Penang in a Glove

By Marco Ferrarese

October 2017 FEATURE
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The young keep traditions alive by adapting and improvising ancient forms of art – such as potehi.It has been a very fruitful year for potehi, a traditional form of glove-puppet theatre originating from southern China that’s seeing a healthy revival in Penang.To start with, in the first quarter of 2017 a group of researchers coordinated by Professor Tan Sooi Beng and her OmbakOmbak ARTstudio produced the volume, Potehi: Glove Puppet Theatre of Penang. It is a fully illustrated coffee-table book...

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Marco Ferrarese

is a musician, author and travel writer. He has written about overland travel and extreme music in Asia, and blogs at www.monkeyrockworld.com. He also curates the Penang Insider, the smart guide for traveling and living in Penang, at www.penang-insider.com. His latest book, The Travels of Marco Yolo, is available in bookstores. Follow him on Twitter @monkeyrockworld.

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