Zhi-Shan Taiwanese Opera Club was established in 2003. More than half of its members were members of university societies. The group was formed in the dream and hopes to preserve cultural tradition, and promote creative works. With innocence and passion, these young people were the best representation of the notion building your dream with a price.
Although members of the Zhi-Shan Taiwanese Opera Club each had their own jobs in life, they sacrificed their holidays and breaks to fulfill their dreams by inviting Masters such as Hui-jun Shih and Cheng-hua Chao to give various seminars. They also performed in communities, schools and senior homes within Taipei County, Keelung City, Beitou, Shilin, Neihu, Xinyi, Da-an, and Chungcheng Districts. They had put into a lot of effort in the promoting of Taiwanese opera.
Apart from promoting various activities, the Zhi-Shan Taiwanese Opera Club worked hard to discover the new spirit of opera. Daring and willing they created new operas music. The new works performed since the establishment of the group all came from the devoted creative works of the group members. Since then, they had come up with many entertaining operas.
In Bao-an Temple, National Taiwan Arts Education Center, Dadaocheng Theatre, National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, and Tamshui Performance Hall , the Zhi-Shan Taiwanese Opera Club’s newly edited Taiwanese Opera “Shi Yi Lang” (Mr. 11th), “The Story of Liu Hai and Jinchan”, “The New Wen-long Lu”, “Quarrelsome Foes”, “The Lone Goose”, “The Female Chancellor”, and “Love. Drama” were hits among its audiences.
In 2015, it has been elected into Taipei Cultural Center’s Culture in the Community Art Performing Group, and will perform the program “Love. Drama”, which was adapted from Shakespeare’s “Much Ado about Nothing”, at the square in front of Chen De-hsing Hall of Hsingming Neighborhood, Taipei City. The style of the “Love. Drama” was fresh and interesting and its rhythm light and lively. It is loved by people of all ages. It is a comedy best suited for the viewing of community seniors and families.
The act of preserving tradition, making new creations with a bold heart, building your dream with hard work, and cultivating artwere the goals and attitude which the Zhi-Shan Taiwanese Opera Club thrive to work toward.
I hope our determination and efforts will let our people see the different side of Taiwanese opera and fall in love with this art of many faces; hence let the art continue to progress and diversify. |
Currently the Director of Zhi-Shan Taiwanese Opera Club
Director of this performance
Education: Chinese Opera Group, Department of Theatre Arts, Chinese Cultural University
Theatre Arts Group, Graduate Institute of Theatre Arts, Chinese Cultural University
Studied under:Cheng-jun Tuan, Yi-li Li, Chin-hua Kuo, Feng-yun Wang, Jie-xi
Wang, Bao-chun Li,Hsing-kuo Wu, Chuan-ying Yang, Chih-min Lu for Peking Opera,
Zhi-quan Wang for Kun Opera (first tier actor in Shanghai Kun Opera Theatre Group);
Tse-min Yen for Sichuan Opera
Experiences:Actor, Executive Producer, Han Sheng Youth Chinese Opera Company
Executive Secretary, Youth Theatre Workshop
Advisor, Chinese Opera Club of Yilan Home Economic and
Commercial Vocational High School
Actor, Yu Lei Chuan Theatre Group
Advisor, Taiwanese Opera Club of National Cheng Chi University
Editor of Performing Arts Section, Associate Editor, pam City Life Magazine
Actor, Marketing Director, Revival Youth Yueh Drama Troupe
Advisor, Bei Yi Performing Art Class
Advisor, Taiwanese Opera Club, National Taipei Teachers College
Lecturer, Xinyi Community College
Playwright works:
Taiwanese Opera：full script of “The Story of Liu Hai and Jinchan”,
full script of “Court Interceptionby Chun Cao”,
full script of “Meng Li-jun”, “Shi Yi Lang”, “Cloud Piercing Bow”,
“Green Waters and Red Peach Blossom Flowers”;
extracted scenes of “Farewell at Lakeside”.
Directed works:
Taiwanese Opera: full script of “The Story of Liu Hai and Jinchan”,
“Court Interception by Chun Cao”, “Meng Li-jun”, “Shi Yi Lang”,
“The New Wen-long Lu”,
“The Lone Goose”, “The Female Chancellor”,
“Legend of Flower Fairy” (Xin Chuan Taiwanese Opera Company)
Extracted scenes of“Farewell at Lakeside”, “Borrowing the Spear”,
“Mu Gui-ying Falling in Love with Yang Tzung-bao”;
Short acts: “Fu Rong Inn”, “The Scholar In-law”
Glove Puppetry: “We Will Pick You Up When It Is Time”, “Grabbing the Wrong Bride”,
“Night of the Sword Spirit”, “Love Story of a Doctor in the Small Town”,
“The Exorcist Detective”, “A Horrible Night at the Wax Museum” |
