"Song
Song Song Children's &Puppet Theatre" Troupe
leader Ju Shu-Ming
Songs,
dance and plays for this performance are inspired
by this ancient classic, which includes compositions
from the famous poet Qu Yuan. These are put into
a modern context to allow the children in the
audience to gain an appreciation for ancient
culture. Ju Shu-Ming, Puppet Master and Troupe
Leader, stated that the main idea behind "Song,
Song, Song" is fundamentally simple, but
not crude, in its presentation, and it tries
to leave a deep impression in the minds of the
audience.
In
existence for more than 16 years, the theater
has toured extensively and performed over 50
different plays in public performances and uses
both actors and puppets on the stage. Chinese
legends, famous children's stories and children's
issues are all incorporated and brought to life
on the stage, in order to inspire the imagination
and creativity of the audience.
This
group holds both scheduled and unscheduled theater
workshops to give more opportunities for the
audience to connect with this art form. This
is to, thereby, inspire a new generation of teachers,
theater groups, and children's theater performance
groups so that children and adults alike can
enjoy the shows and perhaps create their own
theater.
If
you are interested in this performance or in
related activities, visit
http://sssong_cpt.cyberstage.com.tw
"Puppet & It's
Double" Troupe leader Zheng Jiayin
"Puppet & It's
Double" is the first Taiwanese troupe to
specialize in modern puppet theater. Due to their
enthusiasm, they set the pace for the development
of contemporary puppet theater in Taiwan, incorporating
puppet theater with elements of modern stage
design, making their possibilities seemingly
boundless - they are certain to stir up the puppet
theater world.
The "Puppet & It's
Double" troupe produces theater exclusively
for adults and hopes to provide something original
and imaginative, something to cause the audience
to reflect and think on another level. These
productions combine experimental and new approaches
to performances, leading to distinctive performances,
new developments in technology and new ways to
teach puppetry. In all, "Puppet & It's
Double" is certain to provide an inspiration
for "Taiwan New Puppet Theater" in
the future.
This
April, the Crown Theater is the venue for the
production of "Hello - Good-bye," a
play alluding to the process of give-and-take.
All those who are interested in "Taiwan
New Puppet Theater" are invited to participate.
For more information visit http://home.kimo.com.tw/puppetjox2/index.html |