birth_place hongkongfilmwards tradchinesename birth_date simpchinesename article_title name
taiwan '' temptation of a monk '' ` best new performer '' ' 1994 '' 吳興國 12 april 1953 吴兴国 wu hsing-kuo
 wu hsing-kuo
wu hsing-kuo

wu hsing-kuo -lrb- 吳興國 -rrb- is a taiwanese actor of the silver screen and theater , known for both his performance of complex movie roles as much as for his innovative adaptations of western classics into traditional peking opera .
wu was trained in classical peking opera since the age of 11 in taiwan 's state-run fu-hsing chinese opera school , specializing in `` wu sheng '' -lrb- male martial -rrb- roles .
he was admitted with honors into the theatre department of chinese culture university in taipei , trained under master chou cheng-jung -lrb- zhou zheng-rong -rrb- and became leading dancer of lin hwai-min 's cloud gate dance theatre .
however , his teacher chou cheng-jung -lrb- zhou zheng-rong -rrb- considered him as a pretentious student who did n't focus on study and finally abandoned him in 1989 .
since then , chou cheng-jung -lrb- died in 2000 -rrb- never met him anymore .
in addition , most of the traditional chinese opera audiences do not recognize him as a qualified actor .
in 1986 , he and a group of enthusiastic friends founded the contemporary legend theatre -lrb- 當代傳奇劇場 -rrb- in taipei , seeking to revitalize traditional chinese theatre by adapting western classical plays to the style and techniques of peking opera .
he was the leading actor and director of four shakespeare adaptations , including the critically acclaimed kingdom of desire -lrb- 慾望城國 -rrb- , an adaptation of macbeth , and king lear -lrb- 李爾在此 -rrb- , in which wu plays all the parts .
in 1992 , wu was awarded a fulbright scholarship to study in new york with richard schechner .
that year , he also won the hong kong film award for best new actor .
wu is currently artistic director of the contemporary legend theatre , and continues to take on challenging roles in both the modern theatre and chinese opera .
he crosses the fields of traditional opera , dance , modern theatre , cinema , and television .
