Chin Fei Feng Marionette Theatre Troupe (錦飛鳳傀儡戲劇團), Fu Hsing Ko Shadow Play Troupe (復興閣皮影戲團), and The Happy Puppetry Company (真快樂掌中劇團) performed in France at the invitation of Festival de l'Imaginaire.
Chin Fei Feng staged "Happy Couple's Outing on Lantern Festival Eve (嘉禮迎春戲元宵)” for French audiences. The drama portrays the joyful scene of a couple named Good Fortune Chu and Happiness Chin going out on the eve of the Lantern Festival. Marionettes controlled exquisitely and vividly by the puppeteers ingeniously presented the delightful and humorous drama.
Fu Hsing Ko is one of the most representative shadow play troupes in Taiwan, and a preserver of the original Chaochou-tone singing to this day. The troupe performed "Prince Nezha's Triumph against Dragon King (李哪吒鬧東海)” during the Paris festival.
The Happy Puppetry Company performed "Journey to the West - Red Kid & Monkey Steals the Magic Fan (西遊記-火雲洞).” Founder Ko Chiang Szu-mei (江賜美), one of few female puppeteers in Taiwan, has led her family in preserving traditional puppetry for three generations while incorporating modern lighting and visual designs.
