Chinese Theatre Works (CTW) performed their shadow puppetry piece “Tiger Tales” on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry (BIMP) in Storrs, Conn.

“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 ...

The “Somos Uno: Mexican and Mexican American Puppetry” exhibit at the University of Connecticut’s Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry covers the history of puppetry in Mexico and by doing that, ...

Traditional performing art forms are very importantly rooted in India's cultural history, social practices and linguistic contexts. One such form is Shadow puppetry, characterized by narratives being ...

Storyteller Sona Tatoyan used her great-great-grandfather’s Karagöz shadow puppets to discuss the healing power of the arts in Keen Theater Saturday evening. Keith Allen-Melong/Daily. Buy this photo.

Traditional Chinese shadow puppetry is one of the country’s most spectacular folk arts. Behind a large screen, backlit so that it’s translucently illuminated, handmade donkey-hide puppets dance across ...