《水中之书》影像化:数字剧场的本土探索

The Visualization of the Drama Writing in Water:A Local Exploration of Digital Theater

“上剧场Live”出品的《水中之书》在多个城市的成功上映,是国内对“NT Live”进行本土化改造的一次艺术实践。数字剧场将传统剧场基于“身体现场性”的特质转换为“媒介现场性”,不仅给予了观众对于戏剧的全新感受,而且大大提升了戏剧传播力,《水中之书》的开创性形式和取得的商业成绩对于我国当下戏剧影像化的发展具有重要的启示意义。然而《水中之书》作为一个成功的特例,很大程度上取决于这个故事的单线叙事以及其形式上的简单化,当下的影像化技术并不适用于所有的戏剧作品。数字剧场的发展不会止步于此,在对技术本身的实验性给予期待的同时,艺术家需要警惕的是技术背后的资本诱惑。

The successful screening of the drama Writing in Water by"Theater Above Live"in several cities is an artistic practice of localization of"National Theatre Live"in China.The digital theater has transformed the traditional theater based on physical live"into"media live",which not only shapes the audience's new feeling of theater,but also greatly enhances the theater's communication power.The groundbreaking form and commercial success of"Writing in Water"undoubtedly carry fundamental implications for the development of the current theatrical visualization in China.However,the success of Writing in Water is a special case which depends largely on the single-line narrative of the story and the simplicity of its form.So,the current technology of visualization does not apply to all kinds of theatrical works.The development of digital theater does not stop here.While we hold expectations for the experimental technology,artists need to be wary of the temptation of capital behind the technology.