《默島新樂園》何曉玫MeimageDance

超現實視覺潮佼佼者，台灣編舞家何曉玫，自歷年累積的作品意象裡，重新調配出一台充滿台式扮裝(cosplay)精神的集錦式製作《默島新樂園》。匯集了從家將神祇、檳榔西施、布袋人偶到芭比娃娃等各種辨識度極高的台灣特殊文化符號，創造一幕幕台洋雜處的金光浮世繪，將在地的廟會氣息帶入劇場，並藉由芭比娃娃式的人偶美學，隱喻俗艷與寂寞並陳的現代社會。編舞家對於社會性別的觀察，挑戰在舞作中不停反轉觀看與被觀看者的角色立場，以巧妙的超現實表現手法，無比誠懇地演繹時代流轉之下的改換世間。模糊了實寫與創作的邊界，由打破框架的表演方式拉引出深刻的共鳴。

藝術總監/編舞家：何曉玫

製作人：郎祖明

排練指導：羅瑋君

舞者：羅瑋君、余建宏、張國韋、許程崴、陳映慈、廖筱婷、賴儀珊、何亭儀

燈光設計：曹安徽

服裝設計：曾天佑（原創）、許祐嘉（重製）

音樂設計：陳揚（原創）、鄭宜蘋（重製）

技術統籌：劉家明

舞台監督：陳昭郡

道具設計：步里赫森、薪生民俗傳藝劇團

行政統籌：陳巧欣

行政協力：陳映慈、劉育寧

關於何曉玫MeimageDance

何曉玫MeimageDance創立於 2010 年，創團精神在標示未來性，反映舞蹈與視覺文化的特殊風格。何曉玫長期觀察社會現象，作品取材台灣主流或次文化，創作與環境緊密扣連，作品常具有濃厚當代文化符號色彩。自2011年起每年推出「鈕扣*New Choreographer」計畫邀請台灣旅外優秀舞者「回家」，透過國外優秀台灣舞者回臺創作演出、交換國際經驗來培養兼具職業經驗與獨立性格的編舞人才。2016年起舉辦「專業舞者工作坊」免費提供專業身體訓練課程，同時關心舞蹈作為社會發聲、培力的不同可能性，陸續規劃學障與偏鄉地區待用課程、拍攝Video Dance系列等，擴大舞蹈的社會接觸與影響力。

藝術總監 何曉玫

何曉玫，第十九屆國家文藝獎舞蹈類得主，國立臺北藝術大學舞蹈學系專任教授，雲門舞集舞蹈教室教材研發總顧問。曾任臺北越界舞團團長、雲門舞集2排練指導，並多次受邀擔任雲門舞集客席編舞家，編作舞碼：《水‧鏡》、《紙天空》。作品《Woo!芭比》(2010)、《紙境》(2011)皆獲台新藝術獎提名，2013年作品《親愛的》獲第十二屆台新藝術獎年度入選，作品《假裝》於2015年獲提為第十四屆台新藝術獎入圍，該作曾受邀至德國杜賽朵夫國際舞蹈博覽會、北京舞蹈雙週、及香港城市當代舞蹈節演出。

舞團獲獎紀錄

2015 藝術總監何曉玫獲頒臺灣第十九屆國家文藝獎舞蹈類獎項

2015《假裝》獲提名為第十四屆台新藝術獎入圍作品

2013《親愛的》榮獲第十二屆台新藝術獎（視覺與表演藝術共同評選）年度入選

2011《紙境》獲第十屆台新藝術獎提名

2010《Woo!芭比》獲第九屆台新藝術獎提名

藝術節經歷

2016獲邀德國杜賽朵夫國際舞蹈博覽會(Internationale Tanzmesse NRW, Dusseldorf)演出《假裝》

2015獲邀赴北京舞蹈雙週演出《假裝》

2015鈕扣*New Choreographer 計畫受邀作為2015臺北藝術節開幕演出

2014受香港城市當代舞蹈節邀請於葵青劇院-黑盒劇場演出作品《假裝》

舞團經歷

2016 參與文化部光點計畫，赴美國UCLA演出《親愛的》並舉辦工作坊

2015 二度受兩廳院「1＋1雙舞作」委託創作《假裝》於國家戲劇院演出

2014 受香港城市當代舞蹈節邀請於葵青劇院-黑盒劇場「臺灣新編」演出作品《假裝》

2013 受兩廳院「1＋1雙舞作」委託創作《親愛的》於國家戲劇院演出

2011 受廣藝基金會委託製作《紙境》+2，同年受邀關渡藝術節於臺北藝術大學發表《紙境》

2010 創辦MeimageDance舞團，發表創團作品《Woo！芭比》於國家戲劇院實驗劇場

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特設學生參與活動，以兆基創意書院學生優先

25/10/2017 (三) 15:30

《與世界混出新舞作！》何曉玫老師講座

何曉玫 MeimageDance X《鈕扣*New Choreographer》計畫

香港兆基創意書院

27/10/2017 (五) 15:15

何曉玫 MeimageDance 彩排工作坊

香港兆基創意書院多媒體劇場

New Paradise of Silent Island

MeimageDance

28.10 Sat 20:00

29.10 Sun 15:00

Multi-media Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity

Tickets Information: $200 (Free Seating)

Online Ticket Purchase:

http://www.urbtix.hk/internet/zh_TW/eventDetail/33413

New Paradise of Silent Island is the classical reproduction from Ho's own company premiere Woo! Barbie in 2010. Selected and integrated from the various images of Ho's previous works, New Paradise of Silent Island is a collective creation with the spirit of Taiwanese cosplay. It drew together the Eight Generals, betel nut beauties, glove puppets, the Barbie doll, and other highly identifiable cultural symbols in contemporary Taiwan society. Ho's dance creates a golden ukiyo-e from the hybridization of the sense of Taiwan and the foreign, presenting a metaphor of modern society where gaudiness and loneliness are juxtaposed with the puppet aesthetics of Barbie dolls.

New Paradise of Silent Island combines local Taiwanese cultural symbols with observations of social genders, and faithfully portrays the world in a time of change with ingenious surreal techniques. Blurring the boundary between reality and creation, the choreographer resonates with the audience deeply in a frame-breaking and interactive way, inviting them to wander around the stage under a diverse and chaos atmosphere of Taiwanese temple fairs.

Credits

Art Director/Choreographer: Ho Hsiao-Mei

Producer: Lang Tsu-Ming

Rehearsal director: Luo Wei-Chun

Dancer: Luo Wei-Chun, Yu Chien-Hung,, Chang Kuo-Wei, Hsu Chen-Wei, Chen Ying-Chih, Liao Hsiao-Ting, Lai Yi-Shan, Ho Ting-I

Lighting design: Tsao An-Huei

Reproduce costume design: Hsu Yu-Chia

Reproduce music design: Cheng Yi-Ping

Technical supervisor: Liu Chia-Ming,

Stage manager: Chen Chao-Chun

Executive supervisor: Chen Chiao-Hsin

Assistants: Chen Ying-Chih, Liu Yu-Ning

About MeimageDance

MeimageDance was founded in 2010 by Taiwanese choreographer Hsiao-Mei Ho, a renowned expert in creating surreal images. Praised as "the master of creating surrealist imagination,” Hsiao-Mei Ho is the highly attention-attracting Taiwanese female choreographer, and her works are imbued with rich imagery and humanistic reflection. Since 2011, MeimageDance has started the program ‘New Choreographer Project,' inviting prominent Taiwanese choreographers who live and travel abroad back home to create, to perform, and to share their adventurous experiences. Positioned as the ‘cradle for dancers,' MeimageDance continues offering chances for outstanding dancers. The project hopes to nurture talented choreographers who have both international perspectives and local characteristics, and to carry forward the promotion and preservation of artistic education. MeimageDance has launched a workshop series since 2016 offering free training for professional dancers. The Company meanwhile explore the possibilities of dancing for social advocacy and empowerment, planning and organizing Suspended Courses for students with disabilities and in distant rural areas; and also extending the influence and social impact through its Video Dance Series.

Ho Hsiao-Mei

Artistic director of MeimageDance. Recipient of the 19th National Award for the Arts. Professor of the Dance Department, Taipei National University of the Arts. Curriculum consultant at Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's studio. Her choreographies My Dear (2013), Beyond the Pale (2011), and Woo! Barbie (2010) were all nominated in the respective years for the Taishin Arts Award, a pioneering award supporting Taiwanese artists. Camouflage, premiered in 2015, was also nominated for Taishin Arts Award, and being invited to the Internationale Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf, Beijing Dance Festival, and Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company.

Special Education Programme with priority for HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity students

25.10 Wed 15:30

HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity

"Come jam with the world for new dance works!”

Seminar by Ho Hsiao-Mei

MeimageDance X New Choreographer Project

27.10 Fri 15:15

Multi-Media Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity

MeimageDance Rehearsal Workshop