Ancient artifacts, silent carriers of a country's memories and national spirit, offer valuable insights into the appreciation ...

There were many highlights during Asia Week in New York – a sublime polychromed wood Lokeshvara from Tibet at John Eskenazi, a rare Sogdian cup at James Lally, a Jakachu painting at JADA, among others ...

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 ...

Carefully cut out the puppet figures along the dotted lines. Colour in the puppets and attach each to a stick using tape or glue. Carefully cut a large hole in the front of the box. Tape the white ...

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 ...

Das entered the field when Kapila Vatsyayan suggested he do a shadow puppet play on Gandhiji. ‘Bapu Katha' was followed by ‘Nehru Katha' and then ‘Mahalakshmi Katha' (against caste ...

Wayang Kulit, an Indonesian form of shadow puppetry, holds the audience’s attention with riveting storylines executed masterfully by the dhalang, or puppeteer. The puppets are made of buffalo hide and ...

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 ...