藝術的下一手棋在哪
三十年前，北藝大遷至關渡，因此，催生了「關渡藝術節」的成立；近年，世界疫情嚴峻如臨大敵，挑戰著所有藝術人──重新思考藝術的表達形式，審視藝術「起源生活；走回生活」的各種可能，今年的關渡藝術節也就在此萬難中長成。我們邀請大家一起回溯北藝大的歷史記憶，跨域結合科技、新媒體藝術迎向未來。讓作品走出鏡框劇場，與生活環境連結，踏起溫柔堅定的步伐，陪伴大眾，也陪伴自己重新整裝，探問藝術下一手棋的同時，讓更多人相遇藝術、再遇希望！
逢時的關渡藝術節
此次藝術節的重頭戲之一《風華再現XR虛實互動》，運用擴增實境技術，將30年前北藝大「出蘆入關」的校史盛事──「一場從蘆洲移校至關渡，結合社區力量所舉辦的儀式性繞境演出」風華再現，讓觀眾散步在校園中透過手機遇見「藝院八大仙」，以輕鬆闖關的心情，感受北藝大的歷史人文氣息，體驗科技帶來的時空校園巡禮！《舞蹈GPS》是創新的劇場形式，以瀏覽「博物館」的概念，讓觀眾在校園移動過程中，透過耳機體驗另類沉浸式演出，一次欣賞到北藝大舞蹈人的多元身體文化，在校園的風景中亮麗展現。影像舞蹈如何撼動觀眾的心，猶如觀賞現場的舞蹈演出？是新世代創作者的課題，全新策劃的《舞影繪輯》與《舞動360》是二個不同影像創作的媒介形式，分別透過舞蹈VS.影像視角，以及360度攝影機挑戰創作新次元，匯流年輕創作者們面對世界、人群，所激起的詰問與感受。此外在戲劇與音樂節目部分也推出具前衛實驗性質的樂曲，以及傳統戲新體驗等精彩演出，輪番上陣、一次滿足。
藝憶三十
「出蘆入關」三十年！北藝大與臺灣藝術共度了無數難關，時刻汲取過往經驗，仍不忘邁步前行。過去我們以藝術、儀式的力量，牽起了一方土地、各方人；如今「2021關渡藝術節」，延續「立足傳統，實踐未來」的北藝大信念，將過往的創意注入新的活水，也為風雨之下的臺灣，點上一盞祝禱的火燈。
策展人 國立臺北藝術大學 舞蹈學院院長 何曉玫
The Next Moves for Art
Thirty years ago, TNUA moved to Kuandu, bringing about the establishment of the Kuandu Arts Festival. In recent years, the world has been challenged head-to-head by the pandemic, and so its artists, too, must reconsider how best to express art, and weigh the various possibilities of “Sourcing Life, Returning to Life”. This year’s Kuandu Arts Festival was born in such tribulations. We invite everyone to revisit the historical memories of TNUA, as the interdisciplinary arts combine with technology and new media to face a new future. A change of stage allows the work to step out of the proscenium and forge connections with our day-to-day environment, taking certain and gentle steps alongside the public, and alongside oneself. As we probe the next moves for art, we allow more people to encounter art, and have hope, once again!
A Kuandu Arts Festival for the Times
One of the showstoppers for this festival, “Resurrected Resplendence XR Virtual Interaction”, makes use of Augmented Reality technology to resurrect the resplendence of TNUA’s historic move “Out of Luzhou, Into Guandu” thirty years ago, “a ritualistic temple pilgrimage that united the power of the community in moving the campus from Luzhou to Guandu”. Through their cellphones, audiences can wander through the campus encountering “The Eight Immortals of the School of Art”, experiencing TNUA’s historical and humanistic aura through a campus tour across time brought to you by technology! “Dance GPS” is an innovative theatrical format, allowing the audience, in the process of moving through the campus, to experience an alternative immersive performance akin to browsing a museum, delivered through their earphones. At once, they will appreciate the diverse bodily cultures of TNUA’s dancers presented across the magnificent campus landscape. How dance on video can move audiences in the same way as a live dance performance, is a question the new generation of creators must face. The newly-commissioned “Mélange of Film and Dance” and “Groove360” are two media formats of video creation, directing the inquiries and sensibilities of young creatives toward the world and its peoples, respectively through a dance vs. video perspective and a 360°camera, challenging a new dimension of creation. Aside from this, the theatrical and music programming will consist of exciting performances, from avant-garde, experimental symphonies, to new spins on beloved theatrical works, coming up one after another and sure to bring satisfaction.
Remembering Thirty Years of Art
We’re 30 years “Out of Luzhou, Into Guandu”! TNUA and Taiwanese art have seen countless trials. As we continually learn from our experiences, we do not hesitate to take brave steps forward. In the past, we have elevated both our land and its many hosts through the power of art and ritual; now, for the 2021 Kuandu Arts Festival, we carry forward TNUA’s belief in “Standing Firm in Tradition, Bringing Forth the Future”, pouring new waters into past creativity, and lighting a prayer lantern for a Taiwan that has endured the wind and rain.
Curator Ho Hsiao-mei, Dean of the School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts