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A 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.

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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.2016-12-18A 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 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.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a shadow puppet performance projected onto a wide, pale cloth screen in a darkened hall. A figure in a reddish-brown garment with hair pulled back extends one arm toward a taller, yellow-brown figure with a dark head covering, while a leafy tree silhouette stands at the left edge. The figures are flat cut-out puppets whose shadows are cast on the backlit screen. Black surroundings frame the projection, and a faint copyright line appears at lower right.2016-12-18A shadow puppet or cut-out figure performance on a backlit white cloth screen in a dark hall. On the left, a smaller figure with short hair and a red-brown tunic extends one arm forward, a thin rod visible at its base. On the right, a taller figure with long dark hair, a reddish-orange robe and yellow-toned skin leans toward it, hand lowered.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18