Ombak Potehi: the Malaysian group reviving traditional Hokkien puppetry (via SEA Globe)
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,…
Ombak Potehi’s “Kisah Pulau Pinang: The Penang Story”: A Slice of Malayan History
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…
AExGTF Chats: Prof Tan Sooi Beng of Ombak Potehi at George Town Festival
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…