In honor of the Lunar New Year, a fascinating new exhibit is opening at Flushing Town Hall, celebrating the ancient art of ...

Shadow puppets flitting across screens and reliving age old stories have fascinated Chinese people for some 2,000 years, but falling audiences mean troupes are having to be creative to stay on the ...

These extremely colourful dolls caught my attention right away. There are four main branches of traditional Chinese puppetry; marionettes on strings, rod puppets, shadow puppetry, and glove puppets.

An introduction to Chinese puppet shows, including two plays: "Jiang Gan Steals Books" and "The Road Fights the Injustice" ("Lei Wanchun Fights the Tiger") performed by Yang Sheng and Chen Nantian.

Carefully cut out the puppet figures along the dotted lines. Colour in the puppets and attach each to a stick using tape or glue. Carefully cut a large hole in the front of the box. Tape the white ...

Carefully cut out the puppet figures along the dotted lines. Colour in the puppets and attach each to a stick using tape or glue. Carefully cut a large hole in the front of the box. Tape the white ...

The Chinese shadow puppets are close to 100 years old. They are featured in a new exhibit called “Red Gate: Pauline Benton and the Chinese Shadow Theatre in America.” More Local News ...