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In 1984, LIU Ruo-yu left Taiwan and went to the United States to learn how to act from Jerzy GROTOWSKI. On a ranch, LIU and other performers from all over the world trained day and night. LIU Ruo-yu returned to Taiwan and founded “U Theatre” in 1988, leading a group to experience the “Lake” project. By visiting masters from various places, they learned traditional skills from them, such as Tai Chi, drums, stilts, Taoist priests, etc. Through constant physical training, “U Theatre” had found an oriental performance method. Through meditation, drumming, and martial arts, LIU’s training and performance methods were established, transforming from external forms to internal pursuits. In 1998, “U Theatre” performed on the world stage with“Sound of The Ocean” at the Avignon Arts Festival in France. Now that “U Theatre” has been through thirty years, where will “U Theatre” go next?
1984年，劉若瑀到美國加州向波蘭劇場大師果托夫斯基學習表演。回台後，她創辦了「優劇場」，學習太極、車鼓、高蹺，尋找屬於東方人的表演 。1994年轉變為「優人神鼓」後，透過靜坐、擊鼓與武術建立出訓練與表演方法。1998年，登上世界舞台，在法國亞維儂藝術節演出。走過30年的優人，下一步將走向何方？