An opera dealing with a resistance movement to Japanese occupation by Hakka-speaking Taiwanese in 1895 is striving for authenticity by using all languages involved Hakka, Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese), Japanese and Paiwan, said Chen Sheng-fu (陳勝福), an opera director working with the Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Culture Group.
The piece, titled Bu Yueh, Huo Shao (步月．火燒), is based on the true story of the “Liudui” Hakka self-defense alliance, Chen said.
It is to be staged in Pingtung City’s Millennial Park tomorrow, he added.
The four languages involved would give the audience a new perspective on the resistance movement, Chen