「莎士比亞的妹妹們的劇場」導演王嘉明的作品《親愛的人生》,接受巴黎秋季藝術節總監瑪麗.科林Marie Collin的邀請,於2019年前進巴黎演出,這也是秋天藝術節48年歷史以來,第一次有台灣人登上這國際級的舞台。
王嘉明以諾貝爾文學獎孟若的同名小說《親愛的人生》為靈感與創作精神,重新編寫四個在桃園的短篇故事,將鐵皮屋、乩童文化、布袋戲等濃濃「台」味帶進法國。
四個短篇,數十個人生酸苦,Marie Collin認為,作品本身已經超越了文化語言的限制、觸及人類的普世議題,從情愛、衰老到生死,「人生就是這樣子」。
Theatrical director WANG Chia-Ming of Shakespeare Wild Sisters Group was invited by creative director, Marie Colin, to perform his show Dear Life the at the Festival d’Autome à Paris. The breakthrough 2019 performance marked the first time in 48 years of the Festival d’Autome à Paris that a Taiwanese artist was invited to step onto this global stage.
WANG Chia-Ming looked to Dear Life a short story written by Alice Munro, a Nobel Laureate in Literature, as creative inspiration for his latest work where he adapts the novel to tell four short stories set in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The piece introduced unique aspects of Taiwanese culture, including galvanized iron houses, Jitong spiritual mediums, and puppetry to French audiences.
The four short stories describe trials and tribulations in the lives of dozens of people. Marie Colin believes that the piece inherently transcends linguistic and cultural barriers by touching on humanity and universal values; and whether in terms of love, aging, or death, "C'est la vie."