Last week, Egypt launched its first Shadow Puppets Festival at the premises of El-Sehemy House, under the auspices of the ...

If your idea of puppetry begins and ends with "Sesame Street," Seattle has a surprise for you. Why it matters: Seattle's adult puppetry scene is drawing new audiences as more people seek live ...

“Scene of Souls in Hell” (19th century), donkey skin; Shaanxi, China (all images courtesy Museu do Oriente) LISBON — Asian shadow theater is catnip for those with energetic imaginations. Its ...

Shadow puppetry is afoot in the darkened lobby of Ent Center for the Arts. A masked puppeteer works quickly, moving projector sheets back and forth and up and down as he stands behind an old-school ...

Traditional Chinese shadow puppetry is one of the country’s most spectacular folk arts. Behind a large screen, backlit so that it’s translucently illuminated, handmade donkey-hide puppets dance across ...

Puppeteers Daniel Wishes and Seri Yanai are returning to Scotland’s capital for the fifth time, with a brand-new show titled Book of Shadows.

The Xiangtan paper shadow play is a regional variation of Chinese shadow puppetry that blends traditional opera, painting, ...

If you’re over a certain age, you may remember a curious contraption used in education called an overhead projector. These neat little devices allowed teachers to write on a plastic sheet with a ...

Puppetmongers Theatre will present Fresh Ideas in Puppetry, online on June 1, 2024 and in person at the Puppetmongers' Studio (388 Carlaw Ave.) on June 2, 2024. Since 2006, this annual event has ...