Chinese Shadow Puppets
光影人生(下)
Course Syllabus 课程章节
1This lecture introduces manufacture of Chinese Shadow Puppets, which is a unique form of folk drama to China and a typical intangible cultural heritage. With lighting, two-dimensional puppets form shadows on a piece of white cloth. These shadows perform stories. All the puppets and scenes in the drama, carved and colored, are usually made with leather by folk artists by hands. This lecture will show you how to make a puppet ox, whose name is “Ben Ben”, for the shadow drama. In China, the year 2021 is Zodiac year of Ox. “Ben Ben” represents a blessing for everyone to live a happy life. Matte film of PVC is chosen in this lecture to replace the leather, for its easiness to use and inexpensiveness, which is suitable for beginners.