MUSE Gold

2024

Success is Within Your Palm

Entrant Company

Innovation Center for Art and Technology

Category

Experiential & Immersive - Live Experiences

Client's Name

National Taiwan University of Arts

Country / Region

Taiwan

Taiwanese glove puppet theater, also known as Poo-Te-Hi, is one of the traditional crafts that has been passed down for centuries. With the evolution of theatrical forms and technological advances, traditional puppetry has gradually innovated to adapt to changing environments and the needs of the public while maintaining its artistic features. This play incorporates XR technology and, in line with the needs of the storyline, has developed an innovative concept of "Manipulating Virtual Puppets with Body Movements." A body puppetry system has been developed under the physical regulations of glove puppet, aiming to integrate technology with traditional puppetry. This allows performers to control virtual puppets in real-time through motion capture, conduct various improvisational performances, and display the virtual puppets through holographic projection.

"Interdisciplinary Performance of Future Glove Puppet: Success is Within Your Palm," adapted from the origin legend of glove puppetry, attempts to break with the traditional performance methods of puppetry. It presents a cross-domain performance featuring a three-party dialogue between physical actors, and virtual and physical puppets, combined with traditional Taiwanese opera to express the coexistence of traditional and emerging forms. Our goal is not to replace or reproduce Taiwanese glove puppet theater, but to present a different performance format using new technology. Performers manipulate virtual puppets through body movements, exploring the possibilities of human body performance within the limitations of puppet limbs. This also allows viewers to have new imaginations and understandings of traditional glove puppet theater.

Credits

Principal Investigator
Chun-I Lee
Writer and Director
Fu-Chen Liu
Art Director
Chih-Jung Hsu
Motion Capture
Yi-Chun Pan
Performer
Fu-Chen Liu
Puppeteer
Kai-Sheng Wang
Orchestra
Chao-Chun Huang
Orchestra
Ting-Yu Chen
Orchestra
Zi-Xin Lu
Character Design
Hsin-Ju Hsieh
3D Role Modeling
Miao-Hsuan Chang
3D Role Modeling
Hung-Shen Liu
Scene Design
Chih-Ju Lin
Scene Design
Miao-Hsuan Chang
Technical Director
Jia-Hua Zhan
Lighting Designer
Ching-Hsiang Chang
Sound Engineer
Chi-You Dean
Photography Post-Production
Wednesday image studio
Key Visual Design
Yu-Ching Yang
Key Visual Design
Chen-Miao Lee
Special Thanks
Seden Society Puppet Theater Foundation
Special Thanks
CHIN FEI FENG Marionette Theatre Troupe
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