Stringed Puppet Show An Imperial Envoy April 22, 2008

Time: 2008/4/22-2008/4/24
Venue: Minorities Cultural Palace Theatre
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ImperialEnvoy is adapted from the Russian writer Gogol's works: One day,Qiansan, a corrupted county magistrate, received a letter from hisuncle who is an official in the capital informing that an imperialenvoy dressed like an ordinary person had arrived at the county Qiangoverns. Qiansan was so terrified that he immediately sent hissecondary to find out the whereabouts of the imperial envoy. At thistime, Jiasi, son of a rich family in the capital, was put onto courtafter failing to pay for his accommodation fee at an inn. Qiansanmistakenly took Jiasi as the imperial envoy and tried every means hecould to flatter and bribe Jiasi, who fled when the real imperial envoyarrived, leaving Qiansan and other corrupt officials fall into deepregret.

The show is performed by using the ancient art of stringed puppet show in China. So far Quanzhou Puppet Show Troupe has staged 52 performances of the play in Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Taiwan and Singapore.They were warmly welcomed by the audiences. The play was awarded a goldlion medal in the 2nd China Puppet and Shadow Play Contest as well as anew play prize in the 11th Wenhua Awards. Insiders said, QuanzhouPuppet Show Troupe made a complete adaptation on the play to put on abetter performance in the 7th China Art Festival. They will havefinished rehearsing the play by the end of this month.

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