Annual Report 2014–15

實習機構︰北京梅蘭芳大劇院 Host Organization: Mei Langfang Theatre, Beijing 許穎彤喜歡畫水墨畫。當她看到「梅蘭芳大劇院」這個藝術色彩濃重的實習選項時， 毫不猶豫報了名。但她對劇場與京劇幾乎零認識，出發前還是相當忐忑。 一行四位實習生到了梅蘭芳大劇院，分派到三個部門──技術部、行政部以及服務部。 「我分到技術部，學習後台的燈光、音響和布景操作。工作人員非但沒有嫌棄我甚麼都 不懂，反而很耐心教導，每部機器每個按鈕逐一講解。我這才發現舞台的燈光有分冷 和熱，各式道具、背景布和幕布原來事先掛在舞台上方的一道道吊桿，轉換場景時升升 降降，全由一部電腦控制！」 後台工作帶來意想不到的樂趣，和不同劇團的接觸更令她難忘。「在實習的個半月裏，劇 院七成時間上演京劇，三成是外來劇團的演出。有天來了個烏克蘭馬戲團，專為小朋友表演。 劇院人員的英文不好，於是讓我兼做翻譯。還有一次，梅蘭芳的兒子梅葆玖在劇院舉行收徒儀式， 我有幸聽梅先生親述梅派京劇的歷史！」 在劇院實習表面，似乎和穎彤本科的繪畫訓練毫不相干，但她說：「作畫源自生活裏的感受。那方面知道得越多，才越願意以那方面為題 創作。」 Hyde Hui likes painting with ink and wash. When she saw the option of going to Mei Langfang Theatre in Beijing, she signed up without the slightest hesitation. But she had close to zero knowledge with either theatre or Beijing opera, and that gave her butterflies in the stomach before departure. When the four interns arrived at the opera house, they were assigned to three divisions—technology, administration, and service. ‘I went to the technology section, where I learned to control the lighting, sound, and scenic elements. Far from despising me for my ignorance, the staff showed a great deal of patience in teaching me how to operate the machines and explaining the functions of each of the buttons. I learned that there is warm and cold light in theatrical lighting, that props, drapes, and backdrops are hung on beams above the stage before the show, and their rise and drop during scene shifts are controlled entirely by a computer!’ Apart from backstage work, interacting with various troupes also brought Hyde unexpected fun. ‘During the one and a half months, 70% of my time was spent on Beijing opera, the other 30% on performances by foreign troupes. One day, a circus from Ukraine came to the theatre to perform for kids. Staff at the theatre spoke little English, so I doubled as an interpreter. On another day, Mr. Mei Baojiu, son of the operatic master Mei Lanfang, held a disciple recruitment ritual at the theatre. I had the good fortune to listen to Mr. Mei talking about the evolution of the Mei School of Beijing opera.’ Taken at face value, working at a theatre seems to have little to do with Hyde’s painting major. ‘We paint what we experience. The more you know about an aspect of life, the more inspiration you get for your creation,’ she said. 許穎彤 藝術系三年級 Hyde Hui Year 3, Fine Arts 14 寰宇實習與創業計劃 Global Internship and Entrepreneurship