Theatreworks, Katy Williams Designs and JParker Arts collaborate on "The Mitten," a new shadow puppet production based on a Ukrainian folktale. It opens Friday and runs through Feb. 28.

largest: 74 by 29cm, 29 1/4 by 11 1/2 in.; smallest: 47 by 28cm, 18 1/2 by 11in ...

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“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 ...

CONCERNS over the declining popularity of wayang kulit, Malaysia's traditional shadow puppetry, have spurred three artists to ...

Naga, a mythical serpent (late 1700s–early 1800s), West Java (all images © The Trustees of the British Museum, courtesy the British Museum) For centuries, shadow ...

An ancient-looking garment and palace set for a shadow puppet show are among the highlights of the upcoming Reviving Craft — ...

Hamid Rahmanian is waging a war — one he started about 16 years ago. His army: hundreds of shadow puppets, many brandishing shadow spears, bows and arrows, swords. His battle strategy is plucked from ...