英文摘要
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When Huai-Min Lin founded the "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan" in 1973, its objective was "Chinese composers, Chinese choreographers, Chinese dancers dancing for the Chinese". Hence, the music Cloud Gate used in its first 12 years (1973-1985) was mainly modern music composed by Taiwanese artist composers. So far, Cloud Gate has worked with almost all important contemporary Taiwanese composers, about 15 in total, and Deh-Ho Lai has been one of their closest collaborators. In these 12 years, Cloud Gate and Deh-Ho Lai cooperated in seven dances: After the Rice Reaping(1973), Red Kerchief (1974), The Tale of the White Serpent (1975), Peacocks Fly East-Southern Bound (1977), Duet (1981, the music is named Dedication Trio), Spring Ripple (1981) and The Dream of the Red Chamber (1983). Among them, The Tale of the White Serpent and The Dream of the Red Chamber are the most representative early works of Cloud Gate. All the music of these dances are representative of Deh-Ho Lai's oeuvre (except Peacocks Fly East- Southern Bound, which is a rearrangement of Guqin music). What is noteworthy is their varying styles and characteristics. They represent the composer's development at different stages, and his constant exploration of musical forms and content. Nonetheless, they all share a common feature: the combination of Chinese traditional music with Western modern music, which embodies the essence of Deh-Ho Lai's music-to express an ethnic identity and to explore new paths for Taiwanese modern art. This was also the core concept of "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre" at the time, and a reflection of the developments in modern music of Taiwan during the 1970s and 1980s. This paper will examine the collaboration history between Lai and the "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan", discuss the backgrounds, processes and characteristics of the seven pieces, and take Red Kerchief and Spring Ripple as examples for detailed music analysis, with the aim to gain greater understanding of Deh-Ho Lai's dance music.
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