📍Theater Education in Northern Thailand
2025.8
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本次表演藝術推廣計畫於泰國北部滿星疊大同中學執行，服務時間為期兩週。團隊共五人，肩負教學、行政、影像、展覽等多項任務，並以「藝術作為語言」、「身體即是通道」為核心理念，帶領當地學生進行跨媒材的創作與演出。這是一所位於邊境地帶的僑校，學生來自多元文化背景，有些人是華人後代，有些是從緬甸戰亂中逃出的難民，甚至有學生至今仍無正式國籍。這些孩子的身分既流動又模糊，他們能說一口流利中文，卻未必擁有被正式承認的國籍。於是，我們將課程設計為一場「自我探索」與「表達能力」的旅程，希望透過藝術創作，讓他們重新理解自己與這個世界之間的關係。
This performing arts outreach program was carried out at Datong Secondary School in Manshi Die, Northern Thailand, over a two-week period. Our five-member team took on multiple roles—including teaching, administration, documentation, and exhibition-making—and worked from two core principles: “art as a language” and “the body as a channel.” Guided by these ideas, we led local students through cross-media creation and performance.
The school is an overseas Chinese school located in a border region. Its students come from diverse cultural backgrounds: some are descendants of ethnic Chinese families, some are refugees who fled war in Myanmar, and some still have no formally recognized nationality to this day. Their identities are both mobile and ambiguous—they may speak fluent Chinese, yet not necessarily possess citizenship that is officially acknowledged.
In response, we designed the curriculum as a journey of self-exploration and developing expressive capacity, hoping that through artistic creation, students could re-understand the relationship between themselves and the world around them.
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Shu He
Narrative Creator
Taipei, Taiwan