[To taste the Songs][To Taste the Dance]


  
Programs composed from field study as “Memories of AZALEA Mountain(Story of Mr. GAO-YI-SEN)” and “Blustery --Century anniversary performance for Cikasaon Battles” are specially recommended.

Memories of AZALEA Mountain (Story of Mr. GAO-YI-SEN)

 

 


 

  The first aborigine who accepted senior education in Tsou tribe as well as a person really concerned the future of the tribe same as a good father and husband in the family. For encouraging the tribal autonomous policy and helping the refugee of 228 Incident caused himself a victim of the White Terror. Through the articles he left, the music, last will and letters we could learn the history from this touched and dramatic reality.

 

Blustery – Century Anniversary Performance for Cikasaon Battle

 Production in 2008, describes the battles happened in Cikasaon village. How the tribe rebuilt the tradition beyond the destruction of wars: “the Cikasaon Battle” against Japanese, “the Takasago Volunteers” assembled by Japanese Military in World War II to fight to US army and “the Nationalist-Communist Civil War” to refine itself.