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標題: | 被操控的想像:魔術師程連蘇的東方扮演 The Manipulated Imagination: Magician Chung Ling Soo's Oriental Impersonation |
作者: | 林陸傑 Lu-Chieh Lin |
指導教授: | 謝筱玫 Hsiao-Mei Hsieh |
關鍵字: | 程連蘇,魔術,魔物師,東方主義,通俗劇場,文化研究, Chung Ling Soo,Magic,Magician,Orientalism,Popular theatre,Cultural studies, |
出版年 : | 2023 |
學位: | 碩士 |
摘要: | 1900 年 4 月 16 日,中國魔術師程連蘇(Chung Ling Soo)以驚人的大碗飛水魔術,給了英國倫敦阿罕布拉劇院(Alhambra Theatre)全場觀眾一大震撼,瞬間成為歐洲演藝圈爭先邀請的表演藝術家,開啟了程連蘇在歐洲舞台上叱吒風雲的十八年演藝生涯,一躍成為歐洲綜藝廳收入最優渥的表演者。然而在1918 年 3 月 23 日,程連蘇演出接子彈魔術(Catching Bullet)發生意外,於舞台上戲劇性死亡。此後人們發現了比大碗飛水魔術更大的秘密:程連蘇並不是真正的中國人,而是如假包換的美國白人魔術師—威廉・艾爾斯沃・羅賓森(William Ellsworth Robinson, 1861-1918),自始至終從未踏上過中國的領土。
魔術師程連蘇以東方形象的包裝而聞名,但他永存至今的名氣與魅力,不只是靠著東方主義式的展演,也因為程連蘇在舞台上,以及生活中所實踐的扮演,呈現出有別於時代下其他表演藝人的個人強烈風格,將自身形塑成一位活生生的傳奇人物。本論文首先討論了魔術的定義,檢視魔術有別於其他表演藝術的特性,是如何在眾多文化匯流當中找尋一席之地,至今日仍然保持著吸引力。同時爬梳十九至二十世紀的歐美文化與劇場脈絡,檢視表演藝人如何透過東方式展演,重新詮釋想像中的異域來吸引觀眾,藉此討論魔術和東方主義的文化羈絆,在時代洪流之中如何形塑特殊的觀演偏好。魔術表演在社會上,經常作為一項被忽視或不被重視的娛樂表演形式,但在二十世紀初期的世界,東方主義和魔術以著強烈的魔法暗喻,於時代下編織成一系列特殊的幻想。此論文將以程連蘇的東方扮演所造成的轟動,觀察魔術與社會文化下的相互影響。 On April 16, 1900, Chinese magician Chung Ling Soo amazed the audience at the Alhambra Theatre in London, England, with his legendary "Bowl Production" trick. This performance catapulted him to the forefront of European entertainment, making him one of the most sought-after and highest-paid performing artists on the Europe music hall stages. However, tragedy struck on March 23, 1918, during Chung Ling Soo's "Catching Bullet" trick when a fatal accident occurred, leading to his dramatic on-stage death. His biggest secret was then unveiled that Chung Ling Soo was not Chinese but an entirely disguised American white magician named William Ellsworth Robinson (1861-1918), who had never set foot in China. Chung Ling Soo was renowned for his oriental persona, but his enduring fame and allure were not solely based on Orientalist performances. It was his unique personal style he exhibited on and off stage, shaping him into a living legend distinct from other performers of his time. This thesis delves into the definition of magic and its distinctive characteristics as a performing art, exploring how magic has managed to find its place amid diverse cultural influences and remains captivating to this day. Simultaneously, the thesis examines the cultural and theatrical contexts of the 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and America, investigating how performers utilized Orientalist presentations to reinterpret exoticism and captivate audiences. Further, the research aims for the cultural bonds between magic and Orientalism and how they molded specific preferences for spectatorship amid the current of time. Magic has often been undervalued as an entertainment category. However, in the early 20th century, Orientalism and magic, intertwined with as a strong magical symbolism, created an unprecedented sensation worldwide through Chung Ling Soo's oriental portrayal. This historical event provides a unique scope of the interaction between magic and the socio-cultural context and its impact on era. |
URI: | http://tdr.lib.ntu.edu.tw/jspui/handle/123456789/89005 |
DOI: | 10.6342/NTU202303492 |
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