河床劇團《開房間計劃—人生如是》
Riverbed theatre＂As we are＂
■ 演出簡介
當我們在浴室洗澡時，常以為自己的歌聲像歌手一樣乾淨嘹亮，但當聽到自己的錄音時，我們發現實際的聲音和自己印象中有巨大落差。我們努力消化這個事實，卻沒發現這樣的情況發生在人生的每個面向。
一方面我們認為自己是高尚、正直的，而忽略黑暗的一面－－那些四下無人時，所做、所說、所想的事。我們的肉體軟弱、慾望無窮，生活在無常的死亡陰影之下。如果赤裸裸地揭露自我，看見真實的自己，恐怕是令人難以承受的。當然生活中也有無法否認的美麗與歡娛：秋日早晨乾爽清新的空氣、愛人溫暖的手、我們作夢、思考、笑、哭、記憶這些奇蹟般的能力。
這世界是如此美好，但我們常忘了日落、藍天與閃爍的星，我們習慣迷失在日常、工作和煩心之事。我們何時曾駐足留意，感謝周遭稍縱即逝的美好存在？
《開房間計劃—人生如是》是針對這事實所進行的表演研究，是我們
Just for you: as we are
“If we could see ourselves as we really are, life would be insupportable.” Joe Gould
It’s a mysterious phenomenon that has puzzled scientists for hundreds of year. When we sing in the shower, our voices are clear, bright, and strong like those of our favorite singers, but when we listen to a recording of us singing, we discover a monumental gap between our actual voice and our perception of it. While we all know and accept this truism, what we don’t realize is that it is true for almost every aspect of our lives. We see ourselves as moral and honorable and upright beings, we focus on the details that glimmer and shine, ignoring the recesses of darkness, the things we do, say or think when no one is watching. And during those rare moments when we actually pause to reflect on who or what we are, we tend to examine ourselves through a lens that could only generously be described as fuzzy or out of focus. Our flesh is weak, our desires wander, and we live in the uncertain shadow of death. To peer at ourselves clearly, to see ourselves as we are, would be unbearable. So we dim the lights and look away.
But, of course, there is also an undeniable beauty and joy to living: the crispness of cool air on a fall morning, the warm familiarity of a lover’s hand, the immense wonder of our ability to dream and think and cry and laugh and remember. The world is so overwhelmingly beautiful that we tend to forget to notice the sunrise and blue skies and twinkling stars, we tend to get lost in the busyness of our commutes and our work and our troubles. When do we ever stop and notice? When do we ever pause and give thanks for the ephemeral wonder of our existence?
as we are is a performative exploration of these two paradoxical truths. It is a mirror that we hold up to the entirety of our human experience. as we are is the next stage of Riverbed Theatre’s acclaimed “Just for You” series of performances. Staged for an audience of one person, this production provides the audience with a moment of direct intimacy, of contact and communion. The performance blurs the boundary between spectator and spectacle and immerses the audience in the immediacy of the sensory experience.
■ 演出團隊簡介
河床劇團成立於1998年，以「意象劇場」的創作理念，跨越了視覺藝術與表演藝術之間的界線。評論家曾讚賞河床劇團這些有機、深具雕塑性的「潛意識」劇場作品，可與羅伯‧威爾森及大衛‧林區最精湛的作品相比。
河床也以劇場實驗室自詡，不斷地以研究的精神探索演出型態的各種可能性，近年以「一齣戲、一個空間、只為一個觀眾」的「開房間」計劃備受各界矚目，2013年起以「2013開房間計劃」參與台北市立美術館「真-真：當代超常經驗」展，開始一系列結合展覽與演出、將現場表演帶入美術館或畫廊的實驗。
Riverbed Theatre
Riverbed Theatre was founded in 1998 in Taipei, Taiwan. The company’s image-based, Total Theatre productions blur the boundaries between visual and performing arts. Critics have praised the organic, sculptural quality of Riverbed’s “subconscious” theatre, likening the perform to the best works of Samuel Beckett and David Lynch. Riverbed has participated in festivals and events recently including:
2015 Wei Wu Ying Arts Festival (Kaohsiung)
2015 On Site Arts Festival (Taipei)
2015 Avignon Off Theatre Festival (Avignon)
2014 International Theatre Festival (Taipei)
2013 Asian Biennale (Taichung)
2013 True Illusion, Illusionary Truth Exhibition (Taipei)
Riverbed has also participated in exhibitions at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan Museum of Art, Kaohsiung Museum of Art, and Eslite Gallery.
■ 演出資訊
演出長度：30分鐘
演出語言：國語
※ 注意事項
1、本次演出每場次限定一人觀賞
2、觀眾請於演出前15分鐘到場，恕不開放遲到觀眾入場。
3、建議觀賞年齡為16歲以上
■ 演出資訊洽詢
洽詢人員：葉小姐
電話：(02)2321-9790
傳真：(02)2321-9713
E-mail：suling.riverbed@gmail.com
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