![]() Find out how Sun Wu Kong will save Master Tang in this classic tale with a twist! As the evil White Bone Fiend took different forms and successfully drove a wedge between Master Tang and his disciples, Sun Wu Kong left in anger and Master Tang was kidnapped. Will she succeed or will Wu Kong save the day?īe delighted by this lively parable about trust enacted by Taiwanese hand-puppets and pili- puppets. Intent on eating the flesh of Master Tang, the demoness tricks him into expelling Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey God from the group. In this episode from the well-loved Chinese epic adventure, Journey to the West, Master Tang San Zang and his disciples encounter the White Bone Fiend in their travels. Introduction to The Journey West: White Bone Fiend story Making a puppet with a movable mouth and eyes would require a week’s work. The handcrafting process was complicated and subjected to weather conditions. The creation of a puppet was either a ten or twelve-step process, depending on whether there was a need to craft movable eyes and mouths. Puppets also had facial features and limbs that were more human-like. By then, the puppets were as tall as 90cm with movable mouths and eyes. Bigger puppets were created so that they could be visible from a distance during outdoor performances and eventually television shows. Larger puppets of approximately 45cm in height were used. During the era of glove-puppetry, puppet shows were performed in temples or on a temporary stage in an open space. The puppet could be manipulated and held by one hand. The first used traditional hand-puppets which were the smallest in size at just more than 20cm in height. For more than 140 years, there have been three types of Taiwanese puppet shows. Nowadays, there are specialists who style and design clothes for puppets. In the early history of puppetry culture, puppets were designed before their clothes. He felt that puppet culture in Singapore had evolved over many years and developed a distinctive style and format. Mr Hsu also pointed out that much innovation could be seen in Singapore’s puppet shows, which was very different from Taiwanese puppet shows. Armed with 30 years of puppet-making experience, Mr Hsu has been seeking breakthroughs in puppet-making, such as incorporating anime and comic elements in hand-puppets for a more refined look.ĭifferences in puppetry performances in Singapore and Taiwan The puppet’s cold and peculiar demeanour was specially designed and sculpted by him. Hand-puppets crafted by Mr Hsu appeared in the well-received Taiwanese film Detention. Puppet maker also created puppets for Taiwanese hit film Detention This is the first performance co-presented by Paper Monkey and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in February 2022 to deepen ties and develop new programmes to promote Chinese Singaporean arts and culture. The key characters, Sun Wu Kong and White Bone Fiend were played by actors who performed man-to-man fighting scenes as well as man-to-puppet battling scenes. When The Journey West: White Bone Fiend was first staged in 20, the performances showcased several types of puppetry, such as hand-puppetry, rod-puppetry and shadow-puppetry. Mr Hsu first came to know of Paper Monkey Theatre at an international puppetry festival in Yunlin county, Taiwan, and later was engaged as the Puppet Designer and Maker of Paper Monkey Theatre’s productions that involved traditional Chinese hand puppets and Pili puppets. Exquisitely made at great cost with life-like features, these puppets are also highly valued by collectors.Ī second-generation puppet maker, Mr Hsu started to learn the art of puppet-making whilst he was in secondary school. The performance will feature 30 traditional Chinese hand-puppets and pili puppets handcrafted by the well-known second-generation Taiwanese puppet-maker, Mr Hsu Chien-Jhang. Another innovation will be the inclusion of percussion on the left side of the stage, breaking away from the conventional staging of puppet shows. Opening on Mid-Autumn Festival, the show is the perfect occasion for children to learn more about our unique Chinese Singaporean culture.ĭirected by artistic director, Benjamin Ho, the restaged work will see a new script and new puppets. Singapore, 2 August 2022 – After 12 years, Paper Monkey provides a fresh take in its latest restaging of the classic epic tale The Journey West: White Bone Fiend. Restaged Puppet Show The Journey West: White Bone Fiend Re-Interprets Classic Chinese Epic Myth
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