A "contemporary legend" is born Way back in 1979, as a 24-year-old putting in his military service with the Army's volunteer opera, Wu watched as Kuo Hsiao-chuang, a graduate of Tapeng Troupe and noted performer of the hua dan (female libertine) role, founded the Ya-yin Ensemble and set about incorporating contemporary theater into Peking Opera. Kuo had a big bag of tricks.
「當代傳奇」誕生早在民國 68 年，24 歲的吳興國還在軍中陸光藝工隊服役時，看到出身大鵬劇校的當代花旦郭小莊，嘗試將傳統京劇結合現代劇場，創立了「雅音小集」。