Experience shadow puppetry by firelight! Witness scenes from the dramatic epic Ramayana, complete with scenes of battles, trickery, and the natural world, performed by masters of Tholpavakoothu, a ...

Centuries before haunted house attractions or horror films, audiences thrilled to magic lantern shows. Also known as phantasmagorias, these performances featured hand-painted glass slides illuminated ...

To create a bedazzling puppet show of light and shadows requires little more than simple equipment, some sleight of hand, and a lot of imagination. At a special workshop, Fantasy Puppet Theatre Works ...