2010台灣國際藝術節：鄭和1433

2010Taiwan International Festival-1433-The Grand Voyage: A music theater work inspired by the story of Admiral Zheng He

基本資料

西元 1405年至 1433年間，明朝政府派遣位高權重的太監鄭和，率領數百艘滿載珍寶的巨型寶船(每艘最多可容納五百人)，七次航海遠征。鄭和下西洋旨在宣揚中國國威，掌握帝國貿易優勢，以顯赫國力儡服阿拉伯、東非、印度、印尼與泰國等外邦人民。旅程沿途，他們與外邦互換物品，包含黃金與象牙、瓷器與絲綢，以及諸如駝鳥、斑馬、駱駝與長頸鹿等珍禽異獸。

《鄭和 1433》根據鄭和的第七次航行改編成寓言，這也是他的最後一次航行，全劇以詩意的角度來詮釋這個身份特殊、受過閹割的孤獨男子。故事始於鄭和六次下西洋後，任命他率領船隊遠征的永樂皇帝駕崩，新皇帝本無意再啟遠航，隨後突然轉念，命其再領第七次遠航。

鄭和與同袍著手準備最後一次航行時，不禁憶起過去的六次遠征，全劇穿梭於過往回憶與現在時空之間。《鄭和 1433》結合部份史實，以及優人神鼓的高結構性鼓樂、強而有力的肢體展現，並結合知名美國自由爵士樂大師歐涅．柯曼與迪奇．蘭德利的爵士樂。《鄭和 1433》並未企圖重現歷史，而是羅伯-威爾森的劇場詩境，描繪一位孤獨追尋平靜與和解的男人。

 

Between 1405 and 1433, the Ming government sponsored a series of seven naval expeditions, in which Admiral Zheng He (a high ranking court eunuch) led a seet of several hundred huge treasure ships (each ship housing up to 500 men). His voyages were intended to establish a Chinese presence, impose imperial control over trade, and impress foreign peoples throughout Arabia, East Africa, India, Indonesia and Thailand. Ouring their travels, they dispensed and received goods along the way. There was an exchange of goods that included gold and ivory, porcelain and silk, and novelties such as ostriches, zebras, camels and giraffes. 1433-The Grand Voyage is a parable based on the 7th and final voyage. It is a poetic vision of a man who due to his position and his emasculation is fundamentally alone. As it begins, Zheng He has completed 6 voyages, the Yongle emperor who sent him on these journeys has died, and the new emperor is not interested in further exploration. Suddenly, the new emperor changes his mind and commissions a 7th voyage. This production oscillates between past and present as Zheng He and his colleagues set out on what is to be their final voyage, at the same time remembering the 6 previous explorations. Loosely based on extant historical texts, 1433 counterpoints the highly structured drumming and the strong physical performance of the U Theatre of Taiwan with the free jazz of American greats Ornette Coleman and Oickie Landry. Rather than an attempt to reiterate history, 1433 is Robert Wilson's poetic vision of one man's lonely search for peace and reconciliation.

序幕：〈北極之日〉
第一幕第一景：〈非洲記憶〉
第一幕第二景：〈水壩與寶船〉
第一幕第三景：〈解劍〉
第二幕第一景：〈祭墳〉
第二幕第二景：〈暴風雨〉
第二幕第三景：〈再見公主〉
第二幕第四景：〈荒野之夜 〉

Prologue: Arctic Day
Act 1 Scene 1: Memories ofAfrica (first flashback)
Act 1 Scene 2: The Dam and the Treasure Ship
Act 1 Scene 3: Laying Down the Sword (second flashback)
Act 11 Scene 1: Pirate's Tomb (third flashback)
Act 11 Scene 2: Tempest
Act 11 Scene 3: Return to the Princess (fourth flashback)
Act 11 Scene 4: Desert Night

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