紛擾中觀自身──記Movers Platform #4經驗和觀察

西九文化區得到日本多媒體藝術家梅田宏明的邀請,為於去年十二月日本橫濱舞蹈節期間上演的Movers Platform #4作為協力單位,帶領兩位香港舞者──盧敬燊(Kingsan)和袁澤森(Sam)參與第四屆Movers Platform。筆者為西九文化區助理表演藝術製作人(舞蹈)Yvonne,分享這個計劃的經驗和觀察
752 | 20.9.2024 | dance

感知體驗的選擇、想像與回應──Gisèle Vienne《群眾》

薄薄的一片塵土舖滿地下,一些垃圾零星分佈,城市後巷的既視感。舞者穿著運動風褸、牛仔衫褲、背心,在節奏快而強勁的電子音樂下,以慢動作影片似的姿態逐一出現;跳舞、喝酒、擁抱、狂歡,呈現的整個畫面既熟悉又陌生,在我眼中,這就是我經歷過 Rave party(銳舞派對)的模樣
748 | 31.5.2023 | dance

On the Musical Characteristics of The Impossible Trial, a Cantonese Musical

The Cantonese musical, The Impossible Trial, had its genesis as early as in 2014. After the preview performance in 2019 and subsequent artistic revisions, the long-awaited premiere took place took place in September 2022, marking a span of eight years since the commencement of the preparation work
742 | 30.11.2023 | theatre

「自由舞2023」: 繁花與餘香

有視野的藝術節,可以讓文化消費延展為學習,打開視界。今年4月14日至5月7日西九第一次舉辦舞蹈節「自由舞2023」,聚焦女編舞家作品,讓人邂逅美麗,同時深思社會議題
747 | 13.7.2023 | dance

「自由舞2023」充滿驚喜

西九自由空間的「自由舞2023」舞蹈節,印象中是疫情以來首個帶來了多個海外藝團作現場演出的舞蹈節,希望從此真的回復與世界接軌。由於籌劃時期仍然實施防疫措施,因此這次舞蹈節的節目以精簡為主,主要是雙人舞或獨舞。當中看了來自德國的《女俠傳奇》、比利時的《沒有最壞》及以色列的《異想客廳》,各有特色,頗有驚喜
749 | 17.6.2023 | dance

從「自由舞2023」看當代舞蹈的策展攻略

本文嘗試以2023年西九文化區首辦的「自由舞」舞蹈節為例,探究在編排國際節目與策展當代舞蹈之難,也思索如何按著本土經驗繼續摸石過河而前行
744 | 13.6.2023 | dance

五味紛陳,期待更多──「自由舞2023」

「自由舞2023」的宣傳文案介紹舞蹈節「聚焦世界各地優秀女編舞家」,固然是其特色,但是當代舞中的「身體」意涵複雜,不少創作者和觀眾會自覺地把「肉體身體」(somatic body)與文化身體(cultural body)分別處理;正如交叉性(intertextuality)理論框架的立論:生理性別不過是組成「文化個人」的眾多面向之一,重要的是察覺面向與面向的交織和重疊如何為個人帶來壓迫,或賦權
750 | 9.6.2023 | dance

第一屆「FIRST 創作平台」 展示六種新世代舞蹈創作可能

自2016年起開始推行的「國際創意交流計劃」(Creative Meeting Point),是西九文化區為本地獨立舞蹈藝術家所策劃的跨地域交流活動,旨在替一眾有潛質的舞蹈創作人,連結海外藝術家及機構,打開視野,刺激創意。適逢今年自由空間首辦「自由舞」,順理成章也建立了「FIRST創作平台」,邀請其中六位曾參與「國際創意交流計劃」的女舞蹈藝術家,於四月底及五月頭的兩個週日黃昏,分兩批在自由空間細盒內進行分享
751 | 6.6.2023 | dance

Wedding as Funeral: Mui Cheuk-yin’s Double Happiness

People say that there are two colours in life: red before mid-life, when one frequently receives wedding invitations from old classmates and good friends; and white after mid-life, as one begins to farewell peers or the older generation at funerals
746 | 1.6.2023 | dance

The Reversal of Wedding Celebrations, the Autonomy of Those Who Sorrow: Mui Cheuk-yin – Double Happiness: The Promise of Red

I went great lengths to see Mui Cheuk-yin’s work, Double Happiness: The Promise of Red (“Double Happiness” as follows) as part of the “Freespace Dance 2023" programme, because I think every chance to see Mui’s performance nowadays is a rare one, especially it is the kind of solo dance that integrates with life experience
745 | 2.5.2023 | dance

Doing What’s Right, Even When It’s Hard

One fateful day in early 2014, composer Leon Ko and lyricist Chris Shum had a lightbulb moment – what if they wrote a musical set in the Qing dynasty?
739 | 27.4.2023 | theatre

A Transmedia Experiment by Students at the School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts

Early this year, students at the School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts (TEA) of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts were invited to participate in a series of transmedia workshops
730 | 8.7.2022 | art, theatre