Project on Constructing the History of Taiwanese Opera (Ⅱ)－ A Research of Taiwanese Opera Troupes in the Japanese colonial Period
Date Issued
2005-07-31
Date
2005-07-31
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DOI
932411H002042
Abstract
Taiwanese opera has developed for about a century so far. From the viewpoint of
composing “theater historiography”, establishing and joining the data of troupes is the
primary job of reconstructing the one-hundred-year history of Taiwanese opera.
Documents on the earliest troupes, which are slightly mentioned in only a few books
and newspapers, have nearly vanished. Compared with other ancient types of drama,
however, tracking the materials of Taiwanese opera at this time is still not too late. By
establishing the data of the troupes, we can trace “the actor/actress”, “the repertoire”,
“the organization and its management”, and “the theater”in the past, and thus
construct the “history”of its development.
The project is planned to complete the research of “Taiwanese opera troupes”in
three years, beginning with “the initial postwar stage”, for it’s the golden age of
Taiwanese opera, and most of the well-known senior artists are the elite of this period
and can dilate on the theatrical conditions of the time. If we can command the troupes
and theater of the initial postwar generation, we can also trace back to that of their
parents, namely, the theater under the colonization of Japan, and can connect it with
the subsequent development of the outdoor Taiwanese opera. The history of
Taiwanese opera can therefore build on a substantial foundation instead of merely the
speculation derived from theories.
The objectives of the project are to accomplish the brief biography of Taiwanese
opera troupes, the data of the related notabilities, and the contour of the theatrical
development in the Japanese colonial Period, all of which are important tasks of
historical research, and also the fundamental works of my constructing the history of
Taiwanese opera.
Subjects
Taiwanese opera
Japanese colonial Period
Troupe
Actor/Actress
Organization and its management
Theater
History
Publisher
臺北市：國立臺灣大學戲劇學系暨研究所
Type
journal article
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