Quanzhou Marionette Theater

Zankel Hall (Seating Chart)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM

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

Program

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

Encore:

Taming the Monkey

Program is approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes, including one intermission