A display in which the shadows of flat jointed puppets are cast on a screen which is viewed by the audience from the other side. Such shows originated in East Asia, and were popular in London and Paris in the 18th and 19th centuries; they survive in traditional form in Java and Bali.
皮影戏，影子戏
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Not only did I risk burning down the tent; I forgot that our frolicking could be projected onto the wall like Balinese shadow theater.
Between them is a reconstruction of the shadow theatre that was to be so popular before the advent of cinema, complete with zinc silhouettes used in these labour-intensive productions.
The play incorporates a variety of theatrical and multimedia elements, including dance, video and shadow theatre.
He says in India the hand shadow theatre is not popular because it is very difficult.
The film was a success and prompted him to another hit release, ‘Prince and Princesses’ in which he used older shots in a shadow theatre.