林懷民之創作生命故事—創作之流‧源遠流長

Abstract

本研究以故事敘說展開林懷民之創作生命，並以Csiksentimihalyi的創造力系統觀來探究林懷民之創造力展現。 研究過程中，以兩本傳記及三本舞作專書為敘說之主要參考，再輔以其他相關文獻資料，如講座論壇、電視媒體報導、出版品、網路及訪談等，藉此進入林懷民之創作生命，以期有最佳的書寫與詮釋。 以Csiksentimihalyi的創造力系統觀來分析，可見林懷民的創作生命經過三十六年的演化，已移位為系統中的守門員，他的創造力展現自有其系統樣貌。林懷民個人所處的時代與家庭背景，養成他的創造潛質；而他身處的時代脈絡與台灣社會的交會，定位他在舞蹈領域中的角色，影響著他的創造力表現；他的創造不僅得到學門的認同，他在舞蹈領域的成就及地位，讓他成為系統中的守門員，影響著整個台灣社會及表演藝術的發展。 林懷民曾面臨的生命課題：認同與人生志業之經營，即使世代交替，時空移轉，仍是今日的我們在定下志向前所需面對及思考的，該如何取決？我們從閱讀他人的生命裡得到啟發。 最後，我提出對台灣當前社會之觀察與省思供諸位參考，也針對後續研究提供在研究主題與研究理論兩方面的建議，期盼未來在創造性人物的研究上，能有更豐碩的成果。This study narrated Lin Hwai-min’s creative process, adopting Csiksentimihalyi’s creative system. Two biographies and three dancing creative books were the main reference of this study. The relevant reference such as the lecture forums, the mass media reports, the publications, the Internet data and the interviews were the subsidiary information. According to the perspective of Csiksentimihalyi’s creative system, it seemed that Lin Hwai-min has become a gatekeeper in the creative system after his thirty-six years’ evolution. His creativity has his own characteristics. His social and family background affected his creativity characteristics. The interaction of his being times and Taiwan’s society has identified his irreplaceable role of the dancing area. His creativity, achievement and status not only got the identification of the disciplines but also made him become a gatekeeper in the creative system. That influenced Taiwan’s society and the development of performing arts. Lin Hwai-min faced the life issues: self-identity and lifelong ambitions. Although time flies, these questions are always what we have to face. We can get the enlightenment from reading Lin Hwai-min’s story. At last, I offered my own reflection of Taiwan’s society and some suggestions in terms of research topics research theory. It was hoped the present study could shed some light on the creative characters’ research.