Review Theatrical Exchanges between Taiwan and Mainland China:A Case Study of Performance Workshop

• Main Authors: Chou, Wei-Hung, 周暐閎
• Other Authors: Niou, Chuan-Hai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/05642117548632805816

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 戲劇學系 === 102 === Abstract The developmental models of theatrical exchanges between Taiwan and Mainland China are various and different due to the differences of time and space background, as well as the geographical environment. The relation across the Taiwan straits is relatively simple before 1949, however, with the establishment of the “People’s Republic of China” and the Republic of China government moved to Taiwan, the two sides has been at a special status of confrontation and a even more intricate political relation today. Theater, as a comprehensive art item directly to the public, plays a very vital and important role in the cross-cultural communication. Theater can reflect the culture and art strength of a certain region and its art value and commercial value has been fully demonstrated with modern moves towards highly industrialization. The “Performance Workshop” is a very famous commercial theater to the people on both sides and quantities of research has been conducted on it, however, the existing research reports and papers mainly focused on the management; this paper will aesthetically examine the reasons for the success of the Performance Workshop on the perspective of society, history, art and culture. Firstly, the cultural exchange situation of the mainland theater performances to Taiwan during the 4 years after the World War II is examined, as well as the effect of this activities. Secondly, a general survey of the Theatrical Exchanges after the open communication on both sides is explored according to the key time points and events. Based on this, the performance models of both sides are further analyzed. Thirdly, the successful experience of the theater across the Taiwan straits is researched through the specific analysis of the case ---Performance Workshop. Finally, focus on the communication-oriented analysis of the four representative different plays of the group, the factors of how to maintain and balance the artistic and commercial points and exchange in the process of industrialization are spied on. Based on the above research purpose, the research methods are following: to collect the relative articles, newspapers, news, books and program manuals and to interview some related participants. Eventually, the research result is gained. Firstly, the theater communication is totally a disaster during the four years after the war. At that time, the mainland players and performance come to Taiwan and brings a lot of fresh ideas to Taiwan. However, the theater communication is interrupted due to the political factors, such as the partition on both sides, the coming of Chinese Nationalist Party to Taiwan and so an. Secondly, the theater communication on both sides is getting more and more frequent due to the political policy to open the communication between the relatives across Taiwan straits after 1987. And the communication mode is from the school and civil academic exchanges to the communication on festivals and the communication within the region. Thirdly, The Performance Workshop is a very successful Taiwan's art group in mainland China, more and more plays are performed in the mainland china followed the show of “ Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land ” , “ A Dream Like A Dream ”, “ The Village ”, and many other “ Crosstalk genre ”. In view of the experience summarized from the above, this paper suggests to view the Performance Workshop on the perspective of theatrical exchanges, eventually to provide some advice on the theater communication and development of both sides. Key words: Theatrical exchanges between Taiwan and Mainland China, Performance Workshop, Early post-war period (1945-1949), Theatrical exchanges modes, Commercial theater, History of drama