Chekhov Sounds
Radio Drama
Venue： http://ajourneyonfoot.flying-group.com.tw/
” Chekhov Sounds “is a sound performing project Including reading, music and theatre. Through downloading or listening to sound files online, the audiences get to experience the non-traditional way of viewing a work , and enjoy the performance anytime, anywhere.
“Chekhov Sounds” is composed of four famous plays written by Chekhov: “The Cherry Orchard”,” The Three Sisters”, “The Seagull”and “Uncle Vanya”.In the project, the four plays are presented with sounds and interpreted by different styles of music. “The Three Sisters” is the second show of the project.
Original: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Adapter/Director: Shia-Shia
Music/sound supervisor: Blaire Ko
Uncle Vanya
Do you always embrace every morning with a smile?
After the arrival of the beautiful Yelena, Vanya suddenly found that he had been working all his life, devoting himself to supporting his living and his family, but ultimately fell into poverty. He fell in love with a woman whom he shouldn’t have a crush on, yearned for a chance to rebegin his life, and was eventually overwhelmed by the hopeless future. He complained about life with frustration, expecting to be loved. The family hated each other yet couldn’t depend on anywhere else. “It’s neither crime nor fire that destroys the world, but hatred, hostility, and unnecessary quarrels.” So what’s the purpose of working? Reexamining each stage of life, what should we do to make ourselves feel at ease?
Forests, land, bird flocks, and simple life, perhaps those are the real things we should rely on.
The Three Sisters
Which is harder, pursuing the dreams or living in reality?
The three sisters who depended on each other were planning to move to a big city, in order to pursue a new life. Although there weren’t a lot of obstacles stopping them, they were stuck by various factors in reality. However, as time passed by, the hidden challenges emerged from their ordinary lives.
“Even though we can’t achieve the aim now, we have to imagine, expect, dream, and even prepare for the upcoming chances. To reach the goal, we need to know more than the elder generations. “
Even if you have experienced the hardships of real life, will you still keep a wish in your heart and wait until it is realized?
The Seagull
Are you on your way to your dreams?
The art enthusiast yearning for a career as a writer, the young girl dreaming of becoming a star, the actress desiring for the power of forever young, the popular writer sparing no efforts on creating, all pursuing their dreams yet lost many precious things without notice. As they achieved their goals, the awaiting future, however, wasn’t as happy as they thought. The deteriorating relationship and the mother-son relationship with hostility put their lives into chaos and grief.
“Seems that you are satisfied with your life, that as if you have already gotten anything you want in your life. You act like you are cool and fearless about everything, but as the day death comes by, you will still be devoured by fear.”
Then what’s the lesson we’ve been learning for the whole life?
The Cherry Orchard
Where would you be when the world is shifting?
The once prosperous cherry orchard was the place where the family had lived for generations, but it had to be auctioned to pay for the debt because of the shifting world. Varya, supporting her family on her own, was faced with her mom, who always threw money around; her sister, who kept daydreaming all day; and her cowardly uncle. Her youth gradually faded in the corner of the world, while her happiness never knocked on her door.
“Oh Lord, you have given us such a vast forest, such a broad field, and such a boundless land. We residents should have become someone with great success.”
Lopakhin, the son of a peasant, successfully broke away from poverty and enjoyed a wealthy life. He quietly pushed the great wheel of change in the corner of the world.
Change, or being changed. People spin around the dancefloor, dancing around like the shifting world.
