臺灣戰後四年(1945-1949)現代戲劇的發展概況

Abstract

From August 1945 when Japan surrendered to 1949, Taiwan experienced a drastic change and transformation in politics, economy, society, and culture. As an element of culture, theatre reflected the complexity of this change. During these four years, the Chinese nationalist government took over the island from Japan. However, some Japanes people and their opera troupes still stayed in Taiwan. Meanwhile, actors, actresses and opera troupes from Mainland China came to Taiwan. Taiwanese people also formed their opera troupes. The diversified stage activities in Taiwan flourished. Modern theatre in both Taiwan and Mainland China were enlightened by Japanese theatre. Even during the period of Japanese occupation, Taiwan kept communicating and exchanging with Mainland China. However, the Pacific War in 1937 blocked the traffic between Taiwan and Mainland China, and their developments of theatre went separate ways henceforth. After World War Ⅱ ended in 1945, Taiwanese theatre began a new phase in its history. Unfortunately, due to political reasons and long lapse of time, we are unable to gather complete information about the impact Taiwanese theater received and the changes it underwent during those four years. This article tries to reconstruct the situation of Taiwanese theatre during that time, on the basis of the information from the cinema advertisements, reviews and reports in contemporary newspapers. It is hoped that the study of those four years after World War Ⅱ will illustrate its connection to the period of the Japanese Occupation in regard to the development of Taiwanese theatre.