caught this performance at esplanade theatres yesterday with the husband. though not an easy performance to understand, I found myself enjoying certain segments. rather thought provoking in fact. of cos as I was sharing with hubbi, Im not sure if im interpreting it the way the director meant it to be but I guess that's the beauty of art. it's really up to the individual to perceive and build the relationship with the subject. while I had briefly read before the "Dream of the red chamber" years ago, I cant recall most of the details. which is a good thing as the director juxtaposed lines from the book with visual scenes that may or may not support those lines intuitively. so I was really "seeing" the old scenes in new ways. in fact, some of the scenes which I recall from the book, I re-interpreted them in new ways that I have never thought of. which is rather impressive. but truth be told, it was not an easy performance at all. it raised more questions than giving answers.
normally, I was drawn to the "villain" of most books/shows especially if I deem them to be most reflective of human nature. but from the past till now, I just find it so hard to even reconcile with the "villain" 王熙凤's actions. not to mention liking her. or is that a case of her being too similar and i have no confidence of rising above her? hmm..
i must recommend the 主題曲《似曾》 of this show. i find the tune gives the feeling of us having no control over the vicissitudes of life. and the lyrics were brilliantly written by the director. and make you think about the difference between 緣分 and 注定.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snz9zzBr8OE&feature=player_embedded
似曾／韋禮安 《紅樓夢What is Sex?》主題曲
詞／林奕華
曲／陳建騏
有些人
匆匆一面
再也不見
如同每一天中的每一天
任隨掠影在浮光中
擱淺
沒有針 只有線
有些心事
來了又去
任隨亂想在胡思中
亂剪 亂剪
有些人
久久不見
卻在眼前
如同那一天就是這一天
且讓未來在過去中
纏綿
只有風 沒有月
有些思念
去了又來
就讓蜃樓在海市中
實現 實現
似曾相惜
未曾相遇
似曾相知
未曾相識
我 為何只能是你夢中的人?
我 為何只能叫你把假當真? 當真
未曾真箇
似曾銷魂
未曾意會
似曾動心
你 為何只能是我夢中的人?
你 為何只能叫我把假當真? 當真
有些人
漫漫一日
轉瞬平生
如同某一天錯過某一天
空教天長在地久中
化煙
好比參 好比商
有些星宿
來來往往
撮合隻影在形單中
團圓
有些夢和有些夢
有些人和有些人
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