Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play - Hardcover

"Clearly written, intelligently organized, precisely illustrated and beautifully designed." --Theatre Design and Technology

Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play is a comprehensive guide to the design, construction and manipulation and presentation of shadow puppets, considered by many to be the oldest puppet theatre tradition. Traditional shadow play techniques, together with modern materials and methods and recent explorations into theatre of shadows, are explained with precision and clarity, and illustrated by photographs that include the work of some of the finest shadow players in the world.