2012-07-07
【前言】
每个华裔子弟在成长中多少都会尝试课业之外的才艺，年幼时由父母定夺，稍长后自己拿主意。一项才艺学多久、达到什么水平，固然离不开努力与支持，但最终起决定作用的，还是兴趣爱好。对小学生而言，若所学恰与兴趣相符，算家长走运——先天资质与后天栽培相辅相成；若相去甚远，则双方都在煎熬中硬着头皮磨炼；若若即若离，便只能顺其自然，走一步看一步。进入中学后，课业加重，才艺常围绕升学展开，不再像孩童那样随心所欲——兴趣爱好往往随“实际需求”发生定向变化。 娃儿正处在“想学什么就学什么”的阶段。坦率地说，上述三种状况我们正在体验、已经体验、或将续体验。就拿这个暑假来说，他决定重操旧业，承接去年过戏瘾的美好经历，再登舞台。当妈的我暗中窃喜——看来好戏还在后头。 我记得去年夏天他第一次参加戏剧营时的样子：首日归来，带着迟疑和不确定的语调对我说：“我打算继续去，但不知道自己能不能演好。”而到了第二周，他已经开始在晚餐时告诉我们关于那个角色的新发现。到了第三周，他开始背诵所有的歌词，包括那些合唱。到了第四周，他走在路上时，以一种浑然不觉的状态哼唱着其中的旋律。兴趣也许就是这样一条不易被察觉的弧线——它并不总是从一开始就清晰可辨，而更多时候，它是在持续的参与中缓慢地、几乎不被注意地变得坚实的。它就像一条缓缓攀升的曲线，无法被某个具体的点所捕捉，却能在时间的累积中，将一个人带到他从未想象过的地方。而作为那个在台下观看的人，我所能做的，就是在他尚未抵达之前，用耐心等待那弧线的轨迹逐渐完整。这个夏天，那些歌又一次响了起来，而我所等待的，不只是他投入其中地享受，更是在这过程中他自己或许还未意识到的一点点变化。而那份从表演中带回的东西，将在未来的某些时刻，在他面对其它陌生事物时，成为他内心深处的参照，帮助他辨认出那些像兴趣一样，需要时间才能显现轮廓的东西。 【Aiden in English】
Monday, July 2nd, 2012 Today, we had to learn another song and dance from "The Music Man Jr." Dancing is the hardest part, especially the setup. When we went outside for a break, a kid named Michael brought a soccer ball. He must have been a soccer player for a long time because the ball knocked seven people over when he kicked it! And on July 1st, it was Sidney's 9th birthday. She was my 3rd-grade schoolmate, and we knew each other. Today, Munchkins from Dunkin' Donuts were brought in, and each person got two. They tasted delicious. Afterward, we went inside and danced some more. It got tricky when we had to cross our feet multiple times and spin around. The tempo seemed very fast, and we had to sing while Dancing. The junior campers came to meet us. I saw a kid named Eric, who used to attend Tiger Schulmann's Mixed Martial Arts with me. Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 Today, we learned a new song called "Ya Got Trouble" or "Trouble" and danced to the music. We did that all morning long. At snack time, we watched Michael play an APP called Action Movie FX on his iPhone. You could add dangerous effects, such as a nuclear explosion, in a video. After a break, I got a new part of the show. My name became Jacey Squires, i.e., Mr. Squires. We all listened to Harold Hill sing "Trouble" as a soloist. Everyone thought that Michael, who played Harold, needed to practice more. Finally, we performed for the junior campers. They looked so scared that they didn't want to accomplish anything. They jumped at every word when a teacher gave them an instruction. I highlighted my lines on the way home. Thursday, July 5th, 2012 Yesterday it was Independence Day. We went out to see the fireworks at Palmer Park. The show was fantastic! We didn't get home until 11:30 p.m. That was why I was still tired this morning. When we danced "Iowa Stubborn, "the junior campers joined this round. We learned how to dance together in the song "Trouble." I didn't know how everyone wanted to rush onto the theater stage. As usual, we had a break. However, it wasn't interesting except that my friend Jason set up a timer bomb for fun. This timer bomb is a device that counts down from a preset number. When it reaches 0, it vibrates and rings. When the break was over, we went to the theater and finished learning the dance "Trouble." All the theater camp council members watched us perform. And we also finally got it right. It seemed as if we practiced a trillion times. It was a very long day. Friday, July 6th, 2012 Today, we learned to sing another part of "76 Trombones". It wasn't too different from the first part, though. However, the teacher wanted us to memorize the lyrics we learned. Okay, maybe I was wrong about not being different from the first part because he never straightened out memorizing in the first place. Then he asked me to go along with some other people from the Quartet. He told us we would learn "Rock Island." I sang as Salesman #3. At the time, everybody left except the Quartet. I was a part of it. And we had to sing "Ice Cream" in different pitches. Unfortunately, I got a low A. So, we were late for a break, and I barely got to eat my snack. We also did the choreography of "76 Trombones". The council acted as the junior campers parading in front of us. It was a confusing day, after all. 【红霞译】 星期一，二O一二年七月二日 今天，我们得学会少儿剧《音乐人》中另一首歌和新的舞蹈。看来跳舞最难，尤其是舞台站位。 中间休息时，麦克拿来足球叫我们一起踢，他肯定是足球能手，不然怎么大脚一开，便拿下我们7位队员！昨天是我的校友悉尼九岁生日，今天她特意带来“唐恩都乐”小甜甜圈与我们分享，每人可以吃掉两个，味道真不错。 过后我们返回室内继续练习跳舞，两腿交叉旋转，并快速跟着节拍一边唱一边跳，做起来一点都不那么简单。 临结束时，小班营员赶来跟我们见面，我一眼便认出同在“老虎舒尔曼混合武术馆”习武的锐小弟。 星期二，二O一二年七月三日
今天，我们又学了一首新歌，名叫《麻烦缠身》，而且整个早上都在随歌起舞。 茶点休息时，我们围观麦克玩苹果4频段手机上软件游戏──摄影炸弹。他先录制一段影像，然后再编辑出象核爆炸之类的惨烈视觉效果。 重新开始排练以后，我拿到新的角色。剧中我将扮演杰茜•史奎尔，即史奎尔先生。我们还要聆听主角哈罗德•希尔独唱《麻烦缠身》，大家都认为扮演哈罗德的演员麦克需要多加练习。末了，我们演给小班营员们看，结果把他们吓得不敢演戏，老师当场教了几句台词，他们竟不知如何是好。 回家路上，我圈阅了自己要表演的台词和唱段。 星期四，二O一二年七月五日
昨天是美国独立节，我们去帕莫尔观看烟花，简直妙不可言！回到家中已近午夜十一点半，这也是为什么今个早起我仍感觉很累的缘故。 正当我们跳《爱荷华“困觉者”本色》时，小班营员来了。随即我们一起伴着《麻烦缠身》的音乐载歌载舞。大家蜂拥登上舞台，我实在搞不懂怎么回事。 我们照常休息，如果不是朋友杰森随身携带个“定时炸弹”供我们一起玩，真没多大意思。所谓的“定时炸弹”不过是一个定时器，它按照设置好的时间倒数计时，等回到“0”点时，便震颤响起来。 休息过后，我们重新回到舞台，继续排练歌舞《麻烦缠身》。这时剧院所有的工作人员都目不转睛地盯着看，我们好像跳了一万亿次才终于完成任务。今天可真漫长啊！ 星期五，二O一二年七月六日
今天我们学唱了《76把长号》另一部分，跟第一部分不同，它一点不长。不过待老师要求背诵全部的时候，我才发现蛮不是那么回事。没错儿，他一开始并没说清楚。不久，他点名要我及其他几位四声合唱队的成员留下来学唱《石头岛》。我要出演第3号推销员角色，当时所有的人都离开了，只剩下四声合唱队，而我恰是其中一员。接着，我们还学唱了《冰激凌》不同声部。太不走运了，我唱低音A。 拖到很晚才中间休息，结果我连零食都来不及吃。 我们又排练了《76把长号》舞步，剧院工作人员充当小班演员，在我们眼前穿来穿去，搞得我们晕头转向。
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