One of the changes appears to be that many puppeteers now perform more spontaneously, with less technical training in puppet manipulation. In fact, Hokkien puppetry still has a fairly large presence here. Some troupes have also attempted to make modern puppets more adorable to appeal to the younger audience.īoth the Hokkien and Henghua branches of Sin Hoe Ping have helped to revive Chinese puppet theatre in Singapore.
However, various puppet troupes are increasingly performing beyond temple settings and staging secular puppet shows meant for general public, especially tourists and children. The common perception that string puppet theatre is meant for rituals means that few had been willing to sponsor string puppet performances for entertainment. Without an understanding of the dialects used in Chinese puppetry, this art form is now largely limited to the older generation. Fewer younger Singaporeans speak dialects now.
One challenge Chinese puppetry faces is the language barrier. Sin Hoe Ping has also established a Hokkien troupe under the same name that performs both string puppetry and glove puppetry. This item will come perfectly packaged with recycled items to keep costs down and arrive safely to new home. The emperor could see a shadow that looked like her move behind the curtains that the magician had placed around some lit torches. I have tried to show all detailed of artwork on this puppet, sticks attacked to hands. The most famous one has it that Chinese shadow puppetry originated when the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu of Han (156 BCE 87 BCE) died and magician Shao-weng promised to raise her spirit. For Henghua string puppetry, many troupes flourished and perished and the one active troupe is Sin Hoe Ping (新和平). This vintage Chinese Folk Puppet is in it original condition and works perfectly. As for Teochew iron-stick puppetry, Sin Ee Lye Heng (新怡梨兴) is the only troupe active today. Of the two, San Chun Long is the oldest known Hainanese rod puppet troupe in Singapore. For Hainanese rod puppetry, there are two remaining troupes - San Chun Long (三春隆) and Tien Heng Kang (新兴港琼南剧社). Puppet troupes include established Hokkien puppetry troupes- Jit Guat Sin (日月星), which continue to practice their craft although their golden era may have passed. The large size of the Hokkien community and the penetration of the Hokkien language across different dialect groups and ethnic communities in Singapore has also resulted in the popularity of the art form beyond the Hokkien community. Due to the differing waves of Chinese immigrants, the Hokkien and Teochew communities have had longer legacies pertaining to the respective puppet forms in Singapore. Please click the audio above to find out more about the stories of master Mao Zhongbo and Chinese shadow puppetry.The communities involved in Chinese puppetry mirror closely with the five main types of Chinese puppets found in Singapore: Hainanese rod puppets, Teochew iron-stick puppets, Hokkien string puppets, Hokkien glove puppets, and Henghua string puppets. He has been exploring ways to revive the traditional art and pass it on to the next generation. įorty-year-old artist Mao Zhongbo has been making shadow puppets and performing for 20 years.
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Video: How to make a traditional Chinese shadow puppet?Īudiences experience the magic of shadow puppetry at the backstage after the performance. Vivid designs and a rich variety of colors, change of lighting, and unique singing, all combing to create a fascinating world. It's a form of storytelling and entertainment, in which shadow play artists use silhouettes and an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images.
it show movies and put on performances of both puppets and human actors dressed in costumes. Records of shadow puppetry, which is Piying in Chinese, go back more than 2,000 years ago in China. China Puppet Theater, The premier national puppet show theater China Puppet Theater is a premier national puppet show theater that is under national government sponsorship. Have you ever used just your hands and a torch to make a shadow figure on the wall? Perhaps it was a horse or maybe a rabbit? In China, shadow puppetry is a traditional art form – and in using just light and shadow, is probably one of the most ancient.Ī still picture from the shadow play "Turtle and Crane." Master Mao Zhongbo demonstrates a dragon puppet used in shadow puppetry shows.
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