Some fans are so passionate about the puppet characters that they cosplay them with the same customs, hair, and make-up.
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/10/21
By: Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Reporter
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – It is hard to imagine a group of people from various
(Photo courtesy of SammadhiTang)
backgrounds who had gathered together in Chiayi City out of enthusiasm for Taiwanese glove puppetry would shoot this traditional art form to fame within just few years, but SammadhiTang Creative Puppet Troupe, with their devotion to puppet making and manipulation, has already amassed a huge fan base around the world.
Walking around the exhibition room currently held in an old house in Twatutia (or Dadaocheng，大稻埕), visitors are welcomed to touch the exquisitely handmade puppets gently and even hold them if they have enough strength.
A puppet usually weighs more than 10 kilometers, and puppeteers have to hold it over their shoulder in order to let it appear on stage. [FULL STORY]