For hundreds of years, the glove puppet theater has been a staple of mass entertainment in Taiwan. It’s a wonderfully adaptable form, suited to performances before gods at temples and before us mere mortals at public shows. It leaps seamlessly across boundaries, equally at home on stage and screen as well as the outdoor venues where it got its start. And the imagination’s the limit as far as content is concerned. Glove puppet theater is perfect when it comes to presenting swashbuckling martial arts stories. But in the hands of a true master, glove puppets are just as good at contemporary drama or teaching children to say no to drugs.