Love and other Brain scenarios. A performance - science presentation into the field of emotions
As one of the most exciting Science & Art Projects in recent years, swissnex China proudly presents a five-act “lecture-performance” – Act Like You Mean It in which researchers explore the secrets of love, both in real life and on the stage.
We have all experienced being deeply touched by the actors and actresses while watching a play, but how do they convey such complex feelings? And do they really “love” or “hate” their partners that much while acting, or do they merely pretend?
Arts and sciences have a long tradition of quarreling over such questions like ‘hot’ or ‘cold’ acting, emotional identification or distant simulation. Using modern techniques of imaging brain activity, a joint research program - Authenticity of Emotion, which the lecture-performance – Act Like You Mean It has evolved from, has been carried out to examine whether top-class actors use emotions in their performances.
The project team of ‘Act like you mean it’ consists of two Swiss researchers: a neurologist, Thomas Grunwald from the Swiss Epilepsy Centre inZurich and a dramaturge from the Institute of Performing Arts and Film (ipf) at Zurich University of the Arts , Anton Rey.
Aided by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet balcony scene, research leaders Anton Rey (ipf) and Thomas Grunwald (Swiss Epilepsy Center) present their findings in a part scientific lecture, part performance at Rockbund Art Museum (Shanghai) and Penghao Theatre (Beijing) in five acts. Assisting them are two Shanghai-based professional actors – Ms. Yujiao Gong and Mr. Shichang Jin, both from Shanghai TheatreAcademy. Besides, a science lecture on Memories and Emotions in the Human Limbic System and a workshop on Contemporary European Theatre will be given separately by the two professors.
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爱与其他脑部情境，对情感领域的表演研究作为近年来“科学与艺术”项目的重头戏，瑞士科技文化中心即将推出神经科学与剧场艺术相结合的“讲座-演出”——真情表演Act Like You Mean It，一同来探讨那些生活里的、舞台上的——爱情的秘密。
你或许也有过这样的观剧体验——台上分分秒秒悲欢离合，你虽只是静坐台下，却也已经深深触动，不能自已。那么，演员们究竟是如何传递这份复杂的情绪？而当他们沉浸在表演中的时候，是否真是如此“深爱”或“痛恨”着对方，抑或这一切都只是假装？
长期以来，科学界与艺术节关于各种表演技法、情感运用及模拟的问题争论不休。为此，瑞士苏黎世艺术大学 电影与表演艺术学院联合瑞士癫痫中心共同发起了“情感的真伪”这一研究项目，通过脑部测绘等现代科学技术，探讨演员在演出过程中是否真实地运用情感。
此次的“讲座-演出”——真情表演，便是从这项研究中发展而来，由两位瑞士研究人员组成，分别是来自瑞士癫痫研究中心的Thomas Grunwald教授以及苏黎世艺术大学的戏剧专家Anton Rey教授。
“真情表演”将以莎士比亚《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中的《楼台会》为例，两位教授将通过科学讲座贯穿戏剧表演的形式，将他们的研究成果呈现给观众。演出将分别在上海外滩美术馆以及北京蓬蒿剧场进行，两位演员分别是来自上海戏剧学院的龚玉娇和金世昌。除此之外，两位教授将分别为两地的观众带来有关记忆与情感的科学讲座以及关注欧洲当代戏剧的工作坊。
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