Honestly this is so exciting

because we finally get to see their costume, makeup

and everything

Hi hello hello

Hey she's the one I told you about

makes a living off youtube ( I don't really )

Hiiii

So you pasting this wig

I know English

Ohhh okayy

She only knows this one line

Ohhh

So you rather have me asked in English?

Noooo

What made you start practicing Taiwanese Opera?

My mom is actually the lead actress

but she didn't push me onto this path

I just thought that it'd be unfortunate if this

this culture was lost forever

How long does it take for you to complete this look?

About an hour, with the hair

Do you create a new look every time?

Yea it depends on the storyline

My role today is the Cattle Fairy

that's why I have this nose

to embrace the characteristics of a cattle

I'd go on the internet

to look for inspirations from native symbols

then I incorporate them with

the Taiwanese Opera makeup

Have you had a period when you struggled with

throughout your childhood

Yea there was a period of time

when Taiwanese Opera wasn't so popular

and there was a drop in the number of performances

I didn't want to tell my friends in school

that my family was running this crew

of Taiwanese Opera

Hi auntie

How are you?

So you came with your friends?

Yes

So do you watch this

regularly

like do you normally watch this?

Oh I love Taiwanese Opera

And you understand the stories?

Of course I do

Oh really?

The appreciation of it comes with age

Oh wow

I've never watched it so I don't really know

I practice their type of music for voices

Oh really?

Yea theirs is comparable to the Beijing Opera

We want to thank the audience

for being here today

and all the support

Yes?

YESSSS

So these are actual money stuck onto

the banners

and they are served as bonuses

for the performers and the artists

Taiwanese Opera is actually conducted

solely in Taiwanese

so if you don't understand the dialect

or the language

it's actually really hard

for you to understand

what they are singing or playing

( Taiwanese )

She's the script writer for our story today

Master Xin Mei

Thank you everyone

Inspired by Shakespeare right?

I want to take a bow

Thank you so much