Featured Artists
Meet featured performers, companies, and educators working across hand shadows and contemporary shadow theater. Follow their work to find inspiration for your own journey.
Drew Colby
Hand Shadow Artist
UK hand-shadow artist and puppeteer who has worked with puppets in southern Africa and the UK for over 30 years. He performs internationally and teaches hand-shadow technique through live shows and tutorials.
Watch videos featuring Drew ColbyShadow Ace
Shadow Performer
Filipino shadow performer Philip Jose P. Galit, known as Shadow Ace, whose music-driven routines reached wide audiences through Pilipinas Got Talent, Asia's Got Talent, and America's Got Talent.
Watch videos featuring Shadow AceRaymond Crowe
The Unusualist
Australian performer and 'Unusualist' who combines humour, magic, ventriloquism, and hand shadows. His 'What a Wonderful World' hand-shadow finale introduced many viewers to the expressive side of the form.
Watch videos featuring Raymond CroweManual Cinema
Performance Collective
Chicago-based Emmy Award-winning performance collective, design studio, and film production company combining handmade shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, live cameras, sound, and music for stage and screen.
Watch videos featuring Manual CinemaThe Stringpullers
Puppet Company
Puppet company led by Linda Wingerter and a rotating roster of artists from New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. The company builds puppets, teaches construction and manipulation, and creates work for stage, street, screen, and shadow performance.
Larry Reed
Founder of ShadowLight Productions
Late founder of ShadowLight Productions. Reed helped bridge traditional Balinese shadow theatre and contemporary theater, film, and education through work based in San Francisco.
Sabbir Ahmed
Shadow Artist
Shadow artist behind the Bangla Bichitra channel and Shadow of Sabbir page. He shares animal-focused hand shadow performances and silhouette experiments as a self-described passion project.
Watch videos featuring Sabbir AhmedShadow Pals provides this directory as an educational resource. We are not affiliated with these artists. Please support them directly by visiting their official channels. If you are listed here and want a correction or removal review, contact us.
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