Author:
Lee, Chi-Jui 李啟睿

Graduated Academic Year:
2021

Advisor:
Liu, I-Chun, Liu, A-RON  劉宜君、劉阿榮

 

Abstract:

This study explores how the participation of the elderly in theater can promote job opportunities in the theater industry, and the theory of creative aging proves that theater participation is beneficial to physical and mental health. Six types of elderly individuals, such as audience members, performers, students, story providers, drama therapy participants, and volunteers are encouraged to participate in participate in public-funded or self-funded theater projects depending on their personal health status and their own financial capabilities.

This study presents the creative aging theory and drama theory by means of literature review, and uses the participant observation method to explore the actual situation of Taiwan’s elderly theater participation and the current situation of Taiwanese theater industry case situation. The study also uses in-depth interviews to summarize how the theater industry’s companies use elderly individuals’ theater participation to obtain more job opportunities, and used the social innovation theory to divide elderly theater participation into “theater commodity” and “theater participation channel.”

The theater products in this study were divided into two types: theater courses and theater programs. Compared with watching theater programs, elderly individuals participating in theaters courses not only gain experience and learn from diverse perspectives, but also obtain more reasonable salaries for the theater industry. This study advocates that theater courses should be listed as the focus of theater promotion as the government should set the educational qualifications for instructors teaching theater courses, and formulate regulations for vocational training education systems to improve the quality and range of theater. This will aid the promotion of theater courses and facilitate the theater industry to obtain job opportunities from these theater courses.

In terms of theater participation channels, the public can participate in theater through theater troupes, theater venues, bureaus of public departments, social welfare organizations, and ticketing systems. The government and theater industry should also develop three major areas of health promotion, integration with tourism, and app creation. The implementation of these three areas should be to: establish the public’s concept of creative aging and formulate relevant policies for creative aging to promote elderly participation in theater, promote elderly participation in theater through tourism, and promote the elderly participation in theater through Apps.

　　本研究探討高齡者參與戲劇如何促進戲劇業者之工作機會，藉創意高齡理論證明戲劇參與對身心健康有益，建議政府向全民傳播戲劇參與對身心健康之益處並鼓勵高齡者以觀眾、演員、學員、故事提供者、戲劇治療參與者、志工等六種身份參與戲劇，高齡者可根據個人健康狀態以及自身經濟能力選擇參加公費與自費之項目。

　　本研究以文獻分析法呈現創意高齡理論及戲劇理論，以參與觀察法探查台灣高齡者戲劇參與之實況以及台灣戲劇業者接案之現況，以深度訪談法歸納出戲劇業者如何藉高齡者戲劇參與取得更多工作機會。本研究透過社會創新理論將與高齡者相關之戲劇區分為戲劇商品與戲劇參與管道。

　　本研究之戲劇商品分為戲劇課程以及戲劇節目等兩種。相較於戲劇節目之觀賞式參與，高齡者參與戲劇課程不僅可獲得較多元角度之體驗與學習，戲劇業者也可獲得較合理之薪資待遇，本研究主張戲劇課程應被列為戲劇推廣之重點。本研究建議政府設置戲劇課師資之條件以及訂立職訓教育系統之規範，增進戲劇課程之品質和廣度，有助於戲劇課程之推廣，以利戲劇業者從戲劇課程中取得工作機會。

　　在戲劇參與管道方面，民眾除了可透過劇團、場館、公部門各局處、社福組織、售票系統網路參與戲劇外，政府與戲劇業者應朝三大領域開發，一是健康促進、二是結合觀光，三是創建app，此三大領域之落實即為：建立民眾創意高齡的觀念並制定創意高齡相關政策以推廣老人戲劇參、以觀光推廣老人戲劇參、以戲劇參與app推廣老人戲劇參與。