威廉・肯特里奇《女先知》亞洲首演
震撼重現北美館超過 30 萬人熱烈迴響 的展覽鉅作!
大師畢生創作精華,極致視覺與音樂饗宴——
《女先知》雙重呈現,突破藝術與劇場界限,啟發無限想像!
威廉.肯特里奇(William Kentridge)
1955年生於南非,1976 年畢業於約翰尼斯堡金山大學,主修政治學和非洲研究。作品跨足繪畫、雕塑、織毯、影像、劇場、文學與表演
他的創作方法融合了素描、寫作、電影、表演、音樂、戲劇及協作實踐,並以政治、科學、文學和歷史為基礎,同時保留矛盾與不確定性的空間。
「我很幸運,在戲劇學校發現自己非常不擅長當演員…以至於我『淪落』為一名藝術家,我也就安然接受。」-威廉.肯特里奇
自1990年代以來,肯特里奇的作品在世界各地的博物館和畫廊展出,包括紐約現代藝術博物館(MoMA)、維也納阿爾貝蒂娜博物館、巴黎羅浮宮、倫敦懷特教堂畫廊、哥本哈根路易斯安那現代藝術博物館、馬德里索菲亞王后藝術中心、巴塞爾藝術博物館、開普敦Zeitz MOCAA及Norval基金會,以及倫敦皇家藝術學院。他曾多次參加卡塞爾文件展(1997年、2002年、2012年)和威尼斯雙年展(1993年、1999年、2005年、2013年、2015年)。
肯特里奇的戲劇作品曾在全球各大劇院和藝術節上演,包括《Refuse the Hour》、《Winterreise》、《Paper Music》、《The Head & the Load》、《Ursonate》、《Sibyl》、《The Great Yes, The Great No》。
如果展覽是一本未讀完的書,這場演出就是最後一章!
錯過超過30萬人熱烈參與的展覽沒關係,2025年的《女先知》是肯特里奇創作生涯的集大成之作,集繪畫、動畫、音樂與舞蹈於一身,突破藝術與劇場的界限,啟發無限想像。
以手工感的書頁投影動畫,暗喻阿波羅神諭的女先知在樹葉寫下預言,結合南非傳統歌謠與合唱、不斷旋轉的肢體舞蹈,形成一齣象徵命運與無常的總體劇場。
國際報評齊聲讚譽!好評不斷!
威廉.肯特里奇以手工感的書頁投影動畫,暗喻阿波羅的神諭女先知在樹葉寫下的預言,結合南非傳統歌謠與合唱,以及不斷旋轉的肢體舞蹈,讓《女先知》成為一齣象徵命運與無常的總體劇場。– 劇評人 耿一偉
「南非當代藝術的領軍人物。」– 《金融時報》
「越來越令人欽佩的是,肯特里奇利用自己日益增長的國際影響力,與一群南非同事進行合作。」– 《紐約時報》
「當 Dramaten 戲劇院迎來疫情後的首次客場演出時,它呈現了壯麗的形態。毫無疑問,被威廉·肯特里奇的《女先知》所傳達的巨大創造力所吸引。這位南非藝術家,基於對種族隔離政權的荒謬與殘酷的社會承諾,與他的藝術團隊共同創造出一件名副其實的藝術作品。」– 瑞典《每日新聞報》文化文化版
炭筆動畫與音樂交織,描繪命運無法掌控的詩意抗爭。
《女先知》由兩個段落組成,以威廉.肯特里奇經典的炭筆逐格動畫《瞬間已逝》(The Moment Has Gone)開展篇章,由南非知名作曲家Kyle Shepherd配樂,結合聲樂、投影、鋼琴的伴奏,動畫中不斷擦抹、刪除,再重新繪製,描繪角色索霍・埃克斯坦(Soho Eckstein)的旅程。他穿梭在市立藝術博物館和城市邊緣的廢棄礦區,歷經博物館的倒塌,以及孤獨礦工持續進行的抗爭,揭示出創作本身儘管徒勞,但始終是一種與命運抗衡的行動。
《瞬間已逝》的琴音與歌聲延續至第二個段落《等待女先知》(Waiting for the Sibyl)。受希臘神話中的庫邁女先知啟發,傳說,人們會把疑問寫在一片葉子上,放在洞窟之外。女先知則將命運寫在另一片橡樹葉,放入洞口的葉堆中。人們迫不及待前去領取答案。然而,當接近洞窟時,總會有一陣風,吹得葉片四散飛舞,所以你永遠無法確定,那些漫天飄落的葉子中,哪一片是自己的,哪一片是別人的。
巨大的翻頁書隨風翻動,舞者的身影如炭筆痕跡,在命運書頁間穿梭燃燒。
肯特里奇利用手繪背景板,打造了一本巨大的翻頁書,將雕塑、繪畫,甚至表演者的身體投影上去。書頁即樹葉,翻動如風吹葉旋。書頁上寫著:「到處都是新鮮的墳墓」,彷彿謎語。而南非女舞者炭筆般的身形,舞過一頁頁的紙張。她的陰影如墨,如拓印,如命運燃燒的餘燼。
【演出暨製作人員名單】
創作團隊
概念 / 導演|William Kentridge
合唱作曲 / 副導演|Nhlanhla Mahlangu
作曲 / 音樂總監|Kyle Shepherd
剪輯 / 合成|Žana Marović
服裝設計|Greta Goiris
舞台設計|Sabine Theunissen
燈光設計|Urs Schönebaum
燈光設計助理|Elena Gui
音效工程|Zach Williamson
攝影指導|Duško Marović
創作與表演團隊
鋼琴|Kyle Shepherd
歌手 / 舞者|Nhlanhla Mahlangu
歌手 / 舞者|Xolisile Bongwana
舞者|Thulani Chauke
舞者|Teresa Phuti Mojela
舞者|Thandazile 'Sonia' Radebe
歌手|Ayanda Nhlangothi
歌手|Zandile Hlatshwayo
歌手|Siphiwe Nkabinde
歌手|S'busiso Shozi
製作團隊
行政總監|Laurie Cearley
執行製作|Elly Obeney
劇團經理|Catherine DeGennaro
技術指導|Boyd Design
製作經理|Brendon Boyd
技術總監|Carly Levin
舞台經理|Meghan Williams
服裝監督|Mathilde Baillarger
道具總監|Lissy Barnes-Flint
影像控制|Matthew Deinhart
平面攝影|Stella Olivier
〈Starve the Algorithm〉旁白|Joanna Dudley
工作室製作暨技術總監|Chris Waldo de Wet
服裝製作|Emmanuelle Erhart, Carlo Di Mascolo, David Engler
專業道具製作|Jonas Lundquist
佈景繪製|Anaïs Thomas
工作室助理|Jacques van Staden, Jessica Jones
“The fact that your fate would be known, but you couldn't know it.” by William Kentridge
The name Sibyl is not a single, ancient Greek prophetess but a collective voice, a haunting chorus uttered and layered by generations of female seers. Their frenzied lips gave voice to those “unadorned, unscented” truths—stark and piercing oracles that, aided by the gods, have reverberated through millennia.
In this work, ancient myth finds contemporary avatars in AI and algorithms, which herald immense advancements in human civilization while also evoking profound existential anxiety. Sibyl unfolds in two parts. The first segment begins with Kentridge's classic stop motion charcoal animation, The Moment Has Gone, accompanied by a score from renowned South African composer Kyle Shepherd. Combining vocals, piano, and projection, the animation portrays Soho Eckstein’s journey through a city art museum and the desolate outskirts of abandoned mining sites. Witnessing the collapse of the museum and the persistent protests of lonely miners, the film reveals artistic creation, though futile, as a testament to the enduring struggle against the inevitable.
The piano and vocals from The Moment Has Gone carry on to the second segment, Waiting for the Sibyl. Inspired by the Cumaean Sibyl of Greek mythology, the story recalls a tradition where people wrote questions on oak leaves—questions such as “How long will I live?” or“Will I die of illness?”—and placed them outside the cave. The prophetess would inscribe their fates on other leaves and place them back among the pile. People, eager for answers, would rush to retrieve their fate. Yet, as they approached the cave, there was always a breeze scattering the leaves, leaving them unable to know which leaf was theirs or someone else's.
Kentridge uses hand-painted backdrops to create a massive flipbook, where the sculptures, paintings, and even the performers’ bodies are projected. The pages, representing leaves, flutter as though stirred by the wind. On the page is written a cryptic word, “Fresh graves are everywhere.” Meanwhile, a South African dancer’s figure, evocative of charcoal sketches, moves fluidly across the pages. Her ink-like shadow resembles imprints as well as the burning embers of fate.
The predetermined fate in ancient myth becomes the new realities in modern technology. In the 21st century, Sibyl becomes a metaphor for algorithms, predicting our futures, health, lifespan, political leanings, and even creditworthiness. While humanity yearns to control its future, we must confront the unsettling truth: we are governed by the very “new gods” we’ve created. The tension of our era lies in the juxtaposition of our yearning for a humanized fate and the inescapable determinism of machines.
In May 2024, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum hosted a major solo exhibition of William Kentridge, showcasing nearly 90 works spanning four decades. Sibyl, an opera originally conceived in 2019, was also exhibited through objects and imagery. This highly anticipated opera will finally be presented in its entirety at the Taipei Performing Arts Center, offering audiences a profound experience that encapsulates the sweeping vision and comprehensive insight of this contemporary art master.
William Kentridge
William Kentridge (born Johannesburg, South Africa, 1955) is internationally acclaimed for his drawings, films, theatre and opera productions.
His method combines drawing, writing, film, performance, music, theatre, and collaborative practices to create works of art that are grounded in politics, science, literature and history, yet maintaining a space for contradiction and uncertainty.
Kentridge'swork has been seen in museums and galleries around the world since the 1990s, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Musée du Louvre in Paris, Whitechapel Gallery in London, Louisiana Museum in Copenhagen, the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid, the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Zeitz MOCAA and the Norval Foundation in Cape Town and the Royal Academy of Arts in London. He has participated a number of times in Documenta in Kassel (2012, 2002,1997) and the Venice Biennale (2015, 2013, 2005, 1999 and 1993).
Opera productions include Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Shostakovich’s The Nose, and Alban Berg’s operas Lulu and Wozzeck, and have been seen at opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala in Milan, English National Opera in London, Opera de Lyon, Amsterdam opera, the Sydney Opera House and the Salzburg Festival.
Kentridge's theatrical productions, performed in theatres and at festivals across the globe include Refuse the Hour, Winterreise, Paper Music, The Head & the Load, Ursonate, Sibyl and The Great Yes, The Great No and in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company, Ubu & the Truth Commission, Faustus in Africa!, Il Ritorno d’Ulisse and Woyzeck on the Highveld.
In 2016 Kentridge founded the Centre for Less Good Idea in Johannesburg: a space for responsive thinking and making through experimental, collaborative and cross-disciplinary arts practices. The centre hosts an ongoing programme of workshops, public performances, and mentorship activities.
Kentridge is the recipient of honorary doctorates from several universities including Yale, London University and Columbia University. In 2010, he received the Kyoto Prize. In 2012, he was awarded the Commandeur dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France and he presented the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard University. In 2015 he was appointed an Honorary Academician of the Royal Academy in London. In 2017, he received the Princesa de Asturias Award for the arts, and in 2018, the Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize. In 2019 he received the Praemium Imperiale award in painting in Tokyo. In 2021 he was made a Foreign Associate Member to the French Académie des Beaux Arts, Paris. In 2022 he was presented the Honour of the Order of the Star of Italy and in 2023 he received the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for Sibyl in London.
His work can be found in the collections of Art Gallery of Western Australia (Perth), Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Museum of Art (New York), San Diego Museum of Art, Fondation Cartier (Paris), Zetiz MoCAA (Cape Town), Norval Foundation (Cape Town), LACMA (Los Angeles), Haus der Kunst (Munich), Sharjah Art Foundation, Mudam (Luxembourg), Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montreal, MoMA (New York), SF MoMA (San Francisco), Castello di Rivoli (Turin), Moderna Museet, Stockholm, MoCA (Los Angeles), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), Johannesburg Art Gallery, MAXXI (Rome), Louisiana Museum (Humlebaek,Denmark), National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), National Museum of Modern Art (Kyoto), Israel Museum (Jerusalem), Inhotim Museum (Brumadinho, Brazil), Broad Art Foundation, Los Angeles, Centre Pompidou (Paris), Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris), National Gallery of Australia (Canberra), Tate Modern (London), Sifang Art Museum (Nanjing), Kunsthalle Mannheim, Vehbi Koç Foundation (Istanbul), Luma Foundation (Arles), Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest), Fundació Sorigué (Lleida, Spain), Guggenheim (Abu Dhabi), Kunsthalle Praha (Prague) and Amorepacific Museum of Art (Seoul); as well as private collections worldwide.
creative team
Concept / Director | William Kentridge
Choral Composer / Associate Director | Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Composer / Music Director | Kyle Shepherd
Editing / Compositing | Žana Marović
Costume Design | Greta Goiris
Set Design | Sabine Theunissen
Lighting Design | Urs Schönebaum
Lighting Design Associate | Elena Gui
Sound Engineering | Zach Williamson
Cinematography | Duško Marović
created and performed by
Piano | Kyle Shepherd
Vocalist / Dancer | Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Vocalist / Dancer | Xolisile Bongwana
Dancer | Thulani Chauke
Dancer | Teresa Phuti Mojela
Dancer | Thandazile 'Sonia' Radebe
Vocalist | Ayanda Nhlangothi
Vocalist | Zandile Hlatshwayo
Vocalist | Siphiwe Nkabinde
Vocalist | S'busiso Shozi
production team
Managing Director|Laurie Cearley
Executive Producer|Elly Obeney
Company Manager|Catherine DeGennaro
Technical Direction | Boyd Design
Production Manager | Brendon Boyd
Technical Director | Carly Levin
Stage Manager | Meghan Williams
Costume Supervisor | Mathilde Baillarger
Props Master | Lissy Barnes-Flint
Video Control | Matthew Deinhart
Still Photography | Stella Olivier
Voice over 'Starve the Algorithm' | Joanna Dudley
Studio Fabrication & Technical Director | Chris Waldo de Wet
Costume Fabricators | Emmanuelle Erhart, Carlo Di Mascolo, David Engler
Specialist Prop Fabricator | Jonas Lundquist
Scenic Painter | Anaïs Thomas
Studio Assistants | Jacques van Staden, Jessica Jones
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