《焦土》
2016|東京藝術劇場、臺北糖廍文化園區B倉
Purgatory
《焦土》為台灣日本跨國創作計畫,2015年曉劇場受邀參與亞洲表演藝術節,導演鍾伯淵從「槍林彈雨」發想,以二戰時期於日本的原爆為背景,以「焦土」為題,與日本當地演員合作,進行連續14天密集的工作坊,即興發展成15分鐘的創作,2016年再度受亞洲表演藝術節邀請將去年的概念創作發展成一部完整的作品。
以日本原爆發生後為背景,描述一個不知名的村莊,四處滿是焦土,乾渴的村民們不斷向天祈雨,期待著雨會落下。在漫長等待降雨的過程中,藉由角色間關係的拉扯與壓制,緩緩揭開潛藏深處的人性黑暗面。《焦土》不只是以71年前的廣島長崎原爆作為背景,更是從身在臺灣生長於和平世代下,對於自身處境的反思。
「Purgatory」is the transnational creative project between Taiwan and Japan, supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Taipei City Cultural Affairs Bureau, and premiered in 2016 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Festival 2016. The story is based on the atomic bombing of World War II in Japan, extending to the contemporary international community's unease about terrorism and war. Director Po Yuan Chung , adapts the concept of karma from Buddhist Zen, and combines it with the Japanese folk story "Monkey Crab Combat" to discuss the relationship between perpetrator and victim.Looking at the relationship of contemporary international political and social issues via the history of war.