![]() ![]() It has entertained the Chinese for centuries, bringing joy to them and raising their hopes. Shadow theater is a popular form of drama in China. They may help promote Chinese culture and contribute to the creation of new art forms,” said Sun Jianjun. We should preserve not only the puppets and props but also the theater texts and music. “We should preserve the tradition of our shadow puppetry. Ruffians and treacherous characters always have exaggeratedly large eyes and bushy eyebrows. The young male and female roles, for example, usually have an elegant, noble slant of forehead and nose. Their facial features are often exaggerated. The faces of the shadow figures – representing as they do human, supernatural, and animal beings – pose an intricate and interesting problem. Figures with faces represented in profile are more expressive and can be better animated and manipulated. Most of the faces of the shadow figures are depicted in profile. Cassandra Bray (she/they) is a multidisciplinary theatre artist and shadow puppeteer with a BA in Theatre and Education. Shadow plays are a two-dimensional form because the puppets, scenery, and other props are all flat. Many of these are based on items existed in the past,” said Sun Jianjun. These include clothes, ornaments, towers, pavilions, furnishings, and scenery. The shadow puppeteers' property trunks contain most objects found in everyday life. ![]() “Chinese shadow puppetry shows a strong Chinese opera influence. The principal colors used are red, green, black, and yellow. The method of dying is derived from Chinese New Year's pictures. The hair and remaining flesh are scrapped off, leaving a thin, translucent skin that makes an ideal raw material for creating a shadow puppet.Īfter the puppets have been carved, they are dyed in bright colors to enhance the puppets' appearance and make them more eye-catching. Then it is stretched tightly across a wooden frame and left to dry until it is flat and even. ![]() First, the raw pelt is soaked in clear water or limewater. Preparing a hide that will be used to make a shadow puppet requires special tanning and processing techniques. The puppets are made of ox, sheep, or donkey skin. It was Buddhism that helped shadow puppetry spread in China,” said Sun Jianjun, associate professor of School of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University. Religious art was a major influence on the shapes and manufacture of shadow puppets. Its birth, development, and spread were closely related to religious culture. “Chinese shadow puppetry had much to do with religion. Shadow puppets are not only essential elements of stagecraft but also lovely handcrafted objects of art in their own right. Shadow puppetry is a combination of performing arts and the art of carving. It has been a popular form of entertainment in China for centuries. Class is $35 for non-members Members $30, with discount (use code GAP15 as you check out).Shadow puppetry, one of the oldest performing arts in the world, appeared in China long before the invention of motion pictures and television. All payments for classes are non-refundable (unless a class is canceled). Time/Day: Sunday, December 12, 1-3pm EST, 10am-12noon PST, 12noon-2pm Central US, 6-8pm BT, 7-9pm Europe Her work has also expanded to collaborations outside of theater, with indie bands and musicians. Her primary medium is shadow puppetry but her work also includes experimentations with bunraku, crankies, video, and taxidermy. Based in Chicago, Myra has been an active member in the puppetry community since 2013. Myra Su is a storyteller, puppeteer, and puppet maker. Different types of lighting, Light Sources and Projection methods.Thinking about kinds of Light and Shadow.The mechanics of creating Shadow Puppets – building techniques, mechanisms for creating movement, hinges, rods, color, and other materials.She will be sharing techniques from her many years as a touring puppeteer with Manual Cinema, as well as from her most recent puppet film, GOODNIGHT SHADOW, that features articulated paper doll-like puppets. Together, we’ll explore both shadow puppets that focus on expressive silhouettes as well as paper puppets with hand drawn features. Myra Su will be walking us through engineering expressive paper puppets using everyday recycled materials. Join us December 12 th from 1-3pm (EST 12noon Central, 10am Pacific, 6pm UK) for a Shadow Puppet workshop with Myra Su, storyteller, puppeteer, and puppet maker. Puppetry is not just for the young, either: Serious adult stories, epics, mythical tales, science fiction, fantasy and everyday sagas are equally at home in this simple yet subtle performance technique. These cut-out-based flat puppets that rely on light, shadow and movement to “come to life” can be found in many cultures in Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. Myra Su – engineering expressive paper puppetsĪn ancient form dating back thousands of years, Shadow Puppets tap into the magical and the primal. ![]()
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