L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

Gush
Longing
Joy
Softness
Admiration

These are my response words from the painting painted by Chen Chi in 1958.



My chosen song was L'amour est un oiseau rebelle from Carmen. It's a very dear song to me. Fits every words I chose. Right? So...then came the challenging part. I have to transform those (painting, words, music) into a lighting design. I have never touched any of those sophisticated theatrical lighting instruments before. And so, or that project, I'd have to hang, focus, and be the lightboard operator, on top of designing and choreographing/directing. Well, I could choose objects (big cloths - different color/material were commonly used, any object(s) or human(s)). Kinda easy, kinda hard. Could be easy, could be hard. I, hehehe...of course, chose to do a hard one. And so, I was stressing myself to come out with the best design I've ever done.

I searched the lyrics and so understood its content (oh, so je t'aime), and read the synopsis of the opera. I wanted to dedicate that design I've created to L...

It's an artwork. Really. Lighting designer is like an artist (painter) who paints the space with colors. The space is the canvas. And I 'played director' too, to further portray the passion, longing, seduction (playfulness), and amour I have. Colors and focus and cues were carefully chosen and performed.


L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Que nul ne peut apprivoiser,
Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle,
S'il lui convient de refuser.
Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière,
L'un parle bien, l'autre se tait;
Et c'est l'autre que je préfère
Il n'a rien dit; mais il me plaît.
L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour!

Love is a rebellious bird
That nothing can tame,
And it is simply in vain to call it
If it is convient for it to refuse.
Nothing will work, threat or leading,
One speaks, the other stays quiet;
And it's the other that I prefer
He said nothing; but he pleases me.
Love! Love! Love! Love!

L'amour est enfant de Bohême,
Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi,
Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime,
Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aime pas,
Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime!
Mais, si je t'aime,
Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aime pas,
Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime!
Mais, si je t'aime,
Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi!

Love is the child of the Bohemian,
It has never, never known any law,
If you don't love me, I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don't love me,
If you don't love me, I love you!
But, if I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!
If you don't love me, I love you!
If you don't love me,
But, if I love you,
If I love you, keep guard of yourself!


It's from Carmen. Previously unique...Carmen.

I don't care about the grade I'd get from that. It's not as important. I'm overjoyed, satisfied, and contented that I've done another piece of art that had fulfilled my inner feelings and thoughts in a unique and aesthetic way. A catharsis of emotion? This sense of fulfillment surely surpasses result (grade), for me. Well, if I DO get an A, it'll be a boost, recognition of hard and great work, encouragement, and motivation ;)

Can you imagine me being (playing) Carmen? Lol...