世界首演全新編舞《天鵝湖》 黑白天鵝正邪交鋒
作為香港芭蕾舞團2023/24舞季壓軸之作的《天鵝湖》，最大亮點是由三藩市芭蕾舞團駐團編舞家波索克霍夫（Yuri Possokhov）全新編舞，加上精彩的現場音樂、創新的佈景、燈光及錄像技術，為這部古典舞劇換上精采新貌。
波索克霍夫認為《天鵝湖》能成為一部永恆經典的芭蕾舞劇，不單是劇力萬鈞的故事情節，還因為柴可夫斯基流傳千古、扣人心弦的音樂。「我希望以一種獨特的芭蕾語言，賦予一個嶄新的角度及演繹，激發當今新世代重新思考及想像這部經典。」他以澎湃舞風重新編排舞劇，精闢詮釋愛情克服惡勢力的動人故事。齊格菲王子對白天鵝奧德蒂一見鍾情，但愛情的力量，能否戰勝黑天鵝奧狄莉的誘惑，並解除奧德蒂身上的魔咒？黑白天鵝兩角被譽為是芭蕾舞伶技藝的試金石，舞者要從正與邪、純潔與妖魅的狀態之間來回轉換，舞藝與情感必須收放自如。
藝術總監衛承天表示：「波索克霍夫將他標誌性的大膽風格帶入這部新版《天鵝湖》，將他對古典芭蕾的深刻理解結合了現代風格，尤其是在第一幕和第三幕的全新編舞中表現得淋漓盡致。而他對齊格菲王子的深情詮釋，為舞劇情節增添非凡的層次感和深度，將深深觸動觀眾的心靈。重新演繹的《天鵝湖》，將令人驚嘆，盛載豐富情感與強勁力量。」
除了出色的編舞之外，波索克霍夫亦夥拍屢獲殊榮的國際創意團隊來攜手打造新版《天鵝湖》，包括獲獎無數的佈景、燈光和影像設計師亞歷山大．V．尼科爾斯（Alexander V Nichols）、服裝設計師珊迪娜．胡道爾等。同時港芭邀請了英國皇家芭蕾舞團首席舞蹈員馬修 · 鮑爾（Matthew Ball）、荷蘭國家芭蕾舞團首席舞蹈員康斯坦丁．艾倫（Constantine Allen）在劇中飾演齊格菲王子。而香港管弦樂團駐團指揮廖國敏將帶領樂團現場演奏柴可夫斯基膾炙人口的雋永樂章。《天鵝湖》在5月31日至6月9日於香港文化中心大劇院一連演出九場。
text by miu lau
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