In the beginning, they followed in the footsteps of Cloud Gate, producing such tradition-inspired works as 1986's large-scale Farewell, My Concubine. "The name has an impressive ring to it," says Liou.
一開始他們走的還是延伸自雲門的鄉土路線，例如民國七十五年製作大型舞劇《霸王別姬》，「名字一打出來嚇嚇叫」，劉紹爐形容。