Yunlin holding annual puppet theater festival until Oct. 12

Yunlin holding annual puppet theater festival until Oct. 12

2025-09-29

This year is to be the 23rd annual Yunlin International Puppet Theater Festival. Held under the theme “beyond ‘me’” in a play on the word for puppet, the festival is to take place near the high-speed rail station, at the Yunlin Palm Puppets Museum, and at Tongxin Park. All the way until Oct. 12, there will be 63 troupes giving 65 performances.

The Yunlin International Puppet Theater Festival has officially begun its 23rd edition.

Behind the curtain, a puppeteer moves his hands with dexterous precision, bringing the figures alive for the audience. Apart from traditional puppetry, the event is to also feature cosplay of beloved characters, as well as an original design for the very first time.

Hsieh Shu-ya
Yunlin County Deputy Commissioner
We have for the first time made this original character into a cartoon. Thirdly, a solo Japanese troupe is coming. Fourthly are giant puppets from Korea. Of course, the closing event will be very, very exciting with a stand-up show.

This year’s puppet festival is titled “beyond ‘me,’” in a play on the word for “puppet.” It represents the festival’s commitment to innovation, with a mind for sustaining the artform across generations.

Chen Pi-chun
Yunlin tourism director
This year is special because we’re working with Yunlin’s master patchwork artist Chou Hsiu-hui. Puppetry and patchwork are both all about using your hands, tradition, and craftsmanship with an eye toward preservation. Hopefully through master Chou’s work, artists in different fields will come to consider our puppetry heritage.

The festival is being held near the high-speed rail station, at the Yunlin Palm Puppets Museum, and at Tongxin Park. 63 troupes are to give 65 performances, leading all the way up to the closing on Oct. 12.

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2025雲林國際偶戲節主題"超越偶"熱鬧登場

2025-09-29

2025雲林國際偶戲節邁入第23屆，這回以「超越偶」為主題，在虎尾高鐵特定區、布袋戲館、同心公園舉辦活動，一路延續到10月12日，共63團，65場演出，場場精彩。

2025雲林國際偶戲節邁入第23屆，宣告正式登場。

布幕後操偶師雙手靈巧有序、布幕前偶戲動作維妙維肖；不只傳統戲偶，COSPLAY偶戲角色很是搶眼，更首次導入角色IP設計。

[[雲林縣副縣長謝淑亞]]
“把這個IP首度做動畫，第三個日本的單人劇團也出來了，第四個就是我們韓國的巨型偶，當然我們閉幕的時候，也非常非常地精彩，有我們的偶語脫口秀”

2025年的雲林國際偶戲節，以「超越偶」為主題，諧音「超越我」，象徵著雲林國際偶戲節以世代永續的態度，不斷創新。

[[雲林縣府文觀處長陳璧君]]
“今年也很特別的是，我們把布袋戲跟我們雲林拼布大師周秀惠老師合作，布袋戲和布，拼布，都是用手，用傳統，用工藝傳承的角度跟態度，希望透過周秀惠老師的拼布藝術，可以讓更多不同領域的藝術家，來關注我們布袋戲的傳承”

偶戲節活動在虎尾高鐵特定區、布袋戲館、同心公園舉辦活動，共63團，65場演出，一路熱鬧到10月12日。

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