Buck-Beaver
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Hi all,
I've been meaning to share this with the board, and was reminded today by an article I read....one of the styles of puppetry I am very intrigued by is Taiwanese glove puppetry and one of the puppeteers/filmmakers I really admire - who is also virtually unknown here in North America - is Chris Huang, a member of Taiwan's Huang family puppet dynasty. He runs Pili Puppet Theatre in Taiwan, which produces incredibly popular TV shows using traditional Chinese glove puppetry. It's really pretty remarkable stuff Chris and his team have been doing for the past decade.
They have even produced a feature length film using glove puppets and some pretty good CGI called "Legend of the Sacred Stone" which is a very cool fusion of the martial arts genre with puppetry. It's hard to find this on video & DVD, but copies are out there - usually in Chinese language video shops or stores that specialize in genre or cult movies. If you like martial arts and puppets, you'll love this.
Here's some links for those who want more info:
Pili Puppet Theatre - Homepage for Chris Huang's company (english)
http://www.pili.com.tw/en/?PHPSESSID=7ee67181bae59ce7abe6cafcd573407c
Pili Puppet Theatre - Chinese site, but more up-to-date I believe
http://www.pili.com.tw
Legend of the Sacred Stone - the official movie site (english)
http://www.pilimovie.com.tw/en/index.htm
"Spreading the word about puppets" - article from today's Taipei Times that discusses the appeal of Chinese glove puppets in Taiwan & abroad
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/01/10/2003087109
"Hollywood Heroes?" - Another Taipei Times article, this from 2000 and about "Legend of the Sacred Stone's" box-office.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/archives/2000/03/12/0000027607
Geek Drives 1100 Miles to see LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE!! - As the title might suggest, this is a review from Ain't It Cool News a few years ago...
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=6565
I've been meaning to share this with the board, and was reminded today by an article I read....one of the styles of puppetry I am very intrigued by is Taiwanese glove puppetry and one of the puppeteers/filmmakers I really admire - who is also virtually unknown here in North America - is Chris Huang, a member of Taiwan's Huang family puppet dynasty. He runs Pili Puppet Theatre in Taiwan, which produces incredibly popular TV shows using traditional Chinese glove puppetry. It's really pretty remarkable stuff Chris and his team have been doing for the past decade.
They have even produced a feature length film using glove puppets and some pretty good CGI called "Legend of the Sacred Stone" which is a very cool fusion of the martial arts genre with puppetry. It's hard to find this on video & DVD, but copies are out there - usually in Chinese language video shops or stores that specialize in genre or cult movies. If you like martial arts and puppets, you'll love this.
Here's some links for those who want more info:
Pili Puppet Theatre - Homepage for Chris Huang's company (english)
http://www.pili.com.tw/en/?PHPSESSID=7ee67181bae59ce7abe6cafcd573407c
Pili Puppet Theatre - Chinese site, but more up-to-date I believe
http://www.pili.com.tw
Legend of the Sacred Stone - the official movie site (english)
http://www.pilimovie.com.tw/en/index.htm
"Spreading the word about puppets" - article from today's Taipei Times that discusses the appeal of Chinese glove puppets in Taiwan & abroad
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/01/10/2003087109
"Hollywood Heroes?" - Another Taipei Times article, this from 2000 and about "Legend of the Sacred Stone's" box-office.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/archives/2000/03/12/0000027607
Geek Drives 1100 Miles to see LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE!! - As the title might suggest, this is a review from Ain't It Cool News a few years ago...
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=6565