《宝岛一村》表演工作坊 华语世界里最精采剧场

　　【表演工作坊】

　　「华语世界里最精采的剧场！」《远东经济评论杂志》

　　【表演工作坊】1984年11月在台北阳明山赖声川和丁乃竺家的客厅中宣布成立。在那台湾戏剧表演匮乏、舞台剧团极度稀少的年代，这颗潜力无穷的新星,快速爆发出亮眼的力道，创作了多出对现代舞台剧影响深远的作品，也刺激催化台湾的新剧团陆续衍生。

　　从1985年3月1日首演的剧团处女作《那一夜,我们说相声》、到1986年创作的《暗恋桃花源》、到1987年的 《圆环物语》，短短三年内，透过三部创新作品，【表坊】这个以票房收入为主要制作来源的民间剧团让观众大量涌入剧场，改变了华人剧场的面貌,与同时创造力旺盛的其他剧团共同打造出台湾新剧场文化。

　　将近三十年以来，【表坊】未曾停下脚步，不断集结优质舞台剧艺术工作者全力创新冲刺，创造出一个崭新的华语剧场经验,过程中也挽回了正逐渐凋零的传统表演艺术如相声，成功的将「精致艺术」与「大众文化」巧妙结合,吸引无数新观众重新走进剧场。历程中，获得国际媒体好评不断，已被公认为华人世界中极具指标性的当代剧场团队。

　　Performance Workshop

　　Based in Taiwan, Performance Workshop has long been one of the most influential theatre groups in the Chinese-speaking community. Since 1984, Performance Workshop has created and produced over 30 original new works, many which have become milestones of modern Chinese-language theatre.

　　Performance Workshop is led by international award-winning Artistic Director Stan Lai, one of the most acclaimed playwright/directors in Asia. Lai is widely regarded as one of the most important voices in contemporary Chinese-language theatre. His wife Nai-chu Ding is Performance Workshop’s Managing Director, and one of the most respected theatre producers in Asia. Lai’s works are known for its ability to draw a popular audience while keeping its experimental core.

　　In 1998, Performance Workshop began producing its plays in China. These historical productions have met with enthusiastic response, with coverage by CNN, BBC and other international media. An excerpt from Lai’s Millennium Teahouse was performed at the 2002 CCTV New Year’s Special, broadcasted to a billion TV viewers in China. The Village (2008), which has been touring China annually since 2010, has become one of the most acclaimed Chinese works of the decade, and has been called “the pinnacle of our era of theatre” by the Beijing News. In 2009, Performance Workshop was the creative team that produced the highly acclaimed Deaflympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Taipei. Other large scale events include the 2011 Taiwan Lantern Festival.