Puppeteers of America Workshop III

       Puppeteers of America Workshop III

       Wu-shan Huang/CTW - Bu Daixi! Chinese Glove Puppets in 

       Performance

       THURS, 7/20, Meyer 310, Both sessions

       The craft of traditional Chinese glove puppet performance is revealed by Taiwanese 

       puppet master, Wu-shan Huang. Smaller than Western-style hand puppets, Daixi 

       puppets are light and nimble-capable of both extraordinary gymnastics and delicate 

       character movements. Huang will teach participants basic manipulation techniques and

       movement styles for the five types of standard Chinese puppet characters. He will teach

       essential manipulation skills such as walks, head and hand gestures, switching puppets

       from hand to hand, tossing and catching and coach puppets, flips and simple combat

       equences. He will also demonstrate advanced manipulation techniques and coach 

       workshop participants in creating short puppet movement choreographies and scenes.