Thursday, July 31, 2008

肆舞群, Dance Four Five




肆舞群取之諧音,即是四五群,是一種群體力量。舞蹈本身也是一種群體藝術,不是一個人就能成就的。一個、兩個或者三個人加起來的力量或許很小,但四個或五個呢?它的力量可能是無限大。所以,肆舞群就是要通過這種群體力量來表達他們對舞蹈的熱愛。

2003年6月,〈肆舞群〉就在熱愛舞蹈與致力于舞蹈創作的舞友們的熱誠中誕生了。

他們的目的都很簡單,他們只想快樂地跳舞、自由地創作。偶爾會有一點放肆,但絕對不壞,因為他們只想為本地表演藝術做些什麼。


藝術總監﹕許國賢, 出生于檳城﹐畢業自砂勞越大學﹐主修多媒體于設計。目前是網頁設計師。

1988年加入檳城慧音社舞蹈組開始學習民族舞。90年隨陳清水老師習舞﹐與此同時接觸了現代舞﹐開啟了他對現代舞的認識與熱愛。1991年首次參與演出<北城舞影> ﹐並曾代表慧音社參加第12 ﹑14及15屆華人舞蹈節。在1995年的第四屆全國校際舞蹈觀摩賽首度發表作品“考試前十分鐘” 。1999年的東廠舞群首次舞展<舞蹈風情畫>中﹐再度發表“舞蹈.生活.感情” 。

2000年加入共享空間舞蹈劇場繼續現代舞的訓練。近年來相當活躍于舞蹈表演﹐這其中包括<新跡舞人>舞展﹑<樂舞旭陽>專場演出﹑<舞者﹑舞著>舞蹈節﹑<族風舞韻>全國民族舞蹈觀摩會﹑<話舞>舞蹈藝術推廣系列﹑共享綠野空間雙周藝術節等等。此外﹐也在2001年隨同舞團到新加坡演出<靈醒的白>。

最近他再次投入舞蹈創作。2002年底﹐他在<新舞類>創作演出中發表了“一個人的告白” 。近期又在<新舞類2>中呈獻出“舞約” 。[光華日報] 記者對於這支舞蹈作了一個這樣的評論﹕‘編導兼舞者許國賢再度用其擅長的肢體語言將現代舞的肢體伸展力表現得淋漓盡致﹐延續“一個人的告白”中帶來的震撼感。幕後功臣,即編導的功力也越來越棒了。’

2003年6月﹐他聯同一群志同道合的舞友創立了[肆舞群]﹐致力于現代舞的創作。曾發表的舞蹈作品包括﹕“原始世代” ﹑“考試前十分鐘” ﹑ “一個等待” ﹑“舞蹈.生活.感情” 及近期作品“一個人的告白” ,“舞約”, “都市游戲”和“女聲﹑妳聲”。

舞的三部曲 - "舞蹈.生活.感情" , a story about Dance




“A story about Dance…”

Dance, a word that rarely exist in a layperson’s dictionary. However to a dance lover, it is a word so compelling that it demands their full attention. Their passion and enthusiasm often conflict with reality such as family, career and relationships. Due to such circumstances, sacrifices have to be made. Isn’t that something very regretful?

As a dance lover, we do not want to live a life full of regret. We strongly believe that with our passion, we can dance anytime, anywhere and with no boundaries, no restrictions. For us, the dance and we are one, a simple conversation of life and love.

The choreographer through his experience in the world of dance is attempting to speak with his body, to spin a tale called “A story about Dance...”

舞蹈﹐對普通人而言﹐也許是一個在他生命中不曾出現的名詞。但﹐對一個愛舞的人而言,卻是他生命中的一種力量﹐一種可以傾盡熱情的專注。但是﹐熱情的背後﹐還是得面對著許多現實的因素﹕家庭﹑事業﹑感情等等煩擾的問題。一旦興趣與這些現實因素起了衝突,而不得不面對面對峙時﹐興趣往往就成了第一個犧牲品。可是﹐這不是很遺憾的一件事嗎?

所以﹐固執的我們不相信遺憾。只要有那份對舞蹈的熱誠﹐它是無時不在的﹐不管在甚麼地方﹑甚麼情況下都可以翩然起舞﹐因為﹐它早已融入我們的生命裡了。

生活﹑舞蹈﹑感情, 說真的﹐是可以並存的。

憑著一股熱誠﹐編導把自己對舞的經驗和考驗編成<舞蹈.生活.感情>。在舞蹈裡﹐可以看出他對生活﹐對自己的喜好都表達了一些想法。通過聯串性的編排手法﹐6支舞蹈將以貫串的方式與現代舞的肢體語言與觀眾見面﹐希望能讓彼此間有進一步的交流。

序 (Begining)





序 (Begining)

The music plays, is that the beginning…

Choreographer:Henry Khor、Louise Yow
Dancers:Henry Khor、Louise Yow、Low Poh Chuan

音樂響起之際﹐是否意味著我與它之間的開始……

編導﹕許國賢﹑余沁禾華
舞者﹕許國賢﹑余沁禾華﹑劉寶釧

都市游戲 (The Game)






都市游戲 (The Game)

Busy, Rushing, Competition, Forcing, Insult, Tension …
These are the game of living in a city.
Facing all these, do you choose to continue with the game,
or to escape…?

Choreographer:Henry Khor
Dancers:Henry Khor、Louise Yow、Ong Siew Ting、Low Poh Chuan、Koh Chin Chin、Wong Si Fon

繁忙﹑急迫﹑爭奪﹑強制﹑譏諷﹑壓迫﹑抑制。
活在都市的你在面對這無奈的游戲時﹐
是要選擇繼續呢﹖還是逃避﹖

編導﹕許國賢
舞者﹕許國賢﹑余沁禾華﹑王曉婷﹑劉寶釧﹑許晶晶﹑黃思紅

一個人的告白 (The Voice of Silence)






一個人的告白 (The Voice of Silence)

Being single can be a fantasy, it gives freedom.
But, sometimes there are worries, it bring loneliness.

Choreographer:Henry Khor
Dancers:Henry Khor、Khang Tsung Hui
Guest Dancer:Tan Chin Theng、Wong Si Fon

一個人有一個人的精彩; 一個人有一個人的自由。
但﹐一個人有一個人的不安; 一個人也有一個人的寂寞。

編導﹕許國賢
舞者﹕許國賢﹑康中慧
客卿舞者﹕陳振廷﹑黃思紅

Premiere: Dance Species, Penang


Wednesday, July 30, 2008

女聲﹑妳聲 (Whisper of Her Heart)






女聲﹑妳聲 (Whisper of Her Heart)

A whisper came from her heart, which was…
Are you willing to hear the whisper between them…

Choreographer: Henry Khor、Khang Tsung Hui
Dancers:Khang Tsung Hui、Louise Yow、Koh Chin Chin

三個女生﹐兩種心情﹐一把女聲。

編導﹕許國賢﹑康中慧
舞者﹕康中慧﹑余沁禾華﹑許晶晶


尋找另一瓣貝殼的人 (Searching)





尋找另一瓣貝殼的人 (Searching)

Every searching has a process;Every process has a story…

Guest Choreographer:Leng Poh Gee
Dancers:Henry Khor、Louise Yow

缺了一半的貝殼 - 孤影隨行
逝去了另一瓣的貝殼 - 無限惆悵
尋到了另一瓣的貝殼 - 真的幸福﹖
而所有的尋覓﹐也有一個過程……

客卿編導﹕林保義
舞者 ﹕許國賢﹑余沁禾華

舞約 (A Date)






舞約 (A Date)

A date, within a space of dance.

Choreographer:Henry Khor

Dancers:Henry Khor、Louise Yow、Ong Siew Ting、Low Poh Chuan

與妳﹐我只有舞的空間。

編導﹕許國賢

舞者﹕許國賢﹑余沁禾華﹑王曉婷﹑劉寶釧

Premiere: Dance Species 2, Penang

Monday, July 28, 2008

a story about Dance...

舞的三步曲—《舞蹈.生活.感情》
...a story about Dance...
Date:28-29 November, 2003, 8.30pm
Venue:Komtar Level 5, Auditorium A, Penang
Program:
1) Beginning... 序
2) The Game 都市游戲
3) The Voice of Silence 一個人的告白

...Interval 10 minuet ... [中場休息10分鐘]

4) Whisper of Her Heart 女聲﹑妳聲
5) Searching 尋找另一瓣貝殼的人
6) A Date 舞約


about Him...

Henry began his dance training with the Penang Hui Yin Seah Dance Group, where he was trained in ballet, and Chinese traditional dance. Prior to this, he was trained under Charlie Tan in modern contemporary dance. He has performed several times in the Malaysian Chinese Dance Festival. In 1995, he took part in the National School Level Dance Competition with his 1st choreography, ‘Exam Time’.

Today, he has decided to further explore the possibilities of contemporary dance by focusing in choreography. At the end of 2002, he presented ‘The Voice of Silence’ in Dance Species, Contemporary Dance Performance in Penang, followed by ‘A Date’ in Dance Species 2. A comment by reporter from Kwang Hwa Daily about ‘A Date’: “Choreographer Henry Khor used his talent in body language to perform the strength and power of contemporary dance excellently. Choreographer’s skill has improved tremendously from ‘The Voice of Silence’ to ‘A Date’.


In June 2003, Henry formed Dance Four Five, together with a few friends with the same fervor and passion in performing arts.

Henry’s choreography includes: 'Exam Time', 'Wild City', 'A Waiting', 'Dance! Life! Emotion!', and recent choreographies are ‘The Voice of Silent’ ‘A Date’, 'The Game', 'Whisper of her heart' and 'Her...'


contact dAnce foUr fiVe

For further information about Dance Four Five, please no hesitate to contact
Artistic Director: Henry Khor
Mobile: 012-3252606
E-mail: henrykhor@lycos.com

Sunday, July 27, 2008

aBout Dance fOur fivE


Dance Four Five, taken from its name, which represents a team of 4 or 5 peoples. An individual’s strength is definitely limited; a couple forms a stronger team. A team of 4 or 5 can do wonders. Dance Four Five would like to utilize this wonderful strength to express their love of dance.

June 2003, Dance Four Five was born with the support of a group of young adults who are deeply in love with the performing arts and choreography.They have a simple ambition.

They just want to enjoy dancing, choreographing without boundaries and restriction, they might be brave and wild sometimes, but they are certainly healthy. They hope their sincerity and efforts will gain them recognition in the local performing arts.