Types of Puppetry: Shadow

Shadow puppetry originated in Asia. There you can still find the most elaborate examples of this art form.



And here's a look at how it was done:



This is a more modern approach to the same artform:



Watch the whole thing! The second half of the video shows you how it was done!

To me, shadow puppetry has a sort of dream-like quality. It seems so ephemeral and abstract.

As you can see from the modern example above, it can be much more cinematic than other forms of puppetry.