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196:, ceding Taiwan to Japanese rule beginning in 1895. Western music education systems were introduced to Taiwan along with Japanese rule. At the time, "music" was a core subject officially rooted in the Taiwanese education curriculum, and was a compulsory subject in the teacher training system. It became an important part of the system that cultivated Taiwanese composers. In addition to learning from the education curriculum, dancers as well as musicians departed for Japan to pursue further studies. 435:
creative content moves toward freedom and diversity, the division of labor within the theater has gradually become comprehensive through professional training and international cooperation, including stage, lighting, music, and sound effects designs, etc. Dramaturgy, theater consultants, creative partners, and various creative and production platforms that have been adopted in recent years have opened up more possibilities for the creative environment of Taiwan's performing arts.
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founding of the Chinese Writers' and Artists' Association, which incorporated a group of theater workers, along with theatrical troupes established by the military and academic institutions brought anticommunist and anti-Russian works to an apex in theater as well as in dance. Dance was regarded as a tool for reviving national culture and for uniting the collective consciousness of the people. The "created tradition" of "folk dance movement" was born within this temporal context.
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narrative methods of post-modern dance. Masters, authorities, and celebrity dancers are no longer held on a pedestal. Instead, with the bold use of daily life as the subject of dance, the core of post-modern dance lies in breaking the boundaries between life and art and challenging the hierarchies of dance. To a certain degree, it had a mutual resonance with the Little Theater movement of that era.
427:, which performed in the inaugural Experimental Theatre Festival, officially launched the wave of Taiwan's Little Theater movement full of avant-garde and experimental character. It ushered in an era that gradually made strides toward the lifting of Martial Law and welcomed various stages of the Little Theater movement as well as more drastic social, artistic, and cultural changes. 412:, she actively promoted theatrical performances for children, students in universities, women, and religious groups in hopes that drama could play a role in social education. At the same time, magazines introducing Western art, film, drama, and creative theories also created new connections between Taiwan and Western culture in the context towards the lifting of Martial Law. 423:, presenting new styles that diverged from traditional dramatic forms and opened up a dialogue between traditional and modern dramas and enabled more people to see new possibilities. This greatly influenced the later development of modern drama and is regarded as a major milestone in the development of Taiwan's modern drama. As a result, 303:, a Taiwanese opera created through Western composition techniques, came under the scrutiny of the ruling powers. Ultimately, the major creative forces of New Drama could only rely on amateur performances. Without more profound artistic achievements and lacking in entertainment value, these works gradually fell out of the mainstream. 351:
Taiwan and immediately promulgated the Martial Law. Subsequent to the repressive rule of the Kominka Movement, the Martial Law further exerted pressures and centralized power over the thoughts, actions and personal freedoms of the Taiwanese people, while suppressed the freedoms of performing arts activities at the same time.
147:, as well as song and dance performance activities such as chariot and drum pageantry, plowing pageantry, and others. These theatrical and musical elements and activities not only provided spiritual comfort but also became a breeding ground for traditional Taiwanese drama. From the dominance of the Nanguan opera in the early 372:
from other theatrical arts. The mechanisms for cultivating talents of Peking opera included formal education in the school system as well as schools affiliated with theater troupes, and thus private and public theatrical schools emerged in consequence. These schools did not only nurture operatic talents but many
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Around the time when Martial Law was lifted, Taiwan experienced an accelerating disparity between the rich and the poor brought by rapid industrialization. In addition to responding to social issues through various experimental styles of drama, dance provided a response to contemporaneity through the
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literature and art placed similar restraints and restrictions on traditional theater, with the exception of Peking opera. Though popularly received in Taiwan prior to the arrival of the Nationalist government, Peking opera was nurtured in the military and enjoyed a developmental ecology that differed
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At the same time, Taiwan's modern drama began to germinate. In contrast to performing through songs in traditional operas, these were called "New Drama" and were set in a contemporary social environment, where performers wore modern clothing and spoke the vernacular against a modern set design, which
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and ceremonial rites, or as recreation during agricultural slack seasons. Commercial and professional performances had not yet been developed. Performing arts as we know it rose to prominence only with the rise of theaters after urbanization and the involvement of industry professionals, who elevated
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Due to the specificities of its geographic location and temporal spatial contexts, Taiwan has experienced various regimes and has different ethnic groups and races, resulting in a variety of cultural systems and sources, which have integrated, resisted, converged, or competed with each other and have
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promulgated the Regulations on the Management of Theatrical Troupes in the Taiwan Province, requiring all performances and activities to apply for registration in advance and strengthening control over theatrical activities and speech. In 1949, the Nationalist government comprehensively retreated to
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At the same time, various genres of performing arts transcended their existing frameworks. "Transcultural" and "transdisciplinary" became mainstreams for certain types of creation and discourse. In addition to searching for artistry, they also explored potential for commercial entertainment. As
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implemented during the late Japanese colonial period, most traditional operas were banned or forced to take on different performance formats. As a result, a profusion of professional theatrical troupes sprang up in an attempt to replace the gaps in the market after the ban on traditional opera.
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For example, the establishment of the Chinese Literature and Arts Awards Committee in 1950 provided a sizable monetary award for the creation of literary and artistic works with a "national cultural consciousness" and "highlighting anticommunist and anti-Russian significance." The subsequently
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to the popularity of Beiguan opera in the late Qing, family troupes, professional theatrical troupes, and apprentice associations began to form, which laid a foundation for the development of Taiwanese folk dance. Nanguan and Beiguan music were the predominant musical form during this period.
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To a certain degree, the performing arts originate in rites and rituals. For instance, indigenous dances include festival dance, social rites dance, and recreational dance. Early records of Taiwanese performing arts include dances performed at indigenous festivals, including the
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era. The diplomatic setbacks of the 1970s, including the withdrawal from the United Nations and severance of the diplomatic ties between the ROC and the United States, made Taiwanese people turn to culture and begin to seek for their own identity and national legitimacy. The
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and others in the hope to change ideological concepts in the society and culture at the time as well as to reform unpleasant social customs and elevate the cultural standards of the general public through theater, which was therefore referred to as "Cultural Drama."
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However, the initial fervor in the development of New Drama was limited by conditions of social development and political factors, and faced scrutiny and suppression from the Japanese authorities as well as the
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In regards to traditional theater, Taiwanese opera was popularly received in commercial theaters during the Japanese colonial period and reached a further peak in the post-war 1960s. It was incorporated into
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talents as well. In terms of music, there were a number of educational systems established respectively by musicians from mainland China as well as by Taiwanese musicians who have studied in Japan.
335:, etc. In terms of dance, the authorities did not place limitations on the style or content of dance performances between 1945 and 1950. Whether they're Japanese creative dance, Western ballet, 315:, professional theater troupes of various regional theatrical genres from China arrived in Taiwan, which were more or less connected with the government or the military. Examples included 387:
era. The Western cultural trends, the mainstay in modernist ideologies and aesthetics at that time, had a profound influence in Taiwan and opened up international perspectives during the
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cultural themes, or exotic dances drawn from various cultures around the world, the first generation of Taiwanese dancers were free to create and teach.。
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The first phase of Taiwan's Little Theater Movement basically began to germinate in the 1960s, prior to the lifting of Martial Law, with
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acts, immersive experiences, and magic, and some are classified as "integrated art" or included in one of the above listed categories.
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also proliferated, while the number of glove puppetry troupes had remained the highest among all theatrical genres since the
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with them. With the increasing number of missionaries, Western art and music was also imparted through the church system.
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region to become the only theatrical genre that originated in Taiwan. Other theatrical genres such as the
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in Taiwan influenced the development of various theatrical genres, such as Beiguan opera and
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In the field of dance, performances by the pioneer of Japanese modern dance Baku Ishii and
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diverged entirely from the traditional opera. The rise and fall of the development of "
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The folk beliefs of the Han people arrived when residents along the coastal regions of
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period between 1661 and 1683. Popular regional performances during this time included
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performances to the level of artistry, and such development did not occur until the
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all continued to transform and evolve through time, civilizations, and development.
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in Taiwan in 1930 catalyzed a trend among early Taiwanese dancers, represented by
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The introduction of modern dance in the 1960s played a pivotal role in the
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theatrical troupes were active throughout Taiwan. The popularity of
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Prior to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the professional
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Taiwan's performing arts during this time still tended toward
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Index

Taiwan
Taiwanese opera
Peking opera
glove puppetry
Beiguan opera
Hakka opera
folk dance
modern dance
circus
Pasta'ay
Maleveq festivals
Paiwan
Amis
Harvest festival
Flying fish festival
Tao
Mangayau festival
Puyuma
Fujian
Guangdong
Kingdom of Tungning
Nanguan
Beiguan
Teochew opera
Taiwanese opera
glove puppetry
marionette puppetry
shadow puppetry
Qing dynasty
folk beliefs

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