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about 67 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...
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about 69 months ago (08/30/2018)
Ombak Potehi’s "Kisah Pulau Pinang: The Penang Story": A Slice of Malayan History | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles John K August 30, 2018 By Akanksha Raja (620 words, four-minute read) Ombak Potehi is Ombak Ombak Art Studio’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...
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about 69 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...