Abstract
Hand Puppet Theater (Putaihsi) is a traditional performance art in Taiwan in which small puppet figures are manipulated by hand.1 The great skill of the puppeteers and the sophistication of the puppets, some of which are capable of facial expressions, allow hand puppet theater to be very entertaining, effectively delivering both action scenes and dramatic scenes.
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Wu, Sm. (2003). Hand Puppet Theater Performance: Emergent Structures And The Resurgence Of Taiwanese Identity. In: Katz, P.R., Rubinstein, M.A. (eds) Religion and the Formation of Taiwanese Identities. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403981738_4
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