敬告諸君：本週六，我將和老朋友歐瑟之一起在北京演出。歐瑟之目前在北京做駐村藝術家，持續他環繞”影子”這個主題的各種創作，我倆隸屬的歐貝克實驗樂團，也在他的影響下做了不少有關”影子”的演出。既是寄居於北京心臟地區的胡同，歐瑟之自然也把握機會浸淫在中國傳統的皮影藝術中。
過去幾個禮拜，我和歐瑟之藉著skype跨越兩岸，各自從台灣和北京交流這次演出的構思，我也已經看過演出中會用到的圖像、畫作與燈光道具，表演中甚至會出現傳統工匠依歐瑟之設計所特製的皮影戲，而那延續幾百年的半透明乾皮偶，想當然耳會在歐瑟之的筆下顯現不同的風情。
至於我的部分，則是召集了眾多好夥伴 : 各種樂器、發聲物件、以及老字號的第二代聲音特效器。雖然從荷蘭運回台北造成一些損傷，但他們卻能跟我的歌聲共奏一曲 ”和諧的亂彈 ”。如果你對這種新和音感到好奇，可以點擊此處先聽為快。
我們的劇目叫 “ 釘恩鍍恩”，這是荷蘭語，意為 “ 幹活兒 “。在那一個鐘頭的時間裡，雜家坐落的那個古意盎然小寺院，將被我們轉化為一個既寫實又超現實的新奇空間。
眼下只能言盡於此。
如果你恰巧人在北京，不妨過來瞧瞧。
Proudly presenting: this Saturday’s performance in Beijing, together with my old friend, artist Serge Onnen. Serge currently resides in Beijing where he is producing the follow-up of his extensive work on shadow/performance, much of which was done with the collective Oorbeek that we are both part of. With a residency in a hutong in the heart of Bejing, Serge is now immersing himself in the ancient art of shadowplay in China.
During the past few weeks we have exchanged ideas about our ZaJialab performance from our respective homes in Beijing and Taiwan. Through skype, Serge has shown me sketches and drawings of objects he will use, and several of his new lamps and lighting set-ups. He has even enlisted the help of some traditional puppetmakers to realise his own designs in the slightly transparent, dried leather that has been used for centuries.
I have dug out the remainder of my musical instruments and sound objects, and an old companion, the second-generation Korg Kaoss Pad (the first generation gave up many years ago). After a break due to moving, it is exciting to find out that my instruments, voice and Kaoss Pad are capable—again—to create a nicely organised chaos when all used together.
The title of our performance is Dingen Doen, which is Dutch for ‘doing things.’ For an hour or so, we are going to transform the small, atmospheric temple that nowadays is ZaJialab into a place that is both real—and surreal.
That’s all we can say for now!
Come and check us out if you happen to be around.
For details:
http://www.douban.com/event/16197356/
Thresholds of the Audible 