Huang Hai-tai explained

Huang Hai-tai (; 2 January 1901 – 11 February 2007) was a Taiwanese puppeteer.

Born on 2 January 1901, Huang learned the art of puppetry from his father and another puppeteer.[1] [2] He was also trained in beiguan music.[3] Huang renamed his father's troupe Wuzhouyuan,[1] [2] and developed his own stories and characters, most notably Shi Yan-yun.[1] [4] At the start of his career, Taiwan was under Japanese rule, and Huang was limited to public performances that used the Japanese language and portrayed Japanese customs. However, Huang's secretly held private shows told traditional and historic Chinese tales, several of which he had read while in training.[1] Over time, Huang became renowned as a national treasure.[5] [6] As his many students, including second son Huang Chun-hsiung, formed their own theatre troupes in the 1950s, they ushered in the Golden Ray era, dominated by more elaborate shows in an attempt to compete with modernized entertainment mediums, such as comic strips, music, film, and television.[7] [8] [9] Huang was awarded a National Cultural Award in 2000,[10] a in 2002,[11] and presented with a presidential citation for lifetime achievement in 2004.[12] Later that year, Huang's fifth son, Huang Feng-shih was named to the Legislative Yuan.

Huang fell ill with pneumonia, and died of heart failure on 11 February 2007 in Huwei, Yunlin, aged 106.[2] [13] President Chen Shui-bian was one of thousands to attend Huang's funeral.[13] He was posthumously featured on a Discovery Channel documentary series, Portrait: Taiwan, in November 2007.[14] Some of Huang's sons and grandsons have also become puppeteers and have added multiple special effects to the shows.[15] The traditional performances have been animated, made into films, and released on YouTube.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Han Cheung. The master of puppets. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 27 December 2015.
  2. News: Loa. Iok-sin. Famous puppet master Huang Hai-tai dies. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 12 February 2007.
  3. News: Leymarie. Isabelle. The Master Puppeteer Huang Hai-Tai. January 1996. UNESCO Courier.
  4. News: Shan. Shelley. Puppet show celebrates 40 years. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 3 March 2010.
  5. News: Bartholomew. Ian. Puppets conquer all. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 31 July 2009.
  6. News: Bartholomew. Ian. Hsiluo Bridge celebrates its 50th birthday. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 28 March 2003.
  7. News: Ruizendaal. Robin. How a tradition adapted to survive. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 22 July 2001.
  8. Book: Davison. Gary Marvin. Reed. Barbara E.. Culture and Customs of Taiwan. 1998. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313302985. 66. registration.
  9. Book: The Republic of China Yearbook 2010. 2010. Government Information Office. 9789860252781. 246.
  10. News: Puppet Master Huang Hai-dai . 16 June 2020 . Ministry of Culture . 6 January 2017.
  11. News: Renowned artist decries lack of government help. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 21 September 2002.
  12. News: Shih. Evelyn. Puppet festival will 'shake and astonish'. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 3 July 2004.
  13. News: Hsiao. Edwin. Puppeteer Huang dies at 107. 26 December 2017. Taiwan Today. 16 February 2007.
  14. News: Hsu. Jenny W.. Discovery Channel to run series on Taiwan's finest. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 6 November 2007.
  15. News: Lin. Kuo-hsien. Chao. Ching. INTERVIEW: Pili mourns loss of valuable puppets to fire. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 2 October 2010.
  16. News: Ho Yi. Film Review: 'The Arti: the Adventure Begins' and 'Lion Dancing 2'. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 13 February 2015.
  17. News: Taiwanese puppet show to hit YouTube. 25 December 2017. Taipei Times. 12 September 2014.

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