Malaysian college lecturer Ahnaf Hakimi Ahmad hopes to save the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry using 3D-printed figures controlled by robotics instead of people. “Wayang kulit”, a ...

Traditional performing art forms are very importantly rooted in India's cultural history, social practices and linguistic contexts. One such form is Shadow puppetry, characterized by narratives being ...

Visit the Massillon Museum on Jan. 4 for a free Do the Mu workshop. Instructor Diane Boslett will teach participants how to ...

Shadows are made by blocking out light from the sun or a torch. Watch this video and try and make your own shadow puppets. Lucy: Hi! Let's use light to make shadow puppet monsters. We can make a ...

A good dhalang is indeed a celebrity who commands a high fee and can perform in front of audiences as large as 6 or 7,000 people. What are some of the distinctive features of a performance that ...

The Charles B. Wang Center at SUNY Stony Brook hosted its annual spellbinding evening of shadow puppetry on Dec. 7, featuring the collaborative brilliance of renowned puppeteers Caroline and ...

By 1600, most Javanese people were Muslim ... gives us an idea of just how complicated it is to pull off a smooth shadow-puppet performance: "You need to control the puppets themselves, sometimes ...

If you’re interested, click on the image below to get the full size file, then put it together with paper and a flashlight to see what the shadow looks like on your wall. Luna is currently ...

And just a few hours later, the Puppet President-Elect weighs in to faithfully execute his benefactor Elon Musk's orders.” ...

On Saturday, Asia Society welcomed puppet master Ki Midiyanto and the Gamelan Kusuma Laras orchestra for an entertaining evening of traditional Javanese shadow puppetry. The unique theater form is a ...