2023 camping asia：《迷幻長日》

《迷幻長日》（SunBengSitting）以多元的表演形式錯綜編排，融合巴伐利亞民俗舞蹈Schuhplatteln、古典芭蕾和現代舞的作品，並透過現場緊密相扣的循環聲音，加入揮鞭（Goaßlschnalzen）、小提琴演奏、約德爾式唱腔（yodeling）、牛鈴、劈柴、電鋸等眾多元素。

編舞家西蒙．梅爾（Simon Mayer）出身農家，後進入維也納國家歌劇院芭蕾舞學校就讀，陷入一個「農夫」也能成為謾罵詞彙的世界。他深刻體驗城鄉差距的矛盾、框架與自由相抵的尖銳。舞台上，梅爾毫不保留地跳躍、旋轉、奔跑，以一種乍看與人拉開距離的方式邀請觀眾進入他橫跨兩個世界的驚詫與想像。不若一開始予人陌生之感，通過多樣變換的藝術媒介，奧地利農場男孩和維也納表演藝術家的雙重身分，漸漸地從他赤裸的身體上顯現。

《迷幻長日》中的「Sunbeng」，是上奧地利方言，意為「農場前的陽光長椅」，探討了城市與鄉村、家屋及外地、狹隘思維和藝術自由之間的張力所引發的問題。他以個人特殊的生命史，演繹人類基本需求的普遍性：相似的恐懼和困惑、對分類與慣例的抗拒、與自然土地重建連結的渴望，同時，對文化中「何謂男人」的定義提出置疑。在這許許多多表演形式連綿交疊的串接中，梅爾挖掘出模糊的邊界及其可能性，有個瞬間，一股農村土壤的原生氣息，往台下蔓延。

【團隊介紹】

奧地利｜西蒙．梅爾（Simon Mayer）

編舞家、音樂家、表演者、講師和策展人。1984年出生於奧地利農場，成長於傳統、大自然、鄉村重金屬樂隊與反叛的青春之間。1997年就讀維也納國家歌劇院芭蕾舞學校，進一步接受了自我誘發認知恍惚、界線和同意、正念與創傷療法等方面的進修，並受Ingrid Doll教授指導學習聲樂，在不同樂團中擔任多種樂器演奏和歌唱。

他的編舞作品包含獨舞、雙人舞、群舞以及社會參與和沉浸式體驗活動，如《SunBengSitting》、《Sons of Sissy》、《Oh Magic》、《Volxfest》、《Being Moved》、《Bones & Wires》和《Somatic Tratata》。除了在舞台上的工作，梅爾也擔任戲劇指導、教練和工作坊導師。

梅爾的表演面向多元，融合不同類別如舞蹈、肢體動作與音樂等形式，實踐並突破藝術的框架，尋找多樣藝術與各國文化之間的共通性。其作品涵蓋靈性、治癒的民間藝術（包含部落舞蹈），不斷尋找能自由呈現人類潛能的表演方式，也加入催眠、正念意識的練習等。透過持續旋轉身體達到恍惚狀態，讓意識的自主擴張揭示人類非具象、形而上的內在，創造出跨越分類與虛實，不受類別侷限、沉浸且具有共鳴性的作品。

【演職人員名單】

演出、編舞、音樂｜Simon Mayer

音效、現場執行｜Pascal Holper

燈光設計｜Lucas Gruber, Hannes Ruschbaschan

巡迴演出燈光設計｜Jeroen Smith

製作人｜Sophie Schmeiser

技術統籌｜Jeroen Smith

巡迴演出製作管理｜Lisa Anetsmann / Art in Motion

藝術顧問｜Frans Poelstra

主視覺照片提供｜Gerhard F. Ludwig

支持贊助｜Elio Gervasi/raum 33, ROSAS, Kunstenzentrum BUDA, shareyourdarlings platform.

共同製作｜Kopf hoch/Simon Mayer, brut Wien, FREISCHWIMMER 2014/15 and Im_ flieger.

特別支持｜BMKÖ, the Province of Upper Austria, the Federal Chancellery, the Austrian Cultural Forum Brussels, the Capital Cultural Fund and the Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate Chancellery - Cultural Affairs.

特別感謝｜Kulturverein SPIEL, Trachtenverein Altstädter Bauerngmoa, Goaßlschnalzer Munderfing, Pramtaler Volkstanzgruppe, Fam. Mayer, Christian Schmeiser and Josef Schild.

主辦單位｜臺北表演藝術中心

共同策畫｜CN D

合作夥伴｜CHANEL

SunBengSitting explores the questions that arise in the dynamic relationship between city and country, home and foreign, pigeonhole thinking and artistic freedom. "Sunbeng" is derived from the Upper Austrian dialect and refers to the bench placed in the sun in front of the farm.

Growing up on a farm surrounded by tradition, nature, youthful rebellion, and a rural heavy metal band, Simon Mayer moved to Vienna in 1997 and attended the ballet school of the Vienna State Opera. He was an aspirant with the Corps de Ballet for one season and had unexpectedly found himself in a world where the term "farmer" can also be used as a swear word. The move was both liberating and restrictive. The Austrian and performance artist invites the audience to get to know his life, his contradictions, and his unwillingness to conform to categories and conventions.  

Austria｜Simon Mayer

Born in 1984 in Austria, Simon Mayer is a choreographer, musician, performer, lecturer, and curator. He studied at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School and at P.A.R.T.S. In Brussels and was a member of the Vienna State Opera Ballet. He was trained in self-induced cognitive trance, which was followed by works on the subjects of boundaries and consent, mindfulness and trauma.

Mayer played as a multi-instrumentalist and singer in various bands. He has released several audio performances, albums of musical compositions and stage productions. As a dancer, choreographer, and musician, he has participated in a wide range of productions. His choreographic repertoire includes solos, duets, group pieces, as well as socially engaged and immersive events. His plays have been performed internationally in Europe, China, Chile, and Canada.

As a curator and artistic director, Mayer founded Art in Motion - Association for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary and Transformative Art. It aims to promote, develop, and disseminate contemporary and experimental dance and performance art. It also aims to foster the connection of various art forms through performances, workshops, and seminars. Additionally, it focuses on conducting socio-cultural, socio-scientific, and socio-political research and its artistic representation. He has (co)directed festivals such as Spiel, Tanzplan Ost, and the Ecstatic Body Festival, among others. In addition to his stage work, Simon is active as a dramaturgical accompanist, coach, and workshop leader. In 2017, he received the Outstanding Artist Award of the Austrian Federal Chancellery, and in 2018, he received the Recognition Award of the Province of Upper Austria.

Performer, Choreography and Music: Simon Mayer

Sound and Live Loop: Pascal Holper

Lighting Design: Lucas Gruber, Hannes

Ruschbaschan Lighting Design on Tour: Jeroen Smith

Production: Sophie Schmeiser

Technical Director: Jeroen Smith

Touring and Production Management: Lisa

Anetsmann / Art in Motion

Artistic Consulting: Frans Poelstra

Photography: Gerhard F. Ludwig

Support by Elio Gervasi/raum 33, ROSAS, Kunstenzentrum BUDA, shareyourdarlings platform.

A co-production of Kopf hoch/Simon Mayer, brut Wien, FREISCHWIMMER 2014/15 and Im_ flieger.

With the kind support of BMKÖ, the Province of Upper Austria, the Federal Chancellery, the Austrian Cultural Forum Brussels, the Capital Cultural Fund and the Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate Chancellery - Cultural Affairs.

Thanks to Kulturverein SPIEL, Trachtenverein Altstädter Bauerngmoa, Goaßlschnalzer Munderfing, Pramtaler Volkstanzgruppe, Fam. Mayer, Christian Schmeiser and Josef Schild.

Presenter: Taipei Performing Arts Center

In Partnership with CN D

Supported by CHANEL