To promote Taiwan’s shadow-puppet culture using schools and communities as platforms, encouraging teachers, students, and community members to showcase their learning achievements in shadow (and paper) puppetry through this competition. The goal is to preserve traditional shadow-puppet craft and spirit, present contemporary Taiwanese creative thinking in shadow-puppet theater, and thus stage the “Light & Shadow Stories – 2025 National Shadow-Puppet and Creative Shadow Play Creation & Performance Competition.”
Competition Registration & Information Please refer to the attached brochure for full details. (1) Eligibility: The general public aged from lower elementary school (grades 1–3) and above. Participants should register in groups according to age. (2) Registration Period: September 1–12, 2025 (online registration). (3) Competition Schedule & Venues: a. Creative Contest – Taipei Session: September 27–28, 2025 at Taipei Puppetry Museum. b. Creative Contest – Kaohsiung Session: September 30–October 5, 2025 at Kaohsiung Shadow Puppet Museum and Qiaotou Elementary School, Qiaotou District, Kaohsiung. c. Performance Competition: October 16–17, 2025 at Kaohsiung Shadow Puppet Museum. d. Award Ceremony: November 2, 2025 at the Lecture Hall, Gangshan Cultural Center, Kaohsiung. (4) Download the Brochure: a. Kaohsiung Shadow Puppet Museum official website: 崑山市皮影戲館. b. Nanan Elementary School, Mituo District official site: 彌陀區南安國小.
