“Hakka Opera”: Wenhe Legendary Theater Troupe “Zhang Xie” 2018
Synopsis:
It is an interpretation of the script written during the South Song Dynasty in 2018. Should the lady expect him to pass the Imperial Examination for Officials? Or should she expect their love and relationship last forever? Life is always a trial, testing you? Or you test life? What is love? What is an oath? What is changed love? This script is adopted from the oldest manuscript of Zhang Xie: The Principal Scholar in the Imperial Examination, which is a folk legend, circulated among people for a few hundred years, of a man betrayed the woman that loved him passionately. In 2018, should we obsess with love one more time?
About the troupe:
Led by the director, Liu Zheng-jie, Wenhe Legendary Theater Troupe and Hakka young people aim to continue the legacy and make innovation of Hakka opera culture. Being a distinguished arts and literary group promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Hakka Affairs Council, it won the first prize in the open audition of traditional Hakka opera in both 2014 and 2016. In 2014, it was invited to perform in Bangkok, Thailand and Los Angeles and Houston, USA. In 2015, it presented the repertoire “Monkey King Combat with the Spider Lady” in TaipeiEYE. In 2016, it was invited on an Asia tour to Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Thailand, earning high praises.
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Producer｜Liu Cheng-jie
Dramaturg｜Shi Ru-fang
Script Writer｜Feng Wen-liang
Director｜Huang Zhao-xin