glove puppetry a folk art transformed. what best represents taiwan? show taiwan to the world glove...

Glove PuppetryA Folk Art Transformed

What best represents Taiwan? Show Taiwan to the World Glove puppetry : No1 1. Hand-Puppet Theatre 2. Yushan 3. Taipei 101 4. Taiwanese delicacies 5. the Formosan Landlocked salmon

Popular in earlier times Little choice of entertainment Aged 40 and above Fascinating dialogues, plots, and

manipulation

Exploding popularity Huang Hai-dai ( 黃海岱 ) Huang Chun-hsiung ( 黃俊雄 )

Introduce new elements to puppet shows

Modernize puppet shows for TV Shi Yan-wen ( 史豔文 ): 583

episodes, 90 points

New elements Make voices reverberate dry ice fog , entrance music (appearance) Pop music, fantastic lighting, sound effects, brighter costumes

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Reform Chris Huang ( 黃強華 ), Vincent Huang( 黃文擇 ) Hottest topics, teenage expressions

Easy for Audience to identify with Closer to real life Ex: complex characters, love triangles Ex: Su Huan-chan ( 素還真 )

Nowadays Constant evolution

win younger generations Important part of the Taiwanese pop culture

Characters appear in comic books, novels, video games. Cosplay

Transformation 20% tradition, 80% modernity

Conclusion Transformation

Escape the fate of being forgotten Reach a wider audience

Preservation of folk arts inspiration for local folk artists

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