【演出簡介 Introduction】
「人的最初是不得已來到這個世界，人的最後是不得已不離開這個世界。」生命的來去如微塵飄渺，旅途的遠方是過客的痕跡，暫時的停留只為尋找異鄉裡的故鄉，族群裡住著偏見與歧視，才到來的旅人只能被孤立淹沒，人性的醜陋不遮掩的暴露在陽光底下，逆光虛弱的將生命吞噬。

《異鄉人》是賴翠霜舞創劇場自2018延伸至2019，以「旅」作為在地化創作題材的雙年作品之一。歷經兩年的駐點，除了培養在地人才及深入創作，也為他鄉遊子燃起對故鄉的展望。賴翠霜試圖以「異鄉」的漂泊與局外人的處境，訴說從文化、種族、思想意識所產生的被接納與否的失語狀態，一種處於不安定、沒有歸屬感的內心探究。

‘One is brought into this world without giving consent and then forced to depart against one’s will.’ Life comes and goes like a speck of dust and what lies far ahead in every journey are traces left behind by previous travelers. One pauses in search for a sense of home in a strange place. In a society filled with bias and discrimination, travellers upon arrival are overwhelmed by feelings of isolation. The dark side of human nature is exposed under the sun while a back-lit illumination feebly devours our lives.

Based on the theme of travel, Stranger is a production by Lai Creative Dance Theatre created between 2018 to 2019. Taking up residency in Tainan for the past two years, the company has been nurturing local talents and delving deep into creative endeavors. In Tainan, theatre director LAI Tsui-shuang faces inevitable homesickness living away from home. Perceiving herself as an outsider drifting in a foreign land, she seeks to convey a state of speechlessness caused by her relationship with certain cultural, ethnic and ideological point of views. Stranger is an inner search of someone who does not feel settled nor finds a sense of belonging.

【演出團隊 Artists】

賴翠霜舞創劇場 Lais Creative Dance Theatre

旅德編舞家賴翠霜創立，致力於開發藝術的可能性，提升舞蹈藝術的普及。2011年獲第七屆台新藝術獎百萬首獎，成立迄今廣納各界專業人士，固定推出年度舞碼，並多方客座國內外舞團與藝術單位，推廣舞蹈藝術。其作品關懷社會議題，表現形式多元跨域，用生活化的肢體讓創作貼近人心。期許未來能以更多舞蹈劇場創作，拉近群眾與藝術創作的距離。

Founded by LAI Tsui-shuang, a Taiwanese choreographer based in Germany, the Lais Creative Dance Theatre is dedicated to exploring the possibilities in arts and promoting dance in society. In 2011, it won the Taishin Performing Arts Award. Since its establishment, the company has recruited professionals in various fields and made a new production every year. In addition, it hosts other dance companies and art groups from Taiwan and abroad to promote dance as a performing art. Often touching upon social issues, the company works with multiple art forms and aims to engage with the public using body language from everyday life.