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英國文化協會和“GREAT英國”推廣活動組委會10月29日在倫敦宣布將在全球推出“永恒的莎士比亞”紀念活動(Shakespeare Lives),活動從2016年1月開始,持續一整年,以紀念莎士比亞的偉大作品和深遠影響。
紀念活動的亮點包括:
- 與英國電影協會合作,從英國影協資料庫中選取20部根據莎翁作品改編的經典電影,在全球巡回放映,這將成為有史以來英國文化協會組織的規模最大的巡映活動,選擇的影片包括:《沉默的莎士比亞》、勞倫斯?奧利弗(Laurence Olivier)主演的《哈姆雷特》(1948年)、澤菲雷里版執導的《羅密歐與朱麗葉》(1968年)以及理查德?隆克瑞恩(Richard Loncraine)執導、伊恩?麥凱倫(Ian McKellen)主演的《理查三世》(1995年),麥凱倫還將領銜4月開始的英國電影協會莎士比亞電影季。
- 為各年齡段的英語學習者全新制作的互動式學習材料,包括與莎士比亞出生地基金會聯合制作的在線公開課(MOOC),嘗試將莎士比亞搬上FutureLearn網上學習平臺。這個公開課已經可以開始注冊,2016年1月11日開始,為期六周。
- 2016年1月在中國發布以《第十二夜》為主題的大型數字活動,支持英國海外志愿服務社(VSO)的兒童教育籌款工作。
- 英國文化協會和英國廣播公司藝術頻道將攜手其他重要文化機構,為全球觀眾呈現當代英國演繹的莎士比亞作品,其中包括2016年4月23日舉行“莎士比亞日(Shakespeare Day Live)”在線活動以及在網上舉行為期6個月的“永恒的莎士比亞”系列活動。
- 與皇家莎士比亞劇團合作,為中小學專門制作莎翁專輯。專輯借用莎士比亞的戲劇情節和筆下的人物開展關于包括領導力和權利、文化認同、公平和正義的討論。專輯中還包括皇家莎士比亞劇團的演出視頻,將分發給英國的3.2萬所中小學和世界各地的10萬所中小學學生賞析。
- “英國國家劇院現場”莎士比亞作品影片也將向全球觀眾,同時還將放映一批備受贊譽、頗具開拓性的當代莎士比亞作品影片,這其中就包括由瑪克辛?皮克(Maxine Peake)主演、曼徹斯特皇家交易所劇場版《哈姆雷特》的全球首映式。
- 挑選英國創意領域的新銳藝術家,如維多利亞?莫杰斯塔(ViktoriaModesta)、大衛?威爾遜(David Wilson)以及一些SBTV與英國格萊美獲獎藝術家,請他們制作短片闡述自己最喜愛的經典莎士比亞作品情節,啟發世界各地的年輕人探索莎翁作品并激勵他們制作短片參加網上競賽,展現自己對莎士比亞作品的理解。這些影片將在線上播放,有望在2016年的各類電影節上展映;
- 當代文學界的領軍人物將撰寫一系列文章,探討莎士比亞持久不衰的重要意義,及其與當代和未來世界的關聯性;
- 與莎士比亞環球劇院、英國文學翻譯中心以及諾奇威作家中心合作,召集一批翻譯家、作家、演員、導演和學者在世界各地舉辦一系列文學翻譯研討會,探討在莎士比亞戲劇和詩歌作品翻譯的復雜性以及在翻譯過程中遇到的文化和語言挑戰;
- 其他活動還包括:邀請知名英國和海外詩人用全新的方式解讀莎士比亞的十四行詩;梅拉?沙爾(Meera Syal)和史蒂文?伯克夫(Steven Berkoff)出席阿聯酋文學節;蒂姆?克勞奇(Tim Crouch)前往馬來西亞和新西蘭參加演出活動;莎士比亞街舞劇團在蘇丹、博茨瓦納、津巴布韋和埃塞俄比亞開展包括講習班、現場表演和職業發展項目等系列活動;格里伊劇團和孟加拉國達卡劇團通過殘疾人長期培訓計劃將新編《羅密歐與朱麗葉》搬上舞臺;跨文化表演團團體特拉諾劇團將在貝爾法斯特的泰坦尼克號碼頭上演《貝爾法斯特暴風雨》,演員來自世界各地,演出陣容超過200人。
更多活動圖片和詳情,請訪問英國文化協會的官方網頁。
Shakespeare Lives in 2016
The British Council and the GREAT Britain campaign announced Shakespeare Lives, a global programme celebrating Shakespeare’s work and influence which will run from January to December 2016.
Major highlights in the programme include:
? A global touring programme in association with the BFI, the largest ever organized by the British Council, of twenty great interpretations of Shakespeare's works for the cinema from the BFI National Archive, including Silent Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet (1948), Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Richard Loncraine?'s Richard III (1995) starring Ian McKellen, who is also spearheading the BFI’s Shakespeare on Film season starting in April.
? New interactive materials for English language learners of all ages, including a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, exploring the relevance of Shakespeare on the FutureLearn platform;
? A large scale digital campaign launched in China on Twelfth Night in January 2016 to support VSO’s fundraising for their work in education;
? The British Council and BBC Arts are collaborating with key cultural partners to showcase the best of modern British Shakespeare for international audiences. This includes an online ‘Shakespeare Day Live’ on 23 April 2016 and a six month ‘Shakespeare Lives’ online festival;
? A schools pack created in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and. The pack will explore themes of global citizenship through Shakespeare’s plays and characters such as leadership and power, identity, equality and justice. Distributed to 32,000 schools in the UK and 100,000 schools worldwide with access to video clips from RSC performances;
? National Theatre Live Shakespeare films will also be made available globally alongside screenings of historically-acclaimed and ground-breaking contemporary Shakespeare productions, including the international premiere of the film of Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre’s Hamlet starring Maxine Peake.
? Commissions from cutting-edge artists from the UK’s creative sector including ViktoriaModesta, David Wilson and a collaboration with SBTV and UK grime artists who will create their own personal responses to popular Shakespeare moments to inspire young audiences globally to explore his work and enter a creative competition to submit their own response to Shakespeare. These films will be available to view online as well as potentially being showcased at film festivals throughout the year;
? A series of essays written by leading contemporary figures will explore Shakespeare’s enduring importance and relevance today and for future generations;
? A series of literary translation workshops around the world in partnership with Shakespeare’s Globe, the British Centre for Literary Translation and Writers’ Centre Norwich which bring together translators, writers, actors, directors and academics to explore the cultural and linguistic challenges and complexities of translating Shakespeare’s plays and poetry.
? Other initiatives include leading UK and international poets invited to respond to Shakespeare’s sonnets in new ways; Meera Syal and Steven Berkoff at the Emirates Literature Festival in UAE; Tim Crouch in Malaysia and New Zealand; The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company delivering a series of workshop tours, live performances and professional development programmes across Sudan, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia; a new production of Romeo and Juliet created by Graeae Theatre Company and Dhaka Theatre, Bangladesh, through a long-term training programme with disabled adults; and intercultural theatre company Terra Nova Productions performing The Belfast Tempest at the Titanic Docks in Belfast with an international cast of over 200.
For programme details visit the Shakespeare Lives global site.
(來源:英國使館文化教育處,編輯:Helen)
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