Black Theatre performed by Datuang Elementary in Chiayi

• Main Authors: Huang, Yi-Hua, 黃怡華
• Other Authors: Shih, Kuang-sheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/78237899171645142835

碩士 === 國立臺灣藝術大學 === 戲劇學系表演藝術碩士班 === 103 === The National Student Competition of Creative Puppetry Art, now named National Student Competition of Creative Drama, is a well-known competition which has already lasted for 10 years. Students who took part in this competition not only learned the art and the beauty of puppetry, but also gained confidence and inspiration by working together in a collaborative environment. Therefore, believed that puppetry art is one of the best methods of theater education for the students to be practical and coordinative. Black Theater is an art combining modern technology and classical theater at the same time. According to our understanding, in Taiwan only Chia-Yi Municipal Ta-Tung Elementary School is putting an effort on developing this new form of puppetry art. Director Jui-Kun Lin, a part-time teacher, has brought a winning team of Ta-Tung elementary school to participate and being contestant ever since the second competition. The theatrical works performed by Ta-Tung elementary school are so creative and valuable that they serve as a solid study group for my thesis. This study aims to analyze the creativity of the winning pieces, creative puppetry performances, and its specialties. Field research is the main research technique, records and notes from the competition will be used as supporting materials. As a result, the study has shown that Ta-Tung Elementary school's interdisciplinary performance. Perfect combination of theater and black theater technologies within the puppetry art (sense of art) has become a thrill to the audiences. The combination of theater, art, and technology harmonized with each other. In conclusion, the study will put forward a solid proposal for education department, school and other researchers as references.