Introduction

The ideology in creating ‘Chen San Wu Liang’ – Nan Kwan Hand Puppetry is not to present it from a scholar point view nor revert to the earlier period of presentation style but rather to fuse Nan-Kwan music with traditional hand puppetry to create a new chemistry that will bring out the best in both worlds – the rich and intricate but subtle hand puppet movements and the characteristic beautiful melody of Nan-Kwan music. In doing so, hoping to achieve and demonstrate the magic of both art forms blending together seamlessly to present a more dynamic, dramatic theatrical performance. This will definitely make a mark in the development of Taiwan’s traditional hand puppetry.

Chapter One Prologue – Objectives

Chapter TwoHistory and Development of Traditional Hand

Puppetry in Taiwan

Chapter Three Introduction of Nan-Kwan Music

Chapter Four Study and Development of the script for ‘Chen

San Wu Liang’

Chapter Five Production and Performance of ‘Chan San Wu

Liang’

Chapter Six Conclusion