What are your impressions of Southeast Asia? Plain and simple?

Colorful and splendid? Or mysterious?


The Southeast Asian region is not only a beloved tourist spot, its diverse, unique and charming puppetry heritages are also world-renowned. Though the countries are constantly influenced by different cultures and religions, and are challenged by the new era, the profuse genres of puppetry and exquisite crafts continue to fascinate the world.


Lìzé Puppet Art Colony has been actively engaged in cultural exchange with Southeast Asian puppet troupes in the past few years. There will be a series of exciting virtual events in November 2021. Through forums, workshops, performance screenings and other events, we welcome everyone to be friends with Southeast Asian puppets!

MAIN PROGRAM

Plasticity Theatre Troupe, MalaysiaMắt Trần Ensemble, Vietnam

A. Puppeteers’ Club-A Cultural Exchange with Southeast Asian Puppet Artists

Lize Puppet Art Colony

November 3rd, 19:30-21:00
CST (GMT+8)


Meet with Southeast Asian puppet troupes - the ten troupes will share the unique features of their performances, operations, and potential opportunities for future collaborations.


  • Format：Roundtable

  • Language：English

  • Audience：Curators, puppet artists

  • View : Streaming Live in Lìzé Puppet Art Colony YouTube Channel

Troupes

  • 印尼 紙月亮偶劇團 | Papermoon Puppet Theater

  • 印尼 草編偶劇團 | Wayang Suket Indonesia

  • 印尼 飛行汽球劇團 | Flying Baloons Puppet

  • 馬來西亞 潮藝舘 | Teochew Puppet and Opera House

  • 馬來西亞 融合影戲團 | Fusion Wayang Kulit（FWK）

  • 馬來西亞 塑料城市 Plasticity Theatre Troupe, Malaysia

  • 緬甸懸絲偶劇團 | Myanmar Marionetter theatre

  • 泰國 自家製造偶戲團 | Homemade Puppet Groupe

  • 泰國 潔的偶戲 | Puppets by Jae

  • 新加坡 猴紙劇坊 | Paper Monkey Theatre Ltd

  • 越南 裸視劇團 | Mắt Trần Ensemble

  • 臺灣 無獨有偶工作室劇團 | The Puppet & Its Double Theater

B. Workshop - Wayang Suket (Traditional Javanese Straw Puppets)

Wayang Suket Indonesia

November 4th (Thu.) 19:30-21:00
CST (GMT+8)


Wayang Suket Indonesia is dedicated to passing on the Javanese cultural tradition of Wayang Suket in the hope that the younger generations can learn about and identify with this traditional culture. Through performances, workshops, exhibitions and other activities, Wayang Suket Indonesia aims to expand the influence of Indonesian folk stories and Wayang Suket.

Gaga Rizky will be introducing an Indonesian cultural heritage, Wayang Suket’s history, philosophy and performance features. Participants will be led to create a simple straw puppet.

  • Format：Workshop

  • Language：English

  • Audience：Puppet artists and general public with interests in Indonesian Wayang Suket

  • View : Streaming Live in Lìzé Puppet Art Colony YouTube Channel | Zoom

The 25 selected participants will use ZOOM to interact with the instructor and build straw puppets. To learn more about registration:

Myanmar Marionette Theatre
Chin Fei Feng Marionette Theatre Troupe

C. The Beauty of Traditional String Puppetry

Myanmar Marionette Theatre / Myanmar


Chin Fei Feng Marionette Theatre Troupe / Taiwan

November 5th (Fri.) 19:30-20:30
CST (GMT+8)


Myanmar Marionette Theatre and Taiwan’s Chin Fei Feng Marionette Theatre Troupe are invited to present their arts. In addition to the introduction of the troupes’ history, operation, performance features and developments, there will also be amazing demonstrations of the building and performance of string puppetry.

  • Format：Forum + Demostration

  • Language：English + Mandarin

  • Audience：General public who loves puppetry

  • View : Streaming Live in Lìzé Puppet Art Colony YouTube Channel

Introduction of the Troupe


Myanmar Marionette Theatre

Myanmar’s string puppetry has been gradually going extinct under the development of contemporary entertainment. Myanmar Marionette Theatre hopes to revive this cultural tradition through regular performances incorporating Myanmar music, dance, sculpture, embroidery, painting and other forms of traditional arts, as well as actively engaging with cultivating talents in puppetry.


Chin Fei Feng Marionette Theatre Troupe, Taiwan

Founded in the 1920s, Chin-Fei-Feng’s puppetry style belongs to the Quanzhou School of string puppetry which focuses on performances at religious rituals and cultural events. Chin-Fei-Feng is often invited to participate in both domestic and international art festivals, and has been nominated as the “Best Performing Arts Troupe of Kaohsiung” multiple times. Recently, Chin-Fei-Feng is actively invested in cultural preservation, promotion and inheritance.

Homemade Puppet Group
Puppets by Jae

D. Contemporary Puppet Artist from Thailand

Homemade Puppet Group / Thailand

Puppets by Jae / Thailand

November 6th (Sat.) 14:30-16:00
CST (GMT+8)


This event will screen the performances by two contemporary puppet artists from Thailand. The shows are suitable for family viewing. There will also be a talkback with the artists after the screening.

Homemade Puppet Group, Magic Shadow

Puppets by Jae, Lost. Found

  • Format：Performance Screening + Artist Interview

  • Language：English + Mandarin

  • Audience：Parents and children above 5, and the general public who loves puppetry

  • View : Streaming Live in Lìzé Puppet Art Colony YouTube Channel

Introduction of the Troupe

Homemade Puppet Group, Thailand

Homemade Puppet Group is a shadow puppet and object theatre founded by puppet artist, Sutarath Sinnong (Tom). Most works are solo pieces. As the troupe's name suggests, Sutarath emphasizes the power of “handmaking.” Homemade Puppet Group cares for environmental issues, as well as the diversity of people, society, thinkings and beliefs.


Puppets by Jae, Thailand

Founded by Sirikarn Bunjongtad (Jae), Puppets by Jae pays attention to equality, diversity, immigration and democracy. Their works often incorporate local mythologies with social issues. Most of the performances combine and use different types of puppets, such as shadow puppets, table-top puppets, mouth puppets, masks and more to inspire the audience to express their creativity.

HouseTeochew Puppet and Opera House
Fusion Wayang Kulit (FWK)

E. In-between Tradition and Innovation

Teochew Puppet and Opera House / Malaysia

Fusion Wayang Kulit (FWK) / Malaysia

November 6th (Sat.) 19:30-20:30
CST (GMT+8)


The two puppetry troupes from Malaysia have distinct backgrounds and approaches to cultural preservation and innovation. The director of Teochew Puppet and Opera House, Ling Goh, inherits the family-run traditional theatre; while FWK’s creative director, Tintoy Chuo, has his background in multimedia arts. This forum invites two founders of puppet troupes to share how they promote, pass on and innovate iron rod puppetry and shadow puppetry.

  • Format：Forum + Demonstration

  • Language：English + Mandarin

  • Audience：General public with interests in contemporary developments of iron rod puppetry and shadow puppetry

  • View : Streaming Live in Lìzé Puppet Art Colony YouTube Channel

Introduction of the Troupe

Teochew Puppet and Opera House, Malaysia

Teochew Puppet and Opera House was founded by Ling Goh in Penang, Malaysia. Through open public performances, the troupe promotes Teochew drama, iron rod puppetry and other traditional theatrical cultures. Teochew Puppet and Opera House often participates in art festivals globally. Meanwhile, they also adopt innovative ways of performance and advertisement to draw audiences of younger generations.


Fusion Wayang Kulit (FWK), Malaysia

FUSION WAYANG KULIT (FWK) was founded by Tintoy Chuo and led by Pak Dain, Master Puppeteer (Tok Dalang). The troupe is invested in fusing puppet arts with digital and multimedia arts, and often adopts pop cultures, such as Star Wars, Batman, Macross and more, as their creative themes.

A bucket of beetlesPapermoon Puppet Theatre

F. Papermoon Shines the World

Papermoon Puppet Theatre / Indonesia

November 7th (Sun.) 14:30-16:00
CST (GMT+8)

Papermoon Puppet Theatre has been attracting the attention of children and adult audiences through its exquisite puppets and plays that demonstrate the care for humanity. This event will screen A bucket of beetles, a special program recorded by Papermoon Puppet Theatre during the pandemic. The talkback invites the artists to share their journey of Papermoon’s development, and introduce their creative base in Yogyakarta.

  • Format：Performance Screening + Artist Interview

  • Language：English + Mandarin

  • Audience：Parents and children above 5, and the general public who loves puppetry

  • View : Streaming Live in Lìzé Puppet Art Colony YouTube Channel

Introduction of the Troupe

Papermoon Puppet Theatre, Indonesia

Papermoon Puppet Theatre is active on the stages of international art festivals. The Theatre has been constantly exploring experimental performances of contemporary theatre, collaborating with interdisciplinary artists, hosting puppetry workshops regularly and international artist-in-residence programs. Papermoon established the biennial puppet art festival, Pesta Boneka, in Yogyakarta in 2008.

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