Wu Hsing-kuo, who had trained in modern dance with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, decided to take action by founding Contemporary Legend Theatre (CLT). Joining him in the venture were Wei Hai-min (a leading performer of "black dress" roles), Ma Pao-shan (performer of "martial male" roles), and Liu Hui-fen (now a playwright at National Kuo-Kuang Chinese Opera Company).
其中，受過雲門現代舞訓練的吳興國決定登高一呼，結合了包括青衣名角魏海敏、武生馬寶山及現任國光劇團編劇的劉慧芬在內的朋友們，組成了「當代傳奇劇場」，試圖創造新的歷史。