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Performing Arts from Taiwan
SHOWCASE 2004 About The Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppet Theatre （小西園掌中劇團）
Presented by Taipei Cultural Center and New York Cultural Salon
"For aficionados, the chance to see these hand puppets in their elaborate Chinese costumes and to hear traditional north-pipe music is an opportunity to dip into a history and culture far removed from American soil" V The New York Times, Dulcie Leimbach, 1996 Saturday, January 10, 2004 at 2:00pm At Taiwan Center, 137-44 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354
Sunday, January 11, 2004 at 2:30pm At E. L. Tinker Auditorium, French Institute Alliance Française 22 East 60th Street
Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppet Theatre（小西園掌中劇團） Artistic Director: Hsu Wang
One of the most beloved puppet theatres in Taiwan, Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppet Theatre preserves many seldom-seen elements of traditional puppetry. The group uses large Chuanchou-style wooden puppets to present its renditions of popular legends and folk tales to the accompaniment of Peikuan (north-pipe) music.
For more information, please visit Taipei Cultural Center booth at APAP Conference. Booth 364, Americas Hall I.
TAIPEI CULTURAL CENTER Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York 99 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, Suite 1540, New York, NY 10016-1501
This performance is made possible through the generous support of the Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
The Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppet Theater The Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppet Theater is one of Taiwan's few folk drama groups that specialize in the traditional style of puppet theater performance. They use large Chuanchow-style wooden puppets, which perform to the accompaniment of peikuan music. Meanwhile the performance is further enriched by the inclusion of dramatic plots, stage mannerisms and singing styles borrowed from Peking opera. The puppet theater was founded in 1913 and has been handed down from father to son. Its technical virtuosity and authentic performing style have brought the Hsaio Hsi Yuan Puppet Theater from the countryside into the city, from streets into schools, and from Taiwan onto the international scene. In 1983 they traveled to Japan toured for three weeks. In June 2001, the troupe toured Central America, performing to rave reviews in Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica. Hsaio Hsi Yuan also gave performance tours in France, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and mainland China, delighting audiences everywhere. In response to one of their stellar performances in Germany, a critic from the Lippishe Rundshau wrote that the troupe members are "great artists, acrobats, and jugglers." Likewise, a writer from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they were "master of a delicate art." Dulcie Leimbach of the New York Times wrote "For aficionados, the chance to see these hand puppets in their elaborate Chinese costumes and to hear traditional north-pipe music is an opportunity to dip into a history and culture far removed from American soil." |
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