There are three countries in the world that were or are still splitted into two halves which are: Vietnam, North and South Korea, and Germany.
Through The Bridge II we would like to get people’s attention to the pain and loss caused by the separation of a country.
The story of The Bridge is the successive part of the story told by Lê Brothers in the project The Bridges of Vietnam, Korea and Germany. Each time the story is told, it brings new details as if it is an endless story. It is about the connection of extremes, separations, dreams and real lives…
The Bridge, co-performed by Lê Brothers, is about far-away dreams and memories that lively recur in the eventful life in the three countries, which were once or are still divided into two parts.
On the border line from which the two parts of a country diverge there exist the separation, random encounters, and the transformation of two counter living objects.
The Bridge centres around the long existing struggles of many generations of mankind and creators. In addition to that is young people’s thinking about the past, being full of pain, blood and tears; that they never had a chance to witness aside from reading books or being told by someone else.
The Bridge is an effort of using art to present the thinking of the post-war young generation about their country’s history. It is also an effort to express the reaction of artists-citizens toward the unceasing transformation of their country.
Kuna nchi tatu duniani ambazo zilikuwa au bado zimegawanywa katika nusu mbili ambazo ni: Vietnam, Korea Kaskazini na Kusini, na Ujerumani. Kupitia Daraja la Pili tungependa kuwavutia watu juu ya maumivu na hasara inayosababishwa na kutenganishwa kwa nchi. "Hadithi ya ""The Bridge"" ni sehemu ya mfululizo wa hadithi iliyoelezwa na Ndugu Lê katika mradi wa ""The Bridges of Vietnam, Korea na Ujerumani.""" Kila mara hadithi inapotajwa, huleta maelezo mapya kana kwamba ni hadithi isiyo na mwisho. "Kuhusu uhusiano wa mambo ya mbali, kutengana, ndoto na maisha halisi, ""The Bridge"" ni juu ya ndoto za mbali na kumbukumbu ambazo zinaonekana katika maisha ya nchi tatu ambazo wakati mmoja zilikuwa au bado zimegawanywa katika sehemu mbili." Kwenye mstari wa mpaka ambao sehemu mbili za nchi zinatofautiana kuna kutenganishwa, kukutana kwa nasibu, na mabadiliko ya vitu viwili vya kuishi. Daraja hilo linazunguka mapambano ya muda mrefu ya vizazi vingi vya wanadamu na waumbaji. Kwa kuongezea hiyo ni vijana kufikiria juu ya zamani, kuwa kamili ya maumivu, damu na machozi; kwamba hawajawahi kuwa na nafasi ya kushuhudia kando ya kusoma vitabu au kuambiwa na mtu mwingine. Daraja ni juhudi ya kutumia sanaa kuwasilisha kufikiri kwa kizazi cha vijana wa baada ya vita kuhusu historia ya nchi yao. Pia ni juhudi ya kuelezea athari za wasanii-raia kuelekea mabadiliko yasiyo na kikomo ya nchi yao.