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Enchanted Stories: Chinese Shadow Theater in Shaanxi
Treasures from the Shaanxi Provincial Art Gallery
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A Web-Companion to China Institute's Spring 2008 Gallery Exhibition

Introduction
Chinese Shadow Theater
Chinese Theater, Opera, and Related Arts
Chinese Shadow Theater--Stories and Characters
Shadow Theater Outside of China
Puppetry and Puppets
Curricula
Other Resources
Books, Etc.


Other Resources

Chinese Folk Art, Festivals, and Symbolism in Everyday Life (Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology)

A teaching guide on symbolism in the folk arts and popular religion.

Pauline Benton: A Life in the Shadows

Account of the life and career of Pauline Benton. In the 1920s Benton introduced Chinese shadow theater to American audiences.

Center for Puppetry Arts (Atlanta, GA)

"Since 1978, the Center has introduced millions of visitors to the wonder and art of puppetry, and has touched the lives of many through enchanting performances, curriculum-based workshops and the hands-on museum, as well as distance learning and outreach programs."

Chinese Theater Works (New York City)

"Chinese Theatre Works is a non-profit theatre company whose mission is to preserve and promote the traditional Chinese performing arts (including opera, shadow theatre, puppetry, dance and music); to create new works that bridge Eastern and Western aesthetics and forms; and to foster understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture in audiences, students, artists and educators around the globe."

Association for the Asian Performance

AAP began as a focus group of the Association for Theater in Higher Education.


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