Promote Hainanese culture

24/10/2022

Upcoming Performances

Date: 25/10/2022
Time: 10-12noon, 2-4pm
Location: Hwa Kwang Tai Tee Temple, 华光大帝庙, 99 Sin Ming Industrial Estate Sector B.

Date: 2/11/2022, 3/11/2022
Time: 1-3pm, 7-9pm
Location: Blk 54, Chai Chee Street
Event: Private HDB Temple

25/09/2022

Hainanese puppetry for Hainanese and beyond, an event with a mini exhibition, talk and performance! If you are keen to look at the exhibition, you can still do so on 2 Oct 10am-12pm!

21/09/2022

In preparation...if you happen to drop by or have time to visit Stamford Arts Centre this Sunday 10am, you will find out the meaning behind these creations 😁

08/09/2022

A little piece on Hainanese rod puppetry in Singapore, be sure to attend their performances at Esplanade. It's subtitled and hopefully can draw the interest of more audience members.

A quick guide to a remarkable art form

03/09/2022

For those who are interested to explore a "secret" place on this island filled with unique textiles, sharing session on a century-old heritage (including Hainanese rod puppetry) and live puppet shows. Each session is limited to 10 people, and as this is a secret venue, we are only open to 30 unique individuals (no super high heels please!).

Come explore and join us for a cup of tea and hearty conversations with textile designer, cultural researchers, book designers and puppeteers!!

For enquire or booking, please email to [email protected]

26/08/2022

Why are the lights off in this show? If you happen to be nearby the Waterloo area/Stamford Arts Centre, come and watch the second and last show at 8.30pm!

25/08/2022

Upcoming performances
https://stamfordartscentre.sg/a-date-with-tradition-2022

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/traditional-puppetry-performance-by-san-chun-long-tickets-396447333647?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

Watch Hainanese rod puppet troupe, San Chun Long performs with miniature puppets dressed in traditional Chinese opera costumes.

14/08/2020

A late post but reminds us of the perseverance of elderly puppeteers who continue with the tradition

04/05/2018

TV interview of San Chun Long troupe leader, stay tuned!

23/03/2017

Straits Times feature on Hainanese culture, including Hainanese puppet troupe San Chun Long 《海峡时报》有关海南文化的报道，当中也包括海南杖头木偶戏班三春隆
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/youth-camps-keep-hainanese-alive

In some ways, things have not changed all that much at Chin Chin Restaurant in Purvis Street.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

02/02/2017

31/01/2017

Oral History Interview of San Chun Long's co-founder Foo Tiang Soon (符祥春) by National Archives of Singapore in the 1980s http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/954aa539-115f-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad?keywords=foo%20tiang%20soon&keywords-type=all

Record Details - Oral History Interviews - Archives Online - National Archives of Singapore