從家班到團隊－臺灣戰後雜技表演之歷史考察(1945~1972)

Abstract

Acrobatic performance is one the Chinese traditional art activities, and it has been reached to some degree of development since it was propagated to Taiwan from more than sixty years ago. The purpose of this thesis is intended to explore the reasons which cause the acrobatic performance at the post-Chinese civil war period in Taiwan, and the developing situation of each stage. Furthermore, by using these data to analysis the purposes, the training manner and the performing forms of the acrobatic performance at each stage. The research results reveal that the acrobatic performance had been propagated to Taiwan at which under Japanese governing period, however, it did not have systemic acrobatic performance at that time. Acrobatic actors came back to their homeland after the end of contract. Until 1945, the Chinese acrobatics actor, Hai Chang-Qing, led his children performed at Taiwan were affected by the Chinese civil war and stayed in Taiwan. This is the fountainhead of Taiwan acrobatic performance of the post-Chinese Civil war. After the Hai's acrobatic group had developed in Taiwan, many Chinese acrobatic actors continuously came to Taiwan to settle down, to perform and therefore have developed two different stages, which are the clan, the bloc stage. Performing styles of Taiwan acrobatic performance also has two different forms, the traditional style, the entertaining style of acrobatic performance. In conclusion, at beginning of the post-Chinese civil war period, due to the needs of society and the country, country and folk had stressed the importance of the acrobatic performance. Acrobatic actors in order to exalt traditional culture and impartation the skills, them must dedicate themselves to acrobatic performance. To go along with the progress of Taiwan society, Taiwan acrobatic performance in the post-Chinese civil war period has been transformed in many aspects, such as performing place has changed from the street into theater, the purpose of performance has changed from entertaining troops into club show, different performing places will mold performance into different styles. For responding to the progress of society, acrobatic actors have to constantly absorb new knowledge and to create new programs and skills, and this will let acrobatic performance sublimate into art.