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A backlit shadow puppet performance projected onto a white cloth screen in a darkened hall. On the left a green tree is painted on the screen. In the centre a pale human figure with short dark hair is shown in profile, one arm extended. On the right a red-faced horned puppet with a golden topknot, wearing an orange and purple tunic, holds a long wooden staff. The puppets are lit from behind, casting translucent colours onto the cloth.

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A lit cloth screen in a dark room shows a shadow-puppet style scene. On the left a green tree with a brown trunk stands. In the centre a pale, bare-chested human figure with short dark hair reaches out. On the right a red-faced demonic figure with a tall topknot, orange-and-purple garment and a long staff stands facing him. The screen is framed by black drapes.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance on a lit white cloth screen against a black background. On the left, a painted green tree with brown trunk. In the centre, a shadow-puppet figure of a bare-chested young man with dark hair extends one arm toward the right. On the right, a colourful puppet of a figure in red and orange robes with a tall tan headdress holds a long wooden staff. Two live human puppeteers are not visible; only the screen figures appear.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A backlit shadow puppet performance on a white cloth screen in a dark hall. On the left, a green tree with a thick trunk and roots. In the centre, a small shadow-puppet boy with dark hair and a pale body extends his arm toward the tree. On the right, a red-faced puppet in an orange robe with purple trim, a gold crown-like headdress and a long staff stands facing him. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A dark hall with a large lit screen showing a flat, painted shadow-puppet style scene. On the left a tall figure with long dark hair and a salmon-pink robe stands beside a green tree with a gesturing hand. In the centre a smaller figure with a short dark hairstyle and a plain ochre garment faces right. On the right, two puppets in red and orange costumes, one holding a wooden staff and wearing a headdress, the other with a red face, stand near the edge of the screen. No physical people are visible; the figures are projected puppets.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance on a lit cloth screen in a dark room. On the right stands a painted puppet figure with a red face, a tall topknot, and an orange and purple robe, holding a wooden staff. Beside it a grey silhouette figure reaches toward a stylised green tree on the left. The audience and performers are not visible, and the backdrop is a plain white screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18