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Silhouette Shadow Puppet

Lace fine black cut paper silhouettes in profile against glowing amber and rose skies, like a lantern lit puppet theatre.

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Silhouette Shadow Puppet scenes

The Silk Road, in the Silhouette Shadow Puppet style
The Silk Road
Orpheus and Eurydice, in the Silhouette Shadow Puppet style
Orpheus and Eurydice
Phases of the Moon, in the Silhouette Shadow Puppet style
Phases of the Moon

What Silhouette Shadow Puppet is good for

Storytelling channels and educators

Myths and legends

Ancient myths and legends told as glowing puppet theatre.

  • Orpheus and Eurydice
  • The labours of Hercules
  • The legend of the moon
  • How the world began

History channels, museums and educators

History as story

Journeys and moments from history in evocative tableaux.

  • The Silk Road
  • The first voyages
  • Life in a medieval town
  • The great migration

Educators and science channels

Science and nature as story

Gentle explanations of the sky and nature framed as tales.

  • Phases of the Moon
  • Why the seasons change
  • How birds migrate
  • The life of a star

Authors, publishers and cultural organisations

Poetry, books and heritage

Poems, book trailers and heritage stories with atmosphere.

  • A poem in shadows
  • Our founding story
  • A folk tale from our region
  • Book trailer

Palette

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Tags

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