2009年12月5日

第十堂biomechanics课

上个新期又是一堂有趣的课。艺树人像以往一样，先找个tochika做dactyl开始，然后预算从一个tochika到另一个tochika需要走几步。这让我们锻炼自己的预算能力，好让我们更能够在台上保存精力。能够在台上充满活力真的需要靠功夫才行，尤其是那些演出时间长的戏。在一个小组一起走动是件更困难的是。由于自己会不知觉地倾向他人的步伐，我最终的踏步往往出乎预算。

艺树人接着学了raccouris，一种充满动态的姿态。借着otkaz，posyl和stoica的原则，艺树人各个都得与正方体竖立一个raccouris，每次只能有身体的一个部位接触到正方体。有个清楚的stoica非常重要因为它给人更多时间去预备下一个动作。

艺树人从一个接着一个到整组人一起做raccouris，训练自己的反应和应变能力。艺树人也尝试不同的层次和身体的形状，使整体看起来更有动感。

之后，艺树人分成两组、一组摆个姿势，而另一组得在观察了几秒种后，摆出一样地姿势。这向活动讲究艺树人的精确度的一贯性，尤其是当我们需要重复一样地姿势。

艺树人接着玩了“pass the message”的游戏，但我们传下的不是语言讯息的，而是一个自创的etude。少了一定的精确度，每人传下的etude一个比一个短，也漏了许多细节。艺树人各个的动作除了滑稽之外，有时也显得有点无意义，但大家都大笑了一场。

最后，艺树人练习了“The Slap”，但这次为了让我们把动作做得更尊却，李邪要每人手握着一杯装满水的杯子。艺树人各个都为了平衡手里的那杯水而非常苦恼，动作也自然地慢了下来。起初，大家的动作都有点笨拙，但慢慢地，艺树人各个开始注意自己的每个动作，也比较注重etude里的小细节。课程结素之前，艺树人一样做了几个dactyl。幸好这次李邪只要求我们想像自己手里握着一杯水，而不是来真的！

由于李邪这个星期病了，所以课程也跟着被取消。希望李邪能够尽早康复，陪伴艺树人度过个充实的星期六！

（照片马上就来！）

Last week’s Biomechanics lesson was fun! As always. ARTivate started the day doing our usual dactyl at different tochika. Then we moved on to estimating the number of steps we would take in moving from one tochika to another. This is supposed to hone our estimation/calculation skills so we can better learn how to conserve our energy on stage. Keeping one’s energy level constant throughout the entire duration definitely takes skill and experience. Moving in groups was definitely more challenging. For one, I had the tendency to be influenced by the speed and exact route that the others took hence my estimation went awry at times.

ARTivate then learnt a new term raccouris, which is a dynamic pose. Imagine taking a picture of someone in constant motion - the pose would be one with anticipation of a next move. Using the basic otkaz, posyl and stoica, each ARTivator had to strike araccouris with a cube, one at a time. Our poses were then varied such that we could only contact the cube with a specific part of our body. Giving a clear stoica is very important as it would buy time for us to plan how to leave the cube and generally, our next move.

ARTivate then did this in groups, striking a raccouris one after another and then concurrently, training our reflexes and improvisation at the same time. ARTivators also played with the different levels, shapes and planes of our body to create a more dynamic image.

Next, ARTivate split into two groups - one group strikes a pose and the other must mirror it after a few seconds of observation. This tested ARTivate’s precision and consistency, especially when the group which posed has to replicate the image again.

After that, ARTivate played “pass the message” but instead of an oral message, we had to pass down an etude. Precision was key in this exercise especially when we replicated the actions to the next person. It probably would have been easier if we could tag each action to some story but as the etude gets passed on, many minor details were left out and sometimes, the actions just seems plain senseless but very comical. It was a hilarious way of learning the need to be precise in everything one does.

As the last activity of the day, ARTivate practised “The Slap” etude but this time, each ARTivator had to hold a plastic cup filled to the brim with water as we did the etude. Every action was executed so slowly as each of us struggled to keep the cup perfectly upright. After a few random splashes of water and many awkward moments, ARTivate learnt that slowing down the actions actually made us more aware of how each move is made and more attention could be paid to the details. Everyone started getting more conscious too. We then concluded the day with a few dactyl, while imagining that we were holding on to those cups of water. Lucky us!

There was no lesson this week as Li Xie has, unfortunately, fallen ill. Here’s wishing her a speedy recovery and to another awesome three hours next week! (:

(Photos coming soon!)

Hwee  

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关于艺树人

艺树人是本地剧场戏剧盒旗下的青年部，由12位充满热忱的年轻人组成的团体。我们希望能通过戏剧对各阶层的民众有更深入的了解和联系。

艺树人的创立是为了提供青年一个多方面训练的平台。通过三年的培训，艺树人希望能培育处一群拥有文化和社会意识的本地戏剧实践者。

我们使用一个名为O-A-O-R （ Orientation – Artistic – Organisation – Regeneration/ 定向 – 艺术性 – 组织 – 再生 ）的模式，让青年们得到的不仅是艺术方面的训练，也学习组织群体和制作管理的技能。除此之外，他们会接触到各种类的戏剧，例如论坛剧场、新闻剧场等等。他们同时还会接受其他艺术形体的培训，如音乐和多媒体。

除了提高社会问题的认识和讨论，艺树人希望能质问及挑战人们的思维，并改变大众对低下层或边缘族群的一些刻板观念，让单方向的独白转化成双方都能参与的对话。

2012 年将会是第一届艺树人青年的最后一年。我们将会在毕业前呈现一部作品，而灵感来至于高行健的《车站》。这作品会是艺树人培训三年来的精髓，也是我们对于原作和现今社会的反思。

About ARTivate

ARTivate - the youth wing of local theatre company Drama Box - is made up of a group of 12 passionate youths who aims to reach out to the community through the arts.

ARTivate was first established with the aim to provide a platform for youths who want to explore and gain all-rounded insight into theatre. Through a three-year program, ARTivate hopes to nurture a group of youths into cultured and socially aware theatre-practitioners in Singapore.

Using an O-A-O-R (Orientation-Artistic-Organization-Regeneration) model, these youths are trained not only artistically but also in organizational skills and production management. They will be exposed to different forms of theatre such as Forum Theatre and Newspaper Theatre. They will also be trained in other art forms such as music and multimedia.

Besides bringing awareness to the themes explored, ARTivators hopes to question, probe or even challenge minds. They want to engage audiences in discussion – to turn monologues into dialogues.

As 2012 will the last year of the pioneer batch of ARTivate youths, they will be putting up a piece of performance, Bus Stop, inspired by “Bus Stop” written by renowned playwright, Gao Xing Jian. This performance will be a collation of the trainings the youths had undergone for the past 3 years, as well as a critical perspective and evaluation of the script, in reference to the current society the youths are in.