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Daan Elementary School (2025 CyberFair Project ID 8790)
Taiwan,
Taipei City
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 8. Local Music and Art Forms
We estimate 12 student(s) from 10 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Our school is situated in Da’an District, Taipei City. Taipei City is the capital of Taiwan, known for its vibrant blend of green spaces, leisure, humanities, arts, historical landmarks, and cultural heritage. Taipei boasts excellent geographical location and top-notch transportation infrastructure, including a well-developed metro system, high-speed rail, Songshan International Airport, and numerous expressways. The nation’s only specialized school is located in Taipei, the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, located in Taipei, is dedicated to cultivating talent in traditional opera. The school offers integrated education, ranging from elementary through to a four-year college program, with the goal of nurturing top-tier professionals in traditional opera. It comprises six departments: Jing Ju, Acrobatics, Taiwanese Opera, Hakka Opera, Xi Qu Music, and Theater Arts. It also includes affiliated divisions for vocational high school, middle school, and elementary school (5th and 6th grades). The campus is well-equipped with classrooms, a TCPA Museum, a Performing Arts Center, and houses the “Taiwan Jingkun Opera Theatre” and the “Taiwanese Acrobatics Troupes”, which are dedicated to promoting traditional opera. These troupes excel in theatrical performances, art promotion, and international exchanges, showcasing remarkable achievements in the field.
Project Description: Watching traditional opera was once a primary leisure entertainment activity for the people of early Taiwan. The traditional opera performances were often arranged as part of the events during local temple festivals, offer thanks to gods, devotion, and benedictions celebrations. As a result, traditional opera became a key leisure activity, and watching performances became a shared memory among the public. In recent years, with the emergence of television, movies, and IT technology, the audience for traditional opera has gradually declined. People now prefer staying at home to watch TV, browse the internet, or go to the theaters for movies. It leads to fewer people watching traditional opera. This shift has led to a decrease in stage opportunities for traditional opera performances, creating challenges in passing down the art of the opera. In addition, fewer people are willing to pursue careers in this field and inherit this art form. Hence, traditional opera has begun to face an existential crisis, while many performers and arts groups in the opera field are starting to develop a sense of crisis. To address these challenges, they have since made continuous innovations and experimentation to repackage and refine traditional opera to align with modern popular performance styles and audiences’ tastes. The art form of traditional opera needs to be passed down through generations, which is why the government established the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, the Taiwan's only specialized school for cultivating talent in traditional opera. The students receive professional foundational training from their elementary all the way to university, preparing them to perform brilliantly on stage in the future. This ensures that the beauty of traditional opera will continue to last forever.