My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.

My brush was tiny, more like something you’d use for nail polish. That was apt because I was struggling to paint the toenails of my dragon shadow puppet. Dipping the silken brush into a pot of ...

Naga, a mythical serpent (late 1700s–early 1800s), West Java (all images © The Trustees of the British Museum, courtesy the British Museum) For centuries, shadow ...

HALLOWEEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO SPOOKY SEASON? THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES TO THE BIG EVENT AND WE’RE TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. MARQUISE MEDA SHOWS US HOW AN ANCIENT FORM OF ...

The Lion King features co-puppet design by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry. There are more than 232 puppets in the show, including rod puppets, shadow puppets and full-sized puppets. The Lion King ...