AExGTF Chats: Prof Tan Sooi Beng of Ombak Potehi at George Town Festival
about 77 months ago (08/30/2018)
AExGTF Chats: Prof Tan Sooi Beng of Ombak Potehi at George Town Festival | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles https://artsequator.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Ombak-potehi_1.mp4 August 30, 2018 Potehi puppet theatre is a traditional Hokkien art form brought to Southeast Asia by immigrants from southern China several centuries ago. Despite originally being performed in Hokkien, potehi came to be performed in the different languages of the region, and is practised around Southeast Asia. Ombak Potehi is Ombak-Ombak ARTStudio’s glove puppet theatre group established in 2015, consisting of young people – all under 30 – producing and performing puppet theatre, having been trained by experts from Penang’s Beng Geok Hong Puppet Troupe.