2016“永恒的莎士比亞”

英國(guó)文化協(xié)會(huì)和“GREAT英國(guó)”推廣活動(dòng)組委會(huì)10月29日在倫敦宣布將在全球推出“永恒的莎士比亞”紀(jì)念活動(dòng)（Shakespeare Lives），活動(dòng)從2016年1月開(kāi)始，持續(xù)一整年，以紀(jì)念莎士比亞的偉大作品和深遠(yuǎn)影響。

紀(jì)念活動(dòng)的亮點(diǎn)包括：

- 與英國(guó)電影協(xié)會(huì)合作，從英國(guó)影協(xié)資料庫(kù)中選取20部根據(jù)莎翁作品改編的經(jīng)典電影，在全球巡回放映，這將成為有史以來(lái)英國(guó)文化協(xié)會(huì)組織的規(guī)模最大的巡映活動(dòng)，選擇的影片包括：《沉默的莎士比亞》、勞倫斯?奧利弗（Laurence Olivier）主演的《哈姆雷特》（1948年）、澤菲雷里版執(zhí)導(dǎo)的《羅密歐與朱麗葉》（1968年）以及理查德?隆克瑞恩（Richard Loncraine）執(zhí)導(dǎo)、伊恩?麥凱倫（Ian McKellen）主演的《理查三世》（1995年），麥凱倫還將領(lǐng)銜4月開(kāi)始的英國(guó)電影協(xié)會(huì)莎士比亞電影季。

- 為各年齡段的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者全新制作的互動(dòng)式學(xué)習(xí)材料，包括與莎士比亞出生地基金會(huì)聯(lián)合制作的在線公開(kāi)課（MOOC），嘗試將莎士比亞搬上FutureLearn網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)平臺(tái)。這個(gè)公開(kāi)課已經(jīng)可以開(kāi)始注冊(cè)，2016年1月11日開(kāi)始，為期六周。

- 2016年1月在中國(guó)發(fā)布以《第十二夜》為主題的大型數(shù)字活動(dòng)，支持英國(guó)海外志愿服務(wù)社（VSO）的兒童教育籌款工作。

- 英國(guó)文化協(xié)會(huì)和英國(guó)廣播公司藝術(shù)頻道將攜手其他重要文化機(jī)構(gòu)，為全球觀眾呈現(xiàn)當(dāng)代英國(guó)演繹的莎士比亞作品，其中包括2016年4月23日舉行“莎士比亞日（Shakespeare Day Live）”在線活動(dòng)以及在網(wǎng)上舉行為期6個(gè)月的“永恒的莎士比亞”系列活動(dòng)。

- 與皇家莎士比亞劇團(tuán)合作，為中小學(xué)專(zhuān)門(mén)制作莎翁專(zhuān)輯。專(zhuān)輯借用莎士比亞的戲劇情節(jié)和筆下的人物開(kāi)展關(guān)于包括領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力和權(quán)利、文化認(rèn)同、公平和正義的討論。專(zhuān)輯中還包括皇家莎士比亞劇團(tuán)的演出視頻，將分發(fā)給英國(guó)的3.2萬(wàn)所中小學(xué)和世界各地的10萬(wàn)所中小學(xué)學(xué)生賞析。

- “英國(guó)國(guó)家劇院現(xiàn)場(chǎng)”莎士比亞作品影片也將向全球觀眾，同時(shí)還將放映一批備受贊譽(yù)、頗具開(kāi)拓性的當(dāng)代莎士比亞作品影片，這其中就包括由瑪克辛?皮克（Maxine Peake）主演、曼徹斯特皇家交易所劇場(chǎng)版《哈姆雷特》的全球首映式。

- 挑選英國(guó)創(chuàng)意領(lǐng)域的新銳藝術(shù)家，如維多利亞?莫杰斯塔（ViktoriaModesta）、大衛(wèi)?威爾遜（David Wilson）以及一些SBTV與英國(guó)格萊美獲獎(jiǎng)藝術(shù)家，請(qǐng)他們制作短片闡述自己最喜愛(ài)的經(jīng)典莎士比亞作品情節(jié)，啟發(fā)世界各地的年輕人探索莎翁作品并激勵(lì)他們制作短片參加網(wǎng)上競(jìng)賽，展現(xiàn)自己對(duì)莎士比亞作品的理解。這些影片將在線上播放，有望在2016年的各類(lèi)電影節(jié)上展映；

- 當(dāng)代文學(xué)界的領(lǐng)軍人物將撰寫(xiě)一系列文章，探討莎士比亞持久不衰的重要意義，及其與當(dāng)代和未來(lái)世界的關(guān)聯(lián)性；

- 與莎士比亞環(huán)球劇院、英國(guó)文學(xué)翻譯中心以及諾奇威作家中心合作，召集一批翻譯家、作家、演員、導(dǎo)演和學(xué)者在世界各地舉辦一系列文學(xué)翻譯研討會(huì)，探討在莎士比亞戲劇和詩(shī)歌作品翻譯的復(fù)雜性以及在翻譯過(guò)程中遇到的文化和語(yǔ)言挑戰(zhàn)；

- 其他活動(dòng)還包括：邀請(qǐng)知名英國(guó)和海外詩(shī)人用全新的方式解讀莎士比亞的十四行詩(shī)；梅拉?沙爾（Meera Syal）和史蒂文?伯克夫（Steven Berkoff）出席阿聯(lián)酋文學(xué)節(jié)；蒂姆?克勞奇（Tim Crouch）前往馬來(lái)西亞和新西蘭參加演出活動(dòng)；莎士比亞街舞劇團(tuán)在蘇丹、博茨瓦納、津巴布韋和埃塞俄比亞開(kāi)展包括講習(xí)班、現(xiàn)場(chǎng)表演和職業(yè)發(fā)展項(xiàng)目等系列活動(dòng)；格里伊劇團(tuán)和孟加拉國(guó)達(dá)卡劇團(tuán)通過(guò)殘疾人長(zhǎng)期培訓(xùn)計(jì)劃將新編《羅密歐與朱麗葉》搬上舞臺(tái)；跨文化表演團(tuán)團(tuán)體特拉諾劇團(tuán)將在貝爾法斯特的泰坦尼克號(hào)碼頭上演《貝爾法斯特暴風(fēng)雨》，演員來(lái)自世界各地，演出陣容超過(guò)200人。

更多活動(dòng)圖片和詳情，請(qǐng)?jiān)L問(wèn)英國(guó)文化協(xié)會(huì)的官方網(wǎng)頁(yè)。

Shakespeare Lives in 2016

The British Council and the GREAT Britain campaign announced Shakespeare Lives, a global programme celebrating Shakespeare’s work and influence which will run from January to December 2016.

Major highlights in the programme include:

? A global touring programme in association with the BFI, the largest ever organized by the British Council, of twenty great interpretations of Shakespeare's works for the cinema from the BFI National Archive, including Silent Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet (1948), Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Richard Loncraine?'s Richard III (1995) starring Ian McKellen, who is also spearheading the BFI’s Shakespeare on Film season starting in April.

? New interactive materials for English language learners of all ages, including a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, exploring the relevance of Shakespeare on the FutureLearn platform;

? A large scale digital campaign launched in China on Twelfth Night in January 2016 to support VSO’s fundraising for their work in education;

? The British Council and BBC Arts are collaborating with key cultural partners to showcase the best of modern British Shakespeare for international audiences. This includes an online ‘Shakespeare Day Live’ on 23 April 2016 and a six month ‘Shakespeare Lives’ online festival;

? A schools pack created in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and. The pack will explore themes of global citizenship through Shakespeare’s plays and characters such as leadership and power, identity, equality and justice. Distributed to 32,000 schools in the UK and 100,000 schools worldwide with access to video clips from RSC performances;

? National Theatre Live Shakespeare films will also be made available globally alongside screenings of historically-acclaimed and ground-breaking contemporary Shakespeare productions, including the international premiere of the film of Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre’s Hamlet starring Maxine Peake.

? Commissions from cutting-edge artists from the UK’s creative sector including ViktoriaModesta, David Wilson and a collaboration with SBTV and UK grime artists who will create their own personal responses to popular Shakespeare moments to inspire young audiences globally to explore his work and enter a creative competition to submit their own response to Shakespeare. These films will be available to view online as well as potentially being showcased at film festivals throughout the year;

? A series of essays written by leading contemporary figures will explore Shakespeare’s enduring importance and relevance today and for future generations;

? A series of literary translation workshops around the world in partnership with Shakespeare’s Globe, the British Centre for Literary Translation and Writers’ Centre Norwich which bring together translators, writers, actors, directors and academics to explore the cultural and linguistic challenges and complexities of translating Shakespeare’s plays and poetry.

? Other initiatives include leading UK and international poets invited to respond to Shakespeare’s sonnets in new ways; Meera Syal and Steven Berkoff at the Emirates Literature Festival in UAE; Tim Crouch in Malaysia and New Zealand; The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company delivering a series of workshop tours, live performances and professional development programmes across Sudan, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia; a new production of Romeo and Juliet created by Graeae Theatre Company and Dhaka Theatre, Bangladesh, through a long-term training programme with disabled adults; and intercultural theatre company Terra Nova Productions performing The Belfast Tempest at the Titanic Docks in Belfast with an international cast of over 200.

For programme details visit the Shakespeare Lives global site.

（來(lái)源：英國(guó)使館文化教育處，編輯：Helen）