Chinese shadow performance has a history going back 2000 years. The
traditional shadow theater uses beautifully carved and colored
animal-skin figures, manipulated behind cloth screens to portray vivid
episodes from history, religion, literature and folktale. In these
workshops, Chinese Theatre Works artists will introduce participants
to this fascinating art form (the root of all motion picture media)
and lead them in designing and building their own shadow figures! This
workshop is available to all ages and skill levels from ages 6 and up.
Three unique workshops will be offered over the course of “The Art
of Chinese New Year” in January and February. These workshops are
available to all ages and skill levels from ages 6 and up. Chinese
Theatre Works is a non-profit cultural organization based in New York
City founded in 1995 by Kuang-Yu Fong and Stephen Kaplin. Their
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. These
workshops are part of the “The Art of Chinese New Year” project.
“The Art of Chinese New Year” is a vibrant, interactive experience
where visitors of all ages can explore the Chinese New Year holiday
and the traditional visual and performing arts related to it. Through
displays, artist workshops, and hands-on activities visitors will
learn about nianhua (New Year pictures), spring couplets,
papercutting, shadow theater, and lion dances — all capturing the
sights and sounds of the most important holiday and festival in China.
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