第十屆台新藝術獎入圍專訪_秀琴歌劇團【歌仔新調─安平追想曲】

第十屆台新藝術獎入圍特展
The 10th Taishin Arts Award Exhibition
展期： 2012/04/28-2012/06/17

【秀琴歌劇團_歌仔新調─安平追想曲】
「秀琴歌劇團」1986年由張秀琴創立，一步一腳印地從民間野台崛起，2000年躍上精緻公演舞台，並於2001年獲選為文建會扶植團隊至今。整齊的素質、動人的唱腔、認­真的態度是劇團的堅持和特色，透過跨界合作開創歌仔戲的新局，則是此次台灣歌仔戲劇團與現代劇場名家王友輝通力合作的最大訴求。

本劇以台語老歌《安平追想曲》的歌詞內容為故事框架，融合了現代戲劇的表現美學和歌仔戲曲的底蘊元素，成就了歌唱、舞蹈與戲劇三合一的「歌仔新調」。劇情從台南安平女子與­荷蘭船醫的第一代異國戀情，延伸到第二代台荷混血金髮孤女與富家子之間沒有結局的愛情；藉由歌仔戲團主阿祿仙，鋪陳台灣歌仔戲的歷史發展，同時以犧牲奉獻角色捲入玉梅（母­親）和思荷（女兒）兩代的愛情悲劇；「戲中戲」的運用，交織了不同人物的情感與心境；海港、海洋與漂泊的意象，也象徵寫照了台灣百年來的歷史光譜。

【入圍理由】複審委員：張啟豐
《安平追想曲》以民間流傳的故事為情節起點，別出心裁，呈現跨世代的情感流轉。曲詞本色當行，開拓歌仔戲文學創作的多元性；腔調編作與曲詞旋律緊密結合，體現因詞創曲的音­樂脈絡，無論舊調新編，均頗融溶。主要演員唱演雙美，聲情兼備，令人耳不寧傾、目不停瞬；編導統合度及劇場設計整體感極高，戲中戲之運用以及藉投影之映照，皆具畫龍點睛之­妙。此劇不僅為秀琴歌劇團另開新局之作，亦可視為新世紀臺灣歌仔戲創新實驗的代表作。

ShiuKim Taiwanese Opera Troupe
"New Taiwanese Opera－Remembering An-Ping"

ShiuKim Taiwanese Opera Troupe was founded in 1986 by Chang, Hsiu-Chin(Shiukim), and emerged suddenly from the rural stage and in 2000 leapt to prominence on the public stage. In 2001 the troupe obtained the support of the Executive Yuan's Council of Cultural Affairs and have had it ever since. The group has been consistent in terms of quality, producing moving arias with professional seriousness. Collaborating with other fields they have begun producing Taiwanese folk opera, however in this they have taken on a demanding challenge in collaborating with the contemporary theater luminary Wang, Yu-Hui.

The theater piece structures a story around the words of the old song Remembering An-Ping, in a pastiche of contemporary performance and aesthetics and specific elements of traditional Taiwanese folk opera, combining the three elements of song, dance and theater into a new style of Taiwanese folk opera. The play tells the story of the love affair of a first-generation couple, a girl from Tainan An-Ping, and a Dutch ship's doctor, and proceeds to the second generation where their offspring, a fair-haired orphan girl whose love with a son of a rich family is inconclusive. The folk opera's director, A-lu Xian, narrates in detail the history of folk opera in Taiwan, and at the same time the tragic loves of two generations, of the self-sacrificing Yu-Mei (the mother) and Si-He (the daughter). By means of a "play within a play", the emotions and moods of different characters are interwoven; images of the harbor, the sea and drifting signify the range of Taiwan's history over the past one hundred years.

"Nomination Reasons"
Commentator: Chang, Chi-Feng

Based on a folk story, Remembering An-Ping is a unique play that exhibits the emotional transfer across generations. The lyrics and music explore diverse new grounds in Taiwanese opera creation. The orchestration and the lyrics are a perfect match, showcasing the concept of composing music to fit the lyrics. Whether it is an old melody or a new composition, everything works in harmony. Main actors display great acting and singing skills, captivating the audience with their magnificent voices and body languages. The play also exhibits high levels of script-directing integration and completeness in set design. The play inside the play is presented through projection, which is a magical touch. This play does not only show that the ShiuKim Taiwanese Opera Troupe has broken new ground, but it also proves to be a representative work of experimental Taiwanese opera in the new age.