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A photograph of a shadow puppet performance projected onto a white cloth screen against a black background. Four colourful flat puppets stand in a row on sticks: a pale figure in a light grey shirt at left, a red-faced figure in a yellow top, a pink-faced figure with bare arms and a brown dhoti-like lower garment with gold trim, and a red-skinned female figure in a teal and red outfit with a hair bun at right. The puppets are backlit and appear as semi-transparent silhouettes with painted details. No physical people are visible.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A backlit shadow-puppet performance on a large white cloth screen in a dark room. Four painted leather-style puppets stand in a row, each held up on a rod: a plain-faced figure in a grey-lavender shirt on the left, a red-skinned female puppet with a bun and a teal and red patterned blouse, a pink puppet in a yellow and green outfit raising a hand, and a red-faced puppet in a yellow top. The rods are visible against the light. No physical people are visible, only the puppets and their shadows on the screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected on a white cloth screen against a black backdrop. Three coloured leather-style puppets stand in a row: a pink figure with a bare upper body and a green-and-gold dhoti and arm bands, a red-faced figure in a yellow garment with a red sash, and a red-faced female figure in a teal skirt with a bun. Beside them a translucent grey-clad human shadow figure stands at left. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets and shadows.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a shadow puppet performance projected onto a backlit cloth screen in a dark hall. On the left, a standing figure in a plain white garment with a white cap and a forehead mark appears in silhouette-like tones. On the right, colourful flat puppets are grouped: a pink-faced figure with a dark headdress and a red-faced figure in a yellow garment stand beside a taller figure wearing a crown-like headpiece, jewellery and a red-and-blue cloth. No physical people are visible on stage, only projected puppet figures; the scene is dimly lit against black surroundings.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a shadow puppet performance projected on a stretched white cloth screen against a black backdrop. Four coloured puppet figures stand in a row: on the left a figure in a pale lavender top, next to a silhouetted figure in a dark dress, then a figure in red and yellow, and on the right a figure in a red dress with a teal and gold skirt and hair bun. The puppets face one another as if in conversation. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets. A faint logo sits at top left.2016-12-18