One of the interesting thing I saw at Chinatown was this puppet show. It was all in Hokkien (a mandarin dialect). The pupputeers sure were enjoying themselves, it could be heard thru their voices.
Come down to the Chinatown Heritage Centre if you wanna listen to it.
If you want to find out more about it, read this.
Foreign talents? Hard to imagine such tradition is still around in Sgp.
ReplyDeleteHaha...ya ya...foreign talent.
ReplyDeleteI find such puppet shows quite spooking...dunno why. Maybe just me dunno how to appreciate.
the 'chun' uniquely singapore logo looks good!:) personally i think they should keep these traditions and cultural stuff in singapore...it makes the city more colourful and interesting to explore
ReplyDeletesorry, i meant spooky. what to do, fingers type faster than thinking brain :O
ReplyDeleteMust be tricky handling all those strings; they must practice a lot!
ReplyDeleteGreat puppets though. Very colourful. I agree with Zannie, it's great to have cultural events like this. It's what makes a place unique.
ReplyDeleteces marionnettes sont magnifiques. le spectacle doit être superbe.
ReplyDeletethese puppets are splendid. the spectacle must be superb
wow.. it must be a really great show!
ReplyDeleteHokkien is not a Mandarin dialect neh! That's like saying English is a Spanish dialect.
ReplyDeleteSpeak Hokkien? Come check out the Hokkien postings at my blogspot sometime. (Taiwanese-style Hokkien, though.)
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