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創作概念
「聽．故事」 的目的是給予參加者勇氣去分享自己的故事，縱然歷盡苦難，亦不要忘記從挑戰和困難中找到美好之處。

計劃工作坊特別為PathFinders的外籍母親及孩子而設，希望他們運用寫作、舞蹈和編舞表達自己。期間我們探索了過去無法回答的問題，肯定了現在自己的價值，又鼓勵自己為未來的目標奮鬥。我們希望能夠鼓勵參加者透過藝術，以創意的方法面對挑戰，築起自信、自尊及自我意識。工作坊最後為參與的母親和孩子拍攝一輯親切的合照，作為小禮物送給他們。

計劃的另一個目的是開拓年輕藝術家的靈感來源。我們邀請了香港青年藝術協會的舞者和作家參與部分工作坊環節，從探究回憶、寫作和舞蹈中，與PathFinders的母親建立緊密的聯繫。年輕參加者認識了機構的歷史和背景後，合力創造了一段口述故事，並且為故事編舞，製作成「聽．故事」的舞蹈影片，加深香港社會大眾對社群的認同。

Artist Statement
Our goal was to empower people to tell their stories, even those that may be difficult for others to listen to, and to learn to find the beauty in challenges both as survivors and as artists.

Our workshops with Pathfinders were designed to help migrant mothers and their children to learn different ways of expressing themselves through creative writing, dance and choreography. We explored unanswered questions from their past, devised personal statements to themselves and others about their present situation, and encouraged them to set a goal for the future. Our objectives were to help them find ways of coping with challenges through creative expression, and to boost their self respect, self awareness and self confidence through the arts. The programme culminated in a fun photo shoot, and the mothers and children received a printed photograph as a reminder of their experience.

Another goal of the project was to expand young artists’ field of inspiration. We invited young Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation dancers and writers to take part in sessions with the women and make connections by exploring memory, writing, and choreography. Participating youth artists learned about the historical and political background of Pathfinders’ clientele, and crafted a narrative they felt was important to share with a wider Hong Kong audience. The results of the writing and choreography are shown in the dance film “Hear My Story”.


項目藝術家Project Artists
賀倩瑩 Kirsten Ho - 舞蹈 Dance
Alexandra Jacobs - 文本 Writing

攝影Videographer
小丸貴生 Takao Komaru

服裝Costumes
十里紅妝 Red Dowry

化妝Makeup
Becky K. Makeup

香港青年藝術協會舞蹈員
Youth Dancers from Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation
許恩賜 Allason Hsu
陳衍汶 Ariel Chan
范倬忻 Christine Fan
Elsa Dahlberg
王曉驊 Joanne Wong
陳瑋嘉 Joey Chan
Josephine Yap
梁海晴 Leung Hoi Ching
Martina Feltracco
Nastassja Torio
Rachel Telford
何恩欣 Vivian Ho

Pathfinders參加者
Participants from Pathfinders