Phetchaburi World Shadow Puppet Festival

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By Editor

 

In Thailand, there are shadow puppet troupes and theatres all over the country. The World Shadow Puppet Festival will be promoting this art form with shadow puppet groups from more than 20 countries from around the world coming to Phetchaburi in September.

 

This includes from Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, and Nepal.  

 

Other countries include Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Greece, Germany, France, Australia and United States of America.

 

There will be international puppet shows such as Fusion Wayang Kulit from Malaysia, Sbek Thom and Sbek Touch troupes from Cambodia, Shadow puppet from Taiwan, and the Tholpavakoothu Puppet Centre from India.

 

Thailand puppet troupes include those from Wat Khanon, Ban Don, Wat Sawang Arom and shadow puppet artists from the south, central region, and the northeastern region.

 

Opening the festivities is the Life in Shadows exhibition, including photographic works of puppet art from Southeast Asia. Shadow puppets from around the world will be displayed at the Nang Yai Museum.

 

Together with the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau and the Phetchaburi Provincial Government, Harmony Puppet Thailand is presenting this event from 9-11 September 2022.

 

For More information call 098-296-959

 

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/HarmonyPuppetTH

 

Source: https://royalcoastreview.com/2022/08/phetchaburi-world-shadow-puppet-festival/

 

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22 hours ago, webfact said:

In Thailand, there are shadow puppet troupes and theatres all over the country. The World Shadow Puppet Festival will be promoting this art form with shadow puppet groups from more than 20 countries from around the world coming to Phetchaburi in September

The government shadow puppet show is a real extravaganza.