zhè cì yì qíng lái le yǐ hòu

这次疫情来了以后

Upon the outbreak

wǒ men dà gài yǒu jiē jìn sān gè yuè de shí jiān

我们大概有接近三个月的时间

We didn't work at all

wán quán méi yǒu gōng zuò

完全没有工作

For about three months

xiàng mù zài qǔ xiāo

项目在取消

Projects were canceled

rán hòu wǔ zhě bù néng guī duì

然后舞者不能归队

Dancers couldn't come back

zhè me xià qù

这么下去

If it keeps on like this

shì bù shì wǒ men zhè gè wǔ tuán jiù jié shù le

是不是我们这个舞团就结束了?

Would it be the end of our dance theater

hǎo xiàng nǐ de rén shēng yào zhòng qǐ yī yàng

好像你的人生要重启一样

It's like rebooting your life

táo shēn tǐ zhè gè wǔ tuán zǒu dào xiàn zài

陶身体这个舞团走到现在

This is the 12th year of TAO Dance Theater

yǐ jīng shì dì nián

已经是第12年

From its beginning

zuò pǐn

作品《10》

The work "10"

qí shí shì gēn jù zhè cì yì qíng

其实是根据这次疫情

Was inspired

hěn dà de yī cì gǎn shòu

很大的一次感受

By the pandemic

zhè gè shì jiè de shī xù

这个世界的失序

The world fell into chaos

rán hòu xíng yè zhī jiān de shī lián

然后行业之间的失联

The connection between industries was lost

wǒ men wǔ tuán hái néng bù néng shēng cún

我们舞团还能不能生存？

Will our theater survive

yī qiè dōu biàn dé wèi zhī

一切都变得未知

Everything became unknown

zhěng gè zuò pǐn fēn zhōng

整个作品27分钟

The work is 27 minutes

tā duì xíng shì yī gè yuán

它队形是一个圆

Dancers form circles

wǔ zhě zài yuán de shùn shí zhēn de liú dòng dāng zhōng

舞者在圆的顺时针的流动当中

That rotate clockwise

bù duàn dì qù chǎn shēng shī xù

不断地去产生失序

Disorder is constantly produced

dàn shì yòu zhòng xīn dì zǔ hé

但是又重新地组合

While new relations are rebuilt

zhòng jiàn yī zhǒng guān xì

重建一种关系

Through recombination

xíng tài shàng gèng xiàng shì yī kē shù

形态上更像是一棵树

They are like a tree in shape

xiàng shàng ér shēng de yī zhǒng zhuàng tài

向上而生的一种状态

Growing upward

yǐ qián wǒ de zuò pǐn shì gèng jiā wù lǐ xìng de

以前我的作品是更加物理性的

My work used to be more physical

zhè cì wǒ de qíng gǎn wèi zhǔ xiàn

这次我的情感为主线

This time it's driven by emotions

zhè gè zuò pǐn néng bù néng huàn qǐ rén de yī zhǒng xìn rèn

这个作品能不能唤起人的一种信任？

Can this work arouse trust?

nǐ zhōng yǒu wǒ

你中有我

You in me

wǒ zhōng yǒu nǐ

我中有你

Me in you

wǒ xī wàng wǒ de zuò pǐn kě yǐ qù qí yuàn

我希望我的作品可以去祈愿

I hope my work

shī xù de shì jiè

失序的世界

Can pray for the disordered world

kě yǐ zhòng guī dào yī gè měi hǎo de wèi lái

可以重归到一个美好的未来

To be returned to a better future

tóu yě shì zhí de

「头也是直的」

"Head upright"

zài wǒ wǎng qī de shù wèi xì liè dāng zhōng

在我往期的《数位系列》当中

In the Numerical Series

zhǐ yǒu jí chuí jí chuí de zhé dié xuán níng

只有脊椎，脊椎的折叠、旋拧

There were only spine movements involved

zuò pǐn shì wǒ dì yī cì yòng dào le shǒu bù de yǔ yán

作品《10》是我第一次用到了手部的语言

In the new work "10", gestures were introduced for the first time

yòng wàn zǒu

「用腕走」

"Use your wrist"

tā shì yī gè luó xuán

「它是一个螺旋」

"Move like a spiral"

jiù méi le

「就没了」

"And done"

bǎ shǒu de bù fēn zhòng xīn fù huó

把手的部分重新复活

Awaken the hands

cóng jí chuí yán zhǎng dào wǒ men de shǒu zhǐ

从脊椎延长到我们的手指

Movements extend from spine to fingers

dào mò shāo

到末梢

To the end of our body

huì ràng gèng duō rén yǒu qīn jìn gǎn

会让更多人有亲近感

So people feel close to the show

guān kàn de shí hòu méi yǒu mén kǎn

观看的时候没有门槛

There is no threshold

zhè cì yì qíng lái le yǐ hòu

这次疫情来了以后

At the outbreak

wǒ hé duàn nī

我和段妮

Duan Ni and I

wǒ men hěn zhǎng shí jiān bù zuò fàn le

我们很长时间不做饭了

We stopped cooking for a long time

wǒ men zuò fàn

我们做饭

But during that time we cooked

rán hòu dǎ sǎo wèi shēng

然后打扫卫生

Cleaned the house

zài jiā shàng wǒ men yǎng le yī tiáo

再加上我们养了一条

And we have a very cute dog

fēi cháng kě ài de gǒu

非常可爱的狗

The dog

suǒ yǐ měi tiān yòu gēn tā wán

所以每天又跟它玩

We played with it everyday

nán dé de yǒu le shēng huó de zī wèi

难得的有了生活的滋味

We rediscovered the taste of life

kuài liǎng gè yuè zuǒ yòu

快两个月左右

But about two months later

wǒ men jiù yǒu yī diǎn shòu bù le le

我们就有一点受不了了

We could't take it anymore

hěn xū wú hěn jué wàng

很虚无很绝望

Empty, despaired

dà liàng biǎo yǎn yì shù xíng yè de rén

大量表演艺术行业的人

A lot of people in our industry

dōu zài bù duàn dì āi háo

都在不断地哀嚎

Weeping

suǒ yǒu rén dōu shī yǔ le

所有人都失语了

They were wordless

huì jiāo lǜ

会焦虑

Anxious

jiù huì hú sī luàn xiǎng

就会胡思乱想

They had random thinking

tiān nǎ wàn yī wǒ bù néng tiào wǔ le zěn me bàn

天哪，万一我不能跳舞了怎么办？

What if I can't dance anymore

dāng shí zài jiā hěn chén zhòng

当时在家很沉重

Our mind was weighted down at home

zhī qián duì wǔ dǎo yǒu hěn duō de bù què dìng xìng

之前（对舞蹈）有很多的不确定性

We were uncertain about dancing

nà yī dà duàn shí jiān de sī kǎo yǐ hòu

那一大段时间的思考以后

But after that period of time

gèng dǔ dìng le

更笃定了

We were more sure

jiù shì yào gèng chún cuì dì qù tiào

就是要更纯粹地去跳

You have to be pure

gèng zhí zhe dì qù rè ài

更执着地去热爱

You have to insist on what you love

zhè duàn shí jiān wǔ zhě gōng zī zhào fā ma

（这段时间舞者工资照发吗？）

(Were you paying your dancers during the pandemic?)

zhào fā

照发

We were

rán hòu yě méi yǒu jiǎn xīn

然后也没有减薪

No cut

zhí dào yǒu yī tiān wǒ jué dé

直到有一天我觉得

Until one day

yě shì wǒ men liǎ dōu biē bù zhù le

也是我们俩都憋不住了

We had enough rest

duàn nī shuō wǒ men jiù wǔ dǎo ba

段妮说，我们就舞蹈吧

Duan Ni said, let's dance

wǒ men jiù kāi shǐ zuò chuàng zuò

我们就开始做创作

We then started creating

méi yǒu wǔ zhě

没有舞者

No dancers

wǒ men zì jǐ shēn tǐ lì xíng

我们自己身体力行

We dance ourselves

tiào wǔ néng ràng wǒ men chǎn shēng xī wàng

跳舞能让我们产生希望

Dancing gives us hope

dào yuè fèn

4到5月份

From April to May

zhú jiàn yī gè wǔ zhě

逐渐一个舞者

Dancers returned gradually

liǎng gè wǔ zhě

两个舞者

One

sān gè wǔ zhě

三个舞者

Two

bù duàn huí dào pái liàn shì

不断回到排练室

Three, back to our studio

dāng zuì hòu yī gè wǔ zhě guī duì de shí hòu

当最后一个舞者归队的时候

When the last dancer came back

jiǔ jiǔ guī yī

九九归一

Everything back to its right place

suǒ yǒu rén wǒ men zhǔn bèi hǎo le

所有人ok，我们准备好了

People are ready

wǔ zhě nián líng yǒu nián dào nián

（舞者年龄）有1990年到2000年

They are born between 1990 and 2000

tā men de gòng xìng jiù shì tā men zú gòu dān chún

他们的共性就是他们足够单纯

Their commonality is that they are pure enough

tā měi tiān dōu zài yǔ zì jǐ de shēn tǐ duì huà

他每天都在与自己的身体对话

He talks to his body everyday

bù duàn dǎ mó zì jǐ shēn tǐ de měi yī cùn

不断打磨自己身体的每一寸

He polishes every inch of his body

zú gòu chún cuì de rén

足够纯粹的人

One man has to be pure enough

cái huì qù xiāng xìn zhè tiáo lù

才会去相信这条路

To believe in this

zhè cì zuò pǐn gēn yǐ wǎng hái yǒu yī gè bù tóng

这次作品《10》跟以往还有一个不同

One thing different about "10"

shì tā yǒu le dú wǔ

是它有了独舞

Is that it includes solo dance

bǐ rú shuō jìn tuán nián de zhè wèi

比如说（进团）6年的这位

Dancer Huang Li

huáng lì zhè wèi wǔ zhě

黄丽，这位舞者

She has been with us for 6 years

tā zhēn de yōu xiù dào

她真的优秀到

She is so good

kě yǐ yǒu tā gè tǐ gèng zhòng yào de biǎo dá

可以有她个体更重要的表达

That she deserves more individual expression

zuò pǐn yě yào gēn jù wǔ zhě de chéng zhǎng

作品也要根据舞者的成长

Work has to develop in the same pace

bù duàn dì qù gǎi biàn

不断地去改变

With the growth of dancers

hái shì yǒu yā lì de

还是有压力的

There is pressure

kě néng tái xià de guān zhòng

可能台下的观众

The audience

jù jiāo dōu zài yī gè rén de diǎn shàng

聚焦都在一个人的点上

All eyes focus on the same person

tā de biǎo dá kě néng jiù yào gèng qīng xī hé zhǔn què

他的表达可能就要更清晰和准确

He has to be very precise with his performance

gěi wǒ yī zhǒng xiǎng xiàng lì

给我一种想象力

I can see

xiàng shì zài yī gè píng jìng de hú miàn zhōng

像是在一个平静的湖面中

A peaceful lake

shuǐ dī rù hú miàn

水滴入湖面

A drop of water

chǎn shēng de yuán zhuàng lián yī

产生的圆状涟漪

And the lake ripples

xiàng sì zhōu kuò sàn

向四周扩散

Then it extends outwards

wǒ zài wú shù biàn

我在无数遍

I watched the rehearsal

zài pái liàn guān kàn de shí hòu

在排练观看的时候

Thousands of times

jiù ràng wǒ duì wǒ men zì jǐ de wén huà

就让我对我们自己的文化

And in that process

chǎn shēng hěn duō de zhuī xún hé wèn hào

产生很多的追寻和问号

I started to pursue my own culture

tiān gàn dì zhī jiù xiàng zhè yàng cí

「天干地支」就像这样词

Like the term "Tian Gan Di Zhi"

dāng nǐ qù zhuī gēn sù yuán de shí hòu

当你去追根溯源的时候

When you dig deep down

huì fā xiàn yuán lái gàn zhī de yì yì

会发现原来「干支」的意义

You will see the meaning of "Gan Zhi"

jiù shì shù mù de yì sī

就是树木的意思

Is tree

xiàng shàng shēng zhǎng

向上生长

Tree grows upwards

wǒ jīng cháng xíng róng wǒ de zuò pǐn

我经常形容我的作品

I describe my works

tè bié xiàng shì zuì bàng de lǎo shī

特别像是最棒的老师

As the best mentor

hǎo xiàng qián zài dì qù tí liàn le

好像潜在地去提炼了

It extracts in a very subtle way

hěn duō jīng shén de xiàn suǒ

很多精神的线索

A lot of mental clues

huò zhě shì wén huà de xiàn suǒ

或者是文化的线索

Or cultural clues

zhè gè shì jiè qí shí cóng wén huà hé yì shù de nèi róng dāng zhōng

这个世界其实从文化和艺术的内容当中

The world has become a noisy place

yǐ jīng dào dá yī gè fēi cháng guā zào de shí hòu

已经到达一个非常聒噪的时候

In terms of culture and art

wǒ tū rán huì jué dé wǒ men měi yī tiān zài tiào wǔ

我突然会觉得我们每一天在跳舞

One day I find myself ver happy

hǎo xìng fú

好幸福

Dancing

jiē xià lái jiù huì guàn chuān guó nèi

接下来就会贯穿国内

Next we are having a tour

gè chéng shì zuǒ yòu de yī gè xún yǎn

10个城市左右的一个巡演

Across 10 cities

zhè gè shí dài guān zhòng zú gòu cōng míng

这个时代观众足够聪明

The audience now is smart enough

zú gòu jiàn guò shì miàn

足够见过世面

They have seen enough

nǐ yào huàn qǐ tā men de gǎn zhī lì

你要唤起他们的感知力

You have to awaken their perception

tā kě yǐ cóng měi gè wǔ zhě de shēng mìng lì dāng zhōng

他可以从每个舞者的生命力当中

He can find a trace of himself

zhǎo dào zì jǐ liú xià de hén jì

找到自己留下的痕迹

In the vitality of every dancer