表演場雙週刊第五期 (20190509) - 封面故事 The Art Venue Bi-Weekly Issue 005 - Cover Story
小劇場粵劇《霸王別姬》新編宣傳片
Trailer of the experimental Cantonese opera ‘Farewell My Concubine’ (New Adaptation)
(影片及照片提供：西九文化區管理局) (Video and photo provided by West Kowloon Cultural District Authority)
小劇場粵劇《霸王別姬》（新編）載譽回歸
Triumphant return of new adaptation of Cantonese opera ‘Farewell My Concubine’
榮獲北京2017年度最佳小劇場 戲曲獎作品小劇場粵劇《霸王別 姬》(新編)將於西九小劇場戲曲展演2019載譽回歸 The West Kowloon’s new adaptation of Cantonese opera ‘Farewell My Concubine’, winner of Best Experimental Xiqu Performance of 2017 award, will have a triumphant return at the West Kowloon’s Experimental Chinese Opera Series 2019.
「小劇場戲曲展演」
2016年，西九文化區戲曲中心與上海戲曲藝術中 心簽訂合作協議，同年12月參與「上海小劇場戲曲 節」，將本地創作的小劇場粵劇《霸王別姬》(新 編)帶到當地演出。2017年，首辦的「小劇場戲 曲展演」則屬第二個演出交流活動。
西九戲曲中心將會於2019年度9月27日至10月19 日，再度舉辦「小劇場戲曲展演」，並會將展演 成為一年一度的節目。展演會於戲曲中心內的排 演室進行，預計設置約100個觀眾座位。今年將 有三個劇目上演，包括本地創作的小劇場粵劇 《霸王別姬》(新編)、上海昆劇團實驗昆曲 《椅子》、以及上海越劇院小劇場實驗 越劇《再生・缘》。
小劇場粵劇《霸王別姬》(新編)
新編劇目由西九文化區戲曲中心製作，由 鍾珍珍監製、年青粵劇藝術家黎耀威及黃寶 萱擔任編劇、導演、編曲及主演，旨在向傳統 致意，並加入當代特色。於2016年「上海小劇 場戲曲節」首演後，2017年回到香港作「小劇場 戲曲展演」，之後巡迴北京、泉州、新加坡等地演 出，稍後2019年6月1日及2日將於2019臺灣戲曲 藝術節上演。
「小劇場戲曲展演」中將會上演十場小劇場粵劇《霸王別 姬》(新編)。鍾珍珍說，「《霸王別姬》在2017年的展演中上演過三場，觀眾反應非常熱烈，一票難求。作品之後榮獲北京 2017年度最佳小劇場戲曲獎，並曾於多個地區巡演，口碑不斷。 因此，我們特別安排今年的展演，分別於10月1日及2日、4日至6日、 以及8日至12日，上演共十場小劇場粵劇《霸王別姬》(新編)， 以饗本地觀眾。」
在香港，要做戲曲創新不容易，是甚麼推動你們做這件事?
問到兩位主要人物黎耀威及黃寶萱，是甚麼推動他們做這件事? 黃寶萱回答說，「首先推動我創作的是西九的誠意。粵劇處於一 個動盪嘅時代，每人對今後的發展都有不同的見解，但這正正是嘗 試的好時機。而在這個時間，西九組合了一班志同道合的朋友，不 問付出與收獲，讓每人發揮自己的專業，探索粵劇的根與發展， 路雖難行，但十分有趣。」而黎耀威解釋說，「是一顆喜愛粵劇 的心。與其說是「創新」，我會説是繼往開來。要令粵劇繼續走 下去，我們必需好好的「承」，才可以繼續「傳」下去。」
In 2016, the West Kowloon Xiqu Centre signed a Letter of Intent with the Shanghai Center of Chinese Operas. The Experimental Chinese Opera Series held in 2017 marks the second of their exchange performance showcases.
The Xiqu Centre will organise the 2nd edition of the Experimental Chinese Opera Series from 27 September to 19 October 2019 and it will become an annual event from this year onwards. This year, three innovation newproductions will be staged, including 10 shows of the experimental Cantonese opera "Farewell My Concubine" (New Adaptation). The production is produced by the Xiqu Centre, with Naomi Chung, Head of Xiqu, Performing Arts of the West Kowloon as producer, and young Cantonese opera artists Keith Lai and Janet Wong as playwright, directors, music arranger and main cast, to pay tribute to the tradition while merging innovative new techniques. After its premiere in Shanghai Experimental Theatre Festival in 2016, the production came to Hong Kong in 2017 as the Experimental Chinese Opera Series. It has also toured Beijing, Quanzhou, Singapore and will be staged at the Taiwan Traditional Theatre Festival on 1 and 2 June 2019.
It won the ‘Best Experimental Xiqu Performance of 2017’ award at the first Beijing Performing Arts Expo in September 2018. Naomi said, “The production was showcased in theExperimental Chinese Opera Series in 2017 with three shows and received overwhelming responses. The demand of tickets was high, and all tickets were sold out. Hence, we will be staging ten shows of the production to meet the demand of local audiences.”
It has never been easy to create innovative new Cantonese Operaproduction in Hong Kong. Keith Lai and Janet Wong told us the reasons why they are committed to produce innovative productions. Janet expressed, “I was encouraged by the West Kowloon’s sincerity to create this production. Cantonese opera is facing an uncertaintime, and everyone has their own opinions concerning its futuredevelopment. Having said that, it’s a good time to explore and the West Kowloon assembled a group selflessly contributing their expertise to explore the past and the future of Cantonese Operatogether. It’s a hard but interesting journey.” Keith explained, “I'm fond ofCantonese Opera. It is more aboutinheriting the past and exploring thefuture, rather than being innovative. Inorder to keep Cantonese Opera vibrant,we have to continue the best practicesand to take it forward.”