| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 中國文學系暨研究所 === 102 === Established in 1993, The Golden Bough Theatre has steadily developed from a small troupe to a quite sizable one in the past 20 years. They applied O-pei-la from Taiwanese Opera to Taiwan Modern Theatre, giving a one-of-a-kind aesthetic perception. By collating various documents, this thesis is written to provide a different way to understand The Golden Bough Theatre through the perspective of “Theatre Philology “ and “Re-thinking”. This subject emphasizes on The Golden Bough Theatre’s two signatures - “O-pei-la” and “Taike” ; going along with the article, we will discover how The Golden Bough Theatre interpret the two ideas in a whole new way, observe the transformation and innovation brought by the development of “O-pei-la”, and finally point out the challenges they’ve encountered.
The Golden Bough Theatre’s dramas are assorted into 4 categories, ”body training and drama experiment”, “environmental theater”, “O-pei-la”, and ”Taiwanese local Musical”. In chapter 2, through the rebuild of the theory of “O-pei-la” and “Taike”, reflection and questions are brought up, and then it is concluded with Sayonara 1945 representing their starting point. Next, it focuses on their new creation - Pirates and Formosa in chapter 3. As Pirates and Formosa is full of Japanese manga style and animation elements, chapter 3 begins with Japanese popular manga - One Piece, but then we see that the performing style of The Golden Bough Theatre shows its limitation while encountering pop culture. Their aesthetic concept of “O-pei-la” and “Taike” generates the restriction of “concept first”, therefore it is critical for The Golden Bough Theatre to “Storytelling” so that their aesthetic can be elevated to a higher level.
Finally, “supporting troupe” policy is brought into our discussion to elaborate the regret of The Golden Bough Theatre. Also, Re-thinking is connected to my self-reflection; based on my own writing experience, I realized that life and art requires a long and continuous accumulation; therefore I expect The Golden Bough Theatre which again brings us “The public theater” and cares about Taiwanese culture a lot can improve themselves from “discovering and seeing Taiwan” to “creating Taiwan”, rising up their flag and keeping walking on the yet ended trail of Taiwan Modern Theatre.
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