Chinese folklore-inspired puppet show comes to New York

NEW YORK, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Dragon King, a puppet show of an underwater fantasy based on Chinese folklore, will be on stage in the Flushing Town Hall of the New York City borough of Queens on Saturday.

The show, presented by award-winning, 25-year-old Tanglewood Marionettes, will captivate audiences of all ages with a story that transports viewers to a land overtaken by a terrible drought, where everything has turned brown and lifeless.

An intrepid grandmother journeys to the bottom of the sea in search of the elusive Dragon King, ruler over all things in water, to find out why he has not brought the life-giving rains.

Prior to the show, the Tanglewood Marionettes will demonstrate the basics of marionette puppet manipulation through an interactive arts workshop, according to the town hall's event calendar.

Participants will be provided with handcrafted marionettes and learn simple movement techniques to express emotion. The marionettes are unpainted to showcase the construction and joining techniques.

Founded in 1993, Tanglewood Marionettes is a U.S. performing arts group in Ware,the state of Massachusetts. With its large, beautifully hand-crafted marionettes, colorful sets, and integrated lighting and sound, Marionettes highly skilled puppeteers bring a repertoire of classic tales to life.

It is the recipient of two UNIMA awards, puppetry's highest honor, for The Dragon King and An Arabian Adventure. Enditem