Chinese Cultural Production Series

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About

Active Period

Genre
Chinese opera or wayang
Subgenre

Geographic Location

文化民俗表演製作; Southeast Asia Cultural Exchange Production

About

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Production Date
1930s –

Production Duration

Frequency

Schedule

Run/Stop Name Start Date End Date Venue City/Country
name 1 01-Jun-2024 01-Jun-2024 Conference Hall and Trade Union House Singapore
Name 2 01-Jun-2024 01-Jun-2024 Conference HAll Singapore

Person and Troupe

Performer (isPerformedBy)
Name Type Role in Production
Troupe
Artiste

Collaboration (hasCollaboration)
Performer (collaborateWith) Purpose
Training
Co-production

Support (hasSupport)

Supporter Name Type of Support Support Description
Individual

A lover of Cantonese opera who provided performance spaces through his establishments, such as Nam Tin Restaurant (now known as Yue Hwa Building), contacts and funding.

Clan, association and society

Provided funding and venues for performances through their temple networks, that include Thian Hock Keng Temple (天福宮); Goh Chor Tua Peh Kong Temple (梧槽大伯公庙); Leng San Teng Temple (麟山亭北极宫)

Associated Performance(s)

No associated performance recorded.

Media

A string puppet show in Chinatown. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.

Chinatown in 1940s. Courtesy of National Heritage Board.

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Sources

Kraus, R. C. (2012). The cultural revolution: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.

推广华语理事会. (2000). 华人、华语、华文 [The Chinese connection]. 推广华语理事会.

Chia, C. (2015). Potehi in Singapore, survival and change. In K. Fushiki & R. Ruizendaal (Eds.), Potehi: Glove puppet theatre in Southeast Asia and Taiwan (pp. xx-xx). Taiyuan Publishing.

Ruizendaal, R. (1990). A discovery in Fujian province: Iron-stick puppet theatre. CHIME: Newsletter of the European Foundation for Chinese Music Research, 2, 28–42.

Teh, S. H. (2004). 新加坡海南杖头木偶-三春隆木偶班个案研究 [Hainanese rod puppet in Singapore – A case study of San Chun Long puppet troupe] (Honours thesis). National University of Singapore.

Chia, C. (2016). The interaction of oral and literate practices in Singaporean Chinese temple theatre (Doctoral thesis). University of Melbourne.

Contributor

Last Updated on:
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 pm
Contributors:
Hedren Sum
To Cite:
, and Sum, HedrenHedren Sum.

2024. Chinese Cultural Production Series. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.

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