pbs高端访谈:如何让舞蹈吸引多样化观众

 　　JEFFREY BROWN:Next: a story of the arts and community.

　　It's about a group in Minnesota that aims to take dance to new places. Its name is TU Dance.

　　Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro tells its story.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:TU Dance's location, a rusty¹ but recovering urban neighborhood, fits with its founders²' goal to put a new face on dance.

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　　For Uri Sands and Toni Pierce-Sands, it's been an unusual journey to get to this corner of Saint Paul.

　　Each rose to prominence³ in the '90s, seeming to reach the pinnacle⁴ of storybook careers with New York's Alvin Ailey Dance company.

　　Uri Sands grew up break dancing on Miami's streets, took ballet as an elective in public school, and at 20 was invited to join Ailey's troupe⁵.

　　Toni Pierce grew up in Minnesota, where her mother enrolled⁶ her in dance school at 6, was eventually hired by Ailey, moved to Europe, was married for a time and had a son, then returned again to Ailey.

　　BEN JOHNSON,NorthropDanceCenter, University of Minnesota: I remember seeing Toni and Uri both as dancers. And they are two of the nation's best dancers.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:Ben Johnson, director of NorthropDanceCenter at the University of Minnesota, says the pair stands out for their wide repertoire⁷. Johnson specifically recalls Toni Pierce-Sands performing a piece called "Cry" by Alvin Ailey, one of the 20th century's giants of modern dance.

　　BEN JOHNSON:He created this piece to celebrate all mothers and women around the world. And only a very elite⁸ few dancers are allowed to perform this particular solo.

　　And that's the piece that I first saw Toni Pierce perform. And Uri in the same way, I remember exactly the first time I ever saw him perform, again with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He's considered one of the most exquisite⁹ movers and one of the most beautiful dancers.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:Toni Pierce returned home from New York again in 1999 for what she intended to be a short visit.

　　TONI PIERCE-SANDS, TU Dance: My family was helping¹⁰ take care of my son at the time. So I came back to Minnesota with all intentions to rebound¹¹ with my family and then go back to New York, where Uri then shows up at the door and says, let's stay in Minnesota.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:It may have seemed counterintuitive at first, but the Twin Cities, known for a thriving art scene and enjoying a renaissance¹² in dance, offered new opportunities to carve out a niche¹³.

　　URI SANDS, TU Dance: There had been a lot of work already done in the dance world, as well as room and space to welcome in new ideas and new visions for dance here in the Twin Cities.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:In 2004, the couple began TU Dance, named after Toni and Uri's first initials. The company has regularly sold out larger and larger venues¹⁴. What makes them stand apart is how many styles they incorporate into their programs.

　　BEN JOHNSON:What I have noticed over the past five years as a company is the evolution of the range of their work and how and they're one of the few companies that within their own work spans so many different kinds of styles, from classical ballet to modern dance to contemporary performance to urban dance.

　　URI SANDS:One thing that is important for the diversity of the work that we do is for the dancers that work with the company to actually bring their experiences, their own personal experiences, because it's all of these different components¹⁵ that ultimately help us create this sort of unique synergy, the uniqueness of the work that defines TU Dance.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:Uri Sands choreographs¹⁶ most of the company's works. His first evening-long piece was called "Sense(ability)," an exploration of all five senses and the elements. He described it to the local PBS program "Minnesota Original."

　　URI SANDS:For instance, there's air and touch, there's water taste, fire sight, earth and smell, sound, ether. Toni and Marciano are doing a duet. And that's air and touch.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:For those of the 11-member company, like David Rue¹⁷ and Eva Mohn, working here is a departure in both style and mind-set. They say TU Dance is not about competition, not just geared to a glorious performance.

　　EVA MOHN, dancer: For me, performance is such a small part of why I dance, and actually probably the least significant.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:Really?

　　EVA MOHN:Yes. And I feel—I wouldn't have said that a few years ago.

　　DAVID RUE,dancer: I love the process of creating and the process of rehearsing work, the process of taking class, and then the performance is just another part of that process, instead of this MountOlympus that we're all trying to climb up to.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:TU Dance's founders say they want to give opportunities to a wider diversity of students.

　　TONI PIERCE-SANDS:My sister and I danced at Minnesota Dance Theatre, and at that point, we were kind of the only two young dancers of color.

　　And after leaving and coming back, I—so much had grown here in the Twin Cities and in Saint Paul in terms of dance and the community and the dancers, but there was something that didn't change, which was dancers of color.

　　URI SANDS:However, it doesn't mean that we're trying to do some social service or make sure that like everybody can just kind of like dance and we're going to—excuse the phrase—kind of like dumb it down. That's not what we're doing.

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:To give them that access, TU Dance works closely with local schools. Those who are invited, like 17-year-old Dominick Dates, face a mixture of grueling practice and tolerance¹⁸, technical proficiency¹⁹ and individuality.

　　DOMINICK DATES,dance student: They teach you what they want you to do, but you do it how you want to do it. So, you can make whatever they teach you yours.

　　TONI PIERCE-SANDS:Yes, you got to put your own flavor.

　　DOMINICK DATES:Yes, your own flavor.

　　(LAUGHTER)

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:High school senior Immanuelle Thomas joined TU Dance from another dance school.

　　IMMANUELLE THOMAS,student: I come to TU and my teachers, I'm like, oh, wow, she has curves like me. Somebody in the company, she has a curve where I have a curve, and their skin is like mine. And I really understood, like, if they can make it, then there's no excuse for me.

　　TONI PIERCE-SANDS:The idea is that, as performers, as artists, as students, that we are representing our audience, our community, the people, the watchers. And, my gosh, it's just—it's deep, but it's kind of simple for us, you know?

　　FRED DE SAM LAZARO:Less simple is raising the money to run a nonprofit dance company and school, to offer scholarships so students can study there for years. TU Dance's annual budget is just $450,000.

　　Still, Toni Pierce-Sands at 50 and Uri Sands at 38 say they are looking forward to the legacy²⁰ phase of their careers, sharing and giving back to an art form that transformed their lives.

　　RAY SUAREZ: Fred's reporting is a partnership²¹ with the Under-Told Stories Project at Saint Mary's University in Minnesota.

1 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

2 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句

3 prominence   

n.突出；显著；杰出；重要

参考例句：

• He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.他在意大利的世界杯赛中声名鹊起。
• This young fashion designer is rising to prominence.这位年轻的时装设计师的声望越来越高。

4 pinnacle   

n.尖塔，尖顶，山峰；(喻)顶峰

参考例句：

• Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。
• It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。

5 troupe   

n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团

参考例句：

• The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
• The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。

6 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 repertoire   

n.(准备好演出的)节目，保留剧目；(计算机的)指令表，指令系统， <美>(某个人的)全部技能；清单，指令表

参考例句：

• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
• He has added considerably to his piano repertoire.他的钢琴演奏曲目大大增加了。

8 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

9 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

10 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

11 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

12 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

13 niche   

n.壁龛；合适的职务(环境、位置等)

参考例句：

• Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
• The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。

14 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

15 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

16 choreographs   

v.设计舞蹈动作( choreograph的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• And Nick Gillard, the fellow who choreographs the fights, came out as well. 设计这些打斗动作的尼克-吉拉德也去了。 来自互联网

17 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。

18 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

19 proficiency   

n.精通，熟练，精练

参考例句：

• He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺，技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
• How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何？

20 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

21 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。