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KQED Youth Takeover: Oakland Ballet Explores Immigrant Stories From Angel Island

2025/4/24
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Ed Tepporn
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Graham Lustig
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Maite del Real
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Nico Fischer
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Phil Chan
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Ye Feng
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Nico Fischer: 我认为《天使岛计划》成功地将这段历史的情感带到台前,使之超越单纯的地标意义,成为对被遗忘的湾区移民声音的致敬。舞蹈艺术形式能够表达语言难以表达的情感,使这段历史更加鲜活和个人化。 Maite del Real: 《天使岛计划》不仅仅是一场演出,更是舞蹈、音乐、历史和视觉叙事形式的合作,它将被拘留在天使岛的中国移民的故事和诗歌栩栩生地呈现在舞台上,刻在墙上的诗歌跨越几十年,依然保存至今,并激励人们创作了像《天使岛计划》这样的项目。 Graham Lustig: 《天使岛计划》的创作灵感源于刻在天使岛墙上的抗议诗歌,该项目旨在通过舞蹈的语言,将这些诗歌赋予新的生命。让舞者亲身前往天使岛体验,感受那里的氛围和历史的厚重感,能够丰富他们的表演,使他们在舞台上更好地诠释这段历史。 Ye Feng: 我在舞蹈作品中使用了长辫子和船等意象来代表时间和空间,并融入中国文化元素,表达孤独和痛苦,以及对历史和情感的再现。我将自身的移民经历和中国文化融入舞蹈,希望能引发观众对自身文化和故乡的思考。 Phil Chan: 我的作品旨在通过舞蹈展现移民的韧性,并最终以充满希望的姿态结束,象征着对未来的期许。我融合了古典芭蕾和中国传统舞蹈的元素,力求在舞台上展现两种舞蹈风格中不同的动态和美学特点。 Ed Tepporn: 天使岛移民站的墙上刻有超过200首由被拘留的中国移民创作的诗歌,这些诗歌真实地反映了他们在拘留期间的绝望、愤怒以及对新生活的渴望。这些诗歌涵盖了多种主题,包括对拘留生活的描述、对家乡的思念、以及给其他移民的信息等。天使岛的历史远不止移民站,还包括原住民米沃克人的历史、南北战争时期以及二战期间作为战俘营的历史。天使岛和埃利斯岛的移民体验截然不同,亚洲移民在天使岛面临更严格的检查、更长时间的拘留以及更恶劣的条件。

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Ellis Island might have been a welcoming place for many immigrants to the United States, but Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay tells a more troubling history of immigrant detention. Starting next month, the Oakland Ballet will premiere “Angel Island Project,” a dance production highlighting the stories of immigrants, primarily from China, who were detained there in the early 20th century. As part of KQED’s annual Youth Takeover, high school students Nico and Maite bring together choreographers and a local historian to talk about the project and the lessons that histories of immigration can teach us today.

Guests:

**Graham Lustig, **artistic director, Angel Island Project and Oakland Ballet Company

**Phil Chan, **choreographer, Angel Island Project - co-founder, Final Bow for Yellowface

**Ye Feng, **dancer and choreographer, Angel Island Project

**Ed Tepporn, **executive director, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

**Nico Fischer, **Youth Advisory Board member; senior, Santa Clara High School

**Maite del Real, **Youth Advisory Board member; junior, Ruth Asawa SF School of the Arts

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