2006年12月7日
2006.11.18 新編京劇 - 胡雪巖
2006年11月5日
2006.11.04 女兒紅 - 撼動版
地點:新竹縣 演藝廳
李國修常被譽或被貶為國內最具商業色彩的劇場工作者,之前沒特別感覺,這齣<女兒紅>讓我完全認同這個說法,因為它給我迥異於以往的震撼,為商業化的精緻所震,為劇情強烈的感動所撼。
生命中的共同檔案
<女兒紅>的劇情觸動觀眾心中兩個部份,其中之一就是開啟了臺灣人生命中共同的檔案。我們的祖父輩,多少都經歷過那戰爭時代的顛沛流離,如果我們曾經鄙視他們的封閉想法或不諒解他們的固執,那或許都是因為他們所經歷的人生不是我們能想像的,在大時代的洪潮下,人生渺小得像任憑巨浪拍打的竹筏。但是我們(我)卻從來不曾試圖去了解。我相信,每個祖父祖母背後都一定有個已經不屬於這個年代的故事,戰爭、逃難、貧困、戒嚴,但再怎麼苦,生活都還是要過下去,於是這些記憶就變成縐紋,早年受到壓抑的心靈化成現代年輕人所看不慣的封閉和固執。最後,這些沒有被傳誦的過去,先人們的事蹟,根的認同,就這樣失落在火燄理。而就連骨灰罈,也會被人遺忘在計程車上(笑)。
看來,李國修是很幸運的。他追溯了母親和祖母的事蹟,並且擁有一個舞台鏡框可以當作宣洩的窗口,達到他自己所謂的自我救贖。同時觸動觀眾對自己母親的投射。應該有不少觀眾散場或回到家後,第一件事就是打電話回老家跟母親說說話吧!其實也因為這種戲劇上的投射,幫助觀眾們解開了不少心結。
小時代 - 幾個十年
然而這樣的題材若是少了母親的情感的潤飾,就會像煙火一樣只能有短暫的生命。在那個大時代裡,人是那麼的渺小;在這個小時代裡,人更是小到幾乎看不到了,這樣的故事文本已經隨著大環境的萎縮而消逝。時代變遷,若家譜都能變成電子檔案傳來傳去,十年之後,還有誰會記得這種建立在根的認同上的感動?
十年,十年,不禁令我想起去年此時果陀<跑路救天使>的演出。謝幕時,蔡琴破天荒地回應了"音樂劇"的觀眾安可,獻唱一曲"恰似你的溫柔",並且又將最後一幕排演一遍,最後激動地喊"十年的努力和觀眾的支持,才等到今天的果陀,但是蔡琴沒有幾個十年,今天晚上就獻給你們!"
這個大時代下的故事,有幾個十年?李國修的<女兒紅>,有幾個十年?李國修自己,又有幾個十年?到時候沒有李國修的<女兒紅>,到底會在哪裡呢?
屏風之野望
我必須說,屏風走向建立專屬劇場的路愈來愈接近目標了!首先是票價,跟紐約當地百老匯的票價已經相差無幾,若折合消費水準來算說不定還更貴,讓我起初望之而卻步。但是看完了戲,感覺實在值得划算!更覺得下一齣戲若票賣得不貴就代表不值得一看。投影效果和配樂與音效之精緻無須再提,倒是這次佈景之多樣、場景更換之複雜,卻仍然能在換場的十秒內一切到位,其劇組的管理和效率讓人驚艷,使我頓時有種衝動想以工業工程的背景投入劇場經營,將各種管理手法帶入劇團。另外,舞台特效又進步了!國內劇場首見的現場爆破將屏風的技術又推到一個新的境界,照這樣發展下去,如<歌劇魅影>般的地窖迷幻場景終有一天會出現在國內劇團的舞台上。高成本、大製作、精緻劇場、高價消費,搭配聲光視覺享受與心靈情感洗滌的全方位戲劇,我幾乎可以看到宏偉新穎屏風劇場聳立在我眼前了!
2006年11月4日
2006.10.07 暗戀桃花源
經典的蛻變
被譽為華人劇場最傑出的經典劇目,金士傑、丁乃竺、李立群、劉靜敏、顧寶明等今日儼然都已稱得上是頂尖的人物,創造了劇中的人物,又經林青霞、蕭艾、趙自強、馮翊綱、丁乃箏、劉亮佐、蔡燦得等人的再現,其實觀眾心目中的<暗戀桃花源>早已有了既定或是理想的形象。這第四度的巡演,如何求新求變、卻要不失初衷,如何勾出老觀眾的眼淚、又能激起劇場新人的掌聲,看似困難複雜,但在大師賴聲川無止盡的創意下,加入了明華園歌仔戲,新奇美好的結果竟是如此簡單。
明華園歌仔戲
歌仔戲是台灣本土戲曲的一種,承襲了中國傳統戲曲的風格和題材,但表演方式已與京劇、豫劇、川劇等大不相同,我們所說的戲曲三元素在歌仔戲當中已經相當不明顯甚至消失了。完全消失的算是虛擬性,傳統戲曲中一桌二椅的虛擬場景早已被華麗的佈景、道具、假山假石給取代,並且已經成為現代歌仔戲表演的必備元素;至於演出中包含翻騰、武打、雜技的多樣性也逐漸消失當中;程式性也因為服裝多樣化和寫實化、以及本來就不存在歌仔戲當中的臉譜系統,而顯得相對不明顯,所剩者只有用於演出分工的角色稱謂。
因此,有劇評者認為,這次巡演呼應了原始悲喜劇並置的概念,將"表演方程式和心理寫實並置",我個人無法同意這種講法。
但節目單中總監賴聲川自己又說了,這次和明華園合作,"多麼符合我當初(最當初!)對<桃花源>演出風格的期望。"既然不是意圖引入所謂的"表演方程"來和表坊並置,到底這個最當初的期望是什麼?竊自認為應該是歌仔戲的草根性。就像希臘劇場的羊人劇一樣,借重歌仔戲厘俗而笑鬧的風格,強化<桃花源>的喜劇成分,拉大悲喜劇之間的差異並將悲和喜推到極端。為什麼要真的找個歌仔戲團體呢?因為賴聲川希望觀眾在看<桃花源>的時候真的能夠像在野臺看戲時一樣鼓掌叫好,使草根性與文藝風並置,轉入<暗戀>的情緒更加深刻。
不過觀眾們顯然不願意在劇院裡面如此的"失態",倒使賴聲川的預期落了空。
誰是悲劇誰是喜劇
明華園的<桃花源>成功地製造出全劇需要的笑鬧,唱唱跳跳,國台語交雜,是個不折不扣的喜劇。充滿文藝氣息,每個情節、每個對白都撥動觀眾心弦的<暗戀>,也一直是勾出觀眾淚水的悲劇。直到劇末,兩劇互換了。
賴陶帶著喜樂的心回家,看到春花和袁老闆過著不幸福的生活,想帶他們一起去桃花源,卻被春花和袁老闆認為是瘋子。歡樂的氣氛直轉而下,變得悲傷悽苦。另一邊,雲之凡怯怯地走進病房,提了一籃水果,沙啞的江濱柳雖然試著聊家常,但難掩激動,最後終於鼓起勇氣問是否想過對方?雲之凡沒有回答,握住了他的手,放開,離去。此處激動之情再也不是兩行淚水能宣洩。直到江太太回到病房中,握起江濱柳顫抖的手,兩老相倚。我突然覺得,這個片段如此簡單而幸福,似乎已是最好的結局,<暗戀>最後竟然是齣溫馨的喜劇。
然而我們卻不必強分悲喜劇,因為那本來就是一體的兩面。就像這兩個故事,雖然劇情不同、背景不同、演出形式不同,本質上卻是相同的,因為它們同在一個舞台上演出、因為它們同為<暗戀桃花源>劇中的一部分。
解不開的問題
二十年了,某些元素仍然構成經典的迷宮,每個人都從不同的入口進入,也從不同的出口離開。就像陌生女子一角,和她口中的劉子驥。
我特別喜歡幾句台詞。
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[江]我們就算在上海沒有認識,在十年之後,我們在...在漢口也會認識!如果十年之後在漢口沒有認識,那麼三、四十、甚至五十年後在...在海外也會認識!
(五十年後台北)
[江]好大的上海,我們還能在一起,想不到......小小的台北把我們給難倒了。
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[雲]我媽媽帶我們逃難,從滇池出發......走了好幾天的路,到了一個好特別的地方,一山的野花,那兒的人說的話我們聽不懂,可是他們對我們很友善......到現在,我還常常會想那個地方。
[江]真的有那樣的地方?
[雲]有機會,我帶你去,好不好?
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一切結局,好像早在一開始就已經預告。
2006年8月13日
2006.08.13 2006台大戲劇聯展
2006年7月3日
2006.07.01 微暈
2006年7月1日
2006.06.29 莎姆雷特 - 狂潮版
2006年6月6日
2006.06.06 Before Sunrise
BEFORE SUNRISE is a romantic, two-character movie featuring Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. Their personal characteristics were so strong that even made me lost their names in the movie. They play two people in their twenties who met on a European train. With some simple start-up conversations, they fell into the joy of talking and sharing experiences with each other. Ethan convinced her to get off the train with him for he has 24 hours to kill before a flight home. The two spent the time walking around in the peaceful and inspiring city of Vienna and talking about almost everything. Just when they were deeply in love with each other, the sun light of a new day shone. They bid farewell in a rational-adult way and left this romance unended but profound.
The movie is so unusual and special that its audience feedbacks on web are way different and apart like the two poles of the earth. Some people say that it’s a totally boring flick. They complained that the movie is lack of energy, not directed and shot carefully, and lack of music to emphasize the chemistry. These criticisms are not groundless or irrational, and they do reveal the true weakness of the movie. The walking and talking pace can really make people doze off. However, there are also some people who love this movie very much. They love the movie because the story is so unique, the acting is spectacular, and the dialogues are reflecting. There is no “misunderstandings” where they break up; they talk about some serious topics that stimulate deep thought; the little body language between the two simply remind people of how they felt when at the age and falling in love. To those who love the movie, the above mentioned outstand this movie beyond all other typical Hollywood romantic comedies. But why a movie can be adored by some people but be repelled by others? Perhaps it’s because that since this movie is not a typical one, it requires a lot of thinking to understand and to realize that it is not dull at all. People who walk in to the theater preparing to have an exciting or thrilling night may definitely be disappointed and hate this movie. It’s not that people who think are superior to those who seek for excitements; and it’s not that rich-and-meaningful movies are superior to simple action movies; it’s just that we take movie in different ways, some already had enough thinking outside the theater so they watch movies for entertainment, while others like to make every moment in their life meaningful.
As to me, I had a little trouble getting into the movie at first but started to like it on my second time watching it. I found that some of their dialogues were extremely familiar especially when they argue about arguments between lovers and how men and women think differently. My girlfriend and I had the same arguments before and we couldn’t come to a conclusion either. Watching them and pondering on their words remind me of all the sweet and bitter little things of my own. Maybe a few years later when I watch this movie again, I will be touched by other dialogues, such as the philosophy they shared, witch I’m not at the age to understand for now.
2006年6月2日
2006.06.03 What Women Want
Review on “What Women Want”
Are men really from Mars while women really from Venus? The movie got into this long-existed issue between men and women in a really interesting and entertaining way.Nick Marshall, played by Mel Gibson, was surrounded by show girls in Las Vegas when he was a kid. Paying respect to women and being considerately are not what he was taught, and thus caused him a lot of problems in his adulthood. His ex-wife complaining about his personality at the beginning was the best proof. One day, he was given a special gift to speak Venutain! Terrified at first, but he soon started to abuse this talent on dating girls and stealing ideas from his boss. His boss, Darcy Maguire, played by Helen Hunt, appeared to be a tough woman and a men-eater. After a while, Nick gradually realized that he had long been ignoring feelings of women around him, his worker, his female colleagues, his daughter, and his boss, Darcy.Falling in love with Darcy waked him up; he decided to stop cheating on work and tell Darcy the truth. Just this critical moment, a lack-of-attention girl lost connection accidentally and his daughter was hurt in the prom counting on him to comfort. What’s worse, a thunder almost stroked him and he lost his power. He’s all on his own now!This movie to me is a little too feminine, especially the last part when Nick confessed to Darcy and won a happily-ever-after ending. Except for that, it was quite a reflecting movie. People often lie to others or pretending them selves instead of telling and showing their true feelings. Therefore, it becomes common that we make most of our efforts guessing the true meanings behind the words even when having a daily dialogue with others. When it’s in the situation between genders, women usually think that men are arrogant, lack of patience and concentration on listening to women’s words, like to interrupt and give their own opinion, and then jump to their own conclusion. On the contrary, men think that women change with no reason, ponder on anything but just can’t make decision, and often say the opposite of what they really think. Consequently, the gap between men and women becomes larger and larger since they both eager to be understood but forgot to listen. That was the major cause of quarrels between me and my girl friend. We went through the issue a thousand times and we still don’t know how to cross these gaps. Perhaps a mind-reading talent is the only way out!Women and men are really form different planet. When they are jammed on this small earth, they fight like children! And that’s what makes this world so lively! Maybe someday a movie about a woman reading men’s mind would be made. That’s what I meant about “lively!”