FACES OF A TAIWANESE OPERA ACTRESS

Records the challenges a Taiwanese opera troupe faces as a new generation takes over and presents the beauty of the only style of opera created in Taiwan.

記錄了薪傳歌仔戲劇團面臨的各種挑戰，呈現台灣唯一原生劇種的戲曲之美。

Taiwanese opera actress CHANG Meng-i faced a vital turning point in her life in 2018: her mentor, National Living Treasure of Taiwanese Opera actress LIAO Chiung-chih, appointed her as the head of the “Shintrun Taiwanese Opera Troupe.” While playing various characters on stage, Meng-i also plays different roles in her daily life: troupe leader, actress, teacher, wife, and mother. In addition to the highlights of the troupe’s performances, there are four original Taiwanese Opera songs specially composed for the film to convey Meng-i’s state of mind in the face of significant transitions in her life. Meng-i’s story tells of the different looks and challenges a woman has to juggle at work and home and how she finds self-affirmation through the obstacles.

以薪傳歌仔戲劇團演出總監張孟逸為主角，透過記錄其身為歌仔戲演員兼團長面臨的各種考驗，刻畫出女性周轉於工作與生活間的不同面貌及挑戰，也呈現傳統戲曲之美。片中除劇團演出精彩片段外，另加入四首特別為本片創作之歌仔戲曲，由張孟逸親自演唱，傳達她面對人生重大階段轉折的心境，傳統與現代併陳，獨樹一格。