阿喀郎．汗舞團《祭憶：重生之夜》 Akram Khan Company Thikra: Night of Remembering

英國《The Stage》：「阿喀郎．汗的編舞擁有令人驚嘆的視覺張力，你只需放鬆坐好，全身心投入並享受這場感官之旅。」 阿喀郎．汗舞團巡演最終章 跨時空祭典向歷史致敬 英籍孟加拉裔編舞家阿喀郎．汗與英國國家芭蕾舞團攜手合作的經典芭蕾舞劇《吉賽兒》，於2025年5月來臺演出，同年6月阿喀郎．汗舞團宣布結束營運，並推出《祭憶：重生之夜》作為舞團的最終巡演製作。 《祭憶：重生之夜》由沙烏地阿拉伯的瓦迪阿爾芬（Wadi AlFann，意即「藝術之谷」）委託製作，2025年1月在沙烏地阿拉伯的埃爾奧拉藝術節（AlUla Arts Festival）以戶外演出形式首演，6月起以室內版展開各地劇院巡演。阿喀郎．汗曾感性地表示「當我佇立在這片名為埃爾奧拉的壯麗沙漠之中，心中充滿敬畏，強烈地渴望探尋曾在此地留下足跡的眾多文化。」他以阿拉伯語「Thikra」（記憶）一詞為出發點，從不同文化的神聖儀式汲取靈感，與沙烏地阿拉伯藝術家瑪娜爾・阿爾多瓦揚（Manal AIDOWAYAN）合作，由她擔任舞台與服裝設計，作品集結來自印度古典舞和當代舞背景的全女性舞者陣容，她們以跨越時空的祭典，秉持「沒有過去，就沒有未來」的精神，向歷史起舞致敬。 因為母親的特意安排，阿喀郎．汗自幼學習古典印度舞，把身體變成一座活的博物館，他也對流行文化與現代藝術求知若渴，而現代舞的開放性，使他的編舞得以揉和各種元素，自由運用傳統與現代。舞團經營超過25年的歲月裡，他的藝術語彙業已爐火純青，如長篇獨舞作品《DESH》巧妙結合動畫與偶戲，受邀編創的《吉賽兒》則完美融合印度卡達克舞、現代舞與芭蕾。 阿喀郎．汗，是人子，也是人父，作為移民第二代，傳統與傳承自然而然成為他的重要課題，而濃厚的人文關懷也反映在他的每部作品中，《DESH》透過與親人對話，辯證自我身份認同；《陌生人》講述印度傭兵的傷痛歷史，反思戰爭對人類的影響；《叢林奇譚》以當代視角重新詮釋經典，展現對大自然的敬畏之心，《祭憶：重生之夜》在舞台上跳起跨時空祭典，以女性群舞表現對歷史的謙卑與敬畏。 《祭憶：重生之夜》全長約一小時，由簡晶瀅飾演的白衣女子在舞台中央揭開序幕，一眾女舞者以整齊劃一的古典舞步表現祭典的隆重與歡愉，或將雙手與一頭長髮繁複交錯增添儀式的神秘，頭髮像是絲巾在空中飄揚，又像是銳利的武器劃下界線，作品既原始又當代，展現阿喀郎．汗的獨特編舞風格。 其中，出生於高雄的簡晶瀅，長年與阿喀郎．汗合作，2017年擔任阿喀郎．汗《輪》主要角色，其驚人的舞台表現獲得英國國家舞蹈獎傑出女性表演獎（現代舞類），而她在《祭憶：重生之夜》的表現更加精煉，肢體張力十足，情感細膩滿溢，不可錯過。In May 2025, British-Bangladeshi choreographer Akram KHAN’s classic ballet Giselle, in collaboration with English National Ballet, played to sold-out houses in Taiwan. That June, Akram Khan Company announced that it would cease operations, presenting Thikra: Night of Remembering as its final touring production. Commissioned by Wadi AlFann (the “Valley of the Arts” ) in Saudi Arabia, Thikra: Night of Remembering premiered as an outdoor performance at Saudi Arabia’s AlUla Arts Festival in January 2025, before beginning an international tour of indoor theatres in June. KHAN has spoken of standing in the desert of AlUla and of his desire to explore the many cultures that have left their marks there. Taking the Arabic word “Thikra” (memory) as his starting point and drawing on sacred rituals from different cultures, he worked with Saudi artist Manal AlDOWAYAN, who designed the set and costumes. The piece assembles all-female dancers from classical Indian and contemporary dance backgrounds, who honor history through a ritual that reaches across time, guided by the conviction that “there is no future without the past.” At his mother’s deliberate encouragement, KHAN trained in classical Indian dance from early childhood, turning his own body into a living museum. His hunger to understand popular cultures and modern arts, together with the openness of contemporary dance, lets his choreography fold many elements and move freely between tradition and modernity. In over 25 years at the helm of his company, he has become a master of his own language: his full-length solo DESH ingeniously blends animation and puppetry, while the commissioned work Giselle fuses Kathak, contemporary dance and ballet. As a son, a father, and a second-generation immigrant, KHAN finds tradition and inheritance emerging naturally as central concerns in his work, and a deep humanistic empathy runs through everything he makes. DESH interrogates questions of self-identity through dialogue with family; Xenos recounts the painful history of Indian colonial soldiers to reflect on the repercussions of war; Jungle Book Reimagined reinterprets a classic through a contemporary lens to express a reverence for the natural world; andThikra: Night of Remembering raises a ritual across time on stage, using an ensemble of female dancers to express a humility before tradition. Running an hour in length, Thikra: Night of Remembering opens with a woman in white — danced by CHIEN Ching-ying — at the center of the stage. In unison, the dancers mark the ceremony’s grandeur and joy with precise classical steps, then thread their arms and long, loose hair into elaborate patterns that deepen the ritual’s mystery: the hair streams through the air like a silk scarf one moment and, the next, draws a boundary like a sharpened blade. At once primal and contemporary, the work reveals KHAN’s singular choreographic voice. It is worth noting that CHIEN Ching-ying , born in Kaohsiung, has worked with KHAN for many years. Her leading role in Until the Lions with KHAN won her Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) at the 2016 National Dance Awards (UK). Her performance in Thikra: Night of Remembering is more masterly still — physically charged, emotionally rich and finely detailed — and not to be missed. 演出與製作人員名單藝術總監暨編舞｜阿喀郎．汗 視覺總監、服裝暨佈景設計｜瑪娜爾・阿爾多瓦揚 敘事設計｜瑪娜爾・阿爾多瓦揚、阿喀郎．汗 副藝術總監暨表演指導：馬文・庫 作曲暨聲景設計｜阿迪亞・普拉卡什 聲音設計｜加雷斯・弗萊 燈光設計｜澤伊內普・凱佩克利 副燈光設計｜伊莫珍．克拉克戲劇構作｜布魯．皮耶塔排練指導｜夏洛特．普克、安潔拉．托勒、克里斯．都鐸舞者｜蘿拉．布法諾、簡晶瀅、阿姆麗塔．多西、埃克塔．多西、舒蕾雅．卡南、刈谷円香、 尼基塔．拉奧、羅希尼．謝蒂、爾必達．斯庫魯、蘇美妃、瑟蓮．威廉斯Director & Choreographer｜Akram KHANVisual Director / Costume & Scenography｜Manal ALDOWAYAN Narrative Concept ｜Manal ALDOWAYAN & Akram KHAN Associate Artistic Director & Coach｜Mavin KHOO Composer & Soundscape Designer｜Aditya PRAKASH Sound Designer｜Gareth FRY Lighting Designer｜Zeynep KEPEKLI Associate Lighting Designer｜Imogen CLARKE Dramaturge｜Blue PIETARehearsal Directors｜Charlotte POOK, Angela TOWLER, Chris TUDORPerformed by Laura BUFANO, CHIEN Ching-ying, Amrita DOSHI, Ekta DOSHI, Shreya KANNAN, Madoka KARIYA, Nikita RAO, Rohini SHETTY, Elpida SKOUROU, Mei Fei SOO, Seren WILLIAMS委託製作｜埃爾奧拉，瓦迪阿爾芬（藝術之谷)室內版共製單位｜柏林藝術節、布朗大學藝術學院、蒙彼里埃舞蹈節、碧娜．鮑許中心、沙德勒之井劇院、盧森堡市立劇院、巴黎市立劇院主要共製單位｜巴格里基金會支持單位｜英國英格蘭藝術委員會特別感謝｜Light Contrast、Mrs KHAM、Yuko、Sayuri、Kenzo、Ayana KHAN Commissioned by Wadi AlFann, Valley of the Arts, AlUla Indoor adaptation co-produced by Berliner Festspiele, Brown Arts Institute at Brown University, Montpellier Danse Festival, Pina Bausch Zentrum, Sadler’s Wells, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Théâtre de la Ville Paris Primary Co-Producing Partner Bagri Foundation Supported by Arts Council England Special thanks to Light Contrast, Mrs Khan, Yuko, Sayuri, Kenzo and Ayana Khan 藝術家介紹阿喀郎・汗舞團1999年7月，倫敦伊莉莎白女王音樂廳裡，年輕才華橫溢的舞者暨編舞家阿喀郎・汗與甫自藝術管理學成畢業的舞者法魯克・喬德里正展開一場熱絡且興致滿溢的對話。這場對談，意外為日後合作奠定重要基石，並催生了一年後阿喀郎．汗舞團正式成立。 阿喀郎・汗自幼接受印度古典舞蹈卡達克（Kathak）的訓練，並在青少年時期將之與現代舞激盪碰撞，自然有機地發展出獨特的混種肢體語彙。以此為靈感，一個願景逐漸成形，跨越各種邊界，與各領域的頂尖人才攜手，碰撞、學習、創作。舞團純粹且明確的創作原則：勇於冒險、放膽想像、探索未知、絕不妥協，並堅守最純粹的藝術本質，透過舞蹈傳達訴說深刻扣人心弦且引人共鳴的故事。 歷經近四分之一個世紀的發展與淬鍊，阿喀郎．汗舞團無庸置疑已成為全球最具創新指標的頂尖舞團之一。從印度傳統卡達克舞、現代獨舞，乃至藝術家跨界合作與大型群舞作品，舞團的巡演足跡遍及全球，觸及各地多元文化與群眾。編舞家阿喀朗・汗本人亦屢獲多項國際舞蹈大獎，其中最受矚目的，當屬2021年獨舞作品《DESH》榮獲英國劇場界最榮耀奧立佛獎。 2012年於倫敦奧運運開幕式擔任演出編創，無疑是舞團發展的重大里程碑。阿喀郎．汗舞團不僅是倫敦沙德勒之井劇院以及萊斯特曲線劇院長期合作夥伴，同時與世界各大頂尖劇院與藝術節亦維持緊密的合作關係。 Akram Khan CompanyIn July 1999 in the foyer of the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, an animated and curiosity-filled conversation took place between the young, gifted dancer/choreographer Akram KHAN and an ambitious former dancer and just recently graduated arts manager Farooq CHAUDHRY. That conversation laid the foundation stone for a dynamic collaboration, culminating in the creation of Akram Khan Company one year later. Inspired by Akram KHAN’s early training in the Indian classical dance form kathak, and the hybrid language that organically emerged when Akram’s kathak training encountered contemporary dance in his teens, a vision began to form, fuelled by a desire to learn and create through collaboration with the very best people across all the disciplines in the arts. The rules were simple: take risks, think big and daring, explore the unfamiliar, avoid compromise and tell stories through dance that are compelling and relevant, with artistic integrity. In almost 25 years, Akram Khan Company is now undisputedly one of the foremost innovative dance companies in the world. The programmes range from kathak and modern solos to artist-to-artist collaborations and ensemble productions. The Company has a major international presence and enjoys busy tours that reach out to many cultures and peoples across the globe. Akram KHAN has been the recipient of numerous international dance awards, the most notable being an Olivier Award for his solo production DESH in 2012. A milestone in the Company’s journey was the creation of a section of the London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in 2012. Akram Khan Company enjoys artistic association with Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, Curve in Leicester, and other leading venues and festivals around the world.♠️周邊活動►【大師講座】林懷民Ｘ阿喀郎．汗►阿喀郎．汗舞團－專業當代舞蹈身體工作坊►阿喀郎．汗舞團－印度傳統舞蹈身體工作坊