“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 ...

As part of a celebration of 50 years of creations, Dell’Arte International brings back String & Shadow Puppet Theater for its new, all-ages show, “Or So It Would Seam,” Aug. 11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in ...

A huge humpback whale is among the mysterious creatures inhabiting String and Shadow Puppet Theater’s “Ship of Fools.” Courtesy of String and Shadow Puppet Theater String and Shadow Puppet Theater’s ...

Rhythmix Cultural Works has two big events coming in August—Pour Your HeART Out - Benefit for the Arts on August 1 at Rhythmix Cultural Works and the String & Shadow Puppet Theater on August 14 at ...

The Charles B. Wang Center at SUNY Stony Brook hosted its annual spellbinding evening of shadow puppetry on Dec. 7, featuring the collaborative brilliance of renowned puppeteers Caroline and Suzanne ...

Treat leather with a particular process, and it rolls thin as paper. Puppets made of it become translucent, their colored dye shining like stained glass. But it’s still durable — enough to hold ...

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 ...

String and Shadow Puppet Theater’s summer shows have taken audiences to the clouds, down a wishing well and into outer space. For its sixth annual al fresco production, the Olympia troupe is visiting ...

What happens when you bring together three visionary Bay Area theater creators who have never worked together before? In the case of “Sojourner ZY,” you get a futuristic space fantasy full of liquid, ...

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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 ...