"… how to free myself, and this world, without tearing myself to pieces…"
- The Diaries of Franz Kafka

Today, how vulnerable are the ideals of liberty and equality when humans stop at nothing to get what they want?

Let's see what our REPORT has to say.

Inspired by Franz Kafka's A Report to An Academy, this production follows the struggles and transformations of apes who attempt to become human in order to obtain the freedom they long for.

Drawing inspiration from Kafka's text, boundary pusher Ivanhoe Lam and his team did a site-responsive performance at the Prison Yard of Tai Kwun, Hong Kong in early 2019.

This new edition is set in an indoor theatre space where the audience are taken on another experiential journey to the allegorical "Academy". It investigates how the oft-espoused values of liberty and equality really operate in the contemporary world, and how easily they can be compromised. The team also go further to explore how institutional forces, for their own benefit, manipulate one's sense of self and purpose. The new edition is devised from the personal experiences and perspectives of a cross-cultural team of performers. An experiential theatre performance that integrates creative text, movement, music, rap, narrative, video and participatory spatial design.

「⋯⋯怎樣可以釋放自己、解放世界，而不招至粉身碎骨⋯⋯
- 《卡夫卡日記》

自由與平等，有多脆弱？人性與權力，有多扭曲？
且看報告如何演繹。

取材自卡夫卡魔幻式文學作品《致某科學院的報告》，講述有關被科學家作研究對象的猿人，接受人性化教育，在掙扎及演進過程中，尋找自己與自由。

由敢於破格的編舞家林俊浩帶領下，團隊於2019年以大館的監獄操場作嘗試，創作了場域回應式作品《報告一》，扣連建築空間及題材，
演出與古蹟的歷史互相結合。

《告不可報》作為延續，跨文化創作團隊為作品帶來更寬闊的視點，進一步反思在當代社會中，自由與平等的價值可以有多脆弱，同時人性與權力可以有多扭曲。作品移師至劇場，空間作為另一種借代，以多媒介結合創作，融入形體、跑酷 (parkour)、舞蹈、戲劇敘事、現場音樂、饒舌 (rap)、影像，建立另一種體驗式演出。

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Ivanhoe Lam 林俊浩

Having received a Diploma in Drama and Dance (Contemporary Dance) from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Lam furthered his studies and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Codarts, Rotterdam majoring in Choreography.

Lam's works have toured Shanghai, Dusseldorf, Zurich, Guangzhou, Beijing, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam. His recent creations have appeared in New Vision Arts Festival, i-Dance Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival's Hong Kong Jockey Club Contemporary Dance Series, and more.

In Spring 2015, invited by Connecting Spaces, he curated and created a multidisciplinary performance, Odd Couplings with ten Swiss artists during his three-month artist-in-residence at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK) in Zurich. 

He also does staging direction and movement design for productions by Edward Lam Dance Theatre, Chan Fai-young x Women's Choir, Yat Po Singers, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, SingFest, etc.

畢業於香港演藝學院戲劇學院及舞蹈學院現代舞系，其後赴荷蘭鹿特丹舞蹈學院進修當代編舞。

個人編舞作品曾於上海、杜塞爾多夫、蘇黎世、廣州、北京、鹿特丹、海牙、烏特勒支及阿姆斯特丹發表。近期編舞作品發表於新視野藝術節、 i-舞蹈節、香港藝術節香港賽馬會當代舞蹈平台等。

2015年春季，獲Connecting Spaces邀請到瑞士蘇黎世藝術大學ZHdK作駐場藝術家，其間帶領當地十位來自不同範疇的藝術家創作跨媒介作品《Odd Couplings》。

林氏亦為不同類型演出擔任編排導演、編舞及形體設計，合作單位包括：非常林奕華、陳輝揚 x 女聲合唱、一舖清唱、香港話劇團、聲蜚合唱節等。

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Creative / Production Team 創作／製作團隊

Concept / Director / Choreographer 概念／導演／編舞
Ivanhoe Lam林俊浩

Creative Text 文本
Santayana Li 李穎蕾
Kent Foran
Chester Wong 黃譜誠

Live Music & Performer 現場音樂／創作演出
Shane Aspegren

Lyrics & Performer 歌詞／創作演出
Rebearth

Devising Performers 創作演出
Chester Wong 黃譜誠
Aaron Martin
Janosch Horn

Set Designer 舞台設計
Jan Wong 王健偉

Lighting Designer 燈光設計
Bert Wong 黃宇恒

Video 影像
Ziv Chun 秦紹良

Sound Designer 音響設計
Jaycee Kwok 郭宇傑

Image Designer 形像設計
Kary Kwok 郭家賜

"The Lyricist" Concept 「題詞器」概念
Khris Nung 農尚青

Production Manager 製作經理
Wingo Chan 陳結榮

Stage Manager 舞台監督
Vivia Ho 何香怡

Deputy Stage Manager 執行舞台監督
Jaime Ho 何沅穎

Rehearsal Mistress 排練統籌
Lim Wei-wei 林薇薇

Project Coordination 計劃統籌
Grace Hoop 許傲群

Produced by 製作
orleanlaiproject

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Performed in Cantonese and English, with occasional Chinese or English subtitles
廣東話及英語演出，部分附中或英文字幕

Audience members may be invited to participate in the programme. Please arrive 20 mins before the show for seating arrangement.
Approx 1 hr 45 mins incl a 20-min interval
Please arrive on time. Latecomers may not be admitted until after the interval
Suitable for ages above 12. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted

觀眾或會獲邀參與節目，請於演出前20分鐘到場，以便安排座位
節目全長約1小時45分鐘，包括20分鐘中場休息
觀眾務請準時入場，遲到者或須於中場休息後方可進場
適合12歲以上人士觀看，六歲以下恕不招待

Discount Schemes 優惠購票計劃

• Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and a minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. Tickets for CSSA recipients are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
  
• Package Booking Discount#: 10% discount on full-price tickets for each purchase of 2 different programmes; 15% discount for 3 different programmes; 20% discount for 4 different programmes.
  
• Group Booking Discount#: 10% discount for each purchase of 4–9 full-price tickets; 15% discount for 10–19 tickets; 20% discount for 20 or more tickets.
  
• Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount schemes for each ticket purchased.
• 全日制學生、六十歲或以上高齡人士、殘疾人士及看護人、綜合社會保障援助受惠人士可獲半價優惠。綜援受惠人士優惠票數量有限，先到先得，額滿即止。
  
• 套票優惠#︰每次購買兩場不同節目的正價門票，可獲九折優惠；三場可獲八五折優惠；四場可獲八折優惠。
  
• 團體購票優惠#︰每次購買四至九張正價門票，可獲九折優惠；十至十九張可獲八五折優惠；二十張或以上，可獲八折優惠。
  
• 購買每張門票，只可享用以上其中一種購票優惠。

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