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Interview with Christine Ang: Continuing a Legacy of Love Through the Lyrical Grace of Teochew Opera

For half a century, Sin Ee Lye Heng Teochew Opera Troupe (Iron-Rod Puppet Troupe) has dedicated itself to preserving and evolving Teochew street opera. It is the last and only remaining Teochew iron rod puppet troupe in Singapore.

In an interview with The Teochew Store, Christine Ang, the third-generation successor of Sin Ee Lye Heng, shares how her family has carried on the troupe's legacy with love across three generations.

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专访|洪淑君:戏曲为媒,以爱传扬潮音雅韵

半个世纪以来,新加坡新怡梨興潮剧团(铁枝木偶剧团)一直在努力传承和发展潮州街戏这一艺术形式。其铁枝木偶剧团是新加坡目前唯一和最后一个潮州铁枝木偶剧团。潮舗The Teochew Store访问了新怡梨興的第三代传承人洪淑君,为我们讲述祖孙三代人如何用爱传承新怡梨興的故事。
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Teochew Puppetry: Sin Ee Lye Heng Puppet Troupe 新加坡新怡梨興潮剧团at Asian Civilisations Museum 8 March 2025

A masterful display of puppetry, live music and opera singing by Sin Ee Lye Heng Puppet Troupe 新加坡新怡梨興潮剧团(铁枝木偶剧团), which thoroughly entertained and mesmerised a healthy crowd of children and adults at the ACM (Asian Civilisations Museum).

The last remaining performers of the unique Teochew metal-rod puppetry in Singapore, Sin Ee Lye Heng keeps alive a performing art that has been part of the country’s heritage for at least a century. Hope our Teochew community will support them!

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We have 10,000 fans on YouTube!

We don't mention this enough. The Teochew Store has our own YouTube channel (with 10,000 fans now!), with a number of curated playlists with videos for Teochew language lessons, trendy music, films, documentary, culture, opera and children too!

Youtube.com/@theteochewstore

 

 

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The Teochew Store recommends: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Teochews in Singapore

An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Teochews in Singapore - a rare English language book on Teochew culture. Available for purchase on Amazon.

"Penned in three sections covering a wide range of topics from history and architecture to customs and the performing arts, the 164-page book published by World Scientific is one of the few of its kind in English." - The Straits Times

A review of the book can be read here.

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Teochew Short Film 潮語微電影: A Short Summer Evening Dream (Teochew Puppetry) 蟬聲幾度

A warm summer evening, and the puppets came alive!

 

編劇: 李銳通
木偶導演: 陳培森

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