2025 Camping Asia：《即席寫真》

✶ 一場強而有力的演出，充滿了令人心碎的誠實與驚奇——英國《The Guardian》
✶ 能窺見創作幕後的過程，幾秒內的拍攝美得像經過數小時的排練與修圖，令人著迷——英國《Quays Life》

/ 翻開一本編舞攝影師的影像日記，框住每一個日常生活中的「戰爭」/

《即席寫真》（Find Your Eyes）以「戰爭攝影」（War Photography）為起點，不是對戰場的記錄，而是對藏在日常生活裡無聲的「戰爭」深刻寫照。英國藝術家班吉・瑞德（Benji Reid），將他的鏡頭轉向英國社會的現實面——黑人的社會創傷、毒癮、憂鬱、種族歧視、社會保障體系，這些日常的痛苦與困境，往往被多數人選擇性忽視，甚至視為理所當然，但在班吉・瑞德的攝影棚下，被照亮了。

它是一本充滿真實情感的影像日記，帶領你乘坐情感的雲霄飛車，穿越人生的高潮與低谷，直視生活與自身最誠實及赤裸的內面，透過班吉・瑞德的鏡頭探索脆弱、悲劇與勝利，再藉由舞者的身體與動作引領，讓記憶裡的感受——思念、痛苦、掙扎與希望——一切流轉眼前。這是一場難以歸類的現場創作實驗，在脆弱中尋找解放的自由，觀者將在舞臺上見證一幀幀影像如何在凝視與捕捉間逐漸成形，每一幅構圖都是對生命、社會與存在最真誠的回應。

/ 一座大型攝影棚：觀看身體如何被記錄與凝視，共構攝影與舞蹈的即時現場 /

聚光燈下，一名攝影師與三位舞者同場共構——攝影不再是靜態的記錄，而是與舞蹈動作即時交織、互為回應的現場創作。班吉・瑞德透過影像與肢體，帶領觀眾走進創作者的工作室，並進入他與表演者交錯共振的內在空間。舞者以身體揭露傷痛、回應情感，現場宛如一座極為巨大的攝影棚，以舞者為情緒顯影的介質，觀眾將直視那些被壓抑與忽略的存在。一幅幅即時生成的「動態寫真」在舞臺上傾洩而出，於光影與身體之間流轉。這是一個無法重現的即時現場，每一幀影像穿越了黑暗的邊界，在瞬息之間找到奇蹟的力量，最終將在觀者眼中凝結為充滿愛、歡笑與寧靜的片刻。

/ 沉浸於非洲未來主義，在奇幻與科幻間尋找光明與希望 / 

在《即席寫真》中，班吉・瑞德將非洲未來主義（Afro-futurism）帶上舞台，融合個人生命故事與視覺藝術，創造出充滿未來感與想像力的世界。舞台上鮮豔明亮的色彩如同光線穿透生活裂縫，將脆弱之中仍存在的希望與力量呈現出來，讓觀眾感受到在困境中尋找光明的可能。超現實影像與極具想像力的空間設計，使舞台成為跨越時間與文化的奇幻場域。

 

觀眾將隨著舞台節奏起伏，感受藝術如何從日常裂縫中迸發光芒，引領我們重新審視自己的視野與世界觀。這是一場將非洲文化傳承、未來想像與個人故事融合的沉浸式體驗。在情感與視覺的交織之下，你將迎來強烈的視覺震撼與深刻的情感共鳴。

「衝突」的編舞攝影師｜班吉・瑞德 Benji Reid   ——致敬每個人心中那一系列永不抹滅的「影像」



班吉・瑞德是英國攝影師、視覺劇場創作者及教育工作者，以結合劇場、舞蹈與攝影的跨域創作聞名，將身體動作與敘事融入影像，創造出引人注目、超現實、充滿非洲未來主義（Afrofuturist）風格的視覺作品。

舞台與攝影在他手中交融，呈現反重力姿態、充滿想像力的道具運用，以及強烈的情感張力。其作品關注種族、國族認同與性別交會處，特別著眼於英國黑人經驗、黑人男子氣概與心理健康。班吉・瑞德將創作視為「部分儀式、部分攝影、部分祈禱」，探索衝突、脆弱與愛的多重層面，挑戰社會對黑人男性的刻板印象。

其攝影作品《Holding on to Daddy》（2016）曾榮獲 2020 年 Wellcome 攝影獎心理健康類首獎。

亦為英國嘻哈劇場與文化的先驅之一，他曾創立Breaking Cycles 嘻哈劇團 ，其作品包括諾丁漢劇院的嘻哈音樂劇《Avalanche》，作為同時擁有劇場與舞蹈經驗的攝影師，班吉・瑞德更懂得如何捕捉肢體的語言。

◎ 演前導聆：每場演出前40分鐘於@東南角舉行。
◎ 演後座談：11/15（六） 演後於藍盒子觀眾席舉行。

/創作團隊/

概念、導演、攝影與文本：Benji Reid

創意助理兼聲音設計師：Andrew Wong

舞台設計師：Ti Green
3D 設計師：Liam Hopkins
服裝設計師：Saskia Lenaerts
編舞及演出者：Benji Reid
燈光設計師：Tupac Martir
劇本顧問：Keisha Thompson

/演出暨製作人員名單/

演出者：Benji Reid、Slate Hemedi、Rosa Lieckens、 Zuzanna Kijanowska

DJ：Andrew Wong
視聽程式與演出控制：Ross Flight
舞台監督與攝影助理：Rachel Glover

巡演經理：Janine Bardsley
製作團隊：The Production Family
特別感謝：Sumit Sarkar 、 Ali Gadema

委託單位： 曼徹斯特國際工房（Factory International Manchester）、阿姆斯特丹國際劇院（Internationaal Theater Amsterdam）、黑人成就月（Black Achievement Month）、臺北表演藝術中心

製作單位：曼徹斯特國際工房（Factory International Manchester）

/About the Performance/



Benji Reid's powerful MIF23 show returns to Manchester, mixing Afro-futurist imagery with hard-hitting tales from his life and adventures that unfold before your very eyes.

Combining photography, choreography and theatre to make striking and surreal images, Benji Reid is an artist like no other.

For MIF23, Benji drew from the well of his life experiences – exploring vulnerability, tragedy and triumph through the photographer’s lens. Now Find Your Eyes returns to Manchester after a string of international dates.

Find Your Eyes takes you behind the scenes, on an emotional rollercoaster where conflict meets beauty and the stage becomes Benji’s studio. Watch as he opens up on some of the most moving episodes of his life, and uses them to inspire his art.

The work draws on Benji’s career as both an award-winning photographer and a pioneer of Hip Hop Theatre – bringing dancers and photography together to create images live, in front of his audience.

Journeying through highs and lows, Find Your Eyes explores how we make sense of the world through our stories and our art.

/Artist Profile/

Benji Reid｜Concept, Direction, Photography and Text

Benji Reid is a British photographer, visual theatre maker, and educator whose work explores the intersections of race, nationhood, gender, and mental health, with a focus on the Black British experience and Black masculinity. Winner of the Wellcome Photography Prize (2020, Mental Health category) for Holding on to Daddy (2016), Reid describes himself as a Choreo-Photolist—a term he coined to capture his unique practice of merging theatre, choreography, and photography.



A pioneer of Hip Hop Theatre in the UK, Reid began his career as a dancer and choreographer, performing with Soul II Soul on international tours and collaborating with leading companies such as the David Glass Ensemble and Black Mime Theatre. He later founded Breaking Cycles and Process 06, platforms that expanded the artistic and educational possibilities of Hip Hop Theatre.



Since turning to photography in 2011, Reid has exhibited internationally, with work shown at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (New York), Somerset House (London), and Design Fair Paris. His photography—part ritual, part image-making, part prayer—draws on deeply personal narratives, celebrating love and vulnerability while challenging stereotypes of Black masculinity.

/Creative Team/

Concept, Direction, Photography and Text: Benji Reid
Creative Associate & Sound Designer: Andrew Wong
Set Designer: Ti Green        
3D Designer: Liam Hopkins
Costume Designer: Saskia Lenaerts
Performers - Choreography: Benji Reid               
Lighting Designer: Tupac Martir
Dramaturg: Keisha Thompson

/Creative and Production Team/

Performers: Benji Reid、Slate Hemedi、Rosa Lieckens、 Zuzanna Kijanowska
DJ: Andrew Wong
AV Programmer and Show Controller: Ross Flight
Stage Managers and Camera Assistants: Rachel Glover

Company Tour Manager: Janine Bardsley
Production Managers: The Production Family
Special thanks: Sumit Sarkar、Ali Gadema

Commissioned by: Factory International Manchester, International Theater Amsterdam and Black Achievement Month, Taipei Performing Arts Center

Produced by: Factory International, Manchester

◎ 節目全長約90分鐘，無中場休息。

◎ 建議16歲以上觀眾欣賞。

◎ 遲到觀眾，須依工作人員引導等候入場。 

◎ 演出部分含成人議題、強烈語言、涉及成癮、墮胎、兒童疏忽及自殺相關內容。

◎ 演前導聆：11/15(SAT.)&11/16(SUN.) 演出前40分鐘於 臺北表演藝術中心太陽廳2F東南角 舉行。 |

◎ 演後座談：11/15(SAT.) 演後於 藍盒子 觀眾席舉行。

【Important Information】
◎ The performance runs approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.

◎ Recommended for audiences aged 16 and above.

◎ Latecomers must wait for staff instructions before admission.

◎ The performance contains adult themes, strong language, and references to addiction, abortion, child neglect, and suicide.

◎ Pre-show talk: 40 minutes before the performance on November 15&November 16 at the TPAC 2F Sun Hall.

◎ Post-show talk: After the performance on November 15 in the Blue Box auditorium.