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★ 大阪與香港跨域表演天團  聯手雜耍大亂鬥★ 香港西九演藝 x 臺南藝術節 x 橫濱舞蹈節 國際共製 一場笑淚交織、大膽創新、神乎其技的跨文化鬥陣實驗！他們一邊踢足球一邊跳舞，一邊打架一邊唱歌，在語言、身體與文化的鴻溝與疊搭之間，搭一座橋到底有多難？當劇場變成競技場，當打是情罵是愛，有時馬戲有時唱跳團體，一場目不暇起又令人無法抗拒的娛樂野台，等你來玩。 委約及聯合製作：西九演藝 聯合製作：臺南藝術節、Yokohama Dance Collection TS Crew（香港） 專業表演藝術團體 TS Crew由藝術總監Hugh Cho與副藝術總監吳仲偉（Steve Ng Chung-wai）領軍，於2017 年成立。團隊成員來自電影、戲劇、戲曲、舞蹈、武術及特技等不同領域，並為香港國際舞蹈平台 Hong Kong Soul 的核心推動者。TS Crew 現為香港藝術發展局資助藝術團隊。 近年來，TS Crew 活躍於國際舞台，曾受邀參與多項重要藝術節與活動，包括韓國釜山國際舞蹈節、匈牙利布達佩斯 Sziget Festival、愛丁堡藝穗節，以及 2023 年美國紐約時報廣場跨年倒數活動等。其作品《No Dragon No Lion》於2022年愛丁堡藝穗節榮獲Asian Arts Award 最佳演出獎（Best Show），並於2023年獲得愛丁堡藝穗節DarkChat Award最佳舞蹈（Best Dance）與最佳演出（Best Show）提名。 contact Gonzo（大阪） 來自大阪的表演藝術團體 contact Gonzo 由垣尾優（Masaru Kakio）與塚原悠也（Yuya Tsukahara）於2006年共同創立。團名取自1970年代興起的「Gonzo Journalism（剛佐新聞學）」—— 一種高度主觀、強調親身參與的報導形式，也呼應其創作中直接介入現場、強調身體經驗的藝術方法。contact Gonzo 的作品經常遊走於表演、格鬥與武術之間，透過表演者之間即興且充滿張力的身體互動，探索信任與暴力、合作與衝突之間模糊而複雜的界線。 團隊足跡遍及日本及世界各地，曾於新加坡、紐約、莫斯科、里約熱內盧、雷克雅維克、蘇黎世、布達佩斯及盧比安納等城市發表作品。現任成員包括冢原悠也（Yuya Tsukahara）、景吾三尚（Keigo Mikajiri）、松見拓哉（Takuya Matsumi）與 NAZE。 【About the Performance】With a choreographic framework that includes improvisational movements, a high-energy football game, live beatboxing and real-time collaborative bridge building using bodies and bamboo, TS Crew from Hong Kong and contact Gonzo from Osaka explore and deconstruct facets of human nature, culture and society. Bridging Bridge is a bold experimental fusion that embraces raw stage fighting and visceral explorations of human interaction. Merging elements of physical theatre, dance, improvisation and interactive elements, the immersive, genre-defying performance engages the audience in a cross-border dialogue about unity, division, and bridging divides in an increasingly polarised world. Through intense, agile physical gestures and exchanges that transcend language and culture, a tacit understanding emerges that culminates with the completion of a symbolic bamboo bridge. Bridging Bridge is the result of a two-year development project with research residencies and work-in-progress presentations at Kinosaki International Arts Center and Freespace Dance in 2024. This international co-production was commissioned by WestK Performing Arts as part of its artistic development mission to promote creative experimentation and cross-cultural dialogues. Commissioned and Co-produced by: WestK Performing Arts Co-produced by: Tainan Arts Festival, Yokohama Dance Collection TS Crew(Hong Kong) Professional performing arts group TS Crew is led by Artistic Director Hugh Cho and Associate Artistic Director Steve Ng Chung-wai. Founded in 2017, the group consists of artists with diverse backgrounds in film, drama, xiqu, dance, martial arts and stunt work, and is the driving force behind local international dance platform Hong Kong Soul. TS Crew is a grantee of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. The group has performed at festivals and events around the world, including Busan International Dance Festival, Sziget Festival in Budapest, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the 2023 New Year’s Eve Countdown at Times Square, New York. Their performance No Dragon No Lion won the Asian Arts Award for Best Show at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and received nominations for Best Dance and Best Show at the DarkChat Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023. contact Gonzo(Osaka) Osaka-based performance collective contact Gonzo was founded in 2006 by Masaru Kakio and Yuya Tsukahara, and derives its name from Gonzo journalism, the highly personal style of reporting that emerged during the 1970s. The collective’s performances, which often resemble fighting and martial arts, emphasise improvisational interaction among the performers and blur the boundaries between trust and violence. contact Gonzo has showcased work across Japan and in major international cities, including Singapore, New York, Moscow, Rio, Reykjavik, Zurich, Budapest and Ljubljana. Current members include Yuya Tsukahara, Keigo Mikajiri, Takuya Matsumi and NAZE.