A Theatrical Journey Celebrating the Refugee Experience | Amir Nizar Zuabi | TED

翻译人员: Yip Yan Yeung 校对人员: Helen Chang

我是阿米尔·尼扎尔·祖阿比 (Amir Nizar Zuabi)。

我出生在东耶路撒冷

一个位于拜特-哈尼纳地区 和舒法特难民营之间的艰苦小镇里。

I'm Amir Nizar Zuabi.

I was born in East Jerusalem,

我是一个混血儿，

我的母亲是犹太人， 父亲是巴勒斯坦人，

in a tough part of town

between Beit Hanina neighborhood and the Shu'fat refugee camp.

所以难民经历深入我家的骨髓。

I'm a mixed child,

我的犹太祖父母 因为二战逃离了欧洲，

that means my mother is Jewish and my father is Palestinian.

So the refugee experience runs very deep in the DNA of the family.

他们逃来了巴勒斯坦，

迫使我家其他人被驱逐。

When my Jewish grandparents were fleeing Europe because of World War II,

在我 14 岁时，

我误入了城里治安欠佳 一带的一场戏剧表演，

they came to Palestine

and drove the other part of my family into exile.

并爱上了它。

When I was 14,

我爱上了这个在我眼前 被创造的世界，

I stumbled by accident into a theater show

in this rough part of town,

一个充满各种可能性的世界，

and I fell in love.

更无拘无束、自由自在，

I fell in love with a reality that was being created in front of me,

一个与我们的艰苦生活 截然相反的世界。

a reality that was full of possibilities,

that was wilder, that was free,

然后我成为了一个戏剧从业者。

a reality that was an opposite contrast of the harsh reality we were living in.

在巴勒斯坦当一个戏剧从业者，

如同“白手起家”。

And I became a theater practitioner.

我们没有基础设施，

没有大型的艺术机构。

Becoming a theater practitioner in Palestine

我们拥有的是需求 和对现实的表达。

is like conjuring water in the desert.

We don't have the infrastructure,

we don't have the big artistic institutions.

把我的演出带进社区 和巴勒斯坦的难民营，

What we do have is a need

我总是会被一些 突如其来的遭遇震惊，

and something to say about the world we live in.

Taking my shows to communities and refugee camps in Palestine,

它们会成为令我印象深刻的经历。

I was always struck by the immediacy of the encounter

2015 年，在难民营 危机的高潮之时，

数十万人步行穿过欧洲，

and that became a very powerful experience for me.

In 2015, at the height of the refugee crisis,

经历着我们所见的痛苦和悲痛。

我开始思考，也许我们可以 开创一种新的戏剧模式。

when hundreds of thousands of people were walking across Europe,

也许我们应该把戏剧 带出剧院，带上街头，

with all the pain and the anguish that we saw,

人们行走的街头。

I started thinking that maybe we need to create a new model of theater.

我开始与Good Chance 戏剧公司合作，

Maybe we need to take our theater out of the theaters and into the streets,

这家公司会创作一些 关于难民经历的戏剧。

the streets where these people were walking.

我们一起创造了 “The Walk”。

And I started working with Good Chance theater company,

“The Walk”是一个 流动的艺术节，

a company that creates theater about the refugee experience.

穿越八千公里，途径 65 个 城市、乡镇和村庄，

Together, we created "The Walk."

"The Walk" is a rolling arts festival that will cross 8,000 kilometers,

组织了 120 场欢迎活动。

65 cities, towns and villages in its way,

“The Walk”由一位 九岁的叙利亚女孩领衔，

她叫阿玛尔（Amal）， 是一个无监护人的难民儿童。

and we will create 120 events of welcome.

Amal在阿拉伯语中的 意思是希望。

"The Walk" is led by a nine-year-old Syrian girl,

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an unaccompanied minor called Amal.

And Amal in Arabic means hope.

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阿玛尔是一个 3.5 米高的木偶，

由南非的知名木偶公司

Handspring 木偶公司创作。

Amal is a 3.5-meter puppet created by Handspring Puppet Company,

“The Walk” 从土叙边境的

一座叫加济安泰普的城市出发。

the renowned puppet company from South Africa.

我们会穿越土耳其，迈向希腊，

"The Walk" will start in the border of Syria-Turkey,

从希腊到意大利，

从意大利到法国南部，

in a city called Gaziantep.

穿越瑞士、德国、比利时，

We will make our way through Turkey and into Greece,

再回到法国北部，

then from Greece to Italy,

穿过英吉利海峡，

from Italy to southern France,

从多佛北上至曼彻斯特。

then through Switzerland to Germany, Belgium,

为了让阿玛尔完成她的旅程，

and back to northern France,

有三组木偶师会随行阿玛尔，

across the English Channel

and then from Dover all the way up to Manchester.

每组都接受了训练，使她摆出 不同姿势和一些细微的差别，

In order for Amal to make her journey,

让阿玛尔栩栩如生。

Amal has three sets of puppeteers to walk her,

公司里总共有 12 个人，

and each team is trained to give her gesture and nuance,

这来自不同背景的 12 个人。

which is what brings Amal to life.

他们会一起陪伴阿玛尔 从加济安泰普走到曼彻斯特，

Together, there's 12 people in the company,

给予她生命。

12 people that come from diverse backgrounds.

“The Walk”是一个 野心勃勃的项目。

Together, they will walk Amal all the way from Gaziantep to Manchester,

它是对后勤的巨大挑战，

需要协调所有将要经过的地区。

如果没有合作伙伴的关系网， 我们做不到这些。

giving her life.

"The Walk" is a very ambitious project.

It's a huge logistical feat

沿途我们与 250 个合作伙伴、

with all the territory that we need to cover.

上千的参与者合作。

And it wouldn't be possible

without the network of partnerships that we have.

我们有各式各样的合作伙伴，

We are working with 250 partners along the route

有人道主义团体，有公民协会，

and thousands of participants.

有我们即将到访的城市市长，

We're working with a very diverse group of partnerships

有信仰领袖，

有草根难民组织，

with humanitarian groups, with civic society,

有领袖机构，有土耳其 和欧洲的难民艺术家。

with the mayors of the cities that we're going to visit,

with faith leaders,

with grassroots refugee organizations,

我们问了他们每个人 一个简单的问题。

and with the leading institutions and refugee artists in Turkey and Europe.

我们问：“阿玛尔是一个将要 途径你们城市的九岁女孩。

And to all of them, we asked one simple question.

她一个人，她很害怕，她很脆弱。

We said, Amal is a nine-year-old girl that will pass through your city.

你会怎样迎接她？

你会从她的身上学到什么， 又会教给她什么？”

She's alone, she's afraid, she's vulnerable.

这个小小的提议收获了合作伙伴

How would you like to welcome her?

What would you learn from her and what will you teach her?

大量的倾囊相助和创意。

如今，计划了两年后， “The Walk”开始了。

And this small proposition harvested an unbelievable amount of generosity

“The Walk”是一个在 长达八千千米舞台上的巨型演出。

and creativity from our partners.

Now, after two years of planning, "The Walk" has started.

阿玛尔在途中参与的活动将由 我们的合作伙伴创作。

"The Walk" is a huge play set on an 8,000-kilometer stage.

在这途中，它们会是 城市级别的安排，

The events that will meet Amal on her way are events created by our partners,

有城市里的互动性演出，

与社区的小型见面，

或者与一件艺术品的会面。

and they are big city-scale installations,

我们希望这些活动会在阿玛尔

participatory performances in the cities,

史诗级的征程中 留下浓墨重彩的一笔。

precise meetings with communities

or with an artistic work across the journey.

重要的提醒的是 “The Walk”不是悲惨的旅途，

We hope that these events will become the rich tapestry of Amal's experiences

而是尊严的旅途。

on her epic odyssey.

我们想颠覆人们对难民的印象。

It's important to say that "The Walk" is not a walk of misery.

我们不想把他们 当作一个问题来讨论，

This is a walk of pride.

而是讨论他们带来的潜力

We want to challenge the perception about the refugees.

和丰富的文化，

We want to talk about them not as an issue, not as a problem,

尊重他们的经历。

我们想让这出戏成为 人类命运共同体和希望的庆典。

but to talk about the potential they bring,

about the cultural riches they come from

我们希望 “The Walk”会在

and to honor their experience.

这从土耳其边缘 到曼彻斯特的旅途中

We want to turn this into a celebration of shared humanity and hope.

留下的是

上千人善意的汇集，

We hope that "The Walk" will leave in its wake,

友谊的康庄大道，

all the way from the edge of Turkey to Manchester,

和看待当今世界难民的新视角。

a network of thousands of people of good will,

所有人都可以关注阿玛尔的旅途，

a wide corridor of friendship,

通过我们网站 和社交媒体的持续更新。

and a new way of thinking about what it means to be a refugee

in today's world.

我诚邀你们所有人 用你们的方式欢迎阿玛尔。

Everybody can follow Amal along her journey

through the continuous updates on our website and on our social media.

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And I invite every one of you to welcome Amal in your own way.

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谢谢。

（掌声）

克里斯·安德森 （Chris Anderson）：太特别了。

Thank you.

希望我们能和尼扎尔 来一场现场连线。

(Applause)

哇。

（欢呼声、掌声）

Chris Anderson: How special is that.

I'm hoping we have a live connection now to Nizar.

Wow.

(Cheering and applause)

尼扎尔，希望你看见了

大家对你的项目表现出的热情。

你可以告诉我们 “The Walk” 现在怎么样了吗？

Nizar, I hope you can see

ANZ：嗯，我是一个 非常难搞的九岁小孩的保姆，

already the extraordinary reaction to this project you've done.

她很大又很麻烦，

Can you tell us how is "The Walk" going?

但是太振奋人心了， 大家的反应也令人不敢相信。

ANZ: Well, I'm a babysitter of a very demanding nine-year-old,

CA：在你的演讲中，你提到了

and she's very big and demanding,

用艺术改变思想的 潜移默化的力量。

but it's really exciting and the responses have been unbelievable.

实践过程中， 你看到蛛丝马迹了吗？

CA: In your talk, you talk about the soft power of the arts

ANZ：希望如此吧。

我们去了社区，见了大人小孩。

to change minds.

Are you seeing evidence of that right now that this is working?

我希望她能激励难民儿童 拥有远大的目光。

ANZ: I hope so.

We are meeting communities and children and adults and they meet her.

我希望她能激励大人 感受到大家的同情。

And I hope she inspires the refugee children that she meets to think big.

大家见到她的时候都非常激动。

我希望我们路过这些城市之后，

I hope she inspires the adults to feel compassion.

会留下对他人的好奇，

She is very exciting to everybody who meets her, that's for sure.

对你不认识但是 想多了解一些的人们的好奇。

What will last after we pass through these cities, I hope,

CA：她怎么样？

is a curiosity towards the other,

我们有机会见她妈？

towards somebody that you don't know and you want to know more about.

ANZ：外面听起来 这么吵，我觉得她来了。

CA: So how is she doing?

（欢呼声）

May we possibly meet her?

ANZ: With the amount of noise outside, I think she is here.

她朝着我们来了。

CA：所以她走的 每一步都有人随行，

(Cheering)

包括一些亲身经历 成为难民的人，对吗？

She's coming our way.

ANZ：对，我们去了 很多难民社区，

CA: So there are people walking with her every step of the way,

他们参与了活动的计划，

including people who have had their own refugee experience, correct?

也会在我们需要的时候 和我们一起前行。

ANZ: Yeah, we're meeting a lot of refugee community

那很激动人心。

that are involved in planning the activities,

CA：哇。

and they also walk with us when we need them.

（笑声）

尼扎尔，多谈谈 这个别致的艺术创想，

So that's very exciting.

这个作品，这个小女孩。

CA: Wow.

ANZ：她在各地都 受到了热烈欢迎。

(Laughs)

Nizar, tell us more about this extraordinary artistic vision,

这些活动试图展现她的艰辛。

this creation, this little girl.

ANZ: She is very, very warmly received everywhere.

有些活动很悲伤，

And the events try to capture the hardship of her experiences.

但是是对难民经历真实的刻画。

有些活动就像今天这样， 更轻松愉悦，

Some of the events are very sad in a way,

让社区欢聚一堂迎接她。

but very honest to the refugee experience.

And some events are like today, a bit more jubilant and joyful,

所以这是一个夹杂了艰辛

和社团给难民带来的欢迎

and involve the community gathering around her and welcoming her.

和热情的旅途。

So it's a mixture of the hardship,

CA：嗯，我们今天十分有幸

得以一窥“The Walk”。

but also the welcome

and the warm reception some communities give to refugees.

这是一个神奇的项目。

CA: Well, it's been an extraordinary privilege for us

它是一个激励人心的项目。

历经多年，你能目睹 这个畅想终于成真，

to eavesdrop on "The Walk" there.

This is an amazing project.

一定百感交集。

谢谢你带来这个项目。

It's a deeply inspiring project.

我们非常感激。

And it must be extraordinary for you to see years of vision for this

谢谢。

ANZ：非常感谢，谢谢。

come into reality.

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So thank you for it.

We thank you so much for this.

Thank you.

ANZ: Thank you so much. Thank you.

(Applause)