“MARIONETAS TRADICIONAIS DE TAIWAN” TAIYUAN PUPPET THEATRE COMPANY - Taiwan
Direction and Puppeteer: Chen XihuangAssistents: Lai Shih-An and Chen Ying-Tsun
Schedule: 5th and 6th June at 10pm / 7th June at 3.30pmFor audiences over: 7 years oldTime: 45 minutesLanguage: Without wordsTechnique: Taiwanese traditional hand puppets
The 79 year-old puppet master Chen Xihuang is the most celebrated puppeteer in Taiwan. He started performing puppet theatre at the age of thirteen with the famous puppeteer Li Tianlu. His great-grandfather was a teacher of the emperor at the court in Peking. At the present the master still lives in an apartment in his great-grandfather’s huge traditional mansion in Taipei. Over a period of 60 years, Chen developed and improved the traditional glove puppet theatre performance technique and raised it to unprecedented levels. He performed in over 30 countries around the world and his versatility, background and personality make him a unique character in the Taiwanese arts.
During the show Master Chen will show the audience the delicate movements of the main characters, such as the young lady, the scholar, but also the clowns and the villains, as well as exciting fighting scenes. In this fascinating theatre performances we will experience the virtuosity of Taiwanese puppet performance.
Ciclo: FIMFA LX9 – International Festival of Puppetry and Animated Forms