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A shadow puppet performance projected on a large illuminated cloth screen in a dark room. Two colourful puppets are shown in silhouette-like lit form: a figure in a purple top and green skirt with a red head covering, and a figure with a peacock-feather tail in green and orange, leaning toward it. No physical people are visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a shadow puppet performance against a lit white screen in a dark room. At the bottom edge of the screen, a colourful translucent puppet figure with a purple and green body and a red headdress stands beside an orange-and-white draped form and a large green peacock-feather fan shape. The puppets are the only figures shown; no physical people are visible in the frame.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance on a backlit white cloth screen in a dark room. At the bottom edge a colourful puppet figure in a magenta top and green skirt stands beside a large ornate peacock puppet with orange-banded body and a long green-and-gold feathered tail. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets on the screen.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance on a lit white cloth screen against a black background. A small colourful puppet of a figure in a purple top and green lower garment stands at left, facing a large peacock puppet with a green and gold tail spread to the right. No physical people are visible; the puppets are shown as silhouette-style figures on the screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A dark stage with a large illuminated white screen showing a shadow-puppet style performance. On the screen, a figure in a green lower garment and purple top with a red headdress stands beside a colorful puppet with a peacock-feather fan-like tail and orange and teal costume, held up on a rod. Stage equipment and speaker stands are faintly visible at the lower edges of the dark stage.2016-12-18A shadow-puppet style performance on a white cloth screen in a dark room. On the left stands a painted puppet of a man with black hair, a purple top and green trousers, one arm raised. To the right is a painted peacock puppet with a blue and orange neck, a crest and a fanned green-and-gold tail. No physical people are visible; the puppets are the only figures on the screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A backlit shadow puppet performance on a white cloth screen in a dark hall. On the left stands a colourful flat puppet of a figure with a purple top and green lower garment, one arm raised. On the right is a large puppet of a peacock with an ornate crown-like headdress, orange-brown body and a long tail fanned with dark green and blue eye patterns. No physical people are visible; the puppets are the only figures. A small logo sits in the upper left corner.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18