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“If Walls Could Talk”… Behind the Scenes…
Posted on 22/10/2013, BY hkyaf
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“I think it’s very important for dancers to have input in the piece. I feel that the dancers always perform better when the movement has come out of their bodies. “
“我認為舞蹈員在作品中加入自己的創作非常重要。我覺得當動作是來自舞蹈員自己的身體，他們會表現得更好。”
~Siobhan Dumigan, choreographer, “If Walls Could Talk”
~鄧悠韻, 編舞
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Click the play button below to join choreographer Siobhan Dumigan, and our dancer-choreographers Christine He from Germany, Sharman Ko and Jasmine Kong from Hong Kong, in their behind-the-scenes interview about their upcoming dance performance, “If Walls Could Talk”.
我們邀請到編舞鄧悠韻 (Siobhan), 以及幾位編舞-舞者，包括來自德國的Christine He, 來自香港的高舜雯(Sharman)和江思倍 (Jasmine) ，來講述她們的舞蹈表演，<<聽牆說話兒>>。
[Click here for the full bilingual transcript of the interview; 訪問的中英文記錄--請按此]
[Left to right: Christine, Sharman, Jasmine and Siobhan]
On the inspiration…靈感來源…
“I watched lots of the Peninsula short films online, and the words that came out to me were “elegant”, “breath taking”, “timeless”, “unique”, and “welcoming”. So I used these words and gave them as trigger words to the dancers and to myself to create movement for the piece. And from there, we used all the different choreographic devices to create the piece as a whole.”
“我在網上看了很多有關半島酒店的短片，聯想到的詞彙是「優雅」、「嘆為觀止」、「歷久彌新」、「獨特」和「親切」。我就利用這些詞彙來啓發舞蹈員和自己去創作舞步，然後運用不同的編舞方式完成一個完整的創作。”
~Siobhan
On Christine’s interpretation…Christine 的演譯…
“Siobhan first gave us a lot of inspiration to work with to create our own movement.
The first question she asked us was what makes us unique, and then [to] think about that and create some little dance phrase. So we really put our own personalities into those phrases.
And then she later also gave us some pictures of a woman under water with a beautiful, floating dress, and long hair, as inspiration for us to create our own movement sequences. And I think those pictures had something very calm and elegant about them.
And…for me, the feelings they portrayed perfectly matches with the atmosphere of the music and the Peninsula itself.“
“悠韻給了我們很多靈感來啓發我們所創作的舞步。她首先問我們有什麽是令我們獨特? 然後以此來創作幾支舞段。所以我們真的將自己的性格放入舞中。
之後，她又給了我們一些圖片。圖片中有一位在水中穿著美麗、浮游裙子的長髮女人，也成為舞步創作的靈感。我認為這些圖片有一種平靜和優雅的特質，對於我來說，這些感覺是完全表達到音樂和半島酒店的氣氛。”
On Jasmine’s choreography…
“I wanted to create something powerful at first, but after I listened to the music I tried to change it to a more soft and smooth one.”
“起初我想創作一些強勁的舞步，但聽過音樂以後，我就嘗試令它更柔軟和流暢。”
~Jasmine
Sharman’s view on rehearsals…
“I feel this is the relaxation from the school work… — I dancing or practicing the dance.. so yes, I can throw out my pressure…”
“我覺得跳舞和練習其實是一種鬆弛，可以拋開功課上的壓力…”
~Sharman
On the creative process…創作過程…
“For me this is really challenging, but it is a good process, to bring everyone together and have this kind of performance where everyone puts their own movement inside, so everyone can do it, and to create something together, so we can learn from each other.”
“對我來說這是一個挑戰，但大家聚在一起，一同設計舞步，是一個很好的過程—大家都能做到，能一起創作，互相學習。”
~Christine
On working with different people…與不同的人合作…
“In the past, I danced more with professional dancers.
But actually it’s not a big difference because those YAF kids and teenagers, sometimes they are even more professional—their attitude, because they always want to give their best each time and are truly excited to work towards the performance… and I really enjoy how we work together and how we help and support each other.”
“以前，我大多數是同專業舞者一起跳舞的。
但今次與YAF的小朋友和年青人合作實際上沒有太大分別，有時甚至他們的態度更專業，因為他們每次都想做得最好，而且會為準備表演而感到興奮…我很享受我們之間的合作、互相幫忙和支持。”
~Christine
On choreographing…編舞時的心得…
“[I] feel more mature in creating… and I can really create something in a short period of time now.”
“我今次感覺到自己在創作方面是成熟了—真的可以在短時間內創作…”
~Jasmine
On the music…音樂…
“The song we are using is also [a] very light, beautiful piano piece and has many silent parts in it. It’s like pausing for [a] start or deep breath and starts again… I could really, really well, imagine someone playing this song on a piano in the Peninsula.”
“我們用的音樂也是一首很輕快和優美的琴曲，當中有許多無聲的部分，有如暫停來重新啓動或深呼吸後再開始…我真的能想像有人在半島酒店彈這首歌。”
~Christine
On creating something different…創造與別不同的…
“I went to see “From 1928”, and I was like ‘oops!’ that’s very similar to my idea so I had to change my idea and change my music, but I think that’s completely fine because I feel like it’s a blessing in disguise and it pushed my piece along.”
“我看了<<從1928>>之後，發現「哎呀!」那跟我的想法很相似，所以我要改變我的構思和音樂，但我覺得這完全沒問題，因為我覺得這是因禍得福，令我的作品更上一層樓。”
~Siobhan
On getting everything ready in only four rehearsals…與時間鬥爭…
“…normally for such a long piece, a fifteen minute piece, you would maybe work on it for a few months and then a few times a week, but now we just really have a short time, so everyone really needs to be on time and every time [everyone] needs to be prepared, and knows what happened last time…”
“…通常一支長達十五分鐘的舞蹈都要用上幾個月時間，而且每週要練幾次。但現在我們只得很少的時間，所以每個人在每次排練都必須準時，而且要準備就緒，要知道上次綵排了什麼…”
~Christine
On time-management advice for young dancers…年輕舞者的時間管理…
“I think we need to make a to-do list, and don’t be lazy!
我認為可以寫一些備忘錄，和不要偷懶!”
~Sharman
“DON’T PROCRASTINATE! “
“千萬不要拖延!”
~Siobhan
On complementing the other Peninsula pieces…談談其他半島酒店的作品…
“The first piece that I did for the Peninsula was with [choreographer] Giselle [Liu], and the piece was called Enchantment Majesteux, and I feel like it’s very similar and different to my piece in lots of ways…
It’s kind of like the yin and yang of the interpretation of the Peninsula. So her piece, you know, was dark, [yet] it’s still elegant, still timeless, and a little bit more angular; whereas my piece is light, a little bit more flowing.”
“我參與的第一個表演是跟[編舞] Giselle [Liu]的 <
- Siobhan
“My first piece in the Peninsula was “From 1928”… totally different…the movement was strict and the music is strong…”
“我第一個在半島酒店的作品是「從1928」… 也完全不同…動作則較為嚴謹，音樂也較強勁…”
~Sharman
On the choreographer, Siobhan…談談編舞…
“I think Siobhan did a really good job because she was totally prepared herself and knew exactly what she wanted to do and was leading us towards this goal.”
“我覺得悠韻做得很好，因為她做了充足的準，而且很清楚知道自己想做什麼才去帶領我們達到目標。”
~Christine
On mind blocks…沒有頭緒的時候…
“…I will try to observe other dancers or follow Siobhan’s instructions and try to focus on the music and relax myself to come up with some new ideas…”
“…當我沒有頭緒的時候，我就會觀察其他舞者或跟隨悠韻的指示和盡量集中在音樂裡，放鬆自己去發掘一些新思路…”
~Jasmine
On one of the words used to describe “If Walls Could Talk”..形容<<聽牆說話兒>>…
‘Jelly’
“啫喱”
~Jasmine
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‘If Walls Could Talk’ will be performed at the Peninsula Hotel on the 27th of October, Sunday, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30pm. Hope to see you there!
“聽牆說話兒” 將於十月二十七日的下午兩點半、三點半及四點半在半島酒店大堂演出! 到時見！
[Click here for the full bilingual transcript of the interview; 訪問的中英文記錄--請按此]
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