The Life History Study of Shih Wenhu’s Taiwanese Opera

• Main Authors: JIANG,YI-ROU, 江怡柔
• Other Authors: LIN,MAO-XIAN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47109849766102973750

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 台灣文化研究所 === 100 === The Taiwanese Opera is the Taiwan's only native traditional opera. As its language, performance venues and styles are actively close to the lives of common people, it creates the features of a strong locality and the tough vitality. In the early days, Taiwanese Opera was performed as entertainment and religious functions during the slack farming season and for temple worshipping ceremonies; until today it becomes cultural exhibitions and activities. Taiwanese Opera absorbed the essence of culture in different times and environments, and gradually developed its uniqueness. Shih Wenhu, addressed as “Director Dad”, who involved in the performance and directing plays indoors/outdoors, on radio and television, and at modern theaters during the whole historical development of Taiwanese Opera; in addition to his strong background of Chinese, his position in the development of Taiwanese Opera cannot be ignored. However, the studies focused on Shih Wenhu are scarce; most of them would include simple discussions and analyses as a small part of directors’ research for Taiwanese Opera. Therefore, this study intends to use Shih Wenhu as the research object and explore the relationship between his life history and the development of Taiwanese Opera in order to understand the influence of Shih Wenhu on the development of Taiwanese Opera so as to rebuild the complete history of Shih Wenhu’s Taiwanese Opera. Keywords: Shih Wenhu, Taiwanese Opera, Playwright, Director.