Comparative Study of Female Characters Modelling in Taiwan Hand Puppet Drama-Case Study: Conventional Hand Puppet Drama and Epili Hand Puppet Drama Female Characters
| Autor: | Wang, Shu-Hui, 王淑惠 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 98 “Hand Puppet Drama” in Taiwan is considered a type of typical folk-style cultural drama. Via different eras of revolution, instead of being terminated hand puppet drama transforms into the type of performance that can most represent Taiwan’s cultural style. With such significance in arts its context must be worth discussing. This study mainly investigates differences in conventional hand puppet drama and modern Epili hand puppet drama female characters’ modeling. With further analysis, it compares different perspectives in performing factors in various times. This study also focuses on discussing hand puppet drama’s female characters. It observes Taiwan hand puppet drama female characters’ development and evolution as far as its styling from inside structure and texture to outside appearances such as hair modeling, face portraying, clothes design, and accessory materials analysis. By comparing result for Taiwan hand puppet drama female characters’ development and evolution, it understands variations in Taiwan hand puppet drama female character modeling for fifty years as well as its meanings for transformation in different time periods. To achieve above purposes, firstly this article adopts “Literature Review” to analyze and compare which includes exploring entire façade of hand puppet drama and “Female Characters” in hand puppet drama. In addition, due to female character puppets for conventional hand puppet drama is limited in quantity and are classified as national treasure, they are mostly kept in hand puppet drama museums all over Taiwan. Therefore, by using “Field Research”, it gathers observation records in each location, as well as it engages main-stream hand puppet drama performances professionals for in-depth interview and directly records their opinions towards hand puppet drama female characters. At last, it picks “Comparative Analysis Approach” to collect and study information including words and pictures for analysis and compiling; furthermore it compares step by step relevant data for conventional and modern Epili hand puppet drama. It discusses Taiwan hand puppet drama from conventional and modern as well as from classical and contemporary revolution regarding female characters’ evolution in Taiwan hand puppet drama. This study has concluded that: 1. These three factors including “Creator’s ideals”, “Manufacturing techniques and skills”, and “Materials’ Usage” have brought different impacts to hand puppet completion, style, dedicate level, and durability which include hand puppet appearances and flexibility; 2. From its reality outlooks, two parts which contains “hand head” and “hand body” details and proportions is the biggest factor that causes visual differences in conventional and modern female hand puppets. Hand puppet displays multiple folk living styles’ self-portraits, a living style. All style revolution and manufacturing time, as well as its social atmosphere during performing also relate to Taiwan hand puppet drama changes; it also demonstrates changes for Taiwan society. Besides, via this study, its implications and results for Taiwan hand puppet drama changes can provide to Taiwan hand puppet drama performers or researchers in relevant fields some suggestions and references. |
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