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Chinese puppetry in singapore8/2/2023 13 Tong Soon Lee, Chinese street opera in Singapore (. They reveal the charm of traditional Fujian puppetry, demonstrate how the art has adapted to appeal to modern audiences, and discuss what it may look like in the future. 12 Sooi-Beng Tan, The glove puppet theatre (po te hi) in Malaysia, Asian Music 13, 1 (1981): 53-72. In this episode of “Inheritors”, we’ll meet Hong Shijian, director of the Quanzhou Marionette Troupe Cai Siya, a young puppeteer and You Tianxiang, director of the Jinjiang Hand-puppet Troupe. Yet their skill and the exquisite puppets with their bright costumes are only part of a highly refined art that also includes a striking musical accompaniment, humorous dialogue and stories that highlight the distinct features of the regional culture. Whether using a marionette with its 30 strings controlling the body or a hand-puppet fitted over their hand like a glove, the puppeteers demonstrate incredible dexterity in bringing the puppet to life. Its rich repertoire of plays and music has evolved from a type of puppet show enjoyed by the nobility that was introduced into Fujian from the Central Plains in the Jin and Tang Dynasties, around fifteen hundred years ago. Singapores last traditional puppet stage maker Puppet shows once made appearances around Taoist temples scattered all across Singapore.
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