Masked actors wearing elaborate, feathered costumes manipulated puppets behind a large 15-by-30-foot screen, creating dancing shadows and silhouettes that told an ancient story of love and war. Hamid ...

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With nearly 1,168 cues and 140 animation “cuts,” Rahmanian compares the live shadow play to a film, combining puppets, masks and digital animation to tell the story. “It’s basically a live animation.

Puppet Showplace Theater will present its winter season from January to March 2026, featuring educational programs and ...

“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 ...