“剧场艺术”讲座系列④

主讲人：许慧铃 [戏剧盒 众伙人(NeNeMAs) 艺术总监]
讲座内容：论坛剧场

日期：26/09/2008 （星期五）
时间：1430-1730
地点：HSS Seminar Room 9 (S3.2-B3-09)

主讲人资料：

许慧铃 - 艺术总监 (众伙人- 戏剧盒的教育支部)

自1998年起，慧铃便在福建会馆文化艺术团与表演戏剧有了初次的接触。而在 2001年, 她开始了全职戏剧工作的生涯。

慧铃也是本地少有塑造性特强的表演工作者，演过不同类型的戏剧，并深获好评。自2002年加入戏剧盒的大家庭后，慧铃便开始参与剧团在社区及主季的演出。她曾参与的舞台剧包括于2004年滨海艺术中心华艺节呈现的《聊斋》、《粪坑》(2004年)、2005年滨海艺术中心小剧场系列呈现的《废人》。在2005年，她随戏剧盒的《快乐》参与了上海的亚洲当代戏剧节、也在2006年新加坡艺术节的多媒体舞台剧《独在家乡为异客》中担任主角之一。她也是深受社区观众喜爱的新闻剧场《大歹纪》的创作人兼演员之一。除了参与专业舞台的演出之外，她也到过不同的学校内进行演出。

慧铃不仅有表演艺术的才华，并也拥有丰富的执教与引导经验，擅长于引导青少年学习。在2004年，她加入了戏剧盒并连同谢心仪成立了众伙人－戏剧盒的教育支部。慧铃目前是众伙人的艺术总监，并负责教育支部的规划，也设计了一套教育戏剧及教育剧场的教学法。慧铃继续深信人性化的教育方式能感动并启发人们，便积极努力不懈的运用戏剧来进行人性化的教学，希望让更多的青少年受惠。在慧铃的领导下，众伙人至今已与超过35,000 名学生和 2,200名老师分享了众伙人的互动演出及工作坊。

在2007年，慧铃也于众伙人的首部青年剧－《默默》中担任导演。她也在2008年艺树人呈现的论坛剧场 “What Matters”中担任导演、编剧及丑客。

慧铃曾到过伦敦、希腊及香港参于国际会议、专业戏剧研讨及工作坊。目前，她除了担任戏剧盒教育支部 – 众伙人的艺术总监之职外，也负责规划及编排青年支部 – 艺树人的节目。

Koh Hui Ling - Artistic Director (NeNeMas – The education arm of Drama Box)

Hui Ling was trained in Speech & Drama at the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Arts & Cultural Troupe from 1988, before venturing into professional theatre in 2001.

One of Singapore’s most versatile actresses, Hui Ling has explored a wide range of theatre genres to critical acclaim. She has acted in many of the company’s community plays and main season productions since 2002. Hui Ling is also notably known as one of the devisors and cast of the popular devised News Theatre play, News Busters! (Dua Dai Ji). She was also seen in Liao Zhai – Of Man, Ghost & Others (Esplanade’s Huayi Festival 2004), Shithole (2004), Thrash (Esplanade Studios Season 2004), Happy (Singapore & Shanghai 2005) and A Stranger at Home (Singapore Arts Festival 2006).

Besides acting, Hui Ling has been a Speech & Drama teacher since 1999, working in schools as well as educational institutions. Together with Kok Heng Leun and Evelyn Chia, they founded NeNeMas – the education arm of Drama Box in 2004. Since then, Hui Ling has overseen the curriculum planning of NeNeMas and has developed a set of Drama-in-Education and Theatre-in-Education programmes. With many years of teaching and facilitating experience in educational institutions, Hui Ling continues to believe in the humanistic value of education and aspires to touch people with her work.

She made her directorial debut in 2007 in MOMO, the first youth play presented by NeNeMas. In 2008, she directed and co-scripted What Matters? – A Forum Theatre Play presented as part of the Esplanade Feed Your Imagination series.

Hui Ling has attended international conferences and workshops on theatre and drama education in London, Greece and Hong Kong. She is currently the Artistic Director of NeNeMas – the Education arm of Drama Box and heads ARTivate – the youth wing of Drama Box, overseeing the programme calendar for the youths.