December 8,2005 15:58
Tchaikovsky by Eifman Ballet 艾夫曼芭蕾：柴可夫斯基生死之謎
對於一個有初步了解 Tchaikovsky 生平與作品的古典樂迷而言，這齣舞作的元素其實並不陌生：作曲家與其自身永恆的矛盾、同志之愛、背叛的知音梅克夫人、錯誤的配偶安東尼娜、芭蕾舞必然存在的公主王子*與魔王，當然包括那杯可能充滿霍亂病菌與自殺企圖的生水－－也許就是這齣作品名稱的由來，還穿插著天鵝湖代表美與希望的白鳥、胡桃鉗代表邪惡的老鼠、歌劇黑桃皇后的牌桌等等。以一齣兩幕長約一百分鐘的現代芭蕾舞劇來說，滿溢而出的符碼可以看出編舞者的企圖，也可以側面體會以芭蕾作為民族藝術的俄羅斯人是多麼熟悉這些隱藏的文本，也多麼熟練於這些符碼的重組與再現。換言之，台灣觀眾要欣賞這齣作品之前，可能還要做些功課，單憑折頁的說明是很辛苦的。
以往一流的俄羅斯芭蕾舞團所帶給我的驚艷，只能用美艷絕倫來形容。在欣賞英國國內芭蕾舞團的時候，會很驚嘆於某些 principle 的優異舞技，而群舞的部份卻總有些參差不齊之喟。俄羅斯的芭蕾則展現出不同層級的優越，欣賞他們首席舞者的演出，已經不大會有「啊，好厲害！」的讚美，而是已經昇華到「好美，好美...」那種剎那永恆的讚詠；而舞群的素質整齊，拍點精準，幾乎不下於首席的舞技，這是我對這個芭蕾帝國的衷心臣服。然而，以首演場的表現來看，這支被台灣媒體譽為「俄國雲門」的舞團，似乎在沒能表現出應有的專注力，尤其是群舞的部份，拍點瑣碎，擊掌不一，實在讓我這位至今五體貼地的臣民有點不甘。希望再下來的場次可以看到芭蕾帝國現代殿堂最高的水準，我依舊是那痴心不悔的忠臣。
*〈歌舞線上〉的名言：在芭蕾舞中，每個公主都有他的王子！
Tchaikovsky~The Mystery of Life and Death
Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg
2005.12.7 19:30 (First night)
National Theatre, Taiwan
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Dear Howard,
You are very right about the comments. I felt rather dissapointed when viewing the recent work by Russian Ballet Theatre. Somehow the aesthetic level cannot be sustainded through the perfection of their techniques. It might be the loss of a great spirit, rather than the surfical fault of dancers performance.
From the conbination of the music in your description, somehow I wonder whether this is a work for people who love and have deep understanding of Tchaikovsky and the dance; or it is just a assembling piece to cater for general appeal?
love, chialing sis
(Brighton is wet, cold, and gray. The sea has lost its colour. Best scene for Chekov I am afarid...)
You are very right about the comments. I felt rather dissapointed when viewing the recent work by Russian Ballet Theatre. Somehow the aesthetic level cannot be sustainded through the perfection of their techniques. It might be the loss of a great spirit, rather than the surfical fault of dancers performance.
From the conbination of the music in your description, somehow I wonder whether this is a work for people who love and have deep understanding of Tchaikovsky and the dance; or it is just a assembling piece to cater for general appeal?
love, chialing sis
(Brighton is wet, cold, and gray. The sea has lost its colour. Best scene for Chekov I am afarid...)
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