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The local consciousness has kept increasing in Taiwan in recent years, so the native language and local culture are gradually gaining more attentions. Meanwhile, the “local culture recognition and identity” becomes a trend in the education field as well. Therefore, the Ministry of the Education adjusted the course syllabus and incorporated the “local-culture teaching activities” in elementary school course curriculum in order to develop the young students’ local culture recognition and to make them cherish our local culture and art. Through such courses, students can have opportunities to systemically understand the local culture in their hometown, appreciate its truth, goodness and beauty. Moreover, their cognitive ability and their affection toward their own hometown can be developed more.
Taiwanese opera, one traditional art, is one of the most representative folk art in Taiwanese culture because it contains the local language (Taiwanese), social cultures, performance art, and so on. Taiwanese opera is the precious combination of Taiwanese folk art and different cultures as well. Originating from the traditional “narrating and singing art”, Taiwanese opera become more abundant through several development phases. At the “Lou-di-sao” phase, it absorbed the essence of other China dramas and it also gradually developed its own style. Later it developed more rich and various styles during different performance forms and phases --- Outdoor Taiwanese operas phase, indoor Taiwanese operas phase, the broadcast performance phase, film phase and TV series phase.
In order to make the elementary school students have further understanding on this local art and their native language, I conduct this research with an attempt to integrate Taiwanese operas with some teaching activities such as the drama-watching, teacher’s introductory leading and cooperated promotion activities with some local art troupes. This research concludes that education is the best way to help the sustainable development of Taiwanese Opera. If properly taught and introduced to the younger students, this native Taiwanese tradition art can enhance students’ interests, which set up a good foundation for the sustainable development of Taiwanese local arts.
Without the audience, even the best performance art hardly maintains its vitality. As a teacher as well as a Taiwanese opera lover, I hope more audience can be developed. Through such teaching activities at the Beitou Elementary School, I try to bring Taiwanese opera culture into the campus and the communities to make more students and their parents understand more about this precious culture and develop their interests and attention on the traditional Taiwanese cultures and art.
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