The Study of Taiwanese Bangzi Opera Artists’ Professional Education

• Main Authors: HSIAO, YA-LIN, 蕭雅玲
• Other Authors: Chu-Yu Sun
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72n33q

碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 表演藝術碩士學位學程 === 106 === ABSTRACT As the Republic of China Armed Forces was forced into exile in 1949, Bangzi opera was brought to Taiwan along with the Army in order to console the soldiers and promote the morale of the people. Then Bangzi opera was established in the military company of the ROC Army (including Land Force, Air Force, and Navy). In the beginning, various opera companies recruited their own students for training. Hence, the paper aims to sort out the general situation and development of Bangzi opera in Taiwan, discusses the education models of Bangzi opera in different periods, examines the problems of talent cultivation of the opera, and further discusses the current situation of talent inheritance of the opera. Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company witnesses many periods: from the military period to the Ministry of Culture through the Ministry of Education. The talent cultivation methods and the number of teachers in Bangzi opera in different periods of time exert a significant impact on the Taiwanese Bangzi divas’ performances after the cross-strait exchanges. This study used in-depth interviews with opera divas, direct participation, teaching and observation in order to analyze the problems such as student sources, the lack of teachers, the lack of scripts, and future directions. Bangzi opera has come to Taiwan for 65 years, witnessing each period of establishment and cultivating numerous students, particularly the representative opera diva, Wang Hai-Ling, a receiver of the National Awards of Art. Then Bangzi opera enrolled nine periods of students with the aim of “Promoting Zhongyuan Culture and Inheriting New Voices of Bangzi Opera.” The National Taiwan Junior College of Performing Arts started to enroll students until July of 2004. While Taiwan has no school education of Bangzi opera among the junior colleges, the Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company still survives in the public sector. To continue the operation, the Opera Company has to cultivate new talents of Bangzi opera, and also shoulder the burden of traditional Chinese opera talents’ training in southern Taiwan: the cultivating method and curriculum serve as the main key to absorb and graft other operas talents (such as Beijing opera, Taiwanese opera, and Hakka opera) and then foster and train them. The researcher wishes to enhance the sustainable development of the Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company through the talent incubation of Bangzi opera.