Quanzhou Marionette Theater

Music, song and puppetry unite as the talented puppeteers and musicians of the Quanzhou Marionette Theater perform selections from Chinese folk tales.

This concert is part of the Musical Journeys Through China series.

Here is one of China’s great cultural treasures, featuring puppeteers who train for 20 years to master their art. With singing and musical accompaniment, the acrobatic pageantry of the marionettes—some with 20 strings or more—depicts famous Chinese legends and folktales.

Program Details

Quanzhou Marionette Theater
Wang Jingxian, Director
Xia Rongfeng, Master Puppeteer
Chen Yinghong, Master Puppeteer
Zhang Gong, Master Puppeteer
Lin Xiaojun, Master Puppeteer
Chen Zhijie, Drum Master

Auspicious Ritual Overture
The Young Monk Goes to Town
Ruolan’s Journey
Drunken Zhong Kui 
Three Battles with the Skeleton Enchantress
Lantern Festival