Western culture and traditional Chinese puppetry unite to create new horizons

Located in Taipei’s Datong District, Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum (林柳新紀念偶戲博物館) combines carving workshops, DIY classrooms, a special puppet exhibition room, a rare puppet collection space and various other small spaces suitable for a variety of theatre performances.

Originally, puppetry was an important form of traditional art performance in Taiwan; however, with a flood of television and media in today’s age of advanced information and communication technology, puppetry is losing its charm and failing to attract audiences, causing it to gradually disappear. In working to pass on the traditional culture of puppetry, while at the same time integrating a modern theatre image, Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum is opening a new era in puppetry.

Unlike the past, which contained many fixed views about the world of puppetry, the museum not only welcomes professionals in all domains from home and abroad, but has also invited Dutch national Robin (羅斌) to act as curator, combining Eastern and Western cultures and bringing a new spark of life to puppetry. There are plans to provide regular exhibitions and performances as well as professional tours, promoting awareness of traditional puppetry to the people.

Western culture and traditional Chinese puppetry unite to create new horizons

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西方文化與中國傳統偶戲相遇 共同開創偶戲的新未來

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林柳新紀念偶戲博物館位於台北市大稻埕地區，規劃為雕刻工坊、DIY教室、偶戲特展室、精品典藏空間，以及適合各種專業演出的納豆劇場。偶戲原本是台灣早期重要的傳統藝術表演，但在資訊發達、電視媒體充斥的現代，偶戲逐漸沒落，失去了吸引觀眾的魅力。而林柳新紀念偶戲博物館致力於傳承傳統偶戲文化，並積極結合現代劇場形式，開啟偶戲新時代運動的新紀元。不同於以往的觀念，館方不但結合國內外各領域的專業人才，邀請荷蘭籍的羅斌擔任館長，使東西方文化結合，激盪出不一樣的新火花。也定期策畫各項偶戲展覽及表演，並提供專業的導覽解說，促進民眾對傳統偶戲藝術的認識。