單頻道錄像。32分56秒。2021​

莎士比亞作為西方影響東亞現代劇場的重要符號，以及日本現代劇場中，川上音二郎這部將台灣納入改編情境的《奧賽羅》，對當下的台灣彷彿代表了兩層意義，即「莎翁：作為西式劇場與現代化的表徵」，「川上改編版的《奧賽羅》：作為殖民帝國凝視的表徵」，似乎重疊與展現出「殖民」以及「現代性」在台灣兩相對比與蜿蜒複雜的脈絡關係。為了重新探索這個劇本背後的歷史意義，以及重新檢討這背後的帝國意識，本次創作計畫中，展出的錄像作品，則以讀劇會與會後討論的形式，邀請多名台灣的劇場工作者，共同閱讀與探討這個戲劇文本，思考與比較兩者對於莎士比亞的創作與戰前帝國殖民的歷史。最後讀劇時拍攝的相關影像，便成了此次展出時，陳飛豪錄像裝置作品的重要影像素材。另外在日本則是舉辦線上講座形式的讀劇會，表現出來自當代日本劇場的觀點。

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Single-channel video. 32 min 56 sec. 2021.

Shakespeare is an important symbol of the Western influence on the development of modern theatre in East Asia. Within the history of modern Japanese theatre, Kawakami Otojirō’s adaptation of Othello, which incorporated Taiwan into the setting of the play, appears to hold two interconnected meanings for Taiwan today: “Shakespeare as a representation of Western-style theatre and modernization,” and “Kawakami’s adaptation of Othello as a representation of the colonial imperial gaze.” The overlap between these two meanings reveals the contrasting, intertwined, and complex relationship between colonialism and modernity in Taiwan.

To re-examine the historical significance behind this theatrical text and critically reconsider the imperial consciousness embedded within it, the video work presented in this project takes the form of staged readings followed by group discussions. A number of Taiwanese theatre practitioners were invited to read and discuss the text together, reflecting on and comparing Shakespeare’s original work, Kawakami’s adaptation, and the history of the prewar Japanese colonial empire.

The footage recorded during these staged readings subsequently became an important source of visual material for Chen Fei-Hao’s video installation. In Japan, an online staged reading and lecture were also organized to present perspectives from contemporary Japanese theatre.