The Unnamed Island《無題島：孽種與魔法師》

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To mark the 2022 Taiwan Traditional Theatre Festival, the National Center for Traditional Arts (NCFTA) specially invited two local performing troupes, Ming Hua Yuan Tian Zi Art & Culture Group and Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group to collaborate for the first time to create a flagship production "The Unnamed Island: The Hagseed and the Wizard." Co-directed by Wang Chia-Ming and Baboo, the play will be presented at the Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center from May 6 through 8. Inspired by Shakespeare’s legendary play “The Tempest,” “The Unnamed Island: The Hagseed and the Wizard” serves as a prototype of the story. It explores the coexistence of man and nature from the perspective of monsters and imagines the future of the island. Director Wang uses "The Tempest" as a framework and incorporates the plot elements of a classic Shakespearean play: betrayal, revenge, disguise, mistaken identity, magic, play within play, and more.

《無題島：孽種與魔法師》改編自莎士比亞《暴風雨》，結合傳統歌仔戲與現代劇場，跨域拼貼各種設計美學，打造魔幻又寫實的台式Cyberpunk，穿越時空尋找當代歌仔戲的衝突美學。2022年臺灣戲曲藝術節旗艦製作《無題島：孽種與魔法師》由最具爆炸性的空前組合：明華園天字戲劇團與莎士比亞的妹妹們的劇團攜手合作，二位導演：王嘉明、Baboo首度共同執導，天字團主要演員：陳昭香、陳麗巧、孫詩雯、陳進興、吳奕萱領銜主演，在傳統與現代的並置下，尋找當代歌仔戲混雜與衝突的美感。《無題島》以莎士比亞神怪傳奇劇《暴風雨》為故事的原型、想像的起點，改編過程挪借外台戲「臺數」的說戲方式，拼貼揉雜了經典莎劇的情節套路：背叛、復仇、扮裝、錯認、魔法、戲中戲等，以此呼應歌仔戲自由包容的生猛能量，讓「胡撇仔」真正成為一種舞台精神。此次跨界合作不以融合為目標，而是著重在突出彼此的相異特色，表演從天字團的演員質地出發，量身設戲，凸顯演員功力；視覺美學拆解野台戲班元素，幻化成島上的魔神鬼怪，重組一個超乎想像、異於現實，卻又指涉現實的世界。