一场规模空前的“一生难得一见”的舞蹈演出季将于明年1月登陆悉尼，其中包括11部来自法国、比利时、南非等国家、首次在澳大利亚亮相的国际作品。
A “once-in-a-lifetime” program of dance works of scale will be coming to Sydney in January, including 11 international works from France, Belgium, South Africa and beyond making their Australian premiere.
该演出季的规模是上一届悉尼艺术节舞蹈板块的三倍，将为悉尼带来174名表演者和演职人员。其中的重头戏是备受赞誉的法国编导拉希德·乌兰达姆（Rachid Ouramdane）的作品《局外人》（Outsider）。这部创作于2024年的作品汇集了来自日内瓦大剧院芭蕾舞团的21名舞者和4名顶尖运动员，他们在前卫音乐家朱利乌斯·伊斯曼（Julius Eastman）迷人的极简主义音乐伴奏下，在错综复杂的钢丝和软绳阵中穿行。
The program, which triples the scale of the dance offering at the last Sydney festival will bring 174 performers and crew to Sydney, with the crowning jewel being the acclaimed French choreographer Rachid Ouramdane’s Outsider. The 2024 work features 21 dancers from the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and four elite athletes, navigating a “cat’s cradle” of high wires and slack lines, to the mesmerising, minimalist music of the avant garde composer Julius Eastman.
《Outsider》将在巴兰加鲁（Barangaroo）近期翻新改造的Cutaway空间内一座特制的720座剧院中上演——这也是该空间首次被启用举办戏剧演出。该场地还将上演克里斯托斯·帕帕多普洛斯（Christos Papadopoulos）的《我那热烈无知的步伐》（My Fierce Ignorant Step）；中国编导陶冶与其舞团（陶身体剧场）的双人舞作品；以及跨流派艺术集体(La)Horde的新作，该集体以为麦当娜、萨姆·史密斯和罗莎莉亚等流行巨星编舞而闻名。
Outsider will be performed in a purpose-built 720-seat theatre in the recently renovated Cutaway at Barangaroo – the first time the space has been activated for theatrical performance. The venue will also host Christos Papadopoulos’s My Fierce Ignorant Step; a double bill of works by the Chinese choreographer Tao Ye with his company TAO Dance Theatre; and a new work by genre-defying collective (La)Horde, best known for their work with pop stars such as Madonna, Sam Smith and Rosalía.
点击查看全图：(La)Horde舞团的《Hop(e)storm》中由兰伯特舞团（Rambert）出演，该舞团即将携新作来到悉尼。
View image in fullscreen Rambert in Hop(e)storm by (La)Horde, who will be bringing a new work to Sydney.
摄影：Hugo Glendinning作为悉尼艺术节的一部分（艺术节将于10月19日公布完整节目单），这是“舞蹈折射”（Dance Reflections）首次亮相南半球。这是一个由法国珠宝品牌梵克雅宝（Van Cleef and Arpels）资助的国际舞蹈节，此前曾在伦敦、纽约、香港和首尔等城市举办过。
Photograph: Hugo Glendinning Under the banner of the Sydney festival, which announces its full program on 19 October, this is the first southern hemisphere outing for Dance Reflections, an international festival funded by French jewellery maison Van Cleef and Arpels, which has previously been staged in cities such as London, New York, Hong Kong and Seoul.
悉尼艺术节总监克里斯·纳尔逊（Kris Nelson）表示：“‘舞蹈折射’在如此规模的舞蹈创作和推广方面真正改变了游戏规则。”纳尔逊曾亲眼见证了该艺术节首届活动在伦敦产生的影响，当时他正在伦敦工作。
“Dance Reflections has been a real gamechanger in the creation and dissemination of dance on this scale,” says the Sydney festival director, Kris Nelson, who witnessed first-hand the impact the inaugural festival had in London, where he was working at the time.
他说，在悉尼，这将是舞蹈爱好者们一生难遇的良机。包括乌拉姆达内、(La)Horde以及曾为碧昂丝编舞的新星莱拉·卡在内的众多艺术家都将首次在澳大利亚亮相。比利时舞蹈大师安妮·特蕾莎·德·凯尔斯梅克也将带领她的舞团Rosas重返澳大利亚。此外，澳大利亚本土的原住民与跨文化舞蹈团体Marrugeku也将带来全新作品。
In Sydney, he says, it will be a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity for dance lovers, including the Australian debuts of Ouramdane, (La)Horde and the rising star Leïla Ka, who has choreographed for Beyoncé. The Belgian master Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker will return to Australia with her company Rosas, and, from Australia, there’s a brand new work from Indigenous and intercultural dance company Marrugeku.
Marrugeku的艺术总监为达丽莎·皮格拉姆与雷切尔·斯韦恩。这家原住民与跨文化舞蹈团体将在本次“舞蹈之思”艺术节上首演新作。
Marrugeku’s artistic directors Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain. The Indigenous and intercultural dance company will be premiering a new work at Dance Reflections.
摄影：菲利普·汤普森 距离悉尼上一次举办大型舞蹈节“春季舞蹈节”已过去十余年。该节日由悉尼歌剧院于2009年创办，连续举办四年，曾邀请阿克拉姆·汗、西迪·拉比·切尔卡维等舞蹈巨星参与演出，后因资金问题于2013年停办。当时，悉尼歌剧院首席执行官路易丝·赫伦称当地的舞蹈观众群体“规模虽小但热情高涨”。
Photograph: Philip Thompson It’s been more than a decade since Sydney’s last major dance festival, Spring Dance. Launched by the Sydney Opera House in 2009, it ran for four years and featured superstars such as Akram Khan and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, before being dropped in 2013 for financial reasons. At the time, the Sydney Opera House CEO Louise Herron described the city’s dance audience as “relatively small but passionate”.
纳尔逊希望如今情况已有所改观。“我并不畏惧挑战，”他说道。他指出，舞蹈内容在TikTok上广受欢迎，而(La)Horde与莱拉·卡等编舞家也通过融合酷儿文化、夜店文化及街舞元素，在流行文化领域大放异彩。
Nelson is hoping that’s changed. “I’m not daunted,” he says, pointing to the viral popularity of dance on TikTok, and the pop cultural work of choreographers such as (La)Horde and Leïla Ka, who draw from queer club culture and street dance.
本次艺术节为观众提供了1万张定价49澳元的A级预留票；另有两部作品免费 。
The festival is offering 10,000 A-Reserve tickets across the program at $49, and two works will be free: Trisha Brown’s seminal Roof Piece, in the gallery spaces of the Art Gallery of NSW; and the Belgian choreographer Cassiel Gaube’s tribute to house music, Soirée d’études, in the public space at Carriageworks.
“我满怀期待，因为我们将为观众呈现种类繁多的舞蹈作品——从正统古典舞到高难度杂技表演，再到充满酷儿文化气息、以个性鲜明的舞者为核心的现代舞作，以及展现舞者身体力量与几何美感的精彩演出，”纳尔逊说道，“这是大家体验各类舞蹈的绝佳机会。”
“I’m really excited because we’re presenting a massive sampler of different kinds of dance, from the super classical to the acrobatic, to clubby and queer, personality-driven dance with big characters on stage, and works where you’re watching these incredible bodies do amazing geometry,” Nelson says. “This is your chance to test it out.”