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A dark stage with a lit cream cloth screen hanging across the frame, showing a flat painted figure at the right edge: a red-faced figure with hair in a bun, wearing an orange and purple garment and holding a long wooden staff. The left of the screen is blank. The image appears to be a shadow or cutout puppet display projected or lit on the cloth, with no visible physical people in the scene.

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December 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 20162016-12-18A photograph of a large white projection screen in a dark hall. On the screen is a silhouetted profile of a standing figure with a cloth wrap or dhoti in warm orange-brown tones and a head covering, shown in shadow play style. No physical people are visible in the scene; the only figure is the projected image.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A dark hall with a large white cloth screen showing a shadow-puppet style figure in profile: a small brown painted human figure with a cap or hair bun, one arm extended forward holding a thin rod or stick. The figure appears to be a projected or lit puppet on the screen, with no live people visible in the frame.2016-12-18A photograph of a shadow puppet or cut-out figure projected on a lit white cloth screen against a black stage background. The figure shows a man in profile with short dark hair, a tan or peach-coloured body, and one arm extended horizontally while holding a thin rod. No physical people are visible; the figure is a puppet on the screen. Faint stains mark the cloth. The image is a stage presentation, not a clear depiction of any identifiable person.2016-12-18A 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.2016-12-18A photograph of a projected shadow-puppet style figure on a white cloth screen against a black background. The silhouette shows a standing figure in profile with a short hairstyle, a long pole or staff held vertically at the back, and a reddish-orange garment. No physical people are visible in the scene; the figure is an illuminated projection on the screen.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance on a backlit white cloth screen against a black surround. A single flat, painted puppet figure stands at the right, with a red face, dark hair, a striped green and red top, and an extended red arm holding a stick, shown in silhouette and colour. No physical people are visible on stage. The screen is framed by black drapes, with a small blue bird logo at the upper left.2016-12-18