![]() We share data, photos and videos of performances. It goal is to preserve, restore and promote this Asian heritage through exhibitions, performances, workshops, a traveling museum and special courses. The museum has the most complete collection of Asian theatre puppets in the world. The puppets do not interact with the audience. There are no traditional children’s shows. Puppet theatre was originally for a male adult audience, but watched by women as well. There is a puppet theatre television channel, which is very popular. In 2006, puppet theatre was selected as the most representative symbol of Taiwan. ![]() The are also a dozen modern and experimental puppet theatre companies. At present the are over 300 professional glove puppet theatre companies. It is music theatre (musicians always outnumber the performers), usually performed as part of a religious celebration. Taiwanese traditional puppet theatre consist of shadow, string and glove puppets, and 95% of the companies belong to the latter. What is the current position of puppet theatre in Taiwan? We spoke to him recently regarding the current position of puppet theatre in Taiwan, the role of the museum and his own passion for the beauty and elegance of Asian puppetry. He is also the Director of the Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum and Artistic Director of the Taiyuan Puppet Theatre Company. In Chinese studies from Leiden University, Holland, and has been involved in research on puppet theatre for twenty years, including extensive fieldwork in China and South-East Asia.
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