋转一下? 喔,我们从头开始。 准备好了吗?.... bam, bake .... (打节拍) 非常棒。好,从那起,你们一起站起来。 都站起来。对了。好,现在。他们。
所以从那起,我们都站起来, 我们都站起来,向这个方向走, 再从底下绕过去。哇,哇,底下过去。 哇,下面走,喔。可以吗?下面走。跳。 下面走。跳。保罗,踢一下。不用管哪里。踢一下。 踢,替换,换一只脚站。踢,替换,换腿。 可以吗?小凯,差一点触碰到他的头。差一点。 哇。紧跟在它后面,也许。哇,喂,哦。 搂住她的腰,起来回到她旁边,喔,旋转 转她,哇。(打响指)非常棒。 好,让我们从最开始来一遍。 让我先在这放慢些节奏。对八小时 -- (笑声)
对一天和我在一起八小时感兴趣吗。 也许多了点。所以,我们开始,准备,开始(打节拍)
(打节拍)
漂亮,做得好。是吗?好。(掌声) 好,不错。(掌声)再多一点? 再多一点点,我们开始,从那边。 分开。面对前方。分开。面对前方。 想象你们前面有一个圆,看到吗? 躲开它。躲开它。喔。把它踢走。 把它踢走。把它丢给观众。喔 把它丢给观众多一次 我们已经有了一个思维的建筑,我们在分享它 也就是在解决一个问题。他们在实现它 让我们再来看一下。准备,开始。
好,非常好。好,我们开始。从头 我们可以先做我们的词语吗?然后再是那个 我们现在要组建一些东西,让它有条理地 成为一个流畅的词语。我们开始。优美的,慢慢的 开始。(打节奏)
(打节奏) 双人舞开始。(打节奏) (打节奏) 对了,好的,好。好,很漂亮,非常漂亮。(掌声)
太棒了。太-- (掌声) 好的。刚才那是-- (掌声) 干得漂亮(掌声)
那是第二种创造模式 第一种,肢体对肢体的传递 把我展现出来的一个思维构架 他们存入记忆,为我保留。 第二种则是把他们当作物体来思考 他们的构架,我发出一连串的 提示,我会说,“如果这个发生了,那么怎样。 如果这个发生了,那么怎样--” 我有很多类似那样的方法, 但它非常非常快,这是第三种方法。 他们已经开始了,这是一个任务型的方法, 他们有自主权去做 他们自己的决定。
所以我想让大家来体验一下,我们来做一个小小的 思维的舞蹈,不多,只要短短一分钟, 所以我想要你们做的是想象一下, 你可以闭上眼睛做,或者睁着眼睛,如果 不想做,你可以看他们做,都可以。 只要一秒钟,想象“TED”这个词在你面前, 它在你的脑子里,它就在那,在你面前。 我想让你做的是把它搬到外面的 现实世界中,所以想象"TED"这个词 在现实世界里。 我想要你们做的是截取它的一个方面 我要放大聚焦在字母“E"上,然后我要 把”E"放大,直到它变得绝对的巨大 所以我在放大“E"直到它变得绝对巨大, 然后我要赋予它立体感。 我要想象它存在于一个3D空间里。所以现在, 它不仅仅是一个字母在我面前, 而是一个空间,我的身体可以走进其中。 我现在决定我会在这空间的哪个地方, 所以我在最底层那条的某个小空间里 在这个字母”E"中,我在想象,想象 我头顶上很高的空间。如果我让你 伸出手去触摸 -- 你不必真的做,可以在脑子里 -- 去触摸“E"的顶端,你会触碰到哪里? 如果用你的手指去触摸,它会在哪? 如果用你的手肘,它会在哪? 如果我已经告诉了你身处的空间, 那么让我们用红色填满它,这会造成什么影响 对你的身体?如果我对你说,如果 ”E"边上的整面墙倒塌了,又会怎样,你必须 靠自己的体重把它撑起, 你又会做什么?
所以这是一个脑海中的画面,我在描述一幅生动的 思维图画,让舞者能够自己决定 要创造什么。
好的,如果你一直闭着眼睛的话,现在可以睁开了。
所以舞者已经在演练这些了。 请在继续一会儿。 所以他们已经在致力于那些思维构架了,就在这。 我知道,我想我们得把他们作为一个惊��。
所以现在开始,世界首演舞蹈。是吗?开始。 TED舞蹈。好的。它开始了。我先快速地安排一下。 所以,你们先做我们刚才设计的独舞, 对,等等,然后我们进入双人舞,对, 等等等等。下一个独舞,略过, 对,然后你们同时做最后一段。
好吗?好。女士们,先生们,世界首演, TED舞蹈,三种身体 思考的版本。(掌声) 好的,请之后再鼓掌,让我们看看它够不够好,好吗?(笑声) 所以,让我们给点掌声 -- 对,之后再鼓掌。 我们开始。凯特琳娜,大动作,对了,一。
(打节奏) 现在来,小凯。(打节拍) 保罗,走。(打节拍)最后的独舞。 你们编的那个。(打节拍) (打节拍) 太棒了。好的,很好,非常好。所以 --
(掌声) 所以 -- (掌声) 谢谢。(掌声) 所以 -- 三个版本。(掌声) 哦。(笑声) (掌声)这就是三个版本的身体思考 三个版本的身体思考。我希望今天 回去后你自己编一个舞蹈 或者 至少更加华丽的、更加平凡的打破陈规。
非常感谢。(掌声) 谢谢,谢谢你们。(掌声) 就这样。(掌声) (掌声)
再重复一遍,此场需比看
https://www.ybca.org/whats-on/company-wayne-mcgregor
https://sfperformances.org/performances/1718/CompanyWayneMcGregor.html
Autobiography
Thursday–Saturday | 7:30pm | March 8–10, 2018
YBCA Theater
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演出季终于来了
嘿嘿,上周写的急,还有好多没加。这次补上,顺便附上10月的!
上周CounterPulse的MÆ还不错,这周四五六的晚上八点还有。记得去看😁
Moses(es) | Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group @Cal Performances
⭐⭐⭐⭐ http://calperformances.org/performances/2017-18/dance/reggie-wilson-fist-and-heel-performance-group-moses-es.php
Sept 23, 24 8pm
Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley
黑人作家Zora Neale Hurston1939年写过一本改写经典圣经故事Moses带以色列人出埃及的小说叫Moses, Man of the Mountain。用Moses带以色列人走出埃及的故事比喻美国黑奴解放。一反典型黑人文学的激进常态,将小说,野史,宗教,喜剧揉进一起,用非常幽默诙谐的手法讽刺被奴役的思想。 受此启发,Reggie Wilson尝试着用舞蹈语汇来重新描写这个故事,同时结合了自身在北非游历的经历。
宣传片充斥着浓厚的黑人艺术色彩,布鲁斯音乐,强烈的节奏感,现代舞基础之上附加了许多经典的黑人舞蹈律动元素,粗犷而豪爽。
Award-winning choreographer Reggie Wilson makes rich, sensual, complex dances that vibrate with the layered histories of the African diaspora. Receiving its California premiere, his full–length Moses(es) is inspired by Zora Neale Hurston's vernacular retelling of the biblical Moses story and combines his own experiences traveling to North Africa to understand the migration of Africans with extensive research into black culture, movement, and spiritual traditions. The result is a powerful investigation of the nature of leadership—who leads? who follows? —in our contemporary culture.
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Silicon Valley Dance Festival "Aftershock"
⭐⭐⭐ http://www.SVDF2017.brownpapertickets.com
Friday, Sept 29 & Saturday, Sept 30 @ 8 pm Sunday, Oct 1 @ 11 am Menlo Atherton Performing Arts Center 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton, CA 94027
看了一下要来的那些舞团... 好多湾区厉害的舞团!所以来来来!
In its second year, the Silicon Valley Dance Festival brings the best of contemporary dance to Silicon Valley with Aftershock, featuring performances from Philein Wang (ZiRu Dance), Christian Burn (burnsWORK), Robert Moses (Robert Moses’ Kin), Stefani Berger (SF), Margaret Jenkins (Margaret Jenkins Dance Company), David Harvey, the LINES Ballet Training Program, Nico O’Connor, and ZiRu Dance Resident Choreographers, Vincent Chavez, Elizabeth Chitty, Amelia Eisen, Charles Roy and Michele Wong. The festival provides an annual home for innovative contemporary dance, making the art form accessible to the students and families of the region. In providing performances, community outreach events and open rehearsals, the festival aims to engage audiences of all ages in all aspects of the creative process.
Flyaway Productions; The Right to be Believed @Cal Performances
⭐⭐⭐ http://calperformances.org/performances/2017-18/special-events/flyaway-productions-the-right-to-be-believed.php Friday, October 6 @ 8pm Friday, October 6 @ 9pm Saturday, October 7 @ 8pm Saturday, October 7 @ 9pm
Lot at 1100 Broadway at 12th Street, downtown Oakland
免!费!的!空中杂技!!居然还是在Cal Performances!
和女权有关的。
Inspired by an essay in Harper's Magazine by Bay Area author and critic Rebecca Solnit, Flyaway Productions' The Right to be Believed is an exploration of the credibility of women's voices in the public realm. Company artistic director Jo Kreiter has created a work that uses the gravity-defying art form of aerial dance—her performers navigating vertical urban landscapes with ropes and harnesses—to elevate female voices and call attention to the legal, social, and professional constraints that disempower women. The work premiered in spring of 2017 and features an original soundscore by the Oakland based artists of FR333.
Dance Series 01 | Smuin Ballet
⭐⭐⭐ http://www.smuinballet.org/buy-tickets-201718-season/dance-series-01/
September 29-October 7, 2017 8pm
Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco)
3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA
湾区一个好不错的当代芭蕾舞团。三个不同编舞的短剧。好看就行了。
Fly Me to the Moon by Michael Smuin
Requiem for a Rose by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Serenade for Strings by Garrett Ammon
Devoted to American classicism, the company celebrates its 24th season with the West Coast premiere of newly hot Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “Requiem for a Rose,” plus revivals by Garrett Ammon and company founder Michael.
ODC Theater Presents Kate Weare Company Marksman @ ODC Theater
⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.odc.dance/marksman?mc_cid=30ed183cf7&mc_eid=de39eea3cd
Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 8pm Friday, October 6, 2017 at 8pm Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 8pm
ODC Theater 3153 17th St San Francisco, CA 94110
去年我在纽约看这个了... 好看
朋友评价说有点炫编舞技巧。不过不管那个,好看就行!!!
Kate Weare之前的一个作品叫unstruck,当时是和一个摄影师的系列摄影展融合的一个作品。探讨了很多自然规律。Marksman在这个基础之上又近了一步,还有好强的unstruck痕迹。
Marksman adopts the metaphor of “aim” to examine how we form — and are formed — over time. Though collisions with others may shape us, Marksman acknowledges the beauty, and futility, of our own willfulness. An abstract work, Marksman zeros in on the magnetism and electricity between bodies always present in Weare’s work, revealing ancient signals about presence, power, attraction, hierarchy, and vulnerability.
“…a baptism, an exorcism, a creature mothering it's young and a wild beast being tamed...“Marksman” should prove one of the choreographer’s most significant works.” – Roy C. Dicks, The News & Observer
Forty-Third Season | Margaret Jenkins Dance Company
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2352
Thursday, October 12, 2017 8:00 PM Friday, October 13, 2017 8:00 PM Saturday, October 14, 2017 8:00 PM Taube Atrium Theater - San Francisco
五星级 强! 烈! 推! 荐!不然会后悔的。
刚从纽约搬到湾区的时候,问纽约dancer朋友知不知道这边有什么比骄好的舞团,哪里可以去上课之类的。然后朋友提了就提了两个名字,一个是Robert Moses, 一个是Margaret Jenkins,不过Robert Moses的名字他一开始还忘记了。
Margaret Jenkins,湾区鼻祖级的现代舞大师。自己的舞团都43年了。后面可以专门来一篇写她舞团的文章。
今年演出季,她带来两个作品,一支重拍的半新作叫Site Series (Inside Outside),还有一支Skies Calling Skies Falling 。宣传片有一种异常惊艳的极简美。
The doyenne of Bay Area modernism has found a new home for her latest premiere, “Skies Calling, Skies Falling,” and has recruited a wealth of collaborators, including video artists David and Hi-Jin Hodge and poet Michael Palmer.
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sjDANCEco
https://www.sjdanceco.org/
October 12 and 14th, 2017
Hammer Theatre Center101 Paseo De San Antonio Walk San Jose, CA 95113
之所以列出来,是因为差点惊呆了,南湾原来还有舞团啊,差点儿忽略了。
看了宣传片,简直就是一群经典剧目的大混搭,还有一段中国古典团扇舞😳(那段当真有点像群魔乱舞)。 分也不好给了,看着玩吧。
The South Bay company marks its 15th anniversary with a home season and a San Francisco tour. The highlight in both places will be the company premiere of Doris Humphrey’s 1947 masterpiece, “Day on Earth.”
Until the Lions | Akram Khan Company @ Standford Live
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http://live.stanford.edu/calendar/october-2017/until-lions
http://live.stanford.edu/blog/august-2017/until-lions-award-winning-choreographer-and-dancer-akram-khan
October 27, 28 2017 at 7:30pm
Memorial Auditorium 551 Serra Mall Stanford, CA 94305
"★★★★★ Lean, thrilling and beautiful ... supremely potent retelling of the Mahabharata" —The Guardian
终于Standford Live有一场能看的了...
Akram Khan,印度籍英国人,舞蹈风格也是现代舞和印度古典卡塔克舞蹈的融合。手法也同样很印度式有关印度的那些gods,有点儿意思。
Award–winning choreographer Akram Khan brings the full range of his artistry to bear in his newest work, Until the Lions, based on the ancient epic Mahabharata, using both Indian kathak and modern dance in a tale of transformation and justice exacted by a bride abducted on her wedding day.
Rianto, a remarkable dancer personally selected by Akram Khan for the lead role, performs with two female dancers and four musicians to tell the bride’s story in a powerful departure from the normally male-centered ancient epic. Until the Lions brings together some of Khan’s stellar past collaborators including writer Karthika Naïr and visual artist Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).
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[Arlington] — A love story 一个古怪柔软的“爱”的故事
Arlington, St Ann’s Warehouse, New York — A love story.
What I saw outside the window, kept me from sleeping.
Maybe it's all falling apart finally
In the midst of a terrifying world. Enda Walsh has dared to imagine a strange, tender love story.
一个古怪柔软的“爱”的故事
前两天看到同学准备自己的东西,把一个“future is soft”翻译成了柔软的未来。顿时喜欢上了柔软这个词。今天这个剧,怪怪的,很扭曲,又有点温暖,姑且就用上柔软吧。

自打川普上台,《1984》就火了。连百老汇最近都刚上映一部同名的作品。作者乔治·奥威尔在本书中描述了一个以追逐权力为终极目标的极权假想社会。这个社会里的人被剥夺了自由,监控遍布各处。那句Big Brother is Watching You(老大哥看着你哪)仿佛笼罩不散的阴魂,成了经典的令人闻知生畏的名句。
人都麻木了。
不过今天不是要说这个《1984》(因为我没看),就是借来打个比方。
上个月28号,纽约Dumbo的St. Ann's Warehouse结束了最后一场Arlington的演出。这部同样反乌托邦的作品被形容成简直就是《1984》里那个大洋国的映射。不过Enda Walsh还是想玩的更多一些,她往里面揉进了剧场、舞蹈、表演艺术、诗歌,用一种荒诞的方式将一个爱向极权世界挑衅的故事铺展开来。

一个空荡荡的雪白屋子里,像是一个精修过的明亮监狱,里面有一排三个蓝色塑料椅,一个大的盆景,一个有水却没有鱼的浴缸,一个挂了一件外套的衣架,还有一个很高的大窗户,伸手都够不到。
Part 1: 监控之下,我想听你的过去(话剧)

一个女孩儿(Isla)在里面,喃喃自语,日复一日。然后发现她并非一人,发现自己在监控之中。墙上有摄像头,摄像头的那一边,一个青年男子在他的操作间面对各种显示屏和投影仪,开始尝试着通过监控的话筒以及投影和这个女孩儿沟通���女孩儿一开始略带敌意,不过男子告诉她她很可爱,这让这个略略自恋的Isla放松下来,两人开始聊天。
青年男子鼓励Isla回忆一些过去的事情,他则是在其之上摆弄着声音和投影,尝试引导和帮助Isla讲故事。但意外总是发生,这个控制系统很不稳定,故事讲着讲着总要被打断,然后男子就尝试安抚Isla,并引导她往下一个故事讲。Isla说她不太明白为什么人们总是谈论已经过去的事情,谈论什么本来可以发生,本来可能会成功,谈论他们的梦想 -- 或者更好说是谎言。
Part 2: 能不能逃出这里(舞蹈)

同样的房间,另一个女孩儿,颓废的样子,躺在地上。她疲倦的身体不断挣扎,疯狂跺脚,沉重的喘气,旋转、扭曲、爬动、翻腾、跳跃。她尝试着各种方式,逃出这里,但偶尔却又能感受到有丝丝沉浸在这种禁闭的状态。像只困在笼子里的猛兽被磨掉了兽性,要咆哮,要挣脱。
本段没有任何语言,最多的只是这个女孩儿的喘气声。所有无法用语言描述,在这个压抑世界里的情感都由身体猛然迸发出来,愤怒、无奈、狂躁、忧郁、绝望、沉迷、颓废、人性已经开始变态。最后女孩儿纵然一跃,居然猛然跃上头顶之上的窗户,推开大窗,逃离了这里。
Part 3: 可否共渡难关(话剧)

那个青年男子被甩上了舞台,衣衫褴褛,血迹斑斑。好像犯了什么错误,从这个系统中间层的监控小兵,落魄被打入了和Isla一样甚至更糟糕的地位,玩偶般地被各种玩弄。
Isla又出现了。两个人质疑,呐喊。然后。男子叫Isla闭上眼睛,他开始描述一个美妙的世界,想象着自己走在青葱森林里面,手指拂过绿色、拂过空气,慢慢闭着眼睛一步一步往前走。终于第一次,从头到现在,两个人走到了面前,剧中第一次有了人与人之间的直接交流。像是两个患难与共多年的老友,要一起面对和逃离这个变态的世界。
以下,开始随便打点了。
Arlington这个有点超现实的的舞台很素净,没有特殊的装点。雪白的空间,白得和监狱一样,所有装饰很听话的只躺在舞台两边。舞台边缘从四周向内打的灯像手术室的无影灯,干净的都不愿意留下黑影,如果不算舞台后面打上来的投影的话。 原来投影还可以倾斜,像是一个顺时针渐变的时空。光抖,影子也跟着颤抖,整个系统就好像瘫痪了。而隔壁的监控间却密密麻麻排满了各种老式的监控仪器,复古的泛旧黄,难怪经常瘫痪吧。
被束缚的一切,空想的一切,鱼缸没有鱼,跳舞紧握的衣服没有人。
Arlington的手法很清奇。第一段熄灯时还在想Isla下一个故事要讲的是什么,男子是不是要从监控室走出来。谁曾想灯光再次亮起,语言就消失了,但第二个女孩儿的身体承接上来开始叙事。编舞超越了动作本身,让人下意识的跟着女孩儿的呼吸感受她的情感变化,意识大于运动。也不知这段舞蹈是放在中间还是后面更有意思一些。

意识到 Enda和Samuel Beckett都是爱尔兰人,难怪如此荒诞。
在这个社会达尔文主义盛行的川普时代,不知要怎么压榨和泯灭人性才能让人类社会像机器一样转的越来越快。人已经好像已经没有了隐私,你的信息随手可取,可人和人之间却仿佛又是那么的遥远。你没有自我命运主导权的时候,你还有什么?也许只有当人心有些许温暖的时候,才有资格企盼自由吧。企盼去哪里,也许这个理想国就叫Arlington?希望现实里的这个Arlington是真实的。
进剧场发的program里面有两张下面的照片,上面标注是作者的灵感。旁边附上了匈牙利籍犹太诗人Miklos Radnoti的两段诗歌Postcards。写于Miklos被屠杀的那一年(1944)。
Miklos被害18个月之后,被屠杀埋葬尸体的坟墓被挖开,他写诗的小本也得以被发掘。他最著名的组诗系列就是这组叫Razglednicák (Postcards明信片)的组诗,是大屠杀文学中比较重要的一篇。这个系列大致描述了一个他目睹男子被枪杀的过程,进而幻想自己的死亡。

Postcard1:
Out of Bulgaria, the great wild roar of the artillery thunders, resounds on the mountain ridges,rebounds, then ebbs into silence while here men, beasts, wagons andimagination all steadily increase; the road whinnies and bucks, neighing;the maned sky gallops; and you are eternally with me, dear,you abide forever – still, motionless, mute, like an angelstunned to silence by death or a beetle inhabiting the heart of arotten tree.
Postcard2:
A few miles away they're incinerating the haystacks and the houses, while squatting here on the fringe of this pleasant meadow, the shell-shocked peasants quietly smoke their pipes. Now, here, stepping into this still pond, the little shepherdgirl sets the silver water a-ripple while, leaning over to drink, her flocculent sheep seem to swim like drifting clouds.
保加利亚之外,雷电如大炮般的咆哮
肆虐的在山谷间回旋翻转
而后,消逝无声
让此地的人、野兽、机械甚至遐想都要蓄势待发
路嘶嘶着,马喧叫着,英俊的鬃毛,飞纵而去
而你会与我,爱,在一起,在那喧杂浮生中,永远
和我那炽热而强烈的,意识,一起生长
某个地方你和我一同,就在那里,待着
静止,无动,蓦然,像一个被死亡惊住的,天使
抑或一支在烂树根里躲藏的甲壳虫
几公里之外,有人在焚烧
甘草和房屋
那些歇工的农民
蹲在青翠的草地边缘
烟雾从他们的烟管里徐徐上腾
此刻,这里,一个牧羊女孩儿,走近了这片静池
银波微漾
依身饮水时,她那群绒绒绵羊
好像天边飘动的云彩
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CHECKLIST: 五月演出补充
Bach Dances
RIOULT Dance NY @ Cal Performances
May 6 - 7th
http://calperformances.org/performances/2016-17/dance/rioult-dance-ny-bach-dances.php
Pascal Rioult returns to Cal Performances with a thrilling program devoted to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Rioult Dance NY performs the French-born choreographer's muscularly elegant, deeply emotive works, celebrated for carrying on the legacies of his early mentors, Martha Graham and May O'Donnell. "Rioult's responses to Bach are keenly sensitive to phrasing and structure...buoyant, shapely, and often intricate in design, reflecting Bach's contrapuntal mastery" (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland).
Pascal Rioult, 生于法国,而后来到美国学习现代舞。早年是Martha Graham舞团的一名举足轻重的舞者。1994成立了自己的RIOULT Dance NY舞团。Rioult同时受Martha Graham和George Balanchine的影响,作品融合了美国和欧洲两边的艺术特点。形式上趋进新古典主义的表现手法,有的作品还能瞥见一些法国浪漫主义和印象派的影子,但思想上则更靠拢美式文化。(个人观点,可别拿去当官方评论...)
本场的四支曲目都是取自巴赫的音乐。喜欢古典音乐的朋友千万别错过,因为 票 快 卖 完 了。
剧目信息:
Views of the Fleeting World (music: Bach, The Art of Fugue),
City (music: Bach, Violin Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019),
Celestial Tides (music: Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major),
Polymorphous (music: Bach, excerpts from The Well-Tempered Clavier)
SHOWTIMES: Saturday, May 6th @ 2pm Saturday, May 6th @ 8pm Sunday, May 7th @ 3pm Sunday, May 7th @ 7pm
101 Zellerbach Hall, #4800, Berkeley, CA, 94720-4800
Trick Bags/Trap Doors/Painted Corners
Robert Moses' Kin 2017 Home Season @ Dance Brigade's Dance Mission May 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 8pm; May 14 and 21 at 4 pm
https://www.robertmoseskin.org/
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2915526
Robert Moses' Kin presents TRICK BAGS/TRAP DOORS/PAINTED CORNERS. Choreographed by Robert Moses and guest choreographers Terence Marling (Hubbard Street 2) and Latanya Tigner, will be Robert Moses' Kin's most controversial work in years.
1995年Robert Moses' Kin在旧金山创办了自己的舞蹈团,因为舞团在艺术和编创的创新而闻名,是湾区本土一支为数不多的非常优秀的舞蹈团。建团以来也拿了不少奖项,比如好几年的湾区伊莎邓肯(Isadora Duncan Awards)的不同奖项,Bay Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery Award in Dance (Goldie)等。
然后重点来了... 因为上他的课,所以知道他的material有多好玩!!
Robert的动作具有超级强烈的叙事无情感性。动作极快而琐碎,扭曲,各种反自然运动规律,常有攻击和挑衅元素在里面。风格大致可以笼统的概括为:现代 + 芭蕾 + 爵士 + 轻街舞 + ..
Robert的音乐也玩的特别好,好多实验性音乐都有涉猎(连宗教音乐都能婉转的手到擒来),很关注如何用身体在音乐之下讲故事。
然后Robert是一个黑人,所以他的东西可以瞥见他作为黑人舞蹈家如何用自己的舞蹈来探讨黑人、种族、性别、阶级等等的社会属性。
个人认为他是一个超级有个性和魅力的跨界艺术家。从纯粹的舞蹈角度来看,本场要 强. 烈. 推. 荐.
"Trick Bags/Trap Doors/Painted Corners" looks at how parents leave their children vulnerable, how literally dangerous it is for children of different heritages to be friends if they buy into the ideas of colorblindness and meritocracy.
The "trap doors" refers to the issue of trust between parents. Trust the police: They shoot you. Trust your friends: They use inherited advantage. Trust your parents: They lie and tell you to believe in the American dream. Trust your parents: They say don't believe in the American dream, thereby betraying your dreams.
Moses explains, "The work views parallel paths between children of different backgrounds as cultural time bombs, with possible futures periodically blown up then rebuilt with the impossibility of escaping an ever present parenting of past mistakes." Structured as a triptych "Trick Bags" will include the centerpiece performance at Dance Mission Theater and two installments in the streets of San Francisco's historically Black Bayview neighborhood and the famed Powell Street Cable Car tourist attraction.
May 12-13 @ 8pm, May 14 @ 4pm May 19-20 @ 8pm, May 21 @ 4pm Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th St, San Francisco, California 94110
The 20th Annual Dionysian Festival: Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of Isadora Duncan’s Birth
@ The Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing
May 27 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 28 at 5:00 p.m.
http://www.duncandance.org/category/upcoming-events/
Studio of Duncan Dancing presents the twentieth annual Dionysian Festival, celebrating the 140th anniversary of Isadora Duncan’s birth. This progenitor of modern dance was born in San Francisco on May 26, 1877. Mary Sano, one of the foremost interpreters of the Duncan legacy, will perform original Duncan repertoire to the music of Chopin and Schubert with her group.
感觉好像同为现代舞大师,Isadora Duncan就不像Martha Graham、Paul Taylor等人那么走运的还有一个非常当今仍然活跃高水准的主舞团在世了,可能因为她死的太突然的原因(仅限个人观点哈)。然后还蛮尴尬的一个现状就是,虽然Duncan的老家在旧金山,但是好像旧金山没有什么她比较有影响力的团。
好在湾区还是很重视这位故乡即此的大师的,还有个专门那她来命名的年度奖项,Robert Moses' Kin就拿了好几个的说,本土几个不错像样的团都有拿。
本场算是比较一般的演出,拿出来纯粹是因为邓肯的缘故。 要说湾区也不是完全没有还在跳邓肯的团的。Mary Sano算一个。Mary Sano,日本裔舞者。早年跟随Isadora Duncan之女Anna Duncan的学生Mignon Garland学习。如今活跃在东京和旧金山两地传承和推广邓肯舞蹈。是个非常优雅知性的女性。
今年恰逢邓肯诞辰140周年和Mary Sano在现金地址studio建立的20周年,Mary Sano和她的团会在她的温馨场地演绎邓肯的经典作品和几支新作。
如今你哪里还能看到希腊风情的优雅舞者伴着肖邦的音乐翩翩起舞呢?
Both returning neo classical pianist Benjamin Akeala Belew and singer/songwriter Tony Chapman will perform their original songs as well as playing and premiering new work with Mary Sano and her Duncan Dancers.
Painter Aisla and dancer/choreographer Megan Nicely are both returning to this year’s festival as well. Ms. Sano and Aisla are collaborating on a new piece based on the theme of Isadora Duncan in nature.
We are please to announce new participants to this year’s festival: music trio All That Bad and dancer/choreographer Marcy Risque. Ms. Risque will perform her solo work and All That Bad will perform their original compositions. The group features Amelia Romano on electric harp, with Matt Ebisuzaki on trumpet and Tim Renner on upright bass.
Date/Time: Saturday, May 27 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 28 at 5:00 p.m.
Place: Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing,
245 5th St., Studio 314 (at Tehama between Howard and Folsom)
Ticket: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Reservations: (415) 357-1817, E-mail [email protected]
Dearest Home
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion @ YBCA
May 16 2017 — May 20 2017
https://ybca.org/whats-on/dearest-home
http://www.abrahaminmotion.org/
https://vimeo.com/191088026
YBCA 100 honoree, MacArthur Genius, and Doris Duke Award–winning choreographer Kyle Abraham’s company Abraham.In.Motion performs the world premiere of his newest work, DEAREST HOME.
Abraham is a breathtaking performer who is pioneering a unique choreography that combines dance with his training in music and the visual arts. He has collaborated with numerous artists, from the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater to Beyoncé. His work fuses the youthful energy of hip-hop and urban dance with a strong grounding in modern and contemporary dance.
在YBCA的网上看到DEAREST HOME的宣传片,有种异常清新的微妙熟悉感。想来可能就是他们想要你经验到的东西吧。将所有的home用那块素素的白背景一并概括。里面涵盖了所有人的家:不同文化、子文化、不同年龄、社群,这些人,我们的家。
At its core, Dearest Home is a work about love, longing, and loss. Comprised primarily of solos and duets generated through conversations, workshops, and new research into the concept of scientific empathy, Dearest Home weaves together movement and vulnerability with cross-cultural conversation and community action. In YBCA’s intimate Forum, the audience will have the choice to watch the performance with a composed score playing through headphones or with a silent score and the ambient sound of bodies moving through space.
“Abraham makes the simple a source of complex satisfaction...The kinetic impulses...were riveting, hypnotic.”
--- The Chicago Tribune
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103
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Needles and Opium 艺术家和毒品
不知从什么时候开始愈发喜欢加拿大的舞台剧了。最近在旧金山的American Conservatory Theater正在巡演生于加拿大魁北克的Robert Lepage导演的Needles and Opium。这部老剧翻排的作品即便在今天的多媒体和舞美制作上都可以大大点赞。Needles and Opium会在旧金山一直演出到4月23号,下一站会到华盛顿。
简简介:
Needles and Opium的剧情基于两个平行的艺术家个人经历故事线:法国著名作家,编剧和导演让·谷克多(Jean Cocteau)以及爵士乐的一位标杆小号手迈尔斯·戴维斯(Miles Davis)。两位伟大的艺术家的不同人生经历,艺术创作生涯和毒品之间的关联。而讲述这两个故事的是另外一个类似智者的第三者角色,这个角色的扮演者叫Olivier Normand,他还同时饰演了Jean Cocteau。有点蒙太奇的感觉。
重点:一个超级炫酷的三凹面旋转舞台,牛逼的投影,三组平行线的叙事手法,Olivier Normand对语言的无限玩弄以及无声Miles Davis留给观众的不禁遐想。
剧情梳理:(理了半天笔记终于顿悟了!)
- 话外者(据说这个人物是作者Robert Lepage)
Robert兴冲冲的来到了纽约,在纽约的一所廉价宾馆休息,他说他总是喜欢住在9号房间,晚上噪音嘈杂,Robert打电话投诉却又因为各种语言笑话而不了了之。最后的电话打给了女朋友,结果女朋友反而还和他闹翻了。
时间倒转,Robert将这间旅店倒推了几十年,在类似的酒店房间里住了另外两位经历神似神不似的艺术家。

- Jean Cocteau:
1949年,法国作家和编导Jean Cocteau因为作品首映而从巴黎来到纽约,可惜这个巴黎备受尊敬的人在纽约却似乎丝毫不被重视。录音现场各种不专业和不受尊敬。Jean心理状态其实很不好,他表明自己之前因为失去了一位生命中及其重要的人而变得对周边事物特别敏感,导致他无法集中注意力,不能好好工作,不能好好休息,不能认真的做几乎任何一件事情。
后来Cocteau选择了吸毒。毒品带给了他不少精神愉悦在某种程度上激发了他的创造力。在纽约,有一幕Cocteau在给LIFE杂志拍摄的时候,他开始朗读自己的作品,一边吸着鸦片一边迷迷糊糊的手舞足蹈。

- Miles Davis
1949年,黑人爵士音乐家Miles Davis从美国来到了巴黎。在这里他感到了前所未有的平等和自由,没有歧视,只有基于艺术的无限尊敬。他甚至还冲破语言障碍邂逅了一场爱情。

不久之后Davis回到了美国,巨大的落差之下他试图摆脱寂寞,可惜没有成功。某天晚上Davis在桌前摆弄海洛因,他开始通过注射毒品来帮助缓解痛苦。沉迷毒品的Davis其实过的并不顺利,他甚至卖掉了用以谋生的小号来换取毒品带来的愉悦。与Cocteau不同的是,Miles Davis意识到毒品于他是阻碍艺术创作和生活的一大难题。最后Davis成功的戒掉了毒品并且回到了巴黎。

特点
Olivier Normand简直了!就是对语言和文化的无限鄙视。或许因为本剧这个好厉害的作者Robert Lepage是在加拿大长大的缘故。Olivier Normand饰演的两个角色里有100%的法语,30%法语+70%的英语音调,还有70%的法语+30%的英语音调。尤其是几幕如Robert打独白电话和对方沟通时,夹杂了不少语言笑话,让倒霉的Robert看似更忧伤的可爱了。
另一方面,Miles Davis却全程一句话没有说。本剧原始的版本里这个角色其实只是一个影子没有真人在演,翻排的新版里加入了真人却仍保留里默声形式。反而留给了观众无尽的遐想空间。
平行的叙事法,整体风格上有点趋进艺术电影的表现方式。
另外作品的投影打得很棒,有点超现实的感觉,还有几幕用了实时的动捕。
舞美
这个要我来怎么形容怎么形容怎么形容。舞台的原型是这样的:

旋转的支点在三面的交点处。最长见的两种场景一种是一面水平其他两面垂直,还有一种是45度倾斜向下。(图就凑活着看吧,ps里面随便搭了三个面)
三面的的舞台有两面有长方形的开口,床从开口放下来,加上其他摆设,刚好可以搭成两个类似却不同的廉价宾馆房间。一间是Robert Lepage和Miles Davis同时都住过的,另一间是Jean Cocteau的。墙上还有许多装置比如威压的吊索。
投影直接精确的映射到了不断移动旋转的三面墙上,加上舞台的变化营造了不同的场景。每次舞台的旋转都将故事带到了另外一个时空之下。
不小心居然找到了舞美设计团队的链接: http://sefabrication.com/en/realisations/needlesandopium/
随便想想
整场演出一直在三个不同艺术家的世界跳来跳去,三个人都经历了外部刺激人生低谷(Needles)和对毒品(Opium)抑或其他成瘾的经历。这也是作品名称更准确的的用意吧,之前还曾一度以为Needles是指Davis的注射海洛因而Opium是指Cocteau的大麻。作品充斥着近乎绝望的瞬间,最后回到了一个大大的疑问。结束的时候,Robert飞到了回到巴黎在演奏的Davis身后,意味深长的问,如果有人不是Cocteau或者Davis的话,他们该如何应对。
Robert Lepage说,自己从小在魁北克长大,一望无际的空旷寂寞让人没有地域归属感。法语为主的环境却发现除了语言并没有追从某种如欧洲抑或美国文化,这种文化交织造就了文化上的无归属感。仿佛你始终是某个局外人一样。就像Needles and Opium里的这个智者Robert,虽然和作者同名,但更多代表的是一个魁北克人吧。他始终是一个局外人。站在外围观察,站在外围从无数乱麻中试图理清一条线穿起来,想引起你的共鸣。
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Betroffenheit荣获2017劳伦斯·奥利佛戏剧奖最佳新舞剧奖
上周末英国的劳伦斯·奥利佛戏剧奖(Laurence Olivier Awards)公布了,之前强烈推荐的Betroffenheit拿下了年度最佳新舞剧奖(Best New Dance Production)!

有人说Jonathon穿上正装瞬间变得更帅了... :

获得舞蹈类另外一个杰出成就奖(Award for Outstanding Achievement)还有英国皇家国家舞团(English National Ballet)。

科普一下,劳伦斯·奥利佛戏剧奖,正式全称为劳伦斯·奥利弗奖(Laurence Olivier Awards),一般直接称作Olivier Awards。
是由伦敦戏剧协会(Society of London Theatre)颁发的英国最重要的年度戏剧类奖项。Olivier Awards在英国之戏剧的重要性可以相媲美于托尼奖(Tony Awards)之美国百老汇,莫里哀奖(Molière Award)之法国戏剧,英国电影和电视艺术学院奖(BAFTA Awards )之英国影视,全英音乐奖(BRIT Awards)之英国音乐。
YouTube全程视频链接:
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最后,附一个今年的完整获奖名单:
Best actress
Winner: Billie Piper for Yerma at the Young Vic
Also nominated: GlendaJackson for King Lear at The Old Vic Cherry Jones for The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre Ruth Wilson for Hedda Gabler at the Lyttelton, National Theatre
Best new comedy
Winner: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour at theDorfman, National Theatre
Also nominated: The ComedyAbout a Bank Robbery at the Criterion Theatre Nice Fish at the Harold Pinter Theatre The Truth at Wyndham’s Theatre
Outstanding achievement in an affiliate theatre
Winner: Rotterdam at Trafalgar Studios 2
Also nominated: Cuttin’ It atthe Maria, Young Vic The Government Inspector at Theatre Royal Stratford East The Invisible Hand at Tricycle Theatre It Is Easy To Be Dead at Trafalgar Studios 2
Best lighting design
Winner: Neil Austin for Harry Potter and the CursedChild at the Palace Theatre
Also nominated: Lee Curran for Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Natasha Katz for The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre Hugh Vanstone for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
Best sound design
Winner: Gareth Fry for Harry Potter and theCursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Also nominated: Paul Ardittifor Amadeus at the Olivier, National Theatre Adam Cork for Travesties at the Apollo Theatre Nick Lidster for Autograph for Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open AirTheatre
Best costume design
Winner: Katrina Lindsay for Harry Potter and theCursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Also nominated: Gregg Barnesfor Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre Hugh Durrant for Cinderella at London Palladium Rob Howell for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
Best set design
Winner: Christine Jones for Harry Potter and theCursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Also nominated: Bob Crowleyfor Disney’s Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre Bob Crowley for The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre Rob Howell for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
Best actor in a supporting role
Winner: Anthony Boyle for Harry Potter and the CursedChild at the Palace Theatre
Also nominated: Freddie Fox for Travesties at the Apollo Theatre Brian J. Smith for The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre Rafe Spall for Hedda Gabler at the Lyttelton, National Theatre
Best actress in a supporting role
Winner: Noma Dumezweni for Harry Potter and theCursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Also nominated: MelissaAllan, Caroline Deyga, Kirsty Findlay, Karen Fishwick, Kirsty MacLaren, FrancesMayli McCann, Joanne McGuinness and Dawn Sievewright for Our Ladies Of PerpetualSuccour at the Dorfman, National Theatre Clare Foster for Travesties at the Apollo Theatre Kate O’Flynn for The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre
Best new opera production
Winner: Akhnaten at London Coliseum
Also nominated: 4.48Psychosis at the Lyric Hammersmith Così Fan Tutte at Royal Opera House Lulu at London Coliseum
Outstanding achievement in opera
Winner: Mark Wigglesworth for his conducting of DonGiovanni and Lulu at London Coliseum
Also nominated: Renée Flemingfor her performance in Der Rosenkavalier at the Royal Opera House Stuart Skelton for his performance in Tristan and Isolde at London Coliseum
Best revival
Winner: Yerma at the Young Vic
Also nominated: The GlassMenagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre This House at the Garrick Theatre Travesties at the Apollo Theatre
Best actor
Winner: Jamie Parker for Harry Potter and the CursedChild at the Palace Theatre
Also nominated: Ed Harris forBuried Child at Trafalgar Studios 1 Tom Hollander for Travesties at the Apollo Theatre Ian McKellen for No Man’s Land at Wyndham’s Theatre
Best new play
Winner: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at thePalace Theatre
Also nominated: Elegy atDonmar Warehouse The Flick at the Dorfman, National Theatre One Night In Miami… at Donmar Warehouse
Best director
Winner: John Tiffany for Harry Potter and theCursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Also nominated: Simon Stonefor Yerma at the Young Vic John Tiffany for The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre Matthew Warchus for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
Best new dance production
Winner: Betroffenheit by Crystal Pite and JonathonYoung at Sadler’s Wells
Also nominated: Blak Whyte Gray by Boy Blue Entertainment at Barbican Theatre Giselle by Akram Khan and English National Ballet at Sadler’s Wells My Mother, My Dog and Clowns! by Michael Clark at Barbican Theatre
Outstanding achievement in dance
Winner: English National Ballet for expanding thevariety of its repertoire with Giselle and She Said at Sadler’s Wells
Also nominated: Alvin AileyAmerican Dance Theater for its London season at Sadler’s Wells Luke Ahmet for The Creation by Rambert at Sadler’s Wells
Best theatre choreographer
Winner: Matthew Bourne for The Red Shoes at Sadler’sWells
Also nominated: Peter Darling and Ellen Kane for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic Steven Hoggett for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre Drew McOnie for Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Outstanding achievement in music
Winner: School of Rock the Musical at the New LondonTheatre (three children's bands who play instruments live every night)
Also nominated: Dreamgirls atSavoy Theatre (music by Henry Krieger) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Palace Theatre (composer and arrangerImogen Heap) Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (the band and companycreating the gig-like rock vibe of the original concept album of Jesus ChristSuperstar)
Best entertainment and family
Winner: The Red Shoes at Sadler’s Wells
Also nominated: Cinderella atLondon Palladium David Baddiel – My Family: Not The Sitcom at the Vaudeville Theatre Peter Pan at the Olivier, National Theatre
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Winner: Adam J Bernard for Dreamgirls at the SavoyTheatre
Also nominated: IanBartholomew for Half A Sixpence at the Noël Coward Theatre Ben Hunter for The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre Andrew Langtree for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Winner: Rebecca Trehearn for Show Boat at the NewLondon Theatre
Also nominated: Haydn Gwynnefor The Threepenny Opera at the Olivier, National Theatre Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Murder Ballad at the Arts Theatre Emma Williams for Half A Sixpence at the Noël Coward Theatre
Best musical revival
Winner: Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s ParkOpen Air Theatre
Also nominated: Funny Girl atthe Savoy Theatre Show Boat at the New London Theatre Sunset Boulevard at London Coliseum
Best actor in a musical
Winner: Andy Karl for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
Also nominated: David Fynnfor School of Rock the Musical at the New London Theatre Tyrone Huntley for Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Charlie Stemp for Half A Sixpence at the Noël Coward Theatre
Best actress in a musical
Winner: Amber Riley for Dreamgirls at the SavoyTheatre
Also nominated: Glenn Closefor Sunset Boulevard at London Coliseum Debbie Chazen, Sophie-Louise Dann, Michele Dotrice, Claire Machin, Claire Mooreand Joanna Riding for The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre Sheridan Smith for Funny Girl at the Savoy Theatre
Best new musical
Winner: Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
Also nominated: Dreamgirls atthe Savoy Theatre The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre School of Rock the Musical at the New London Theatre
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[Black Grace] @ Standford Live
“...the most positive, living expression of any New Zealand art.”
- Sunday Star Times
"Black Grace … a feat of metric intricacy – phenomenal."
- New York Times
来不及详细写东西了,友善提醒一下周日有个很有意思的新西兰舞团要来stanford live演出
http://live.stanford.edu/calendar/march-2017/black-grace
http://www.blackgrace.co.nz/
An inspiring weave of South Pacific traditions and modern dance, Black Grace, founded 20 years ago by Neil Ieremia—a then 19-year-old New Zealand bank clerk—moves with a dynamic athleticism and rhythmic intensity that brings worldwide audiences to their feet. With an international array of superb, risk-taking dancers from Maori, Samoan, and New Zealand cultures, the much-honored Black Grace is rich in storytelling expressed with raw finesse, unique beauty, and power.
POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION: Join us after the show for a conversation with Neil Ieremia and Professor Diana Looser.
Sun, March 19, 2017 at 2:30pm
Memorial Auditorium
551 Serra Mall Stanford, CA 94305
PROGRAM
All choreography by Neil Ieremia.
Minoi (1999) Minoi fuses a traditional Samoan dance style known as Fa’ataupati (slap dance) and western contemporary dance as a means of exploring cultural identity issues, live singing, and vocalizations.
“The Men’s shoulders and bare chests were oiled with sweat; and after their mighty exertions the ground seemed to crack open, making the world of spirit imminent. At such moments, geographic and cultural distances seemed to vanish.”
- The Star-Ledger, New Jersey, 2010
Pati Pati (2009)
This work is a mixture of excerpts from older repertoire that utilizes body percussion in uenced by traditional Samoan Sasa (seated dance) and Fa’ataupati (slap dance).
Crying Men – Excerpt (new work)
In this sneak preview of his latest work, Ieremia explores masculinity from a Paci c perspective.
Mother Mother (premiered 2013) Mother Mother was originally choreographed for a music video, on request from the popular New Zealand band Fat Freddy’s Drop.
INTERMISSION
As Night Falls (2016) A poetic ode to our troubled world, As Night Falls is a beautiful new work set to the timeless and passionate sounds of Antonio Vivaldi.
“As Night Falls is bold and bright like the colourful muumuu dresses worn by my mother without shame or ceremony.
I had initially wanted this work to be the expression of my concerns and fears of the darkness that seems to be eroding the value of equality and human life.
Instead, I feel compelled to respond with a contrasting beauty and physical vitality, musicality and hope. It is my offer of beauty for ashes.”
– Neil Ieremia
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[BETROFFENHEIT] 一部探索内心阴暗的舞和剧(2017Oliver最佳新舞剧奖)
还记得爱德华的《呐喊》吗?孤独的呐喊者在那张静止的画面上并不能发出一丝声响,但是你就是能感受到那摄人心骨的惊悚,好像骨子里都能听到某种撕心裂肺的呐喊。Betroffenheit就像这样,用他特殊的形式,让人产生了某种“其术可以心得,不可言喻”的共鸣。

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去年我在纽约,一整年下来看的最喜欢的一支舞蹈是NDT的The Statement. 那只舞蹈是这支享誉世界的荷兰舞蹈团的合作编舞Crystal Pite与作家Jonathon Young合作的一支舞蹈。两个强大的大脑愣是把一段抽象的剧本用一张桌子和4个舞者极其精准的映射到了一起。配音节奏错落有致,舞台也营造了一种幽暗空无却紧张四伏的效果。
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一天晚上整理东西,无意间发现了UC Berkeley的Cal Performances第二天还有最后一场叫Betroffenheit的戏剧舞蹈,预告片的风格似曾相识,没有多想第二天就跑到了剧场。拿到演出小册子时惊喜的发现居然是大爱的Crystal Pite和Jonathon Young!兴奋的表示这场绝对将会是我至少今年上半年看过和将看最好的作品没有之一。

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Betroffenheit是两个加拿大顶级团队联合创作的作品:Crystal Pite的Kidd Pivot Dance Company和Jonathon Young的Electric Company Theater。
Crystal Pite是NDT舞团的合作编舞,2002年组建了自己名为Kidd Pivot的舞蹈团。其作品特点是叙事性强但动作抽象。
Jonathon Young是一名跨界的出色编剧和演员,2003年创建了自己名为Electric Company Theater的团队。在Betroffenheit中Young即是剧作家,同时也是作品的主角。
Crystal Pite和Jonathon Young在合作这支混搭剧场和舞蹈的Betroffenheit过程当中还为NDT编创了相似模式的The Statement(所以为嘛我觉得那么眼熟是么...)这两部作品在艺术创作上都采用了强叙事语言为主背景音,语言抽象强烈重复小节多,情节紧张,动作抽象强壮和语言精准对应。
Betroffenheit是一个关于遭遇重大苦难之后的抽象内心经验。五个非凡的演员加上主角本身,用百老汇式歌舞、当代舞、喜剧和戏剧,演绎了从跌入谷底、沉迷苦难和最终走出阴影的历程。
Two of Canada's most renowned companies join forces in an emotionally visceral dance-theater experience that examines with unflinching honesty—through comedy and drama, poetry and movement—the shock that besets you in the wake of a disaster. While the work's extended metaphors encompass weighty concepts like the inability of words to express suffering and the labyrinth of addiction, the overarching message is one of hope and the human capacity to endure.
Betroffenheit的作品在两个团队网站的链接分别如下:
http://www.kiddpivot.org/works/betroffenheit/
http://www.electriccompanytheatre.com/show/betroffenheit/
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Betroffenheit,德语直接翻译过来可以理解为经历创伤而产生的悲怆震惊和困惑。Betroffenheit的词根是treffen, 意思是遇见,betroffen就是被相遇。Betroffenheit是遭遇某种事件时一种被相遇,被停止,困陷,迷惘的状态。
Betroffenheit某种程度上也是在讲Young自己的状态,2009年的7月23日,Young14岁的独生女不幸在一场火灾中丧生。事后的Young据说经历了某种心理疾病,在漫长的恢复过程当中他开始留意创伤对人心智的损害和各种不同面对重创时人们的应对方案,这些方案有的能帮助人走出阴暗,有的则会适得其反导致更加消极趋亡。Betroffenheit是Young在此时对内心活动更抽象和理论性的探索重述。
重创来临,一切言语都显得苍白无力毫无意义,尽管貌似种种瞬间经历频现,却依旧不知是什么,这就是Betroffenheit。看似真实却如此陌生的场景,像是下意识中的一切思绪,也不知是潜伏在《盗梦空间》中的是第几层梦境当中。也不知是喜怒哀乐,就好像单纯顺着某个思绪一点点往下延伸或又反转。有点略荒诞的语言,时而反复重复简单的句子。

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Betroffenheit分上下两场。上半场,一间废弃的厂房,始于一场救援危机的紧张对话,五盏灯光频闪,对应着五个监控器的声音激烈询问发生了什么,讨论当下情况如何处理 “What happened?” “What do we say?” “Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!”。渐渐安静下来,Young出现了,跌落在角落,不知所措。他询问现在是什么情况,你是谁,身后出现了舞者Jermaine Maurice Spivey,诡异的动作像极了《爱丽丝梦游仙境》中那只可以隐形的柴郡猫。Young声音的质感开始靠后,渐渐从舞台话筒声切换到了录制的声音,跌到了下一层意识。

随着剧情的推移,五个幽灵般的角色来来往往活跃于Young意识之中。像是毒品一样的诱惑他。未能经住考验的Young沉迷于此,却又吃不消,昏迷,死去,被救,强迫继续,被折磨...... 这半场的编排非常丰满,有爵士,马戏,莎莎,鲍勃·福斯式的轻歌舞,拉斯维加斯夜夜笙歌浮华的踢踏。不仅五位舞者大展才华,Young也充分表现了他独特的表演天赋,和五个顶级舞者合作丝居然毫不觉费力。连踢踏都跳的那么好(看得我简直心生惭愧,他和那五个人跳踢踏的那一幕顿时感觉他成了我新男神了...)。Young经不住考验几次倒下,五个人围在昏迷着的Young四周,讨论,争吵,与The Statement有不少相通之处。

下半场开始,舞台的废弃房间变成了更抽象的一根大柱子,赫然屹立在舞台正中间直冲台霄,烟雾朦胧。此时没有了录制的画外音,音乐承接了上来承载了叙事的工作(马克一下,此段配乐相当精彩)。换下各种浮夸服装的五位舞者在渐进的混乱绝望中不断跌倒挣扎爬起,用最激烈的肢体运动企图在剧烈晃动的船只上保持直立,无奈最后倒下。怕是最噩的噩梦吧,又向下跌到了更抽象的一层。下半场和上半场形成了鲜明的对比,编舞也趋向contemporary dance,更加流畅成型。
此时Young走了上来,告诉那五个人他们已经获救,但这五个幽灵不相信,口口声声的说自己明明是来救援,怎么可能最后自己反倒变成了受害者。Young说:“Remember?You were trapped in the room”。情节反复呼应、纠正、推翻之前的种种冲突,声音从画外音切换为话筒音,最后留下了Jermaine这五个幽灵的“头头”和Young,所有的画外音突然停止,连话筒都关掉了,留下了两人真真切切的对白。一切似乎显得如此真切,Young开始了恢复的历程。Young说“There is definitely something left here that worth finding” 却又不知道到底是什么,只有描述和疑问,把所有的思考和链接留给了我们。最后Young离开了,只留下Jermaine和一段钢琴,似乎象征着Young从重创中走了出来,留下了他的这个Betroffenheit的状态在新的舞台上,也许是消逝,也许是升华。一段静默。在哪里。奔跑,阻塞,困惑,无知,迷惘,世俗,灯火阑珊,夜和迷屋。
奔跑,困惑,无知,阻塞,迷惘,世俗,灯火阑珊,夜和迷屋。
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Betroffenheit虽然始于Young自己的亲身经历,但是这支强大的团队将它完全带到了某种虚妄和荒诞不经的境界。人性梦境和思绪。看似全是语言,却又完全无法用言语描述。没有任何故事线,而是呈现在每个人耳中和眼前不同私密的情感联结。当言语消失苍白时,舞蹈和身体就可以接上继续叙事,整部作品就在theater和contemporary dance之间来来往往,没有任何违和感。

Young自己说在创作的过程当中一直在思考“你可以不用健壮的语法,不用语言讲多少故事,但作品仍要能称为modern dance。他们的交界线在哪里。什么时候身体的行动可以被映射到叙事行为中。” "It's about the universal experience of loss, trauma, recovery and it's now like a shared experience — it's not just my show."
还记得爱德华的《呐喊》吗?孤独的呐喊者在那张静止的画面上并不能发出一丝声响,但是你就是能感受到那摄人心骨的惊悚,好像骨子里都能听到某种撕心裂肺的呐喊。Betroffenheit就像这样,用他特殊的形式,让人产生了某种“其术可以心得,不可言喻”的共鸣。
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★★★★★ "In this raw and riveting drama of mental conflict, words and dance are expertly combined. But the second half of the work, in which Young exits the room for an open stage, is dominated by a section of pure dance whose imagery seems to stage the cathartic process of Young’s recuperation. Pite’s special genius is in choreographing the body language of emotion in the distorted, lifting, folding shapes of her dancers’ bodies. In the sharply specific rhythms of trauma and comfort we can read whole narratives of suffering and recovery."— Judith Mackrell, The Guardian
“Emotionally intense and unsettling as it often is, this gripping and visually arresting production exemplifies what can happen when theatre and dance combine to achieve what neither could accomplish alone… it stands as a testament to the redemptive power of art.”
—Michael Crabb, Toronto Star
"Utterly compelling...one of the most visually memorable and emotionally powerful performances of the festival."
—The Examiner, Dublin
“Betroffenheit dissects the way that the more you try to suppress a painful memory, the more obsessively it pushes to the surface.”
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Bay Area March Dance Checklist
[Theater] Betroffenheit
By Kidd Pivot and Electric Company Theatre
https://calperformances.org/performances/2016-17/theater/kidd-pivot-electric-company-theatre-betroffenheit.php
Sat, March 11, 8pmVenue: Zellerbach Hall Price: Tickets start at $30
Two of Canada’s most renowned companies join forces in an emotionally visceral dance-theater experience that examines with unflinching honesty—through comedy and drama, poetry and movement—the shock that besets you in the wake of a disaster. While the work’s extended metaphors encompass weighty concepts like the inability of words to express suffering and the labyrinth of addiction, the overarching message is one of hope and the human capacity to endure. “Utterly compelling…one of the most visually memorable and emotionally powerful performances of the festival."—The Examiner, Dublin Please note: This performance contains strobe-like effects, nontoxic theatrical haze, and strong language.
120 minutes, including intermission.
Contemporary Voices - Program 5. SF BALLET
https://www.sfballet.org/season/repertory/program-05
FUSION // SALOME // FEARFUL SYMMETRIES This program shows you where ballet is heading. East meets west in Yuri Possokhov’s expansive ballet Fusion. Next is Salome, the first major American commission for Arthur Pita—the self-styled “David Lynch of dance.” Program 5 closes with Liam Scarlett’s physical and deeply sensual Fearful Symmetries which debuted to standing ovations in 2016. Salome deals with mature themes and subject matter. Not recommended for children under 12.
3/9Thursday7:30 pm 3/11Saturday2:00 pm 3/11Saturday8:00 pm 3/14Tuesday7:30 pm 3/15Wednesday7:30 pm . FREE Pointes of View Lecture at 6:05 pm
Must-See Balanchine
https://www.sfballet.org/season/repertory/program-04
Details can be found in the last post:
http://streamgao.tumblr.com/post/158103204266/must-see-balanchine%E6%97%A7%E9%87%91%E5%B1%B1%E8%8A%AD%E8%95%BE%E8%88%9E%E5%9B%A2%E4%B9%8B%E5%B7%B4%E5%85%B0%E9%92%A6%E5%BF%85%E7%9C%8B
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater @ Cal performances
http://calperformances.org/performances/2016-17/dance/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater.php
SHOWTIMES: Tuesday, March 14th @ 8pm [ZH] Wednesday, March 15th @ 8pm [ZH] Thursday, March 16th @ 8pm [ZH] Friday, March 17th @ 8pm [ZH] Saturday, March 18th @ 2pm [ZH] Saturday, March 18th @ 8pm [ZH] Sunday, March 19th @ 3pm [ZH] A pillar in the American arts landscape for more than a half century, the revered Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns for its annual residency, with a bold mix of new and recent works as well as timeless Ailey classics, including his unforgettable and uplifting Revelations. "Restraint and release, spirituality and energy: they are all there in Ailey’s masterpiece, Revelations” (Financial Times). Program: Program A (3/14, 3/17, 3/19) BIGONZETTI Deep* (2016; music: Ibeyi) INGER Walking Mad** (2016, music: Ravel, Arvo Pärt) BATTLE Ella* (2008; music: Ella Fitzgerald) AILEY Revelations (1960; music: Traditional Spirituals) Program B (3/15, 3/18 eve) AILEY Night Creature (1974; music: Duke Ellington) AILEY Cry (1971; music: Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro, The Voices of East Harlem) ABRAHAM Untitled America* (2016; music: Laura Mvula, Joe Andrews, Tom Halstead, Carsten Nicolai Edition, Kris Bowers) HARRIS Exodus (2015; music: Raphael Xavier) Program C (3/16, 3/18 mat) WILSON The Winter in Lisbon (1992, new production; music: Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Fishman) BOYKIN r-Evolution, Dream.* (2016; music: Ali Jackson) AILEY Revelations (1960; music: Traditional Spirituals) * Bay Area Premiere ** Ailey Bay Area Premiere
Black Grace
http://live.stanford.edu/calendar/march-2017/black-grace
Sun, March 19, 2017 at 2:30pm
Stanford Live
327 Lasuen Street, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford, CA 94305
An inspiring weave of South Pacific traditions and modern dance, Black Grace, founded 20 years ago by Neil Ieremia- a then 19-year-old New Zealand bank clerk- moves with a dynamic athleticism and rhythmic intensity that brings worldwide audiences to their feet. With an international array of superb, risk-taking dancers from Maori, Samoan, and New Zealand cultures, the much-honored Black Grace is rich in storytelling expressed with raw finesse, unique beauty, and power.
PROGRAM
Minoi (1999)
Pati Pati (2009)
Crying Men – Excerpt (new work)
Mother Mother (premiered 2013)
2017 Dance Downtown Season
http://www.odc.dance/dancedowntown
Two Weeks Only: March 23 - April 2, 2017
Thu 3/23 at 7:30pm | Opening Night (Program A) Fri 3/24 at 8:00pm | Gala (Special Program) Sat 3/25 at 7:30pm Sun 3/26 at 5:00pm | Balcony Talk Thu 3/30 at 7:30pm | Opening Night (Program B) Fri 3/31 at 7:30pm | Balcony Talk & LGBTQ Night Sat 4/1 at 7:30pm Sun 4/2 at 5:00pm | Balcony Talk
“The dancing is always excellent: full-bodied and expansive, without being showy or brawny.” ——– The New Yorker
San Francisco’s internationally acclaimed contemporary dance company ODC/Dance celebrates its 46th season with two world-premieres, live music, and the reprise of Brenda Way’s Walk Back the Cat and Kate Weare’s Giant.
PROGRAM
WEEK 1
“Blink of an Eye” (World Premiere) by KT Nelson
“Giant” (2015) by Kate Weare
Gala Special Program: March 24 only
Blink of an Eye explores our ephemeral place in time, space, and history, through the use of historical costume accessories, hand held theatrical lights, and music from divergent historical periods. It was influenced by Ms. Nelson’s six-week pilgrimage to the Camino de Santiago, a route to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in northwestern Spain.
Blink of an Eye is made possible by contributions from the Amphion Foundation, Richard Grand Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bernard Osher Foundation, and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Giant plays with perceptions of the heroic body by fantasizing out loud about potency and valor. Playing with scale and feeling, Giant flips from idea to idea, toying with our assumptions of where — and how — power lies. Dubbed “the voice of the ‘it’s complicated’ generation,” by Dance Magazine, Weare charts her own humanism by tackling head-on the violence, sensuality, and yearning for intimacy that mark our age. Giant is made possible by White Bird’s ‘Barney’ Creative Prize and ODC’s Artistic Venture Fund.
Celebrate ‘Women on the Move’ with an evening of cocktails, dinner, spectacular performances by ODC/Dance, and an after-party at the St. Regis and YBCA. This unforgettable night will feature the performance of Kimi Okada’s Two if by Sea, as well as excerpts of KT Nelson’s Blink of an Eye, Kate Weare’s Giant, and Triangulating Euclid, Brenda Way and KT Nelson’s collaboration with Kate Weare. More info here.
WEEK 2
“Walk Back the Cat” (2016) by Brenda Way
“What we carry What we keep” (World Premiere) by Brenda Way
Way’s Walk Back the Cat excavates the circuitous journey of the choreographic process and arrives in a world inspired by Thomas Hart Benton’s muscular and vital murals of American City Life in the 1930s. With live music by Paul Dresher, Emily Packard, and Doug Morton. Walk Back the Cat is made possible by contributions from The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Bonus Event:
Luminary: Art, Tech, Music
http://www.futurefires.com/
The Midway SF 900 Marin St San Francisco, CA
Future Fires & The Midway Present:
Luminary, a first-of-its-kind Bay Area event premieres on March 18, 2017 at The Midway, offering a unique and immersive live experience. Explore the visionary work of creators and musicians from around the world using emerging technologies: immersive audio, drones, VR, projection mapping, and more. Future Fires and The Midway are thrilled to announce this groundbreaking collaboration, the first in an ongoing series. Luminary presents the emerging domain of code-based art in a spacious environment, showcasing brilliant music and installation pieces from local and international creators. Featured musical artist is Shigeto, whose music “carries searing emotion and is cross-wired of a host of different musical influences.” (Pitchfork). Experience three dimensional spatial audio in an early preview of Envelop at the Midway’s 32 speaker sound system, featuring live music created by one it’s founders, Christopher Willits, and other special guests. Artists-in-residence Can Buyukberber and Yagmur Uyanik premiere a stunning, large-scale projection-mapped piece in the Midway Gallery. Experience performances and exhibitions representing a wide range of genres throughout the evening. More information and tickets: futurefires.com/luminary LUMINARY Featuring- Shigeto (Ghostly International) Can Büyükberber Christopher Willits in Envelop Yağmur Uyanık Joey Verbeke ecco screen Karen Marcelo Graham Plumb Marpi Mikey Disko Aerial Sports League Alex Andre NANO Special Exhibitions- Flying Robots International Film Festival Building, the Future with Britelite Immersive Nature / Unnature - VR with Dream Logic The Moshi Project - Hip-Hop & Code Live Music in ENVELOP at The Midway by- Christopher Willits in Envelop Mark Slee in Envelop The Ride in Envelop Snuise in Envelop Manitous in Envelop ENVELOP at The Midway: Envelop will have an early preview at Luminary on March 18th. Envelop at The Midway is an immersive sound environment, consisting of an 8-column, 28.4 channel audio and lighting system running an open source software toolkit. As You Like It in the Gods & Monsters Room (10pm-2am)- Fort Romeau (Ghostly International) Patrice Scott (Sistrum Recordings) Tyrel Williams (Housepitality/ Secret Studio)
Event schedule
Most Luminary exhibits will be continuous throughout the evening.
5:30 VR - Tilt Brush by Google, Artist Demo (Producers Pass)
6:00 Envelop - (Producers Pass)
7:00 Flying Robot International Film Festival
7:00 Nature / Unnature - VR with Dream Logic
8:30 Moshi Project
8:40 NANO
8:55 Marpi (Interactive)
9:30 Shigeto - Headline Musical Artist
10:00 As You Like It - DJ sets
10:45 NANO / Marpi / Moshi
#dance#danceshow#theatergeeks#dancegeeks#performing arts#bayarea#sf#sfballet#blackgrace#ballet#contemporary dance#alvin ailey
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[Must-See Balanchine]旧金山芭蕾舞团之巴兰钦必看
话说周末去看了The Trocks的演出。之前一直说作为bonus不会提前公开信息的两个小剧目之一,居然是《海盗》里的大双!Medora的左腿挥鞭转不小心暴露了反串者就是以前介绍的中国舞者邹龙🐲。
总之还是蛮精彩的,两只老剧目《天鹅湖》和《艾丝美达拉》的笑点爆棚,新剧目《海盗》和《堂吉柯德》对原作的还原度更高,走的算是轻幽默的路线吧。还有一支也是bonus的《天鹅之死》,小编表示已经快要笑到无法自拔了。
旧金山芭蕾舞团之巴兰钦必看
言归正传,旧金山芭蕾舞团三月7日到18日会在San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center演出三部巴兰钦风格迥异的剧目:STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO(《斯特拉文斯基小提琴协奏曲》), PRODIGAL SON(《浪子》)和DIAMONDS(《钻石》)。
演出信息联系:https://www.sfballet.org/season/repertory/program-04
下一篇我会推送旧金山芭蕾舞团和最近的演出集,今天就先介绍巴兰钦吧
人物简介 · 巴兰钦
乔治·巴兰钦(George Balanchine,1904—1983年),美籍俄裔舞蹈家,被誉为“美国芭蕾之父”,是现代芭蕾中期最重要的代表人物和20世纪最具影响力的编舞之一。
巴兰钦生于俄罗斯圣彼得堡,毕业于俄国帝国芭蕾舞学校(Imperial Ballet School )1933年定居美国,协助创办了美国芭蕾学校、纽约城市芭蕾舞团等机构,任学校教授及舞团艺术指导,直至逝世前夕。
巴兰钦一生创作了逾400多部作品,还执导了多部歌剧、音乐剧等。他的几个经典的标签一个是开创了其标志性的新古典主义风格(Neoclassical Style)���蕾,提出了抽象芭蕾的概念,还有他对舞蹈和音乐的独特见解,将音乐与舞蹈从单纯艺术角度高度融合进叙事当中,也被誉为"音乐芭蕾"和"交响芭蕾"。

黑白芭蕾 (Black-and-White Ballet)
新古典主义芭蕾的特点就是沿用古典芭蕾的技术和语汇,并在此之上尽可能地去除剧情及一切冗余成分。上次推送The Trocks演出的作品们就属大的古典芭蕾范畴。新古典主义芭蕾单纯从舞蹈和音乐本身寻找关系,不再遵照程式的剧本构思情节。当一旦作品的设计脱离了固定了故事线,整个编舞、设计结构、音乐、舞台空间以及各方面的关联都被解放出来而具备了更多可能性。
巴兰钦的新古典主义的典型代表就是他的无剧情芭蕾(plotless ballets)。在他众多的这类作品中,很多在表演过程中演员只身着简单的紧身练功服。很多在表演过程中演员只身着简单的紧身练功服。1951年起巴兰钦开始大量使用纯黑白颜色的紧身服作为演出服装,因而被称为“黑白芭蕾”( black-and-white ballet)。巴兰钦的首部黑白芭蕾的作品可能是1941年改编的《巴洛可协奏曲》Concerto Barocco,这部作品原始版本则使用了精美复杂的巴洛克风情服饰。黑白芭蕾的这种视觉统一精简在某种程度上营造了一种中立环境,追求弱化任何矫揉造作的成分,强化巴兰钦认为最重要的:纯粹的动作、音乐以及两者的关系,乐感、速度和线条。这也是巴兰钦力求的新古典主义的审美方式,一个词形容的话大概就是“扬长去短”吧。
本场演出的剧目之一《斯特拉文斯基小提琴协奏曲》Stravinsky Violin Concerto就是一部典型的黑白芭蕾作品。慢拍部分,能看出巴兰钦在寻求探索小提琴和女舞者,音乐与思虑之间的联系。曾经参与演出这部作品的前舞者库克(Bart Cook)回忆这部作品时形容,在第二段双人舞的托举中,男舞者托着女舞者“要正如小提琴手如何架着小提琴,如果不是,那就有问题了。” 音乐的两处咏叹调作为《斯特拉文斯基小提琴协奏曲》的核心和高潮相较而言没有过多明显的编排逻辑痕迹。库克形容这两处咏叹调“胆大且极富情感”,虽然依旧十分抽象,但“可能是他众多作品中最有情感的一段了”。

其他演出剧目信息
得益于传统和严谨的俄罗斯式芭蕾训练,巴兰钦将古典芭蕾和当代美国舞蹈风格融为一体,创立了自己的具有美国风格的芭蕾。剧目题材和形式广泛多样,虽然以无情节芭蕾(plotless ballets)最为突出,但是他从古典芭蕾到具有美国风格的作品,从抒情舞蹈到大型舞剧都有。
《浪子》(The Prodigal Son)就是这样的一部,它是巴兰钦1929年在巴黎为佳吉列夫舞团排演的最后一个作品,在他为佳吉列夫舞团编创的11个作品当中只有《浪子》和《阿波罗》得以保存成为其之后舞团的保留剧目。巴兰钦似乎在缅怀过去的同时也想以此证明他并不是完全排斥有情节的芭蕾作品。在这种类型的芭蕾舞中,同样他显示了作为一个杰出编导的独创才能。《浪子》改编自圣经福音里的“浪子回头”的比喻,却不囿于传统宗教性艺术的程式和古典芭蕾的语言范围,而只是追随浪子四处游荡,同时揉进了马戏、杂技、剧场等表现方式极大的丰富了舞台效果。
(下面这张图是纽约城市芭蕾舞团的《浪子》选图,旧金山芭蕾舞团的不好意思没有找到)

今年恰逢《钻石》(Diamonds)首演的50周年,旧金山芭蕾舞团特意选择了这支浪漫华美的作品。《钻石》是巴兰钦三部曲杰作《珠宝》(Jewels)的第三部分,音乐取自柴可夫斯基的《第三交响曲》(Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29)。柴可夫斯基在完成《天鹅湖》的创作前夕完成了《第三交响曲》,是他六部交响曲中唯一有大调的一部,亦是唯一一部由五个乐章所组成的。巴兰钦在编创的时候认为第一乐章不合适就将其从中去掉了。这部作品有浓厚的宫廷式浪漫主义色彩,优雅而高贵,还有巴兰钦故乡俄罗斯的传统民间舞元素。和巴兰钦的绝大多数作品一样,《钻石》的编舞形式和组成异常复杂,被形容成“队形和排列简直复杂的和一堆钻石一样”。

Bonus
本场【谭元元】有好多戏份的话说,比如,《浪子》的女主!
《斯特拉文斯基小提琴协奏曲》也有!

《钻石》的宣传照里面没看见,不过有两部里面有。表示这辈子亲眼面见女神的机会突然来了呢好不好。
演出详细信息
3/7 Tuesday 7:30 pm 3/8 Wednesday 7:30 pm FREE Pointes of View Lecture at 6:05 pm 3/10 Friday 8:00 pm FREE Meet the Artist Interview at 7 pm 3/12 Sunday 2:00 pm FREE Meet the Artist Interview at 1 pm 3/16 Thursday 7:30 pm War Memorial Opera House 301 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102
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[The Trocks] 纽约全男芭蕾舞团40周年Cal Performance #周末看什么
以全男芭蕾舞者演绎所有角色,诙谐的表演和出名的纽约托卡黛罗The Trocks( Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo)芭蕾舞团,本周要在Cal Performances, UC Berkely的Zellerbach Hall举办演出纪念40年前在Zellerbach Hall的首演了!

不知道有没有人有印象,2013年舞林争霸第四期有个叫邹龙的选手,当时反串芭蕾出场的时候那个足尖简直都震惊全场观众了。金星当时的评论是“男演员反串女演员都没问题,关键是他的足尖技术已经超过了女演员,这点挺恐怖的。” 称他的pique turns “脚开绷度每次落的位置上都特别准确”。 要是你还记得的话,邹龙当时就是从纽约The Trocks回国的,现在又回到The Trocks了。


舞团简介:
The Trocks是1973年最初由一群芭蕾爱好者组建起来,目的是寻求一种更娱乐的方式重新演绎传统经典芭蕾。他们最早的演出是在下下百老汇的夜间剧场(late-late shows in Off-Off Broadway lofts),然后迅速走红。1975年开始,在原本的男演员笨重搞笑的喜剧芭蕾之上,慢慢开始有了更高的艺术追求,也招进了更多优秀的舞者。舞团剧目主要以改编经典芭蕾为主,同时也有自己的原创剧目。
The Trocks的16名男舞者水准相当出色,经典的芭蕾窈窕女主、天鹅、水上精灵、浪漫的王子、 足尖鞋都能脚到擒来。同时也向观众传达他们的理念:芭蕾可以不严肃,诙谐,甚至荒唐,但同时仍保留了对经典芭蕾的敬意,不失为一种优秀的艺术形式。
演出剧目信息:
这次重返Cal Performances,The Trocks带来了两部旧作:
《天鹅湖》第二幕( Le Lac des Cygnes (Swan Lake, Act II) )王子与天鹅湖边初遇。
《堂·吉诃德》第三幕第一场(Scene: The outdoor cafe of Lorenza’s Inn (Don Quixote ))小酒馆。
这两部作品都是40年前他们在Zellerbach Hall首演的剧作.。
除此之外,还有一部改编作是《艾丝美拉达》(Pas de Six from La Esmeralda)。
以及一部当代芭蕾(Pas de Deux),据说这个是bonus还不能提前公布信息。
大概是怎么个诙谐法呢,比如正常的托举应该是这样的:

但是The Trocks却偏偏要来这样的:
还有这样的:
我们经典的四小天鹅应该是这样的:

但是The Trocks却偏偏要来这样的:

我们的艾丝美拉达本该老优美了:

但是The Trocks:

......
一点思考:
传统观念上因为男女的生理结构不一样,男性比女性柔韧性差,更难立稳足尖找到平衡。The Trocks的男舞者们却以身着tutu裙和足尖鞋的反串而闻名。有些团里的男舞者因为不能胜任经典芭蕾里面的强壮男性角色不经意间发掘了自己的足尖天赋,能在这方面更加擅长。
另一方面,男性的力度和强度在某种程度上赋予了他们优势,能够更胜任足尖,也使他们的风格在经典芭蕾基础之上独具特色。
The Trocks的特点不仅仅是他们成功的原因,也不该成为他们的卖点。难得可贵的是这群舞者是真正的热爱芭蕾,能表现出自己的热情,在模仿之上寻求超越和升华。这是他们所探索的一种艺术形式,也力度在正统芭蕾和娱乐大众之中找到一种平衡以及两边的共同认可。作为观众也应该以一种单纯看待娱乐和艺术的角度来审视。
评论精选:
”That you will laugh out loud at a Trockadero performance is to be expected; still, you may feel awe. A male dancer on point is an extraordinary sight; how better to grasp the otherworldly delicacy of balance?“
-- THE NEW YORK TIMES
“It’s not just the now very refined way that the men danced on pointe, it is the absolute command they have of their artistry, serious artistry.”
--THE SPECTATOR (LONDON)
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/arts/dance/the-trocks-an-all-male-dance-troupe-balance-camp-and-skill.html?_r=0
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/05/28/the-tiresias-factor
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/feb/17/guide-dance-ballets-trockadero-monte-carlo
http://observer.com/2009/01/the-trocks-deadly-serious-spoofing-city-ballets-revitalized-icoppliai/
演出信息:
SHOWTIMES:
Friday, March 3rd @ 8pm [ZH]
Saturday, March 4th @ 2pm [ZH] Saturday, March 4th @ 8pm [ZH]
购票链接:
http://calperformances.org/performances/2016-17/dance/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo.php
其他相关活动信息:
RESIDENCY
LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO March 2–March 4 2017
Character Transformation Demonstration Thu, March 2, 6pm Durham Studio Theater Dancer Robert Carter demonstrates how he transforms himself into Olga Supphozhova, his ballet alter-ego. Post-performance Talk
Fri, March 3 Zellerbach Hall With artistic director Tory Dobrin. Free to ticket holders.
Bonus:
Drag这个词是“dress like a girl”的缩写,虽然The Trocks总被各大报道称作“all-male drag ballet corps”。但这个词多少还是有些贬义的。The Trocks自己也很少着重强调它,而是自称为“The World’s Foremost All-Male Comic Ballet Company”。所以,想要表达评论的话,请说travesty, 不要说drag。
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