Shadow puppets consist of upper and lower bodies, legs, arms, hands and interchangeable heads. Any shadow play troupe prop box would contain more than 1,000 different heads to fit 200-300 bodies.

Theater Ugly Duckling story is told with paper puppets, music by Eric E. Harrison | August 27, 2015 at 2:35 a.m. Eric E. Harrison | August 27, 2015 at 2:35 a.m.

The good, bad and ugly sides to Burning Man gathering. Made Lolen is a famous puppet master from the small village of Pejeng, just outside Bali’s cultural capital Ubud.

Shadow Milk Cookie, a recent addition to Cookie Run: Kingdom, has been recreated as a neatly crafted paper puppet, thanks to one talented fan's effort.Since its arrival in January 2025, Shadow ...

The shadow puppet artist charmed the judges with a playful medley performance that saw Ace's hand silhouette rock out to dance hits such as "Macarena" by Los del Río and Gloria Gaynor’s disco ...

“Shadow puppet shows were like the mass communications department. It explained things like family planning, architecture, and how to plant rice, and how to maintain it,” says Putera.

Intricate figures leap, dance and do battle in ‘Song of the North,’ one of the shows featured in the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, kicking off Jan. 18.

Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment.