Says Wu, "I think we realized earlier in Taiwan than they did on the mainland that traditional Chinese theater is in danger of dying out, and we started incorporating contemporary elements before they did."
傳統戲曲逆向輸出，「我想台灣比大陸早些感受到傳統戲曲的危機，與時代結合的創新也早於大陸，」吳興國表示。因此中京院一方面買下《慾望城國》來拓寬自己的路子，一方面也藉此移植當代傳奇舞台監督的專業分工經驗。