Ombak Potehi: the Malaysian group reviving traditional Hokkien puppetry (via SEA Globe)
about 66 months ago (11/07/2018)
Ombak Potehi: the Malaysian group reviving traditional Hokkien puppetry (via SEA Globe) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles November 7, 2018 In the performance room of Penang House of Music, a museum dedicated to the musical history of this Unesco-listed Malaysian island, a crowd claps excitedly. They are cheering the group of young performers who get up from behind the stage, fatigued and sweaty, holding colourful puppets high above their heads. Their performance tells the story of Chew, the clever migrant from China who arrived on Penang to start a business and ended up falling in love with Ah Nya, a beautiful nyonya (Malay-Chinese) girl.