What are the characteristics of shadow theater?

Shadow play is characterized by:

1, there are many types of shadow play, the main difference between the repertoire and the sound above, the performance technology and production are similar, the production process is generally cowhide or sheepskin, donkey hides scraped and blood control, and then processed and then carved shapes on the color, the requirements of the knife work carefully, exquisite, realistic shape.

2, the popularity of a very wide range of almost all over the country, "shadow play", because of the different voices around the formation of a variety of different.

3, props mainly for the shadow window, commonly known as "bright", generally 3 feet high, 5 feet wide, the highest but 4 feet, but 6 feet wide, with white paper for the screen, so that a single person to operate. Followed by an oil lamp, used to map the shadows and performances.

Introduction of shadow play:

Shadow play, also known as shadow play or light and shadow play, in the old days is a kind of folk theater with candles or burning alcohol and other light sources irradiate animal skin or cardboard made of silhouettes of characters to perform stories.

When performing, artists behind a white curtain, while manipulating the opera characters, while singing the story with local popular tunes (sometimes in dialect), accompanied by percussion instruments and stringed music, with a strong local flavor. This kind of shadow theater in the Han folk art form is very popular.