Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Phuket : Shadow Play




It is popular in various cultures : the Chinese call it  皮影戏 ; wayang kulit by the Malay ; killekyata, killikets, citrakathi, patua, patidar, pat par, para etc in India.


In Thailand, it is called nang yai.  In the south it is called nang talung.

A shadow play is not complete without being accompanied by a band of music, while the puppeteer brings the figures to live with motion, songs and dialogues.   

 A talented puppeteer can make the figures walk, dance, fight, nod, laugh, etc…

even if the puppeteer is a kid !

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