2024新點子實驗場 林廷緒《大吻琉璃》

Guardians on a Glazed Tile Roof

基本資料

前言

「新點子實驗場」支持創作者突破框架與想像，實踐創意構想，實驗演出形式，以嶄新觀點開啟對話，回應當代社會。2024年「新點子實驗場」以「破」為概念，四位創作者突破過往，跨越自我創作與生命經驗的邊界，帶來不同切角的破格作品。

四檔節目中包含兩檔「2023年新點子實驗場R&D計畫」入選作品：李祐緯突破戲劇文本表演方式，使用饒舌轉譯西方經典希臘悲劇的《伊底HIPHOP斯王》；王甯反思個體如何面對權力結構並尋找身體流動力量的《隙》。另兩檔邀演作品：林廷緒的《大吻琉璃》從創作映照基層勞工的血汗，用當代身體復刻勞動的價值；劉奕伶的《Turn Out》將單口喜劇的「聲」結合舞蹈的「身」，獨角演繹糾纏青春的舞者人生。

新點子，不只是轉瞬迸發的創意火花，更是用創作探問世界的挑戰與極致實驗。

創作者的話

林廷緒

這部作品是關於琉璃瓦工，也是關於我與父親。

父親是一位蓋瓦的人，帶領一群工班在廟宇屋簷上，風霜日曬，用一生的勞動扛起家計。

在廟地工作，身處於粗胚簡陋的建築體，歇息時，他與工班席地而坐也隨地而睡。他們說較不喜歡在海線工作，因為風大，他與工班夥伴們無數次險些從高至四、五層樓的頂上摔落。這對一般人來說的高危險工作，對父親與工班夥伴而言，是家常便飯。摔傷、腰傷、割傷只要不危及性命，都是簡單包紮一下，繼續上工。

瓦工與舞者，都是高密度的身體使用者，也都承受著大量身體勞損。不過當代舞者對於職涯「高處」是有所選擇的追求；瓦工，在廟宇的「高處」施作，許多因為生存的逼迫。透過《大吻琉璃》我將他們擺置在一起，並以神獸「大吻」的高處與守護性格，作為兩者連結。舞者之於高處，是個人職涯發展追求；瓦工之於高處，則是為了扛起一家生計，也為大眾勞作信仰。

這或許是我與既遠又近的父親，試著連結與和解的一種方式。

2015年1月，48歲的瓦工林形曇與工班在嘉義縣新港鄉工作時，於工班的休息處（友人住家）浴廁裡猝逝。當時工班與葬儀社要將他的大體運送回高雄，我參與了其中過程。那時我記錄了這段話：「從長庚醫院到新港的路上我請著祢的神主、香，右手握著祢躺著的擔架，緊緊的，沒放過。一路上我坐在祢身旁看著窗外的景，看著祢人生最後一袋行李，沿路喊著祢的名，希望祢跟緊。」

在創作《大吻琉璃》的前半階段（2023年），這群工班之一，63歲的李榮泰也因肺癌離世了，從發現癌症到結束只有短短一年半的時間。他們的告別式簡單，幾位親人與最熟悉的工班朋友親臨罷了，他們曾在屋簷上相互依靠、嬉笑、歡樂、發牢騷，

如同手足，卻以不同方式離開了世界。面對夥伴生命的逝去，尚在世的瓦工們會如何繼續著明日？我無法回答，只能靠近；靠近瓦工，也靠近我的父親。

透過劇場，我試著展開一方世界，靠近也紀錄著這群勞動者的生命。《大吻琉璃》講瓦工的勞損、講他們的汗水和幽微，以及講他們用一生去磨的鐵漢柔情。藉舞蹈肢體轉譯琉璃瓦工所乘載著不同身體的傷與內裡的傷，試著體會他們的顏色與味道。這是一條遙遙漫長之路，藉由表演藝術，期盼帶給社會不同群體間的相互關照、理解與尊重。對我自己來說，也是與生命和解的一段路程。

Prologue

NTCH IDEAS Lab encourages creators to break free from established frameworks and unleash their imaginations. It provides support for realizing innovative concepts, experimenting with new performance forms, and engaging in dialogues from fresh perspectives. The theme of "breaking" is central to the productions of NTCH IDEAS Lab 2024. In these works, the four creators push beyond previous boundaries, seeking to transcend the limits of their past creations and life experiences by crafting unconventional works from unique viewpoints.

Two works among the four productions are selected for the 2023 IDEAS Lab - R&D program. Approaching the staging of a dramatic text with innovative methods, Lee Yo-wei offers a modern-day rap rendition of the classic Greek tragedy in Oedipus Rap Rex. In Cracking, Wang Ning reflects on how an individual confronts power structures and explores the energy of the body's fluidity. The lineup also includes Lin Ting-syu's Guardians on a Glazed Tile Roof, which depicts the sweat and toil of grassroots workers through creative expression and recreates the true essence of labor with contemporary bodies. Liu I-ling's Turn Out combines the "voices" of stand-up comedy with the "body" movements of dance for a solo enactment portraying the youthful complexities of a dancer's life.

IDEAS Lab not only celebrates the fleeting spontaneity of creative sparks; it also serves as a challenging and ultimate experiment, exploring the world through artistic creations.

Words from the Choreographer

Lin Ting-syu

This work is about glazed tile workers and about my father.

My father is a roofer who leads a crew working on temple roofs. Through all kinds of weather, he supports our family with a lifetime of labor.

Both tile workers and dancers use their bodies intensively and endure frequent physical injuries. However, while contemporary dancers pursue the "heights" of their careers by choice, tile workers often work at "heights" for they must support their families. Through Guardians on a Glazed Tile Roof, I bring these two occupations together on stage, using the high perch and protective nature of the mythical creature "Dawen" as a link between the two.

In January 2015, 48-year-old tile worker Lin Hsing-tan dropped dead in the bathroom of a friend's home, where his crew was taking a break while working in Xingang Township, Chiayi County. When the crew and the funeral home were transporting his body back to Kaohsiung, I took part in the process. At that time, I recorded these words: "On the road from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to Xingang, I carried your spirit tablet and incense sticks, held the stretcher you were lying on tightly with my right hand, and never let go. All the way, I sat beside you, looking out the window at the scenery, watching your last bag of belongings, calling your name along the way, hoping you would stay close."

Through theater, I attempt to unfold a world that brings me closer to and records the lives of these laborers.Guardians on a Glazed Tile Roof depicts the glazed tile workers' work injuries, their sweats and inner tenderness beneath their unyielding strength forged through a lifetime of toil. Through performing arts, I hope to foster mutual care, understanding, and respect among different communities in society. For me personally, it is also a road to the reconciliation with life.

《大吻琉璃》

"Guardians on a Glazed Tile Roof"

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