Joe Louis Puppet Theatre

The Joe Louis Puppet Theatre or Nattayasala Hun Lakhon Lek (Thai: นาฏยศาลา หุ่นละครเล็ก), is the traditional Thai Hun Lakorn Lek marionette show originating in 1898, which was modeled from the Siamese court puppetries aged 1782 CE with the Chinese Glove puppetry influence at the Front Palace of Siamese Prince Wichaichan. It was first founded in 1985 under the name Sakorn Natasilp by Sakorn Yang-keawsot, later the Joe Louis Puppet Theatre, and publicly performed by request of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Later, the Joe Louis Puppet Theatre bestowed the official name as the Nattayasala Hun Lakhon Lek (Joe Louis) theatre and was patronized by Princess Galyani Vadhana.

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