洞穴之喻与精神之窑:马修 · 伯恩版《罗密欧与朱丽叶》的文化隐喻

The Cave and the Spiritual Kiln:A Study of Cultural Metaphors in Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet

马修·伯恩(Matthew Bourne)创作的芭蕾舞剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》(Romeo and Juliet),颠覆了威廉·莎士比亚的经典版本,将爱情故事进行富有激情的当代演绎,剧中角色的社会结构与哲学中的"洞穴之喻"殊途同归,对规则与人性问题的探讨在肢体呈现中逐级展开。本文从马修·伯恩独特的哲学艺术思辨角度入手,从"洞穴之喻"与规训、"洞穴之喻"与解放、"洞穴之喻"与求善、绝对精神下的"解放"与"献祭"四部分展开,解读马修·伯恩舞蹈形式下的隐喻与社会意义。

The ballet Romeo and Juliet choreographed by Matthew Bourne overturns the original play of William Shakespeare,and presents a passionate contemporary version of the love story.The social structure of the characters coincides with Plato’s"cave"metaphor,and the discussion of rules and human nature unfolds step by step through body performance.This paper starts with Matthew Bourne’s unique Western philosophy-art perspective,which includes four dualities:the cave metaphor vs.rules,the cave metaphor vs.liberation,the cave metaphor vs.the pursuit of kindness,and liberation vs.sacrifice under the absolute spirit.This paper also tries to interpret the metaphors and the social implications of Matthew Byrne’s dancing forms from the perspectives of Freud’s theory of instinct,Foucault’s"prison,"and the rules of body and power.