Rockbund Art Museum 上海外滩美术馆

Searching for roots is an eternal theme for human beings. And roots mean more than hometown from childhood, first line in the genealogy or origin of pedigree. The meaning of "root" goes beyond one's place of birth, family, nationality or even rationality. It's a quest into life. "Root" is the anima of ourselves, the origin of energy.

Novalis said "Philosophy is really homesickness, it is the urge to be at home everywhere. (John Berger)". And Chinese poet and philosopher of Song Dynasty Su Zhe once expressed in a poem that "Where your heart settles, there is your hometown". Chinese and western philosophers seem to have reached certain consensus: hometown is the place for the mind to find peace and dwell on. In this digital era, people are becoming increasingly dependent on cyberspace, and fragmented information constantly divides and fills our life. When "metaverse" is actively creating existence beyond the physical universe, it becomes harder for us to spend some quiet and meditative time with ourselves for even two hours. In a way, we have become the eternal stranger to ourselves.

Anima is the Latin word for the soul and life energy that radiates from any living being. It represents the root of the substance, the very truth of the inner mind. Adel Abdessemed lives a turbulent journey of life since he was young, which in turn gives him profound insights into this theme. The invincible energy of the living being runs through almost all of his works. For this exhibition, we invite you to try to abandon some of your rationality and to look at, to listen to, and to face your feelings in the exhibition. Moreover, we incorporate a variety of media and forms in the educational programs in the hope to further the exploration into this topic for the audience.

In collaboration with La Strada Theatre, RAM presents the "Playback Theatre" workshop. Playback Theatre emerged in the USA in the 1970s during the experimental theatre movement. Drawing on body movements, instruments, music, poetry and narrative, actors and actresses will perform improvisationally the stories spontaneously shared by the audiences. It is a highly interactive theatre form that integrates listening, mutual respect, expression and dialogue.

Under the theme of "Anima", the workshop encourages people to share and explore life stories about "root", "soul" and dwelling for the mind. Participants are expected to open up their senses to feel the exhibition, the space and the people. Then, after a brief icebreaking session, the instructor would lead participants to do some warm-up exercises for the body and the voice and learn how to express and unleash creativity and feelings. Finally, participants will be divided into groups to share their life stories. And another participant from the same group will perform the story in the form of "Playback Theatre". The performance could either be body movements, a poem, a monologue, a melody, or a self-related installation made of instruments. It could represent a scene from the past, an object that has been carefully cherished or a feeling that has been inspired upon the sight of the exhibition. During the process of sharing, listening and creating together, personal stories and emotions are re-interpreted and presented in the form of spontaneous theatre play. Theatre and art open up an access for one to explore the depth of the mind as well as a homeward journey of the soul.

寻根是人类永恒的话题。它不仅是儿时的故乡、族谱的首列、血统的起源。当“根”的意义超越籍贯、家庭、国度和理性的维度，它成了对生命的追问，“根”是我们自身的灵、能量来源。

诺瓦利斯说“哲学原就是怀着一种乡愁的冲动到处去寻找家园”，苏轼言“此心安处是吾乡”——中外哲人诗人的对答似乎说，故乡其实是心灵的回归与永久安放之所。数码时代，人们愈发依赖线上空间，碎片化的信息分割和填满了我们的生活。当“元宇宙”已经活络地在赛博空间里试图创造超越真实宇宙的存在，我们常常尚不能安然的自处两小时——我们作了自己永恒的异乡人。

在古老的拉丁文里，阿尼玛（Anima）一词用以指从所有生命体中散发出的灵魂和能量。它代表着本源、一个人真正的内心样貌。艺术家阿岱尔•阿德斯梅自青年时期便开始世界性流亡，对这一主题有着深刻的理解与表达，这种能量也贯穿于他几乎所有作品中。在本次展览中，我们不仅建议观众在观展时试着让渡一些自己的理性，去看、去听，感受这种能量触发的反应。并且，我们也在公教活动中引入不同的媒介与形式，希望帮助大家对这一重要的话题有着进一步的探索与感知。

此次，RAM选择与大路剧团合作，举办"一人一故事剧场"（Playback Theatre)的工作坊。这是一种于20 世纪 70 年代末在美国实验剧场运动中兴起的演出方式，演员即兴运用形体动作、工具装置、音乐、诗歌或叙事演绎观众即时分享的故事，以结合了聆听、尊重、表达、对话的互动即兴剧场形式传播于世界。

本次工作坊以“灵/阿尼玛”为主题，让你尽情言说和探索生命中与“根”、“灵”、和追寻心灵家园有关的故事。首先参与者们尝试打开五官去感知美术馆的活动空间和遇到的人，然后通过简单的破冰互相熟悉，接着在导师的专业引领下，为身体和声音做热身，学会通过它们来释放和表达。最后，大家分组分享自己的生命故事，并由同组其他小伙伴们运用一人一故事中的四元素进行演绎，可以是通过形体动作，也可以是一首诗歌，一段独白，一段旋律，还可以是用现场工具构建出的一个与自我有关的装置，代表着过往的某个场景、某个珍藏的物品、或是来到这个空间看到艺术家的作品后引发的感受。在分享与聆听中合作共创，看个人的故事情感转呈为眼前即兴创作的戏剧，也许这就是以戏剧与艺术的方式，打开了走向自己内心的入口、或是漫漫心灵归途中的一步。

Shi Yuting

Founder, head and artistic director of La Strada Theatre. Founder of La Strada Children's Experimental Theatre. Playback Theatre worker, drama producer, director, actress. Led the daily training and performance of La Strada Theatre, and served as a navigator for three years. Now focusing on the "artistic" in-depth exploration and local development of playback theater.

施雨婷

大路剧团创始人，团长兼艺术总监
大路儿童实验剧团发起人
一人一故事剧场工作者、戏剧制作人、导演、演员
带领大路剧团日常训练、演出，领航员三年
现专注于一人一故事剧场"艺术性"深度探索及本土发展

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