乍聽「戲曲」一詞，一般人腦海裡出現的畫面與聲音，大概就是畫著濃妝的大花臉與鏗鏘嘈雜的中國樂伴奏。然而如果你以為戲曲就是一門古老的、不符合時代潮流的艱難學問，這其實只說對了很小一部分。首先，古典戲曲的歷史的確相當悠遠，是「從古代走來」的一門藝術，與古希臘悲劇、印度梵劇並列世界最古老的戲劇形式之一。
但直至今天，戲曲仍舊頻繁地在華人世界的各式劇場中持續搬演著。我們不但可以看到維持著古典精神的戲曲演出，也可以看到當代創作者在表現形式與戲劇主題上不斷地推陳出新，為這個時代的觀眾們創造合適的劇本與表演。因此某種意義上而言，我們也正持續「書寫」著屬於這個時代的戲曲時。「書寫」在這裡作為一個擁有寬泛定義的動詞，既指劇本創作，也包括劇場演出，甚至所有相關的戲劇活動、觀賞行為，甚至是批評與討論。When first hearing the word "opera", the images and sounds that come to most people's minds are probably large painted faces with heavy makeup and sonorous and noisy Chinese music accompaniment. However, if you think that opera is an ancient and difficult knowledge that does not conform to the trend of the times, this is actually only a small part of the truth. First of all, classical opera has a very long history. It is an art that "came from ancient times" and is one of the oldest forms of drama in the world, along with ancient Greek tragedy and Indian Sanskrit drama.
But to this day, opera is still frequently performed in various theaters in the Chinese world. Not only can we see opera performances that maintain the classical spirit, but we can also see contemporary creators constantly innovating in expression forms and drama themes to create suitable scripts and performances for the audiences of this era. Therefore, in a sense, we are continuing to "write" the drama that belongs to this era. "Writing" is here used as a verb with a broad definition, which refers to not only script creation, but also theater performances, and even all related theatrical activities, viewing behaviors, and even criticism and discussion.
王安祈：《當代戲曲》（台北：三民，2002）
王安祈：《絳唇珠袖兩寂寞──京劇．女書》（台北：印刻，2008）
莎士比亞戲劇：《馬克白》、《李爾王》、《威尼斯商人》、《Measure for Measure》
彭鏡禧、陳芳：《約束》、《量•度》（台北：學生書局，2009/2012）
孔尚任：《桃花扇》
張愛玲：《金鎖記》
Wang Anqi: "Contemporary Opera" (Taipei: Sanmin, 2002)
Wang Anqi: "Red Lips and Beady Sleeves Are Lonely──Peking Opera." "Nüshu" (Taipei: Yin Ke, 2008)
Shakespeare's plays: "Macbeth", "King Lear", "The Merchant of Venice", "Measure for Measure"
Peng Jingxi, Chen Fang: "Restraint", "Measurement" (Taipei: Student Bookstore, 2009/2012)
Kong Shangren: "Peach Blossom Fan"
Zhang Ailing: "The Story of the Golden Lock"
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| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
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| 期末考期末考 final exam |
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| 期末報告期末報告 Final report |
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