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Sunway University presents a wayang kulit exhibition with AR and VR experiences, archival documentation, traditional games, and puppets from the collection of Prof. Ghulam Sarwar-Yousof.
Glowing Bug Puppet Theatre leads a magical shadow puppet theater adventure for kids — build puppets and perform your own shadow story.
Shadow Girls Cult pairs surreal marionette ritual with a black-and-white overhead projector shadow piece in a double-feature evening.
Cass Bray and Zane Exactly teach students how to create live overhead projector shadow performance using cut materials, bodies, and simple props.
Manual Cinema reimagines Macbeth with live cinema, projected puppetry, shadow play, miniatures, and a music-driven ensemble performance.
The 9th annual Object Movement Puppetry Festival includes Diane Matyas's shadow theatre project and Michael Vandergard's light puppetry work among its residency showings at Dixon Place.
Jim Henson Foundation-supported puppeteer Sam Rotengold leads a hands-on workshop on traditional and contemporary shadow puppet construction and performance. Ages 14+.
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.
Sha Sha Higby's world premiere uses shadow puppets, costume installation, and projected images to move through changing animals, weather, and disaster.
CactusHead Puppets premieres a cave adventure about Jamie and a missing Echo, using tabletop puppetry, shadow puppet bats, and a dash of humor.
Sunny Seki shares Japanese folktales through classic shadow puppetry in an Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month program for children.
Manual Cinema premieres a live cinematic work built from overhead projectors, handmade visions, puppetry, projection, physical theater, clowning, and spectacle.
The museum's Shadow Puppet Theatre series presents Karma Wilson's A Frog in the Bog as an animated shadow-story program for young children.
Center for World Music presents dhalang Woro Mustiko Siwi in a condensed English-language wayang kulit performance with Javanese gamelan and a post-show Q&A.
Frankston Arts Centre presents a family shadow-puppet performance and play-along workshop about Kiki and Zuki, blending visual storytelling, narration, and shadow scenes.
Drew Colby stages Hans Christian Andersen's tale using hand shadows, body shadows, light, and a few simple props in a family-friendly 45-minute performance.
The museum's Shadow Puppet Theatre series presents The Gigantic Turnip as an interactive shadow-story program for young children.
A school-holiday intensive where children build shadow puppets, experiment with light, and create a short shadow show.
The museum's Shadow Puppet Theatre series presents Peter Brown's The Curious Garden as an animated shadow-story program for young children.
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