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A shadow puppet performance projected on a white cloth screen against a black stage backdrop. Two flat painted puppets are shown in silhouette-style lighting: a slender figure with short dark hair and a bare torso wearing a red-brown lower cloth stands tall with an arm extended, while a smaller crouching puppet with a red face, wide-open mouth and a checked garment kneels in front of him. No physical people are visible in the frame; the puppets are the only figures shown.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected onto a white cloth screen in a dark hall. Two flat, painted leather-style puppets face each other: a taller figure on the left with a pale yellowish body and dark hair, and a figure on the right with a red face, wide mouth and outstretched red arm, wearing a striped garment. No physical people are visible; the puppets are shown only as silhouettes and projections.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected on a white cloth screen against a black background. Two flat painted puppets face each other: a taller figure on the left with dark hair, wearing an orange-red wrap and a sash, and a smaller reddish figure on the right with an open mouth, striped green and red top, and an outstretched arm. No people are visible in the scene, only the puppets.2016-12-18A projection screen in a dark hall shows a flat, animated-style scene on a pale background: a standing figure with dark hair and a bare torso in an orange-brown wrap, facing a second figure in an orange robe with a white headband who leans forward and extends one hand toward the first. The screen is framed by black drapery, and the only other visible element is a small logo in the upper-left corner and a copyright line in the lower-right corner.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a shadow puppet performance projected on a white screen against a black surround. Two flat painted leather-style puppets face each other: a taller figure on the left with dark hair, a yellow-brown torso and a reddish-orange lower garment, and a shorter figure on the right with a red face, bared teeth, a striped green-and-white top and red hands. No physical people are visible; the puppeteers stay hidden behind the screen. The image shows a puppet play in progress.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18