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String Puppetry
String Puppetry is a kind of traditional puppet show. In Taiwan, String Puppetry can only be found in Yilan, Kaohsiung, and Jinmen, but they derive from two different schools. Marionette performances are staged primarily for religious rituals. While in the north they serve as a ritual to ward off disasters and dissolving adversities, the school in Kaohsiung and Jinmen performs for religious rituals of thanksgiving.
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- Chin Fei Feng Marionette Theatre Troupe
The Chin FeiFeng Marionette Theatre Troupe was founded in 1920 in Alian, Kaohsiung. Over 90 years later, the troupe is now in its third generation. On... (Read more)
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- Peach Blossom Fairy Fighting Daoist Zhou
This play is adapted from a Yuan zaju, Peach Blossom Fairy Marrying Daoist Zhou, a story that brings to life wedding customs in Taiwan through the fig... (Read more)
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- Celebrating the Arrival of Spring on the Lantern Festival
Celebrating the Arrival of Spring on Lantern Festival is a play that features the southern style of marionette handling techniques in its plot. The hu... (Read more)
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- Clumsy Aunt Tigress
Clumsy Aunt Tigress is adapted from the Taiwanese folk tale 「Grandaunt Tiger.」 The play uses the form of string marionettes to embody concepts of mode... (Read more)