Shadow Play

As an Integrative Contemporary
Art Form
Integrative / Multi-disciplinary

Visual Arts

Theater Literature

Dance Music
Our Neighbors’ Traditions
Chinese shadow puppets
Indian shadow puppets
Japanese Bunraku
Vietnamese Water Puppets
Cambodian Shadow puppetry
Indonesian Wayang Kulit
Wayang Golek
 The case in the Philippines
• There is no prevailing shadowplay tradition
in the Philippines.
• Historical accounts do mention the carillo
(small cart) - in the late 19th century.
Processes and Techniques
 Setup in a performance

Audience
Light source

Screen
Cardboard cut-outs,
Found objects
Shadowplay Alternatives using
today’s technology
Overhead
Projector
Overhead
Digital
Projector
Projector
Flashlight, LED flashlight
Shadowplay Image Credits:
Anino Shadowplay Collective (anino.sining.net)