英文摘要
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The "New World Drama Movement" (February 1956~June 1957), held in 1956, was the first large-scale theater movement promoted by the National Government of the Republic of China after its relocation to Taiwan. When the government arranged the New World Theatre as a fixed performance venue, 15 Chinese dramas were performed in succession. Although the New World Drama Movement lasted only a year or so, it briefly revitalized the Chinese drama scene in the 1950s. However, unfortunately, the movement set off by the New World Drama Movement soon dissipated. As an officially sponsored drama movement, the New World Drama Movement has not received the attention and research it deserves. To rectify this omission, this paper reviews the causes and consequences of the rise and fall of the New World Drama Movement, the actions and attitudes of official organizations, and the actual performances and drama reviews, with the aim of presenting a brand-new understanding of 1950s drama in Taiwan. In this paper, preconceived historical evaluations are avoided. Instead, historical events are faithfully described, while historical causes and effects are carefully investigated. An understanding of the era is presented from a macro perspective, and a three-dimensional, plural historical perspective is proposed. The substantive effects and repercussions of the "New World Drama Movement" are examined, in order to break the stereotypes of contemporary drama scholars about the drama history of Taiwan in the 1950s, and amend previous over-simplified historical writings, thus helping us understand the development of drama in this period from a broader perspective.
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