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Discover festivals, performances, workshops, and annual observance days connected to shadow puppetry.
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Chicago Puppet Fest hosts Linda Wingerter for a live online workshop on shadow puppet mechanisms beyond basic joints, including design concepts and practical construction approaches.
Veronica Barron leads a five-evening workshop where participants develop a shadow puppet show while exploring flat puppets, overhead projectors, hand-held lights, and body shadows.
A school-holiday intensive where children build shadow puppets, experiment with light, and create a short shadow show.
A practical evening class on building and performing with simple shadow puppets, light sources, and screens.
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Glowing Bug Puppet Theatre leads a magical shadow puppet theater adventure for kids — build puppets and perform your own shadow story.
Cass Bray and Zane Exactly teach students how to create live overhead projector shadow performance using cut materials, bodies, and simple props.
Jim Henson Foundation-supported puppeteer Sam Rotengold leads a hands-on workshop on traditional and contemporary shadow puppet construction and performance. Ages 14+.