SHOW ME A PLATE, PLATE A ME-SHOW!
以「遊戲」與「聚集」為策劃核心的玩聚場藝術節已邁入第六年,今年策展主軸源於策展人藍貝芝十年來南漂生活所觀察之現象,聚焦在#土地、#慢活、#未來性等關鍵字,試圖在台北市區創造充滿人土相親及「台味」的生活情調,包括民俗節慶、環境意識、勞工生活、自我實現等主題,在當代表演藝術團隊的轉化中,成為親近好入口的演出。
在全球化影響下,土地和人的質變成為不可逆的趨勢,種族、階級、性別和年齡的多元,也希望藉由風格迥異的藝術家匯聚得以呈現。其中有非主流文化的藝術實踐和社群,讓我們看見另類的未來性,重新定義什麼是「在地性」。「2023玩聚場藝術節——SHOW ME A PLATE」,採集土地上生猛能量的人文景觀,以多元及另類未來的藝術生活實踐為食材,用市集、遊戲、劇場、音樂及影像等形式烹煮,在年末回顧之際,為你盛滿一大盤的複合式表演藝術把費(buffet)。
本屆的戶外演出邀請來自東南亞的獨立樂團帶來龐克與雷鬼風格的曲目,以及舞團演出傳統風格融合搖擺的舞蹈作品,構成辛香嗆辣風格的歡快系列演出《南部人來玩》;阮劇團的《子仔樹傳說》揉合在地元素與臺語音韻之美,講述小女孩與樹相伴成長的溫暖故事。舞蹈演出邀請擅長結合環境空間即興的古舞團X古舞文創;闖劇場由黃懷德領軍,將以互動式演出帶來活力與熱情,為觀眾在歲末時刻掃去累積一整年的沈重氣息。本次的特殊企劃「日夜聯名演出」邀請好初早餐與馬戲團隊「合作社」、啤酒土狗與劇場編劇陳有銳跨界合作,從現代人不可或缺的早餐和酒切入,探討人們充滿喜怒愛恨的日常生活。
室內演出也充滿亮點,由夜夜生歌聲音工作室結合植物保育主題,設計專屬12歲以下兒童的電音派對空間;野孩子肢體劇場的《紅鶴主廚》演出,帶來默劇肢體演出並同時呈現美味料理,跨越虛構與真實的講述中年演員的心境。測不準工作室則將環保石化議題化為可親的桌上遊戲與展覽,讓玩家扮演其中角色,身歷其境。而與台灣國際女性影展合作的「走走電影」放映系列,精選多部包括親子、性別、自然與生命等主題的電影作品,將提出更多元的觀點與觀眾相遇。
玩聚場藝術節製作組
時間|2023/12/9-10(六-日)
地點|臺灣當代文化實驗場
2023 PLAY ARTS Festival – SHOW ME A PLATE
SHOW ME A PLATE, PLATE A ME-SHOW!
Now entering its sixth year, at the curatorial core of the Play Arts Festival are “games” and “gathering.” This year’s curatorial axis was derived from phenomena observed by curator Betsy Lan while living in southern Taiwan over the past decade. The focus is on keywords, such as #land, #slowliving, and #futurity, in an attempt to create encounters in downtown Taipei based on the bond between people and land and “Taiwaneseness.” Topics include folk festivals, environmental awareness, labor experience, and self-actualization...etc.. Through the transformation of contemporary performing arts groups, these serious topics become accessible performances to the audience.
Under the influence of globalization, qualitative changes in land and people have become irreversible trends. It is hoped that ethnic, class, gender, and age diversities can be presented through the gathering of artists working with different styles. Artistic practices of non-mainstream communities allow us to see an alternative futurity and to redefine “locality.” The 2023 Play Arts Festival – SHOW ME A PLATE collects the vigor energy of the land in cultural landscapes , taking diverse and alternative artistic practices as ingredients and cooking them in forms of market fairs, games, theatre, music and film.As you look back on this year, enjoy this vast and rich performing arts buffet.
For this year’s outdoor performances, independent punk rock and reggae bands made up of members from Southeast Asia and a dance company that blends traditional Indonesian style and modern moves, present a fun and lively series of performances under the title Southerners Come to Play. Our Theatre’s Tsí-á-tshiū thuân-suat combines local elements and the beauty of the Taiwanese (Hokkien) dialect to tell the heart-warming story of a friendship between two girls and a tree. The dance performance line-up also includes Ku & Dancers X Bagmaster International Co., Ltd., with environment- and space-inspired improvisations. Led by HUANG Huai-Te, Dashing Theater brings an energetic and enthusiastic interactive performance, which serves to rid the heaviness that has accumulated over the year. Day and Night Co-Performances make up this year’s special project and include collaborations by Hoochuu Breakfast X circus and acrobatic group HoooH, as well as by Beer to Go and playwright Uray CHEN. They explore daily life, filled with joy, anger, love, and hate, through two important routines, eating breakfast and drinking.
Among the indoor performance highlights is an electronic music party designed for children under the age of 12, based on the theme of plant conservation, created by Midnight Sound Maker. L'Enfant S. Physical Theatre’s Oui Chef Oui is a mime performance that also presents delicious cuisine, moving between fiction and reality to describe the mindset of a middle-aged actor. Uncertain Studio has created an accessible board game and an exhibition based on issues related to environmental protection and petrochemicals, in which players immerse themselves in various roles and situations. In cooperation with the Women Make Waves Taiwan International Film Festival, Going, Going to the Movies includes screenings of specially selected films, with themes such as family, gender, life and nature, to provide audiences with diverse perspectives and encounters.
Play Arts Team
Time: 9-10 Dec. 2023
Venue: C-LAB