Moved to Life: Tradition and Reinvention in Asian Puppet Theatre 心生偶动:从亚洲偶戏的传统操演到当代创生

Teochew Puppet & Opera House

Date0708/11/2026

Time9:00AM


LanguageEnglish, Mandarin, Teochew

Subtitle/SurtitleEnglish, Chinese

CategoryEvent

TagsWorkshop, Forum, Festivals, Participatory Art, Talk

Duration: 540 minutes with intermissions

Doors Open: 10 minutes before the event

Seating: Auditorium

Dress Code: Casual

Recommended for: 12 years old and above

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RM30.00

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Through live performances, keynotes, dialogues, workshops, an exhibition and documentary screenings, the symposium explores the transmission, cross-regional exchange and contemporary reinvention of Asian puppetry.
一场汇聚皮影、线偶、潮州铁枝木偶与掌中戏等亚洲传统偶戏的国际表演艺术论坛,通过专题讲座与讨论、专场演出、工作坊、展览及纪录片放映,探讨亚洲偶戏的传承、跨地域交流与当代创生。

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Nov 2026

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Workshop A|Puppet Devising & Storytelling 偶戏创作与说故事 👤Cheng Chia-yin 郑嘉音|Taiwan 台湾

9:00AM (GMT+8)

Workshop B|Bunraku-style Puppet Manipulation 文乐操偶技法 👤Erina Saji|Japan 日本

9:00AM (GMT+8)

Workshop C|Rod Puppetry Mechanism and Improvisation 杖头偶机关与操演 👤Hobey Ford|USA 美国

About

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 国际表演艺术论坛

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲

心生偶动:从亚洲偶戏的传统操演到当代创生

Date 日期|7–8 November 2026

Venue 场地|Penang Institute 槟城研究院

Format 形式|Hybrid International Performing Arts Symposium 混合式国际表演艺术论坛

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𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 & 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 专题讲座与讨论|𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 专场演出 |𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 工作坊|𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 策展展览|𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 纪录片放映

≫≫≫≫ 现场 × 线上 On-site and Online ≪≪≪≪

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Organiser 主办单位Teochew Puppet and Opera House 潮艺馆

✦ About the Symposium 关于论坛 ✦

How does a pair of hands give a puppet life? And how does a craft carried across generations keep going in the present?

Moved to Life brings together puppeteers, researchers and cultural practitioners from across Asia, using performance and dialogue to examine how traditional puppetry is passed on, exchanged, and remade for our time.

For many artists, puppetry is not only a performing craft. It is bound up with the shape of their lives. The symposium invites senior artists who have long worked out of sight to step out front and speak about the life they have spent with puppets, the difficulties of passing the craft on, and what has kept them going.

一双手,如何赋予偶生命?一门流传多年的传统技艺,又如何在当代继续传承与发展?

《心生偶动》汇聚来自亚洲各地的偶戏艺师、研究者与文化工作者,通过展演与对话,探索传统偶戏的传承、交流及当代创生。

对许多艺师而言,偶戏不只是一门表演技艺,更与他们的人生紧密相连。论坛将邀请长期隐身幕后的资深艺师走到台前,分享他们与偶相伴的生命故事、传承所面临的挑战,以及技艺得以延续的动力。

✦ Highlights 活动焦点 ✦

01 Shadow, string, Teochew iron-rod and glove puppetry

皮影、线偶、潮州铁枝木偶与掌中戏四种偶戏同台呈现

02 A tribute to veteran puppet masters

向资深艺师致敬,聆听他们与偶戏相伴一生的故事

03 The first gathering of Teochew iron-rod puppeteers from across Asia

亚洲多地潮州铁枝木偶艺师首度齐聚交流

04 An international showcase and the traditional "Puppet Battle"

跨国大汇演、艺师结盟及日渐少见的传统「相斗戏」

05 International workshops and artist conversations

国际工作坊及当代偶戏实践分享

06 Keynotes, panel discussions and a documentary screening

纪录片放映、主题演讲与展演后的深度对话

╔ Day 1|Roots and Resonances 根源与回响 ╗

Four puppetry traditions come together in a cross-cultural opening showcase. The programme also features a tribute to a veteran master and a keynote on the development and challenges of Malaysian puppetry.

Teochew iron-rod puppeteers from across Asia will then gather for an international showcase, symposium, artistic alliance and masterclass. The evening concludes with a documentary screening and the rarely seen “Puppet Battle”.

首日以跨文化汇演揭开序幕,让四种偶戏传统在同一舞台相遇。论坛将向资深艺师致敬,并通过主题演讲梳理马来西亚偶戏的发展与传承处境。

下半场聚焦潮州铁枝木偶。来自亚洲多地的艺师将参与跨国大汇演、专题讨论与交流、艺师结盟及大师工作坊。当晚以纪录片放映及传统“相斗戏”压轴,呈现艺师即兴较艺的张力与魅力。

╔ Day 2|Local Revival and Global Perspectives 地方复兴与全球视野 ╗

Performances, keynotes and panel discussions will explore the role of puppetry in education, cultural advocacy and contemporary creation. International masterclasses will offer opportunities for hands-on learning and creative exchange.

Join us to discover how tradition continues to live, move and evolve in the hands of its artists.

次日从传统走向当代,通过演出、主题演讲、艺术家对谈及专题讨论,探讨偶戏在教育、文化倡议与跨领域创作中的新可能。国际大师工作坊也将提供近距离学习与实践交流的机会。

走进偶的世界,看见艺师如何以双手赋予偶生命,并与我们一同思考:传统如何在不断操演、交流与再创造之中继续生长。

•----• Day 2 Workshops 第二日工作坊|Tradition and Reinvention 传统与创生 •----• 

Workshop 工作坊 A|Puppet Devising & Storytelling 偶戏创作与说故事

👤 Cheng Chia-yin 郑嘉音|Taiwan 台湾

Workshop 工作坊 B|Bunraku-style Puppet Manipulation 文乐操偶技法

👤 Erina Saji|Japan 日本

Workshop 工作坊 C|Rod Puppetry: Mechanism and Improvisation 杖头偶机关与操演

👤 Hobey Ford|USA 美国

✦ Tickets 票务信息 ✦

1-Day Pass 单日票|RM 50

On-site access to either Day 1 or Day 2 任选 Day 1 或 Day 2,参与所选日期的现场节目

2-Day Pass 双日票|RM 90

On-site access to both days 参与 Day 1 及 Day 2 的完整现场节目

Cloud Pass 云端票|RM 30

Live online access to selected programmes on both days 观看两日指定节目的即时线上直播

✦ Before You Book 购票前须知 ✦

01 Select your preferred day at checkout. Day 2 attendees also choose one of three workshops; places are limited.

购票时须选择日期。Day 2 参与者另需从三个工作坊中择一;名额有限,额满为止。

02 The selected date for a 1-Day Pass cannot be changed after payment.

单日票的日期一经付款,不得更改。

03  Cloud Pass covers selected sessions and performances only. Workshops are not included.

云端票仅涵盖指定场次及演出,不包括工作坊。

04 Livestreams are available live only, with no recordings or replays.

线上节目仅限即时直播,不提供录影、重播或事后回看。

05 Programmes are mainly in Mandarin and English. On-site interpretation is provided.

活动主要以华语及英语进行,现场备有口译服务。

06 Tickets are non-refundable but transferable. Please notify the organiser before transferring a ticket.

所有已售票券恕不退款,但可转让他人使用;转让前须通知主办单位。

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